On This Day

Thursday, May 31, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 30 18 .625 --
Red Sox 27 19 .587 2.0
Brewers 28 23 .549 3.5
Yankees 26 23 .531 4.5
Tigers 22 21 .512 5.5
Indians 21 26 .447 8.5
Blue Jays 12 38 .240 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 30 20 .600 --
Twins 27 19 .587 1.0
Rangers 28 20 .583 1.0
Royals 28 21 .571 1.5
White Sox 24 24 .500 5.0
Mariners 18 33 .353 12.5
Athletics 17 33 .340 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 29 15 .659 --
Phillies 27 20 .574 3.5
Cardinals 24 20 .545 5.0
Pirates 23 21 .523 6.0
Cubs 20 25 .444 9.5
Mets 16 28 .364 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 29 23 .558 --
Reds 26 23 .531 1.5
Dodgers 26 26 .500 3.0
Giants 25 26 .490 3.5
Padres 24 29 .453 5.5
Braves 18 31 .367 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Grich 4
1 George Hendrick 4
1 Derrel Thomas 4
4 Bruce Bochte 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Larry Biittner 1
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 5
1 Bobby Grich 5
3 Steve Garvey 4
3 Keith Hernandez 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
1 Rick Miller 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
4 Glenn Burke 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Christenson 2.50
2 Eric Rasmussen 1.00
2 Pat Underwood 1.00
4 Scott Sanderson 0.86
5 Dennis Eckersley 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Paul Hartzell 1
1 Bruce Kison 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 7
2 Scott Sanderson 6
2 Tom Underwood 6
4 Larry Christenson 5
4 Don Sutton 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Shane Rawley 1
1 Bob Welch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .388
2 Steve Kemp .362
3 Pete Rose .355
4 Rod Carew .354
5 Dave Winfield .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 15
1 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Fred Lynn 14
4 Dale Murphy 13
5 Ken Singleton 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 51
2 Fred Lynn 42
3 Dave Winfield 41
4 Bruce Bochte 39
4 2 others tied 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Julio Cruz 20
3 Omar Moreno 19
3 Willie Wilson 19
5 Amos Otis 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.09
2 Tommy John 1.79
3 Mike Marshall 1.94
4 Jim Slaton 2.35
5 Mike LaCoss 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 9
2 Mike Marshall 8
3 Jim Kern 7
3 Jerry Koosman 7
3 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 81
2 Nolan Ryan 78
3 Fergie Jenkins 62
4 Ron Guidry 61
5 2 tied 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 11
2 Gene Garber 10
3 Bruce Sutter 9
4 Rollie Fingers 8
4 Skip Lockwood 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .519
2 Lance Parrish .467
3 Hosken Powell .463
4 Lee Mazzilli .458
5 Alfredo Griffin .444

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Davey Lopes 6
3 Jeff Newman 5
3 Willie Stargell 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 20
2 Bruce Bochte 19
3 Dave Winfield 16
4 George Brett 15
4 Jeff Newman 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Dade 6
1 Ron LeFlore 6
1 Frank Taveras 6
1 Willie Wilson 6
5 8 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shirley 0.00
1 Jim Kern 0.00
3 Rick Williams 0.35
4 Gaylord Perry 0.36
5 Bill Travers 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Niekro 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Ken Kravec 3
2 Rick Waits 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 J. R. Richard 24
3 Tom Underwood 21
4 Ken Kravec 20
5 Craig Swan 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Al Hrabosky 3
2 Dave LaRoche 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .392
2 George Brett .388
3 Thurman Munson .385
4 Lee Mazzilli .379
5 Dale Murphy .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Davey Lopes 9
3 Dave Kingman 8
3 Bill Robinson 8
3 Dave Winfield 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 25
2 Steve Garvey 24
2 Willie Horton 24
2 Reggie Jackson 24
2 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Willie Wilson 13
3 Tony Scott 12
4 Julio Cruz 10
4 Frank Taveras 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.61
2 Steve Rogers 0.79
3 Bob Shirley 0.98
4 Rick Williams 1.00
5 Doug Rau 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 6
1 Dennis Martinez 6
1 Joe Niekro 6
4 Rich Gale 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 43
2 Gaylord Perry 41
2 J. R. Richard 41
4 Ron Guidry 39
5 Steve Carlton 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Gene Garber 6
3 Bob Welch 5
4 Al Hrabosky 4
4 8 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .344
2 Dave Winfield .333
3 Steve Garvey .331
4 Willie Stargell .328
5 Al Oliver .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 38
2 Jim Rice 35
2 Gorman Thomas 35
4 Dave Kingman 34
4 Dale Murphy 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 121
2 Jim Rice 119
3 Don Baylor 118
4 George Foster 116
5 Dave Winfield 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 73
2 Omar Moreno 67
3 Julio Cruz 62
4 Bump Wills 55
5 Willie Wilson 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.90
2 Bob Welch 2.24
3 Jon Matlack 2.30
4 Mike Caldwell 2.34
5 Steve Rogers 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 22
1 Ron Guidry 22
1 Dennis Leonard 22
1 Gaylord Perry 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Ron Guidry 255
3 Nolan Ryan 241
4 Phil Niekro 225
5 Tom Seaver 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Gene Garber 34
3 Kent Tekulve 31
4 Bruce Sutter 30
5 2 tied 26