Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, April 6, 1979

On This Day

Friday, April 6, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Red Sox	1	0	1.000	--
Orioles	1	0	1.000	--
Brewers	1	0	1.000	--
Tigers	0	0	.000	0.5
Yankees	0	1	.000	1.0
Indians	0	1	.000	1.0
Blue Jays	0	1	.000	1.0

Games

Orioles 5, White Sox 3

AL West

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Twins	1	0	1.000	--
Royals	1	0	1.000	--
Mariners	2	0	1.000	-0.5
Rangers	0	0	.000	0.5
White Sox	0	1	.000	1.0
Athletics	0	1	.000	1.0
Angels	0	2	.000	1.5

Games

Orioles 5, White Sox 3

Mariners 14, Angels 6

Twins 5, Athletics 3

NL East

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Cardinals	1	0	1.000	--
Mets	1	0	1.000	--
Expos	1	0	1.000	--
Pirates	0	1	.000	1.0
Cubs	0	1	.000	1.0
Phillies	0	1	.000	1.0

Games

Expos 3, Pirates 2

Cardinals 8, Phillies 1

NL West

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	2	0	1.000	--
Astros	1	0	1.000	0.5
Dodgers	1	1	.500	1.0
Padres	1	1	.500	1.0
Braves	0	1	.000	1.5
Reds	0	2	.000	2.0

Games

Giants 7, Reds 2

Dodgers 10, Padres 1

Astros 2, Braves 1

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Bill Russell	4
2	Rod Carew	3
2	Darrell Evans	3
2	Mario Mendoza	3
2	2 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ruppert Jones	2
2	Don Baylor	1
2	Bruce Bochte	1
2	Gary Carter	1
2	8 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Ferguson	4
2	Julio Cruz	3
2	Ruppert Jones	3
2	Bill Madlock	3
2	4 others tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ellis Valentine	2
2	Alan Bannister	1
2	Bruce Bochte	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	8 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Phil Niekro	1.00
2	Don Sutton	0.86
3	Steve Rogers	0.78
4	John Montefusco	0.67
5	Jim Palmer	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	John Denny	1
1	Dave Goltz	1
1	Byron McLaughlin	1
1	John Montefusco	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Rogers	7
2	Don Sutton	6
3	Byron McLaughlin	5
3	Dyar Miller	5
3	2 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joaquin Andujar	1
1	Gary Lavelle	1
1	Mike Marshall	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	John Mayberry	1.000
1	Omar Moreno	1.000
1	Freddie Patek	1.000
4	Richie Hebner	.800
5	4 tied	.750

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Ruppert Jones	2
2	Don Baylor	1
2	Bruce Bochte	1
2	Gary Carter	1
2	20 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Darrell Evans	4
1	Joe Ferguson	4
1	Richie Hebner	4
1	Bill Madlock	4
5	15 tied	3

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ellis Valentine	2
2	Alan Bannister	1
2	Bruce Bochte	1
2	Lou Brock	1
2	15 others tied	1

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Dennis Eckersley	0.00
1	Dennis Leonard	0.00
1	Joaquin Andujar	0.00
1	Gary Lavelle	0.00
1	9 others tied	0.00

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Vida Blue	1
1	Mike Caldwell	1
1	John Denny	1
1	Dennis Eckersley	1
1	11 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Rogers	7
2	Rick Reuschel	6
2	Don Sutton	6
4	Burt Hooton	5
4	5 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Joaquin Andujar	1
1	Rollie Fingers	1
1	Gary Lavelle	1
1	Mike Marshall	1
1	Steve Mingori	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rod Carew	.336
2	Dave Parker	.332
3	Al Oliver	.324
4	Bill Buckner	.319
5	Steve Garvey	.318

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Jim Rice	47
2	George Foster	40
3	Don Baylor	35
3	Greg Luzinski	35
5	Larry Hisle	34

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Jim Rice	142
2	George Foster	121
2	Rusty Staub	121
4	Dave Parker	117
5	Larry Hisle	115

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Omar Moreno	71
2	Ron LeFlore	68
3	Julio Cruz	60
4	Bump Wills	52
5	Miguel Dilone	50

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Ron Guidry	1.84
2	Jon Matlack	2.30
3	Mike Caldwell	2.32
4	Steve Rogers	2.46
5	Craig Swan	2.47

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ron Guidry	25
2	Mike Caldwell	23
3	Dennis Leonard	22
3	Jim Palmer	22
3	Gaylord Perry	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	J. R. Richard	308
2	Nolan Ryan	261
3	Phil Niekro	253
4	Ron Guidry	251
5	Tom Seaver	226

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rollie Fingers	38
2	Kent Tekulve	31
3	Doug Bair	28
4	Rich Gossage	27
4	Bruce Sutter	27