On This Day

Saturday, April 7, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 2 0 1.000 --
Brewers 2 0 1.000 0.0
Red Sox 1 1 .500 1.0
Indians 1 1 .500 1.0
Tigers 0 1 .000 1.5
Yankees 0 2 .000 2.0
Blue Jays 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 2 0 1.000 --
Royals 2 0 1.000 0.0
Rangers 1 0 1.000 0.5
Mariners 2 1 .667 0.5
Angels 1 2 .333 1.5
White Sox 0 2 .000 2.0
Athletics 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 2 0 1.000 --
Mets 2 0 1.000 0.0
Pirates 1 1 .500 1.0
Expos 1 1 .500 1.0
Cubs 0 2 .000 2.0
Phillies 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 3 0 1.000 --
Astros 2 0 1.000 0.5
Dodgers 2 1 .667 1.0
Padres 1 2 .333 2.0
Braves 0 2 .000 2.5
Reds 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Bochte 3
1 Lee Mazzilli 3
1 Don Money 3
1 Terry Puhl 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Cerone 1
1 Dan Ford 1
1 Johnny Grubb 1
1 Keith Hernandez 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Alan Ashby 3
1 Lee Mazzilli 3
3 Al Bumbry 2
3 Rick Cerone 2
3 19 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Carney Lansford 2
3 Gary Alexander 1
3 Alan Bannister 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Forsch 1.50
2 Ken Holtzman 0.60
2 Mike Torrez 0.60
2 Pete Vuckovich 0.60
5 Rick Waits 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Torrez 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 Bob Knepper 5
4 Jim Clancy 4
4 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Scott .750
2 Freddie Patek .714
2 Ken Reitz .714
4 Rico Carty .667
5 John Mayberry .625

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Ivie 2
1 Ruppert Jones 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Bruce Bochte 1
3 35 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 5
1 Darrell Porter 5
1 Bill Stein 5
4 Don Baylor 4
4 7 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Bannister 2
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Enos Cabell 2
1 Carney Lansford 2
1 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Forsch 0.00
1 Rick Waits 0.00
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.00
1 Dennis Leonard 0.00
1 12 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 John Denny 1
1 24 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 7
2 Rick Reuschel 6
2 Don Sutton 6
2 Mike Torrez 6
5 8 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 8 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .335
2 Dave Parker .333
3 Al Oliver .323
4 Bill Buckner .319
5 Steve Garvey .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 47
2 George Foster 40
3 Greg Luzinski 36
4 Don Baylor 35
4 Larry Hisle 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 142
2 George Foster 121
2 Rusty Staub 121
4 Dave Parker 118
5 Larry Hisle 116

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 300
2 Nolan Ryan 261
3 Phil Niekro 253
4 Ron Guidry 251
5 Tom Seaver 223

Saves

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