On This Day

Sunday, April 8, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 2 1 .667 --
Orioles 2 1 .667 0.0
Brewers 2 1 .667 0.0
Yankees 1 2 .333 1.0
Indians 1 2 .333 1.0
Tigers 0 1 .000 1.0
Blue Jays 0 3 .000 2.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 3 0 1.000 --
Royals 3 0 1.000 0.0
Rangers 1 0 1.000 1.0
Angels 2 2 .500 1.5
Mariners 2 2 .500 1.5
White Sox 1 2 .333 2.0
Athletics 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 2 0 1.000 --
Mets 2 0 1.000 0.0
Expos 2 1 .667 0.5
Pirates 1 2 .333 1.5
Cubs 0 2 .000 2.0
Phillies 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 3 0 1.000 --
Dodgers 3 1 .750 0.5
Giants 3 1 .750 0.5
Reds 1 3 .250 2.5
Padres 1 3 .250 2.5
Braves 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
1 Mike Ivie 4
1 Joe Morgan 4
4 Rick Burleson 3
4 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Ford 2
1 Fred Lynn 2
3 Bob Boone 1
3 Andre Dawson 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 4
1 Fred Lynn 4
3 Andre Dawson 3
3 Dan Ford 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 2
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Gene Richards 2
4 Bill Almon 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Geoff Zahn 2.33
2 Bruce Kison 1.43
3 Joe Niekro 1.40
4 Rich Wortham 0.88
5 Paul Mitchell 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Kison 10
2 Joe Niekro 7
2 Rich Wortham 7
2 Geoff Zahn 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 David Palmer 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Reitz .667
2 Tony Scott .600
3 Richie Hebner .556
3 Lee Mazzilli .556
3 Darrell Porter .556

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Ford 3
1 Fred Lynn 3
3 Dan Driessen 2
3 Mike Ivie 2
3 Ruppert Jones 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Porter 7
2 Amos Otis 6
3 Don Baylor 5
3 Andre Dawson 5
3 7 others tied 5

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 3
2 Alan Bannister 2
2 Bobby Bonds 2
2 George Brett 2
2 8 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Forsch 0.00
1 Joe Niekro 0.00
1 Rick Waits 0.00
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.00
1 13 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 34 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Kison 10
2 Joe Niekro 7
2 Steve Rogers 7
2 Rich Wortham 7
2 Geoff Zahn 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 11 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 .322
5 Steve Garvey .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 47
2 George Foster 40
3 Greg Luzinski 36
4 Don Baylor 35
5 Larry Hisle 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 144
2 George Foster 122
3 Rusty Staub 121
4 Dave Parker 118
5 Steve Garvey 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 72
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 2.40
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 Ron Guidry 251
4 Phil Niekro 249
5 Tom Seaver 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Doug Bair 28
3 Rich Gossage 28
5 Bruce Sutter 27