On This Day

Thursday, April 12, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 3 2 .600 --
Brewers 3 2 .600 0.0
Yankees 3 3 .500 0.5
Orioles 3 3 .500 0.5
Blue Jays 2 3 .400 1.0
Tigers 1 2 .333 1.0
Indians 1 5 .167 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 4 0 1.000 --
Royals 4 1 .800 0.5
Twins 4 2 .667 1.0
Mariners 5 3 .625 1.0
Angels 4 3 .571 1.5
White Sox 1 4 .200 3.5
Athletics 1 6 .143 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 4 1 .800 --
Cardinals 3 1 .750 0.5
Mets 3 2 .600 1.0
Phillies 2 3 .400 2.0
Pirates 2 4 .333 2.5
Cubs 0 3 .000 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 5 1 .833 --
Giants 5 2 .714 0.5
Dodgers 4 4 .500 2.0
Reds 3 4 .429 2.5
Braves 2 5 .286 3.5
Padres 2 5 .286 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 4
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
3 Chet Lemon 3
3 Garry Maddox 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Barry Bonnell 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Bonnell 4
1 Sixto Lezcano 4
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
4 Willie Aikens 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Manning 2
1 Dwayne Murphy 2
1 Willie Randolph 2
4 Rick Bosetti 1
4 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Robinson 1.29
2 Odell Jones 1.10
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
4 Larry McWilliams 0.83
5 Tommy John 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Chris Knapp 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Odell Jones 11
2 Fergie Jenkins 10
3 Don Robinson 9
4 Bob Knepper 7
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Dave Roberts 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .520
2 Tony Scott .500
3 Garry Maddox .476
4 Freddie Patek .474
5 Ken Reitz .467

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Barry Bonnell 3
1 Dan Ford 3
1 Fred Lynn 3
1 Dale Murphy 3
5 16 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 12
2 George Foster 10
3 Bruce Bochte 8
4 Barry Bonnell 7
4 4 others tied 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 4
1 Julio Cruz 4
1 Jim Norris 4
1 Willie Randolph 4
5 6 tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Niekro 0.00
1 Rollie Fingers 0.00
1 Tim Stoddard 0.00
1 Steve Comer 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 2
1 Mike Caldwell 2
1 Dick Drago 2
1 Ken Forsch 2
1 6 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 18
2 Fergie Jenkins 15
3 Don Robinson 13
4 Odell Jones 12
4 Bob Knepper 12

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Bahnsen 2
1 Rollie Fingers 2
1 Mike Marshall 2
1 Shane Rawley 2
1 Dave Roberts 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .332
2 Rod Carew .330
3 Al Oliver .324
4 Jim Rice .317
5 Steve Garvey .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 46
2 George Foster 39
3 Greg Luzinski 36
4 Don Baylor 33
4 Larry Hisle 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 141
2 George Foster 126
3 Rusty Staub 119
4 Dave Parker 118
5 Steve Garvey 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 71
2 Ron LeFlore 68
3 Julio Cruz 63
4 Bump Wills 51
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.91
2 Mike Caldwell 2.22
3 Jon Matlack 2.34
4 Steve Rogers 2.40
5 Jim Palmer 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 25
2 Mike Caldwell 24
3 Dennis Leonard 22
3 Jim Palmer 22
3 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 305
2 Nolan Ryan 258
3 Ron Guidry 250
4 Phil Niekro 243
5 Tom Seaver 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 38
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Rich Gossage 28
4 Doug Bair 27
5 2 tied 26