On This Day

Monday, April 16, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 6 2 .750 --
Red Sox 4 3 .571 1.5
Yankees 5 4 .556 1.5
Blue Jays 4 5 .444 2.5
Tigers 3 4 .429 2.5
Orioles 3 6 .333 3.5
Indians 2 6 .250 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 6 1 .857 --
Twins 7 2 .778 0.0
Angels 7 3 .700 0.5
Royals 5 4 .556 2.0
Mariners 5 7 .417 3.5
White Sox 3 6 .333 4.0
Athletics 2 9 .182 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 6 2 .750 --
Cardinals 4 3 .571 1.5
Phillies 4 3 .571 1.5
Pirates 4 5 .444 2.5
Mets 3 4 .429 2.5
Cubs 1 5 .167 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 8 3 .727 --
Giants 7 4 .636 1.0
Reds 5 6 .455 3.0
Dodgers 5 7 .417 3.5
Braves 4 6 .400 3.5
Padres 4 7 .364 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bailor 3
1 Steve Kemp 3
1 Darrell Porter 3
1 Eric Soderholm 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Allenson 1
1 Warren Cromartie 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 Fred Lynn 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Allenson 2
1 Toby Harrah 2
1 Lamar Johnson 2
1 Steve Kemp 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alfredo Griffin 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Mike Edwards 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Krukow 2.00
2 Ken Forsch 0.50
2 Bill Lee 0.50
2 Shane Rawley 0.50
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Mike Norris 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Krukow 10
2 Steve Baker 4
2 Shane Rawley 4
2 Bob Stanley 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Baker 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 Mike Proly 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Bannister .480
2 Brian Downing .474
3 Cecil Cooper .467
3 Steve Kemp .467
5 Lee Mazzilli .448

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 5
2 Barry Bonnell 4
2 Bobby Grich 4
4 Rico Carty 3
4 6 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 14
2 George Foster 13
2 Darrell Porter 13
4 Bruce Bochte 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 7
2 Enos Cabell 6
2 Willie Randolph 6
4 Julio Cruz 5
4 Toby Harrah 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Tommy John 0.56
3 Joaquin Andujar 0.66
4 Ken Forsch 0.67
5 3 tied 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 J. R. Richard 3
5 18 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 23
2 Vida Blue 16
2 Rich Wortham 16
4 Mike Caldwell 15
4 3 others tied 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
3 Stan Bahnsen 2
3 Rollie Fingers 2
3 9 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .334
2 Rod Carew .330
3 Al Oliver .328
4 Cecil Cooper .323
5 Dave Winfield .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 44
2 George Foster 40
3 Greg Luzinski 36
4 Larry Hisle 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 137
2 George Foster 128
3 Dave Parker 118
4 Rusty Staub 117
5 Larry Hisle 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 72
2 Ron LeFlore 69
3 Julio Cruz 63
4 Bump Wills 55
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.90
2 Ken Forsch 2.23
3 Mike Caldwell 2.23
4 Jon Matlack 2.31
5 Steve Rogers 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 25
2 Ron Guidry 24
3 Gaylord Perry 23
4 Dennis Eckersley 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 310
2 Ron Guidry 246
2 Nolan Ryan 246
4 Phil Niekro 245
5 Tom Seaver 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 38
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Rich Gossage 29
4 Doug Bair 28
4 Gene Garber 28