On This Day

Thursday, April 19, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 7 4 .636 --
Red Sox 6 4 .600 0.5
Yankees 7 5 .583 0.5
Tigers 4 4 .500 1.5
Blue Jays 4 7 .364 3.0
Orioles 4 8 .333 3.5
Indians 3 7 .300 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 7 2 .778 --
Angels 10 3 .769 -1.0
Twins 7 5 .583 1.5
Royals 5 5 .500 2.5
White Sox 5 6 .455 3.0
Mariners 5 9 .357 4.5
Athletics 4 9 .308 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 8 2 .800 --
Phillies 6 3 .667 1.5
Cardinals 5 5 .500 3.0
Pirates 4 7 .364 4.5
Cubs 3 6 .333 4.5
Mets 3 6 .333 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 9 4 .692 --
Giants 8 6 .571 1.5
Reds 7 6 .538 2.0
Dodgers 6 8 .429 3.5
Padres 6 8 .429 3.5
Braves 4 8 .333 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Adams 3
1 Barry Evans 3
1 Bobby Grich 3
4 Lou Brock 2
4 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Adams 1
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Marc Hill 4
1 Terry Whitfield 4
3 Glenn Adams 3
3 Cecil Cooper 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Keith Hernandez 1
1 Jerry Royster 1
1 Ken Singleton 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.00
2 Chuck Rainey 0.83
3 Phil Niekro 0.67
4 Don Aase 0.60
5 Bob Forsch 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 Jim Palmer 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Aase 6
2 Chuck Rainey 5
2 Tom Seaver 5
4 Vida Blue 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .471
2 Cecil Cooper .465
3 Lee Mazzilli .462
4 Alan Bannister .455
5 Steve Kemp .441

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 6
2 Bobby Grich 5
2 Dale Murphy 5
4 Willie Aikens 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 17
2 George Foster 15
3 Jose Cruz 14
4 Bruce Bochte 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 7
1 Willie Randolph 7
3 Enos Cabell 6
3 Julio Cruz 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 0.66
2 Ken Forsch 0.67
3 Dave Heaverlo 0.73
3 Craig Skok 0.73
5 Tommy John 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Ken Forsch 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 23
2 Rich Wortham 22
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
3 Nolan Ryan 21
5 Vida Blue 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 3
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
4 Stan Bahnsen 2
4 14 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .337
2 Dave Parker .334
3 Rod Carew .331
4 Dave Winfield .320
5 Lyman Bostock .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 44
2 George Foster 40
3 Greg Luzinski 36
4 Rico Carty 33
5 Larry Hisle 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 135
2 George Foster 128
3 Dave Parker 116
4 Larry Hisle 113
5 Rusty Staub 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 74
2 Ron LeFlore 71
3 Julio Cruz 61
4 Bump Wills 56
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.82
2 Mike Caldwell 2.19
3 Ken Forsch 2.23
4 Jon Matlack 2.33
5 Steve Rogers 2.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Ron Guidry 252
3 Nolan Ryan 248
4 Phil Niekro 246
5 Tom Seaver 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 38
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Rich Gossage 30
4 Doug Bair 29
5 Gene Garber 28