On This Day

Thursday, April 26, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 12 4 .750 --
Yankees 10 7 .588 2.5
Orioles 11 8 .579 2.5
Brewers 9 8 .529 3.5
Tigers 6 7 .462 4.5
Blue Jays 6 11 .353 6.5
Indians 5 11 .313 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 10 5 .667 --
Angels 12 7 .632 --
Twins 10 6 .625 0.5
Royals 9 8 .529 2.0
White Sox 7 10 .412 4.0
Athletics 6 12 .333 5.5
Mariners 5 14 .263 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 11 4 .733 --
Expos 10 5 .667 1.0
Cardinals 8 7 .533 3.0
Cubs 7 7 .500 3.5
Mets 6 8 .429 4.5
Pirates 6 10 .375 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 13 5 .722 --
Reds 9 9 .500 4.0
Giants 9 10 .474 4.5
Padres 8 11 .421 5.5
Dodgers 8 12 .400 6.0
Braves 5 12 .294 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gorman Thomas 6
2 Ben Oglivie 4
2 Lou Whitaker 4
4 Bobby Bonds 3
4 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 2
2 Gary Alexander 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 4
1 Robin Yount 4
3 Craig Reynolds 3
4 Gary Alexander 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Tim Corcoran 1
2 Doug DeCinces 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.00
2 Paul Mitchell 0.80
3 Dennis Martinez 0.57
3 Bob Stanley 0.57
5 Jim Slaton 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 J. R. Richard 1
1 Jim Slaton 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Mitchell 8
2 Steve Baker 6
2 Rich Gale 6
2 J. R. Richard 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Joe Sambito 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .416
2 Al Oliver .414
3 George Foster .400
4 Brian Downing .386
5 Chet Lemon .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 8
2 Dale Murphy 7
3 Cecil Cooper 6
3 Dave Kingman 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 25
2 George Foster 18
2 Darrell Porter 18
4 Cecil Cooper 17
4 Dave Kingman 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 9
2 Enos Cabell 8
2 Jose Cruz 8
2 Julio Cruz 8
2 Omar Moreno 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 0.50
2 Dave Heaverlo 0.54
3 Tommy John 0.83
4 Bill Lee 1.06
5 Dennis Lamp 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
1 Tommy John 4
1 J. R. Richard 4
5 11 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 40
2 Nolan Ryan 35
3 Fergie Jenkins 30
4 Don Sutton 24
5 Rich Wortham 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 Bruce Sutter 4
3 Doug Bair 3
3 Gene Garber 3
3 5 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .341
2 Rod Carew .333
3 Dave Parker .330
4 Cecil Cooper .324
5 Dave Winfield .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 43
2 George Foster 40
3 Greg Luzinski 35
4 Bobby Bonds 33
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 136
2 George Foster 129
3 Dave Parker 114
4 Don Baylor 112
4 Larry Hisle 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 71
1 Omar Moreno 71
3 Julio Cruz 63
4 Bump Wills 55
5 4 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.83
2 Jon Matlack 2.14
3 Mike Caldwell 2.31
4 Ken Forsch 2.38
5 Pete Vuckovich 2.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 311
2 Ron Guidry 254
3 Nolan Ryan 247
4 Phil Niekro 235
5 Tom Seaver 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Rich Gossage 30
4 Doug Bair 29
4 Bruce Sutter 29