On This Day

Saturday, April 28, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 12 6 .667 --
Brewers 11 8 .579 1.5
Orioles 12 9 .571 1.5
Yankees 10 9 .526 2.5
Tigers 7 8 .467 3.5
Blue Jays 6 13 .316 6.5
Indians 5 13 .278 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 14 7 .667 --
Twins 11 7 .611 1.5
Rangers 10 7 .588 2.0
Royals 11 8 .579 2.0
White Sox 9 10 .474 4.0
Athletics 7 13 .350 6.5
Mariners 7 14 .333 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 12 5 .706 --
Expos 12 5 .706 0.0
Cardinals 9 8 .529 3.0
Cubs 7 9 .438 4.5
Mets 6 9 .400 5.0
Pirates 6 11 .353 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 14 5 .737 --
Reds 10 10 .500 4.5
Dodgers 9 12 .429 6.0
Giants 9 12 .429 6.0
Padres 9 12 .429 6.0
Braves 7 12 .368 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Freddie Patek 4
2 Rick Cerone 3
2 Jack Clark 3
2 Rich Dauer 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Molitor 5
2 Tony Perez 4
3 Jeff Newman 3
4 Bob Bailor 2
4 21 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 2
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burt Hooton 1.60
2 Dennis Leonard 0.88
3 Rick Reuschel 0.60
4 Ed Halicki 0.57
4 Pete Vuckovich 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Dave Frost 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burt Hooton 8
2 Dennis Leonard 7
3 Steve Carlton 6
3 Rick Reuschel 6
3 Tom Underwood 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 John Montague 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chet Lemon .397
2 Dave Winfield .395
3 Cecil Cooper .392
4 Alan Bannister .391
4 Darrell Porter .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 8
1 Dale Murphy 8
3 Dave Kingman 7
4 Cecil Cooper 6
4 Bobby Grich 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 27
2 George Foster 21
3 Cecil Cooper 19
3 Dave Kingman 19
3 Darrell Porter 19

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Heaverlo 0.49
2 Tommy John 0.83
3 Dennis Lamp 1.25
4 Joaquin Andujar 1.31
5 John Montague 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
1 Tommy John 4
1 Jerry Koosman 4
1 J. R. Richard 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 40
2 Nolan Ryan 35
3 Fergie Jenkins 30
4 Burt Hooton 28
5 Phil Niekro 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 6
2 Gene Garber 4
2 Mike Proly 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
5 6 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .341
2 Dave Parker .329
3 Rod Carew .328
4 Cecil Cooper .324
5 Dave Winfield .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 137
2 George Foster 131
3 Dave Parker 115
4 Larry Hisle 112
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 72
2 Ron LeFlore 71
3 Julio Cruz 64
4 Bump Wills 53
5 4 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.89
2 Jon Matlack 2.17
3 Mike Caldwell 2.24
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.40
5 Ken Forsch 2.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 300
2 Ron Guidry 258
3 Nolan Ryan 247
4 Phil Niekro 241
5 Tom Seaver 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Rich Gossage 30
4 Doug Bair 29
4 Gene Garber 29