On This Day

Monday, April 30, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 13 7 .650 --
Orioles 14 9 .609 0.5
Brewers 13 9 .591 1.0
Yankees 10 11 .476 3.5
Tigers 7 9 .438 4.0
Blue Jays 7 15 .318 7.0
Indians 6 14 .300 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 15 8 .652 --
Twins 13 7 .650 0.5
Rangers 12 7 .632 1.0
Royals 11 10 .524 3.0
White Sox 9 11 .450 4.5
Athletics 8 14 .364 6.5
Mariners 8 15 .348 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 14 5 .737 --
Expos 14 5 .737 0.0
Cardinals 9 10 .474 5.0
Cubs 8 9 .471 5.0
Mets 8 10 .444 5.5
Pirates 7 11 .389 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 15 6 .714 --
Reds 11 10 .524 4.0
Dodgers 10 14 .417 6.5
Giants 9 14 .391 7.0
Padres 9 14 .391 7.0
Braves 7 13 .350 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rich Dauer 4
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Bob Montgomery 3
2 Pete Rose 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 2
1 Dave Revering 2
3 Gary Carter 1
3 Al Cowens 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 3
1 Greg Luzinski 3
1 Eddie Murray 3
1 Ben Oglivie 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lee Mazzilli 2
1 Pete Rose 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Enos Cabell 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Slaton 1.50
2 Ed Figueroa 0.88
3 Steve Stone 0.83
4 Eric Wilkins 0.82
5 3 tied 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Hartzell 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Eric Wilkins 9
2 Ed Figueroa 7
2 Tim Stoddard 7
4 Floyd Bannister 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .394
2 Chet Lemon .388
3 George Foster .383
4 Roy Smalley .382
5 Lou Whitaker .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 9
2 Fred Lynn 8
3 Dave Kingman 7
3 Gorman Thomas 7
5 5 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 28
2 George Foster 22
3 Cecil Cooper 21
3 Al Cowens 21
5 4 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 11
2 Julio Cruz 10
3 Enos Cabell 9
3 Ron LeFlore 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Heaverlo 0.42
2 Tommy John 1.13
3 Mike Marshall 1.35
3 Tim Stoddard 1.35
5 Nino Espinosa 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
1 Mike Caldwell 4
1 Fergie Jenkins 4
1 Tommy John 4
1 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 40
2 Nolan Ryan 35
3 Fergie Jenkins 33
4 Burt Hooton 28
5 Don Sutton 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Gene Garber 4
3 Skip Lockwood 4
3 Mike Proly 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Warren Cromartie .460
2 Lou Whitaker .457
3 Rich Dauer .440
4 Bobby Grich .435
5 Ken Singleton .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 6
1 Ken Singleton 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
4 Gary Carter 5
4 Dave Kingman 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 17
2 Ken Singleton 15
3 Don Baylor 14
3 Eddie Murray 14
3 Andre Thornton 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
2 Ron LeFlore 6
2 Amos Otis 6
2 Willie Wilson 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nino Espinosa 0.00
1 Dave Heaverlo 0.00
3 Jim Slaton 0.40
4 Kent Tekulve 0.75
5 Burt Hooton 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Reed 3
1 Rick Wise 3
3 Joaquin Andujar 2
3 Francisco Barrios 2
3 29 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Eric Wilkins 21
3 Steve Mura 20
4 Ron Guidry 18
4 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Mike Marshall 4
2 Mike Proly 4
4 Jim Kern 3
4 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .342
2 Dave Parker .330
3 Rod Carew .328
4 Dave Winfield .323
5 Cecil Cooper .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 43
2 George Foster 40
3 Greg Luzinski 36
4 Bobby Bonds 33
4 3 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 137
2 George Foster 129
3 Don Baylor 112
4 Steve Garvey 111
5 Dave Parker 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 72
2 Ron LeFlore 70
3 Julio Cruz 64
4 Bump Wills 52
5 Frank Taveras 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.89
2 Mike Caldwell 2.17
3 Jon Matlack 2.17
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.42
5 Ken Forsch 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 25
1 Ron Guidry 25
3 Dennis Eckersley 22
4 Mike Flanagan 21
4 5 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 300
2 Ron Guidry 258
3 Phil Niekro 236
3 Nolan Ryan 236
5 Tom Seaver 222

Saves

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