On This Day

Friday, May 4, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 15 8 .652 --
Orioles 16 9 .640 0.0
Brewers 15 11 .577 1.5
Yankees 11 13 .458 4.5
Tigers 8 11 .421 5.0
Blue Jays 8 18 .308 8.5
Indians 7 16 .304 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 17 7 .708 --
Angels 16 9 .640 1.5
Rangers 14 9 .609 2.5
Royals 13 11 .542 4.0
White Sox 10 13 .435 6.5
Athletics 10 15 .400 7.5
Mariners 8 18 .308 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 16 6 .727 --
Phillies 15 7 .682 1.0
Cardinals 12 11 .522 4.5
Cubs 10 10 .500 5.0
Pirates 8 13 .381 7.5
Mets 8 13 .381 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 16 9 .640 --
Reds 13 11 .542 2.5
Giants 12 14 .462 4.5
Padres 11 15 .423 5.5
Dodgers 11 16 .407 6.0
Braves 8 15 .348 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Greg Pryor 5
2 Chet Lemon 4
3 Lou Brock 3
3 Al Cowens 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wayne Gross 2
1 Jim Spencer 2
3 Glenn Adams 1
3 Enos Cabell 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wayne Gross 5
2 Gary Carter 4
2 Jim Spencer 4
2 Richie Zisk 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Renko 0.75
2 Jim Clancy 0.70
3 Mike Krukow 0.64
4 Don Sutton 0.62
5 Doyle Alexander 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Clancy 7
1 Mike Krukow 7
3 Steve Renko 6
4 Mike Caldwell 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Freisleben 1
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 Lynn McGlothen 1
1 Mike Proly 1
1 Buddy Schultz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .403
2 Roy Smalley .396
3 Chet Lemon .385
4 Ken Griffey .375
4 Dave Winfield .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 9
1 Dale Murphy 9
3 Ken Singleton 8
3 Gorman Thomas 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 29
2 George Foster 24
3 Cecil Cooper 23
3 Darrell Porter 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 12
2 Enos Cabell 11
2 Ron LeFlore 11
2 Omar Moreno 11
5 Amos Otis 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Heaverlo 0.39
2 Mike Marshall 0.90
3 Tommy John 1.27
4 Nino Espinosa 1.32
5 Joaquin Andujar 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Tommy John 5
1 Jerry Koosman 5
4 Mike Caldwell 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 44
2 Nolan Ryan 42
3 Fergie Jenkins 34
4 Don Sutton 32
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 9
2 Mike Proly 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Doug Bair 4
4 4 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Warren Cromartie .468
2 Gary Carter .450
3 Jeff Burroughs .447
4 Rich Dauer .442
5 Greg Pryor .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Singleton 8
2 Gorman Thomas 7
3 Gary Carter 6
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gorman Thomas 17
2 Gary Carter 16
2 Al Cowens 16
2 Ken Singleton 16
5 Eddie Murray 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 7
2 Julio Cruz 6
2 Ron LeFlore 6
2 Omar Moreno 6
2 Willie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nino Espinosa 0.00
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
1 Mike Parrott 0.00
4 Jim Slaton 0.50
5 Burt Hooton 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Ron Reed 3
1 Paul Splittorff 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 21
1 Nolan Ryan 21
3 Don Sutton 20
4 Jerry Koosman 18
5 3 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 6
2 Skip Lockwood 3
2 Sid Monge 3
2 Mike Proly 3
2 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .344
2 Dave Parker .333
3 Rod Carew .330
4 Dave Winfield .322
5 Lyman Bostock .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 41
2 George Foster 40
3 Greg Luzinski 36
4 Bobby Bonds 34
4 Gorman Thomas 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 132
2 George Foster 130
3 Don Baylor 112
4 Larry Hisle 109
4 Greg Luzinski 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 71
2 Omar Moreno 70
3 Julio Cruz 63
4 Bump Wills 51
5 Frank Taveras 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.91
2 Mike Caldwell 2.17
3 Jon Matlack 2.38
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.44
5 Craig Swan 2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 301
2 Ron Guidry 260
3 Nolan Ryan 243
4 Phil Niekro 242
5 Tom Seaver 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Mike Marshall 30
4 Doug Bair 29
4 3 others tied 29