On This Day

Sunday, May 6, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 18 9 .667 --
Red Sox 16 9 .640 1.0
Brewers 17 11 .607 1.5
Yankees 13 13 .500 4.5
Tigers 9 12 .429 6.0
Indians 8 17 .320 9.0
Blue Jays 8 20 .286 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 18 8 .692 --
Angels 16 11 .593 2.5
Rangers 14 11 .560 3.5
Royals 14 12 .538 4.0
White Sox 12 13 .480 5.5
Athletics 10 17 .370 8.5
Mariners 9 19 .321 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 17 7 .708 --
Expos 17 7 .708 --
Cubs 12 10 .545 4.0
Cardinals 13 12 .520 4.5
Pirates 9 14 .391 7.5
Mets 9 14 .391 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 17 11 .607 --
Reds 15 12 .556 1.5
Giants 13 15 .464 4.0
Padres 12 16 .429 5.0
Dodgers 11 18 .379 6.5
Braves 8 17 .320 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Enos Cabell 4
1 Willie Horton 4
1 Glenn Hubbard 4
1 Chet Lemon 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Vail 2
2 Dan Briggs 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Champ Summers 5
2 Enos Cabell 4
2 Gary Carter 4
2 Pepe Frias 4
2 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 2
1 Bill Madlock 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 999.00
2 Ken Kravec 1.67
3 Mike Paxton 0.80
4 Nino Espinosa 0.75
4 Dennis Martinez 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Ken Kravec 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Riccelli 7
2 Nino Espinosa 6
2 Bruce Kison 6
4 Ron Guidry 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .414
2 Chet Lemon .404
3 Roy Smalley .380
4 Dave Winfield .375
5 Gary Carter .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 11
2 Dale Murphy 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
4 Gary Carter 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 29
2 Darrell Porter 26
3 George Foster 25
4 Gary Carter 24
4 Cecil Cooper 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 13
1 Omar Moreno 13
3 Ron LeFlore 12
4 Enos Cabell 11
4 Amos Otis 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.85
2 Nino Espinosa 1.05
3 Jim Slaton 1.67
4 Tommy John 1.74
5 Dave Heaverlo 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 Dick Ruthven 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 47
2 Nolan Ryan 42
3 Ron Guidry 36
4 Fergie Jenkins 34
5 Jerry Koosman 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 9
2 Mike Proly 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Skip Lockwood 5
3 Bruce Sutter 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gary Carter .500
2 Rob Wilfong .471
3 Chet Lemon .463
4 Ken Singleton .452
5 Ron LeFlore .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 7
1 Ken Singleton 7
1 Gorman Thomas 7
4 Andre Dawson 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 20
2 Eddie Murray 17
2 Gorman Thomas 17
4 Al Cowens 15
4 Ken Singleton 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 8
2 Julio Cruz 7
2 Omar Moreno 7
4 Willie Wilson 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nino Espinosa 0.00
1 Mike Parrott 0.00
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
4 Jim Slaton 0.67
5 Dennis Martinez 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 22
1 Steve Mura 22
3 Don Sutton 20
4 Mark Clear 18
4 3 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 Skip Lockwood 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Sid Monge 3
3 Mike Proly 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .339
2 Dave Parker .337
3 Rod Carew .333
4 Dave Winfield .325
5 Jose Cruz .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 42
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 133
2 George Foster 131
3 Don Baylor 111
3 Greg Luzinski 111
5 Willie Stargell 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 72
2 Omar Moreno 70
3 Julio Cruz 64
4 Bump Wills 50
5 Frank Taveras 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.90
2 Mike Caldwell 2.23
3 Jon Matlack 2.36
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.45
5 Craig Swan 2.51

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 304
2 Ron Guidry 258
3 Phil Niekro 239
4 Nolan Ryan 231
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 2 others tied 29