On This Day

Wednesday, May 9, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 18 10 .643 --
Orioles 19 11 .633 0.0
Brewers 18 12 .600 1.0
Yankees 15 14 .517 3.5
Tigers 11 13 .458 5.0
Indians 9 18 .333 8.5
Blue Jays 8 22 .267 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 20 8 .714 --
Angels 17 13 .567 4.0
Royals 16 13 .552 4.5
Rangers 15 13 .536 5.0
White Sox 13 15 .464 7.0
Athletics 12 18 .400 9.0
Mariners 10 21 .323 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 20 7 .741 --
Expos 18 8 .692 1.5
Cardinals 14 13 .519 6.0
Cubs 12 12 .500 6.5
Pirates 11 15 .423 8.5
Mets 9 17 .346 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 18 12 .600 --
Reds 17 12 .586 0.5
Giants 14 16 .467 4.0
Dodgers 14 18 .438 5.0
Padres 12 19 .387 6.5
Braves 9 19 .321 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Scott 5
2 Bobby Bonds 4
2 Tim Foli 4
2 Omar Moreno 4
2 Al Oliver 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 2
1 Bill Robinson 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Steve Braun 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 5
2 Tim Foli 4
2 Gary Matthews 4
2 John Milner 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Scott 3
2 Dave Concepcion 2
2 Ron LeFlore 2
4 Juan Beniquez 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Norris 1.20
2 Don Sutton 1.00
3 Dick Ruthven 0.67
4 Fergie Jenkins 0.60
4 Steve Renko 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Baumgarten 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
1 Mike Norris 6
1 Steve Renko 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Ken Kravec 1
1 Renie Martin 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .415
2 Roy Smalley .400
3 Chet Lemon .376
4 Rob Wilfong .370
5 Alan Bannister .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 13
2 Dale Murphy 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 30
2 Fred Lynn 29
2 Darrell Porter 29
4 Cecil Cooper 27
4 George Foster 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
1 Omar Moreno 15
3 Julio Cruz 14
4 Enos Cabell 11
4 Amos Otis 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.85
2 Nino Espinosa 1.05
3 Jim Kern 1.53
4 Dick Ruthven 1.65
5 Jim Slaton 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Tommy John 6
1 Dick Ruthven 6
4 Mike Flanagan 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 47
2 Nolan Ryan 43
3 Ron Guidry 40
3 Fergie Jenkins 40
5 Don Sutton 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 9
2 Mike Proly 6
3 Doug Bair 5
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rob Wilfong .516
2 Tim Foli .488
3 Gary Carter .457
4 Gorman Thomas .434
5 Steve Kemp .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 8
2 Gary Carter 7
3 Fred Lynn 6
3 Gary Roenicke 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 20
2 Gorman Thomas 18
3 Eddie Murray 16
3 Darrell Porter 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 8
1 Omar Moreno 8
1 Amos Otis 8
4 Al Bumbry 6
4 2 others tied 6

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 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 22
2 Mark Clear 21
3 Nino Espinosa 18
3 Jerry Koosman 18
3 2 others tied 18

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .339
2 Dave Parker .332
3 Rod Carew .324
4 Dave Winfield .324
5 Jose Cruz .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 41
2 George Foster 40
3 Bobby Bonds 35
3 Gorman Thomas 35
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 131
2 Jim Rice 128
3 Steve Garvey 111
4 Jack Clark 110
4 Andre Thornton 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 71
2 Omar Moreno 70
3 Julio Cruz 65
4 Bump Wills 51
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Craig Swan 2.33
3 Mike Caldwell 2.36
4 Jon Matlack 2.36
5 Pete Vuckovich 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 25
2 Mike Caldwell 24
3 Dennis Eckersley 22
3 Mike Flanagan 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 304
2 Ron Guidry 262
3 Phil Niekro 241
4 Nolan Ryan 232
5 Tom Seaver 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Mike Marshall 30
4 Doug Bair 29
4 2 others tied 29