On This Day

Thursday, May 10, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 20 11 .645 --
Red Sox 18 11 .621 1.0
Brewers 18 13 .581 2.0
Yankees 16 14 .533 3.5
Tigers 11 13 .458 5.5
Indians 10 18 .357 8.5
Blue Jays 8 22 .267 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 20 8 .714 --
Angels 18 13 .581 3.5
Rangers 15 13 .536 5.0
Royals 16 14 .533 5.0
White Sox 14 15 .483 6.5
Athletics 12 19 .387 9.5
Mariners 10 22 .313 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 21 7 .750 --
Expos 19 8 .704 1.5
Cardinals 15 13 .536 6.0
Cubs 13 12 .520 6.5
Pirates 11 15 .423 9.0
Mets 9 18 .333 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 18 13 .581 --
Reds 17 13 .567 0.5
Dodgers 15 18 .455 4.0
Giants 14 17 .452 4.0
Padres 12 20 .375 6.5
Braves 9 19 .321 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Kingman 4
1 Claudell Washington 4
3 Don Baylor 3
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 Barry Foote 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Russell 5
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Dave Kingman 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Rogers 1.25
2 J. R. Richard 1.17
3 Dennis Martinez 0.80
4 Gaylord Perry 0.50
5 2 tied 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Dennis Martinez 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Tom Griffin 5
3 Steve Rogers 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Don Hood 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .415
2 Roy Smalley .400
3 Chet Lemon .369
4 Dave Winfield .357
5 Alan Bannister .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 13
2 Dave Kingman 9
2 Dale Murphy 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 31
2 Fred Lynn 30
3 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 Amos Otis 12
5 Enos Cabell 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.85
2 Nino Espinosa 1.25
3 Jim Kern 1.53
4 Tommy John 1.63
5 Dick Ruthven 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 7
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Dick Ruthven 6
4 Nino Espinosa 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 54
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 Tim Foli .525
2 Gorman Thomas .436
3 Ken Landreaux .429
4 Steve Kemp .425
5 Roy Smalley .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 8
2 Gary Carter 7
2 Gary Roenicke 7
4 Andre Dawson 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 20
2 Gorman Thomas 19
3 Eddie Murray 16
4 Ken Landreaux 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 9
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Omar Moreno 7
4 Julio Cruz 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Parrott 0.00
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
3 Dick Ruthven 0.41
4 Jim Kern 0.59
5 Nino Espinosa 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nino Espinosa 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 22
2 Nino Espinosa 21
2 Gaylord Perry 21
4 J. R. Richard 20
5 2 tied 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .411
2 Roy Smalley .394
3 Warren Cromartie .384
4 Chet Lemon .380
5 Dale Murphy .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 10
2 Dale Murphy 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9
4 Dave Kingman 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 26
2 Sixto Lezcano 25
2 Fred Lynn 25
2 Dave Winfield 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Omar Moreno 14
3 Julio Cruz 11
3 Amos Otis 11
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.96
2 Nino Espinosa 0.99
3 Jim Kern 1.53
4 Dick Ruthven 1.65
5 Tommy John 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 6
1 Dick Ruthven 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Nino Espinosa 5
3 Jerry Koosman 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 49
2 Nolan Ryan 42
3 Ron Guidry 37
4 Fergie Jenkins 35
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 8
2 Mike Proly 6
3 Doug Bair 5
3 Bruce Sutter 5
5 6 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .338
2 Dave Parker .334
3 Rod Carew .326
4 Jose Cruz .322
5 Dave Winfield .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 41
2 George Foster 39
3 Bobby Bonds 35
3 Gorman Thomas 35
5 Dave Kingman 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 129
2 Jim Rice 127
3 Steve Garvey 111
4 Jack Clark 110
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 70
2 Omar Moreno 69
3 Julio Cruz 64
4 Bump Wills 51
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Mike Caldwell 2.27
3 Jon Matlack 2.36
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.40
5 Steve Rogers 2.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 300
2 Ron Guidry 262
3 Phil Niekro 233
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