On This Day

Saturday, May 12, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 22 11 .667 --
Red Sox 20 11 .645 1.0
Brewers 20 13 .606 2.0
Yankees 17 15 .531 4.5
Tigers 11 15 .423 7.5
Indians 10 20 .333 10.5
Blue Jays 8 24 .250 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 22 8 .733 --
Angels 19 14 .576 4.5
Rangers 17 13 .567 5.0
Royals 17 15 .531 6.0
White Sox 15 16 .484 7.5
Athletics 12 21 .364 11.5
Mariners 10 24 .294 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 21 9 .700 --
Expos 19 10 .655 1.5
Cubs 15 13 .536 5.0
Cardinals 16 14 .533 5.0
Pirates 12 16 .429 8.0
Mets 10 19 .345 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 18 14 .563 --
Astros 19 15 .559 --
Dodgers 17 18 .486 2.5
Giants 16 17 .485 2.5
Padres 13 21 .382 6.0
Braves 10 20 .333 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Remy 5
2 Jose Cruz 4
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 Dwight Evans 3
3 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Adams 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Adams 3
1 Craig Reynolds 3
1 Ken Singleton 3
4 Chris Chambliss 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Reynolds 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Ken Griffey 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott Sanderson 999.00
2 Ed Halicki 1.60
3 Mike Flanagan 1.20
4 Bruce Kison 0.80
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 8
1 Dan Schatzeder 8
3 Mike Flanagan 6
4 Rick Honeycutt 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Renie Martin 1
1 Bob McClure 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .393
2 Steve Kemp .382
3 Alan Bannister .370
4 Chet Lemon .361
5 Greg Pryor .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 13
2 Gorman Thomas 10
3 Andre Dawson 9
3 Dave Kingman 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 34
2 Fred Lynn 31
3 Darrell Porter 30
4 Cecil Cooper 28
4 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 16
1 Omar Moreno 16
3 Julio Cruz 14
4 Amos Otis 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.77
2 Nino Espinosa 1.25
3 Tommy John 1.63
4 Dick Ruthven 1.65
5 Jim Slaton 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 7
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Jerry Koosman 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 54
2 Nolan Ryan 43
3 Ron Guidry 40
3 Fergie Jenkins 40
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 9
2 Doug Bair 6
2 Mike Proly 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
5 4 tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rob Wilfong .516
2 Tim Foli .467
3 Ron LeFlore .408
3 Gorman Thomas .408
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Roenicke 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
3 Gary Carter 5
3 Ron Cey 5
3 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 17
2 Willie Horton 16
2 Eddie Murray 16
4 Ken Landreaux 15
4 Fred Lynn 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 7
1 Omar Moreno 7
1 Amos Otis 7
1 Tony Scott 7
1 Frank Taveras 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
2 Dick Ruthven 0.41
3 Jim Kern 0.59
4 Mike Parrott 0.64
5 2 tied 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 4
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 Dennis Martinez 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Ed Halicki 19
3 Ron Guidry 18
3 Steve Mura 18
3 2 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Skip Lockwood 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rob Wilfong .406
2 Roy Smalley .390
3 Steve Kemp .377
4 Warren Cromartie .371
5 Alan Bannister .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 10
1 Gorman Thomas 10
3 Ken Singleton 9
4 Andre Dawson 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sixto Lezcano 27
2 Fred Lynn 26
2 Ken Singleton 26
4 Eddie Murray 25
4 Eric Soderholm 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 15
2 Ron LeFlore 14
3 Amos Otis 12
4 Julio Cruz 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.90
2 Nino Espinosa 0.99
3 Dick Ruthven 1.38
4 Ron Guidry 1.40
5 Mike Parrott 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 6
2 Nino Espinosa 5
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 36
1 J. R. Richard 36
3 Fergie Jenkins 35
4 Steve Mura 34
5 Jerry Koosman 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Doug Bair 6
2 Mike Proly 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
5 Sparky Lyle 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .337
2 Dave Parker .336
3 Rod Carew .326
4 Jose Cruz .325
5 Steve Garvey .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
1 Jim Rice 40
3 Gorman Thomas 36
4 Bobby Bonds 35
5 Dave Kingman 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 130
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Steve Garvey 114
4 Don Baylor 112
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 71
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 63
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 2.31
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.40
5 Tom Seaver 2.50

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 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Doug Bair 30
3 Gene Garber 30
3 2 others tied 30