On This Day

Sunday, May 13, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 22 11 .667 --
Red Sox 21 11 .656 0.5
Brewers 20 14 .588 2.5
Yankees 18 15 .545 4.0
Tigers 12 15 .444 7.0
Indians 11 20 .355 10.0
Blue Jays 9 25 .265 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 22 9 .710 --
Rangers 18 14 .563 4.5
Angels 19 15 .559 4.5
Royals 18 15 .545 5.0
White Sox 15 17 .469 7.5
Athletics 12 22 .353 11.5
Mariners 10 24 .294 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 22 9 .710 --
Expos 19 11 .633 2.5
Cardinals 17 14 .548 5.0
Cubs 15 14 .517 6.0
Pirates 12 17 .414 9.0
Mets 10 20 .333 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 19 14 .576 --
Astros 20 15 .571 --
Dodgers 18 18 .500 2.5
Giants 16 18 .471 3.5
Padres 14 21 .400 6.0
Braves 10 21 .323 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 Phil Garner 3
1 Alfredo Griffin 3
1 Butch Hobson 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Aikens 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 Bill Fahey 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 5
2 Willie Aikens 4
3 Joe Ferguson 3
3 George Hendrick 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Knapp 0.71
2 Pete Vuckovich 0.67
3 Mike Krukow 0.62
4 Mark Lemongello 0.56
5 Jack Morris 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Mike LaCoss 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 7
2 Chris Knapp 5
2 Mike Krukow 5
2 Mark Lemongello 5
2 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Jerry Reuss 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .392
2 Steve Kemp .391
3 Alan Bannister .370
4 Chet Lemon .358
5 Rod Carew .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 13
2 Dale Murphy 10
2 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Gorman Thomas 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 35
2 Fred Lynn 31
3 Darrell Porter 30
4 George Foster 29
5 2 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 Jim Slaton 1.84
5 Dick Ruthven 1.97

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 4 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 9
2 Doug Bair 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Mike Proly 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rob Wilfong .516
2 Tim Foli .458
3 Roy Smalley .426
4 Thurman Munson .421
5 Jose Cruz .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Roenicke 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
4 Gary Carter 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 16
1 Ken Landreaux 16
3 Butch Hobson 15
3 Willie Horton 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 7
1 Omar Moreno 7
1 Tony Scott 7
1 Frank Taveras 7
5 Amos Otis 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
1 Ron Reed 0.00
3 Mike Parrott 0.64
4 Ron Guidry 0.66
4 Rick Williams 0.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 18
1 Steve Mura 18
1 Gaylord Perry 18
1 Steve Renko 18
5 Steve Carlton 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Doug Bair 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Skip Lockwood 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rob Wilfong .400
2 Roy Smalley .394
3 Steve Kemp .388
4 Pete Rose .365
5 Jerry Remy .362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 26
1 Ken Singleton 26
3 Eddie Murray 25
3 Eric Soderholm 25
5 3 tied 24

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 Ron Guidry 1.40
4 Mike Parrott 1.40
5 Dick Ruthven 1.79

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 36
1 J. R. Richard 36
3 Steve Mura 34
4 Jerry Koosman 33
5 Nolan Ryan 32

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 Dave Parker .337
2 Al Oliver .333
3 Rod Carew .328
4 Jose Cruz .327
5 Steve Garvey .323

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 Don Baylor 113
4 Steve Garvey 112
5 Andre Thornton 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 71
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 63
4 Bump Wills 52
5 Miguel Dilone 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Mike Caldwell 2.27
3 Jon Matlack 2.28
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.44
5 Jim Palmer 2.49

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 237
4 Nolan Ryan 227
5 Tom Seaver 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Doug Bair 30
3 Gene Garber 30
3 Mike Marshall 30