On This Day

Tuesday, May 15, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 22 11 .667 --
Orioles 22 12 .647 0.5
Brewers 20 15 .571 3.0
Yankees 19 16 .543 4.0
Tigers 13 16 .448 7.0
Indians 13 20 .394 9.0
Blue Jays 9 27 .250 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 22 11 .667 --
Rangers 20 14 .588 2.5
Angels 20 15 .571 3.0
Royals 20 16 .556 3.5
White Sox 16 17 .485 6.0
Athletics 12 23 .343 11.0
Mariners 11 26 .297 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 22 10 .688 --
Expos 19 12 .613 2.5
Cardinals 18 14 .563 4.0
Cubs 16 14 .533 5.0
Pirates 12 18 .400 9.0
Mets 11 20 .355 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 20 15 .571 --
Astros 20 16 .556 0.5
Dodgers 19 18 .514 2.0
Giants 17 18 .486 3.0
Padres 15 22 .405 6.0
Braves 10 22 .313 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Cox 5
2 George Brett 4
2 Amos Otis 4
2 Tom Paciorek 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Chambliss 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Barry Foote 4
1 Graig Nettles 4
3 Bruce Bochte 3
3 Chris Chambliss 3
3 Darrell Porter 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Vic Davalillo 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.75
2 Gaylord Perry 1.17
3 Ross Baumgarten 1.14
4 John Henry Johnson 1.00
5 John Denny 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Baumgarten 1
1 Mark Clear 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ross Baumgarten 8
2 John Henry Johnson 7
2 Gaylord Perry 7
2 Nolan Ryan 7
5 Mike Parrott 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Renie Martin 1
1 Mike Proly 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .411
2 Steve Kemp .384
3 Alan Bannister .357
4 Ron LeFlore .353
5 Pete Rose .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 13
2 Mike Schmidt 11
3 Dale Murphy 10
3 Gorman Thomas 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 36
2 Darrell Porter 33
3 George Foster 31
3 Fred Lynn 31
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 17
2 Omar Moreno 16
3 Julio Cruz 15
4 Amos Otis 14
5 Willie Wilson 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 1.42
2 Jim Kern 1.57
3 Tommy John 1.81
4 Jim Slaton 1.84
5 Dick Ruthven 1.97

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 8
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 57
2 Nolan Ryan 50
3 Fergie Jenkins 44
4 Don Sutton 41
5 Ron Guidry 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 9
2 Mike Proly 7
3 Doug Bair 6
3 Skip Lockwood 6
3 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rob Wilfong .467
2 Roy Smalley .453
3 Thurman Munson .448
4 Tim Foli .426
5 Ron LeFlore .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Ron Cey 5
2 Wayne Gross 5
2 Fred Lynn 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 17
1 Ken Landreaux 17
3 Butch Hobson 14
3 Fred Lynn 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Tony Scott 7
3 Al Bumbry 6
3 Amos Otis 6
3 Willie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gale 0.00
2 Steve Rogers 0.38
3 Kevin Kobel 0.52
4 Ron Guidry 0.66
4 Rick Williams 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
3 Mike Flanagan 3
3 Rich Gale 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Ron Guidry 18
3 Steve Carlton 17
3 J. R. Richard 17
5 3 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 Renie Martin 3
1 Mike Proly 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .404
2 Steve Kemp .385
3 Ron LeFlore .381
4 Pete Rose .370
5 Rod Carew .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 10
2 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Ken Singleton 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 26
2 Eddie Murray 25
3 Darrell Porter 24
4 Don Baylor 23
4 4 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 14
1 Omar Moreno 14
3 Amos Otis 12
3 Willie Wilson 12
5 Julio Cruz 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Slaton 0.95
2 Mike Parrott 1.20
3 Dennis Martinez 1.25
4 Ron Guidry 1.42
5 Jim Kern 1.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 39
1 Nolan Ryan 39
3 Ron Guidry 36
4 Steve Mura 34
5 Jerry Koosman 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Proly 7
2 Doug Bair 6
2 Mike Marshall 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
5 Skip Lockwood 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .340
2 Al Oliver .333
3 Rod Carew .328
4 Steve Garvey .326
5 Jose Cruz .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
2 Jim Rice 40
3 Gorman Thomas 36
4 Bobby Bonds 35
5 Andre Thornton 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 129
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Don Baylor 114
4 Steve Garvey 113
5 4 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 71
2 Omar Moreno 67
3 Julio Cruz 64
4 Bump Wills 53
5 Willie Wilson 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.87
2 Mike Caldwell 2.21
3 Jon Matlack 2.28
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.47
5 Jim Palmer 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Mike Caldwell 23
3 Mike Flanagan 22
3 Jim Palmer 22
3 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 303
2 Ron Guidry 256
3 Nolan Ryan 234
4 Phil Niekro 231
5 Tom Seaver 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Doug Bair 30
3 Gene Garber 30
3 Mike Marshall 30