On This Day

Thursday, May 17, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 23 12 .657 --
Orioles 23 13 .639 0.5
Yankees 20 16 .556 3.5
Brewers 20 17 .541 4.0
Tigers 13 17 .433 7.5
Indians 14 21 .400 9.0
Blue Jays 10 28 .263 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 23 12 .657 --
Rangers 21 14 .600 2.0
Angels 22 15 .595 2.0
Royals 21 17 .553 3.5
White Sox 18 17 .514 5.0
Athletics 12 25 .324 12.0
Mariners 11 27 .289 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 24 10 .706 --
Expos 20 13 .606 3.5
Cardinals 19 15 .559 5.0
Cubs 16 16 .500 7.0
Pirates 14 18 .438 9.0
Mets 11 22 .333 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 21 15 .583 --
Astros 20 18 .526 2.0
Giants 19 18 .514 2.5
Dodgers 19 20 .487 3.5
Padres 15 23 .395 7.0
Braves 12 22 .353 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 5
2 Bill Buckner 4
2 Garry Maddox 4
4 Bob Boone 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 3
2 Toby Harrah 2
2 Mike Schmidt 2
2 Willie Stargell 2
5 18 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 7
2 Dave Kingman 6
3 Bob Boone 5
4 Toby Harrah 4
4 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Bob Bailor 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Kravec 1.20
2 Dan Schatzeder 1.00
3 Mark Lemongello 0.86
4 Silvio Martinez 0.78
5 Mike Paxton 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Ed Halicki 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Schatzeder 8
2 Silvio Martinez 7
3 Ken Kravec 6
3 Mark Lemongello 6
3 Mike Paxton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .416
2 Steve Kemp .398
3 Brian Downing .352
4 Rod Carew .351
4 Pete Rose .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 14
2 Fred Lynn 13
3 Dave Kingman 12
4 Gorman Thomas 11
5 Dale Murphy 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 37
2 Fred Lynn 34
3 Darrell Porter 33
4 George Foster 32
4 Mike Schmidt 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 17
1 Omar Moreno 17
1 Amos Otis 17
4 Julio Cruz 15
5 Willie Wilson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.45
2 Mike Marshall 1.62
3 Tommy John 1.81
4 Dick Ruthven 1.97
5 Jim Slaton 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 8
2 Jerry Koosman 7
3 Vida Blue 6
3 Mike Flanagan 6
3 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 57
2 Ron Guidry 53
3 Nolan Ryan 50
4 Fergie Jenkins 44
5 Steve Carlton 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 10
2 Mike Proly 7
3 Doug Bair 6
3 Gene Garber 6
3 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .491
2 Don Baylor .422
3 Thurman Munson .407
4 Brian Downing .400
4 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Fred Lynn 5
2 Roy Smalley 5
5 12 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 18
2 Reggie Jackson 17
2 Fred Lynn 17
4 Graig Nettles 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 7
1 Amos Otis 7
1 Willie Wilson 7
4 Omar Moreno 6
4 Tony Scott 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gale 0.00
2 Steve Rogers 0.38
3 Jim Kern 1.02
4 Kevin Kobel 1.23
4 Ron Guidry 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 4
2 Rich Gale 3
2 Ed Halicki 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 22
1 Ron Guidry 22
3 Jim Kern 19
4 Dan Schatzeder 17
5 Mike Norris 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Renie Martin 3
1 Mike Proly 3
3 Doug Bair 2
3 Dick Drago 2
3 11 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .422
2 Ron LeFlore .391
3 Pete Rose .375
4 Steve Kemp .370
5 Jerry Remy .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Dave Kingman 10
2 Gorman Thomas 10
4 Ken Singleton 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 26
2 Eddie Murray 25
2 Ken Singleton 25
4 Dave Kingman 24
4 Dale Murphy 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 14
1 Omar Moreno 14
1 Amos Otis 14
4 Willie Wilson 13
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Parrott 0.96
2 Jim Kern 1.21
3 Jim Slaton 1.32
4 Ron Guidry 1.53
5 Burt Hooton 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 6
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 49
2 Nolan Ryan 39
3 Steve Carlton 36
4 J. R. Richard 34
5 2 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Mike Proly 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
4 Doug Bair 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .337
2 Al Oliver .335
3 Steve Garvey .329
4 Dave Winfield .325
5 Rod Carew .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
1 Jim Rice 41
3 Gorman Thomas 37
4 Bobby Bonds 34
5 Andre Thornton 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 130
2 Jim Rice 128
3 Don Baylor 115
4 Steve Garvey 112
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 71
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 61
4 Bump Wills 54
5 Frank Taveras 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Mike Caldwell 2.21
3 Jon Matlack 2.34
4 Jim Palmer 2.35
5 Pete Vuckovich 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 25
2 Mike Caldwell 23
3 Mike Flanagan 22
3 Jim Palmer 22
3 Gaylord Perry 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 294
2 Ron Guidry 269
3 Phil Niekro 234
3 Nolan Ryan 234
5 Tom Seaver 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Kent Tekulve 32
3 Gene Garber 31
3 Mike Marshall 31
5 Doug Bair 30