On This Day

Friday, May 18, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 24 13 .649 --
Red Sox 23 13 .639 0.5
Yankees 21 16 .568 3.0
Brewers 21 17 .553 3.5
Tigers 14 17 .452 7.0
Indians 14 22 .389 9.5
Blue Jays 10 29 .256 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 24 12 .667 --
Angels 23 15 .605 2.0
Rangers 21 15 .583 3.0
Royals 21 18 .538 4.5
White Sox 18 18 .500 6.0
Athletics 12 26 .316 13.0
Mariners 12 27 .308 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 24 11 .686 --
Expos 21 13 .618 2.5
Cardinals 19 15 .559 4.5
Cubs 16 17 .485 7.0
Pirates 15 18 .455 8.0
Mets 11 22 .333 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 22 15 .595 --
Astros 21 18 .538 2.0
Giants 19 19 .500 3.5
Dodgers 19 21 .475 4.5
Padres 15 24 .385 8.0
Braves 13 22 .371 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alfredo Griffin 4
1 Hosken Powell 4
3 Bruce Bochte 3
3 George Brett 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 3
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Cox 5
1 Dale Murphy 5
3 Cecil Cooper 3
3 Cesar Geronimo 3
5 26 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 2
1 Julio Cruz 2
3 Alan Bannister 1
3 Paul Dade 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Travers 1.00
2 Joe Niekro 0.44
3 Mike LaCoss 0.40
4 Mickey Mahler 0.38
4 2 others tied 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Clear 6
2 Bill Travers 5
3 Rich Hinton 4
3 Ken Holtzman 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .413
2 Steve Kemp .390
3 Rod Carew .358
4 Alan Bannister .350
5 Brian Downing .349

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 38
2 Dale Murphy 35
3 Fred Lynn 34
3 Darrell Porter 34
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 18
2 Julio Cruz 17
2 Omar Moreno 17
2 Amos Otis 17
5 Willie Wilson 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.45
2 Mike Marshall 1.56
3 Tommy John 1.81
4 Mark Clear 1.91
5 Jim Slaton 2.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 8
2 Jerry Koosman 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
4 Vida Blue 6
4 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 Gene Garber 7
2 Mike Proly 7
4 Doug Bair 6
4 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .455
2 George Hendrick .422
3 Don Baylor .408
4 Willie Horton .407
5 Thurman Munson .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Dave Kingman 6
3 Willie Horton 5
3 Davey Lopes 5
3 Fred Lynn 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 19
2 Fred Lynn 17
2 Mike Schmidt 17
4 Graig Nettles 16
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 7
1 Amos Otis 7
1 Willie Wilson 7
4 Julio Cruz 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gale 0.00
2 Ed Halicki 0.38
3 Steve Rogers 0.38
4 Jim Kern 1.02
5 4 tied 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Marshall 4
2 Jim Beattie 3
2 Rich Gale 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 22
2 Jim Kern 19
3 Mark Clear 18
3 Mike Norris 18
5 2 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 3
1 Renie Martin 3
1 Mike Proly 3
4 Doug Bair 2
4 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .419
2 Ron LeFlore .383
3 Pete Rose .375
4 Ken Singleton .368
5 Steve Kemp .366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 27
2 Ken Singleton 26
3 Eddie Murray 25
3 Joe Rudi 25
5 Dave Kingman 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 14
2 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Willie Wilson 13
4 Omar Moreno 12
5 Julio Cruz 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Parrott 0.96
2 Jim Kern 1.04
3 Jim Slaton 1.32
4 Kevin Kobel 1.63
5 Ron Guidry 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 6
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 39
2 Mark Clear 35
3 J. R. Richard 34
4 Jerry Koosman 32
4 Steve Mura 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Skip Lockwood 5
2 Mike Proly 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .339
2 Al Oliver .334
3 Steve Garvey .330
4 Rod Carew .326
5 Jose Cruz .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
1 Jim Rice 41
3 Gorman Thomas 36
4 Bobby Bonds 34
4 Dale Murphy 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 129
2 Jim Rice 128
3 Don Baylor 115
4 Steve Garvey 114
5 Dave Parker 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 71
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 63
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 2.31
4 Jim Palmer 2.35
5 Pete Vuckovich 2.42

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 230
4 Nolan Ryan 228
5 Tom Seaver 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 33
2 Gene Garber 32
2 Kent Tekulve 32
4 Mike Marshall 31
5 Doug Bair 30