On This Day

Monday, May 21, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 26 13 .667 --
Red Sox 24 14 .632 1.5
Yankees 22 18 .550 4.5
Brewers 21 20 .512 6.0
Tigers 15 19 .441 8.5
Indians 16 23 .410 10.0
Blue Jays 11 31 .262 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 25 13 .658 --
Angels 25 15 .625 1.0
Rangers 22 17 .564 3.5
Royals 22 19 .537 4.5
White Sox 18 20 .474 7.0
Athletics 15 26 .366 11.5
Mariners 14 28 .333 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 25 13 .658 --
Expos 23 14 .622 1.5
Cardinals 20 17 .541 4.5
Pirates 18 18 .500 6.0
Cubs 16 19 .457 7.5
Mets 12 23 .343 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 23 16 .590 --
Giants 22 19 .537 2.0
Astros 23 20 .535 2.0
Dodgers 20 23 .465 5.0
Padres 17 26 .395 8.0
Braves 14 25 .359 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Ainge 3
1 George Brett 3
1 John Castino 3
1 Alfredo Griffin 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 1
1 Fernando Gonzalez 1
1 Keith Hernandez 1
1 Bob Horner 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 3
1 Bob Horner 3
1 Willie Horton 3
4 Bruce Bochte 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Rick Bosetti 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 0.88
2 Dave Lemanczyk 0.80
3 Bert Blyleven 0.75
4 Scott Sanderson 0.67
5 Rich Gale 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Lemanczyk 8
2 Steve Carlton 7
3 Bert Blyleven 6
3 Scott Sanderson 6
5 Ron Guidry 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Shane Rawley 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .397
2 Steve Kemp .386
3 Rod Carew .366
4 Pete Rose .364
5 Dale Murphy .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 15
2 Dave Kingman 13
2 Fred Lynn 13
2 Dale Murphy 13
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 41
2 Fred Lynn 36
2 Dale Murphy 36
4 Darrell Porter 35
5 Mike Schmidt 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 19
2 Julio Cruz 17
2 Omar Moreno 17
2 Amos Otis 17
5 Willie Wilson 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.31
2 Mike Marshall 1.52
3 Tommy John 1.60
4 Jim Slaton 1.90
5 Pete Vuckovich 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 9
2 Jerry Koosman 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
4 Vida Blue 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 67
2 Nolan Ryan 61
3 Ron Guidry 58
4 Fergie Jenkins 51
5 Steve Carlton 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 11
2 Gene Garber 8
3 Mike Proly 7
4 Doug Bair 6
4 4 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .438
2 Roy Smalley .431
3 Pete Rose .406
4 Brian Downing .405
5 Dave Kingman .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Davey Lopes 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Willie Horton 5
4 Willie Stargell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 19
2 Reggie Jackson 16
3 Willie Horton 15
4 Butch Hobson 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 8
2 Ron LeFlore 7
3 Paul Dade 6
3 Amos Otis 6
3 Bump Wills 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve McCatty 0.00
2 Ed Halicki 0.38
3 Jim Kern 0.54
4 Bob Forsch 0.57
5 Kevin Kobel 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Dennis Martinez 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Ron Guidry 22
3 Dan Schatzeder 21
4 J. R. Richard 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 4
1 Kent Tekulve 4
3 Jim Kern 3
3 Renie Martin 3
3 Bob Welch 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .406
2 Pete Rose .405
3 Steve Kemp .377
4 Gary Carter .376
5 Jerry Remy .366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 26
2 Willie Horton 24
2 Mike Schmidt 24
2 Ken Singleton 24
5 4 tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.90
2 Mike Marshall 1.26
3 Rick Williams 1.29
4 Jim Slaton 1.41
5 2 tied 1.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 44
2 Nolan Ryan 40
3 Steve Carlton 38
4 Don Sutton 35
5 Mark Clear 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 8
2 Gene Garber 5
2 Jim Kern 5
2 Skip Lockwood 5
2 Mike Proly 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .336
2 Al Oliver .330
3 Steve Garvey .326
4 Rod Carew .325
5 Dave Winfield .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Jim Rice 39
3 Gorman Thomas 35
4 Dale Murphy 34
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 125
2 George Foster 124
3 Steve Garvey 114
4 Don Baylor 113
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 71
2 Omar Moreno 67
3 Julio Cruz 61
4 Bump Wills 55
5 Frank Taveras 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Mike Caldwell 2.28
3 Jon Matlack 2.35
4 Jim Palmer 2.44
5 Pete Vuckovich 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Mike Caldwell 23
3 Jim Palmer 22
3 Gaylord Perry 22
5 5 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 296
2 Ron Guidry 269
3 Nolan Ryan 239
4 Phil Niekro 233
5 Tom Seaver 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 33
1 Gene Garber 33
1 Kent Tekulve 33
4 Mike Marshall 30
5 2 tied 29