On This Day

Friday, May 25, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 28 14 .667 --
Red Sox 25 16 .610 2.5
Brewers 25 20 .556 4.5
Yankees 23 19 .548 5.0
Tigers 16 20 .444 9.0
Indians 18 23 .439 9.5
Blue Jays 11 33 .250 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 25 16 .610 --
Angels 25 19 .568 1.5
Rangers 24 19 .558 2.0
Royals 24 20 .545 2.5
White Sox 22 20 .524 3.5
Mariners 17 29 .370 10.5
Athletics 15 30 .333 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 25 14 .641 --
Phillies 26 15 .634 --
Cardinals 21 18 .538 4.0
Pirates 18 20 .474 6.5
Cubs 18 21 .462 7.0
Mets 14 24 .368 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 24 19 .558 --
Giants 25 20 .556 --
Astros 24 22 .522 1.5
Dodgers 22 24 .478 3.5
Padres 19 27 .413 6.5
Braves 15 27 .357 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Dan Meyer 4
1 Leon Roberts 4
1 Richie Zisk 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sixto Lezcano 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Ferguson 4
1 Lamar Johnson 4
3 Jeff Burroughs 3
3 Davey Lopes 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Bannister 1
1 Pepe Frias 1
1 Willie Horton 1
1 Lamar Johnson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Craig Swan 1.29
2 Lynn McGlothen 1.00
3 Phil Niekro 0.70
4 Mike Parrott 0.67
5 3 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Baumgarten 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Craig Swan 9
2 Phil Niekro 7
2 Rick Sutcliffe 7
4 Lynn McGlothen 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Shane Rawley 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Smalley .398
2 Steve Kemp .392
3 Pete Rose .358
4 Alan Bannister .348
5 Dale Murphy .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 15
2 Dave Kingman 14
2 Fred Lynn 14
4 Dale Murphy 13
5 2 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 43
2 Fred Lynn 40
3 Darrell Porter 38
4 Dale Murphy 36
5 Dave Kingman 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 19
2 Julio Cruz 18
2 Omar Moreno 18
4 Amos Otis 17
4 Willie Wilson 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.24
2 Tommy John 1.60
3 Mike Marshall 1.80
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
2 Dennis Martinez 7
2 Paul Splittorff 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 75
2 Nolan Ryan 66
3 Ron Guidry 58
4 Fergie Jenkins 54
5 Phil Niekro 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 11
2 Gene Garber 9
3 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Skip Lockwood 7
4 Mike Proly 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Remy .458
2 George Brett .446
3 Willie Wilson .412
4 Mike Schmidt .409
5 Dave Kingman .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 8
2 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Willie Horton 5
3 Dave Kingman 5
3 Willie Stargell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 18
1 Graig Nettles 18
3 Steve Garvey 15
3 Richie Hebner 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 10
2 Paul Dade 7
2 Bump Wills 7
4 Rod Carew 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Waits 0.00
2 Jim Rooker 0.59
3 Jim Kern 0.63
4 Ed Halicki 0.67
5 Bill Travers 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Ed Halicki 3
2 Bob Knepper 3
2 Ken Kravec 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 23
2 J. R. Richard 21
2 Craig Swan 21
4 Dan Schatzeder 20
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 5
2 Jim Kern 3
2 Gary Lavelle 3
2 Bruce Sutter 3
5 11 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Remy .398
2 Roy Smalley .396
3 Steve Kemp .385
4 Pete Rose .384
5 Dale Murphy .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Gorman Thomas 10
3 Dave Kingman 9
4 Andre Dawson 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 28
2 Fred Lynn 25
2 Darrell Porter 25
4 Gorman Thomas 24
5 Reggie Jackson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 14
2 Ron LeFlore 12
2 Willie Wilson 12
4 Omar Moreno 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.88
2 Rick Williams 1.25
3 Jim Slaton 1.41
4 Mike Parrott 1.62
5 2 tied 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 6
2 Tommy John 5
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 Paul Splittorff 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 41
2 Ron Guidry 40
3 Mark Clear 37
4 Steve Carlton 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Gene Garber 6
3 Skip Lockwood 5
4 Jim Kern 4
4 7 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .333
2 Steve Garvey .329
3 Al Oliver .327
4 Jose Cruz .324
5 Lyman Bostock .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 39
2 Jim Rice 38
3 Gorman Thomas 35
4 Dale Murphy 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 124
2 George Foster 122
3 Steve Garvey 120
4 Don Baylor 112
5 Andre Thornton 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 69
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 60
4 Bump Wills 56
5 3 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.91
2 Bob Welch 2.20
3 Mike Caldwell 2.31
4 Jon Matlack 2.35
5 Pete Vuckovich 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 23
1 Ron Guidry 23
3 Dennis Leonard 22
3 Paul Splittorff 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 304
2 Ron Guidry 258
3 Nolan Ryan 237
4 Phil Niekro 235
5 Tom Seaver 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 34
2 Rollie Fingers 33
3 Kent Tekulve 32
4 Bruce Sutter 30
5 2 tied 28