On This Day

Saturday, May 26, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 29 14 .674 --
Red Sox 25 17 .595 3.5
Brewers 26 20 .565 4.5
Yankees 23 20 .535 6.0
Indians 19 23 .452 9.5
Tigers 16 21 .432 10.0
Blue Jays 12 33 .267 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 25 17 .595 --
Angels 26 19 .578 0.5
Rangers 25 19 .568 1.0
Royals 25 20 .556 1.5
White Sox 22 21 .512 3.5
Mariners 17 30 .362 10.5
Athletics 15 31 .326 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 25 14 .641 --
Phillies 26 16 .619 0.5
Cardinals 21 18 .538 4.0
Cubs 19 21 .475 6.5
Pirates 18 21 .462 7.0
Mets 15 24 .385 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 25 19 .568 --
Giants 25 21 .543 1.0
Astros 25 22 .532 1.5
Dodgers 22 25 .468 4.5
Padres 19 28 .404 7.5
Braves 16 27 .372 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Bumbry 5
2 Steve Kemp 4
2 Ted Sizemore 4
4 Johnny Bench 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeffrey Leonard 5
2 Gary Matthews 4
2 Omar Moreno 4
4 Cecil Cooper 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Matlack 1.50
2 Rick Langford 1.00
3 Fred Norman 0.86
4 Dennis Lamp 0.80
5 Tom Underwood 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dennis Lamp 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 9
1 Tom Underwood 9
3 Rick Langford 6
3 Fred Norman 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Clear 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Craig Skok 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Kemp .402
2 Roy Smalley .390
3 Pete Rose .355
4 Dale Murphy .348
5 Rod Carew .346

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 Cecil Cooper 36
4 Dale Murphy 36

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.24
2 Mike Marshall 1.79
3 Tommy John 1.84
4 Mark Clear 1.87
5 Jim Slaton 2.18

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 George Brett .475
2 Jerry Remy .469
3 Mickey Rivers .429
4 Willie Wilson .426
5 Thurman Munson .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 7
2 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Dave Kingman 5
3 Willie Stargell 5
5 11 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 18
2 Bruce Bochte 17
3 Richie Hebner 16
4 Roy Howell 15
5 George Brett 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 11
2 Bump Wills 8
3 Paul Dade 7
4 Rod Carew 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shirley 0.00
2 Jim Rooker 0.59
3 Jim Kern 0.63
4 Mark Clear 0.66
5 Joe Niekro 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Joe Niekro 4
3 Ed Halicki 3
3 Dennis Martinez 3
3 2 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 4
2 Jim Kern 3
3 Mark Clear 2
3 Dick Drago 2
3 13 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Remy .402
2 Steve Kemp .400
3 Roy Smalley .394
4 Charlie Moore .391
5 Thurman Munson .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Gorman Thomas 10
3 Andre Dawson 8
3 Willie Horton 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 28
2 Gorman Thomas 25
3 Fred Lynn 24
4 Reggie Jackson 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 14
2 Willie Wilson 13
3 Ron LeFlore 12
4 Frank Taveras 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 0.61
2 Mark Clear 1.19
3 Rick Williams 1.25
4 Steve Rogers 1.58
5 Mike Parrott 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Martinez 6
2 Tommy John 5
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 Joe Niekro 5
2 Paul Splittorff 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 41
2 Ron Guidry 40
3 Steve Carlton 35
4 Gaylord Perry 34
5 2 tied 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 6
1 Mike Marshall 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 .334
2 Steve Garvey .330
3 Al Oliver .327
4 Rod Carew .323
5 Jose Cruz .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 39
2 Jim Rice 37
3 Gorman Thomas 35
4 Dale Murphy 34
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 122
2 Jim Rice 121
3 Steve Garvey 120
4 Don Baylor 112
5 Andre Thornton 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 69
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 60
4 Bump Wills 57
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.91
2 Bob Welch 2.20
3 Jon Matlack 2.30
4 Mike Caldwell 2.31
5 Pete Vuckovich 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 23
1 Ron Guidry 23
3 Dennis Leonard 22
4 Jim Palmer 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
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 29
5 2 tied 28