On This Day

Saturday, April 14, 1979

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 5 2 .714 --
Red Sox 3 2 .600 1.0
Blue Jays 4 3 .571 1.0
Yankees 4 4 .500 1.5
Orioles 3 5 .375 2.5
Tigers 1 4 .200 3.0
Indians 1 5 .167 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 6 0 1.000 --
Twins 6 2 .750 1.0
Angels 6 3 .667 1.5
Royals 4 3 .571 2.5
Mariners 5 5 .500 3.0
White Sox 2 5 .286 4.5
Athletics 1 8 .111 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 5 1 .833 --
Mets 3 2 .600 1.5
Cardinals 3 3 .500 2.0
Pirates 4 4 .500 2.0
Phillies 2 3 .400 2.5
Cubs 0 4 .000 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 7 2 .778 --
Astros 5 3 .625 1.5
Dodgers 5 5 .500 2.5
Reds 4 5 .444 3.0
Braves 3 6 .333 4.0
Padres 3 6 .333 4.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Bobby Grich 3
1 Carney Lansford 3
1 Larry Milbourne 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 2
1 Bobby Grich 2
3 Willie Aikens 1
3 Rico Carty 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Grich 4
1 Jay Johnstone 4
1 Ed Ott 4
4 Cecil Cooper 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bump Wills 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 John Castino 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reuschel 1.00
2 Vida Blue 0.89
3 Bob Welch 0.86
4 Gaylord Perry 0.57
5 Floyd Bannister 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Dave Freisleben 1
1 Dave Frost 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 8
2 Floyd Bannister 6
2 Rick Reuschel 6
2 Bob Welch 6
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Jerry Reuss 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Winfield .485
2 Garry Maddox .476
3 Chet Lemon .467
4 John Mayberry .458
5 Lee Mazzilli .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Grich 4
2 Barry Bonnell 3
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Dan Ford 3
2 3 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 13
2 George Foster 11
3 Bruce Bochte 10
3 Bobby Grich 10
5 4 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 5
1 Willie Randolph 5
3 Enos Cabell 4
3 Jose Cruz 4
3 Jim Norris 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.00
1 Rollie Fingers 0.00
1 Elias Sosa 0.00
4 Mike Caldwell 0.50
5 Tommy John 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
2 Mike Caldwell 2
2 Dick Drago 2
2 Ken Forsch 2
2 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 18
2 Vida Blue 16
2 Rich Wortham 16
4 Fergie Jenkins 15
4 Bruce Kison 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 3
2 Stan Bahnsen 2
2 Rollie Fingers 2
2 Gene Garber 2
2 7 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .337
2 Rod Carew .327
3 Al Oliver .326
4 Jim Rice .316
5 Cecil Cooper .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 45
2 George Foster 39
3 Greg Luzinski 36
4 Don Baylor 33
4 Larry Hisle 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 140
2 George Foster 127
3 Dave Parker 119
3 Rusty Staub 119
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 71
2 Ron LeFlore 69
3 Julio Cruz 63
4 Bump Wills 53
5 2 tied 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.90
2 Mike Caldwell 2.22
3 Jon Matlack 2.31
4 Steve Rogers 2.33
5 Jim Palmer 2.49

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 305
2 Ron Guidry 246
2 Nolan Ryan 246
4 Phil Niekro 245
5 Tom Seaver 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 38
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Rich Gossage 28
4 Doug Bair 27
4 Gene Garber 27