On This Day

Wednesday, April 5, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 0 0 .000 --
Red Sox 0 0 .000 0.0
Yankees 0 0 .000 0.0
Indians 0 0 .000 0.0
Orioles 0 0 .000 0.0
Brewers 0 0 .000 0.0
Blue Jays 0 0 .000 0.0

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Mariners 1 0 1.000 --
White Sox 0 0 .000 0.5
Angels 0 0 .000 0.5
Athletics 0 0 .000 0.5
Royals 0 0 .000 0.5
Rangers 0 0 .000 0.5
Twins 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 0 0 .000 --
Cardinals 0 0 .000 0.0
Cubs 0 0 .000 0.0
Phillies 0 0 .000 0.0
Mets 0 0 .000 0.0
Expos 0 0 .000 0.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 0 0 .000 --
Giants 0 0 .000 0.0
Reds 0 0 .000 0.0
Astros 0 0 .000 0.0
Braves 0 0 .000 0.0
Padres 0 0 .000 0.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Bochte 3
1 Craig Reynolds 3
3 Rob Wilfong 2
4 Glenn Adams 1
4 7 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Craig Reynolds 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Craig Reynolds 2
2 Mike Cubbage 1
2 Leroy Stanton 1
2 Rob Wilfong 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ruppert Jones 1
1 Willie Norwood 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Goltz 0.55
2 Glenn Abbott 0.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Goltz 6
2 Glenn Abbott 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Enrique Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bruce Bochte .750
1 Craig Reynolds .750
3 Rob Wilfong .667
4 Ruppert Jones .333
4 3 others tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Craig Reynolds 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Craig Reynolds 2
2 Mike Cubbage 1
2 Leroy Stanton 1
2 Rob Wilfong 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ruppert Jones 1
1 Willie Norwood 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Enrique Romo 0.00
2 Glenn Abbott 2.84
3 Dave Goltz 3.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Goltz 6
2 Glenn Abbott 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Enrique Romo 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .387
2 Dave Parker .338
3 Lyman Bostock .336
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Ken Singleton .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 52
2 Jeff Burroughs 41
3 Greg Luzinski 39
3 Jim Rice 39
5 Mike Schmidt 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 149
2 Greg Luzinski 130
3 Larry Hisle 119
4 Bobby Bonds 115
4 Steve Garvey 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 70
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Gene Richards 56
4 Omar Moreno 53
4 Freddie Patek 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.34
2 Frank Tanana 2.54
3 Tom Seaver 2.58
4 Burt Hooton 2.62
5 Steve Carlton 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Tom Seaver 21
3 John Candelaria 20
3 Bob Forsch 20
3 5 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 341
2 Phil Niekro 262
3 Dennis Leonard 244
4 J. R. Richard 214
5 Steve Rogers 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Bill Campbell 31
2 Bruce Sutter 31
4 Rich Gossage 26
4 Sparky Lyle 26