On This Day

Saturday, April 8, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Indians 1 0 1.000 --
Brewers 2 0 1.000 -0.5
Tigers 1 1 .500 0.5
Blue Jays 1 1 .500 0.5
Yankees 0 1 .000 1.0
Red Sox 0 2 .000 1.5
Orioles 0 2 .000 1.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 2 0 1.000 --
Rangers 1 0 1.000 0.5
Angels 1 1 .500 1.0
Athletics 1 1 .500 1.0
Twins 2 2 .500 1.0
Mariners 2 2 .500 1.0
Royals 0 1 .000 1.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 2 0 1.000 --
Mets 2 0 1.000 0.0
Cardinals 1 1 .500 1.0
Phillies 1 1 .500 1.0
Cubs 0 2 .000 2.0
Expos 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 2 0 1.000 --
Reds 3 0 1.000 -0.5
Giants 1 1 .500 1.0
Padres 1 1 .500 1.0
Braves 0 2 .000 2.0
Astros 0 3 .000 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Speier 4
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Dave Cash 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Paul Dade 1
1 George Foster 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Molitor 5
1 Gorman Thomas 5
3 Larry Christenson 4
4 Rob Andrews 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Jerry Remy 2
3 Enos Cabell 1
3 Dave Cash 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.17
2 Fred Norman 1.17
3 Bert Blyleven 1.00
4 Paul Thormodsgard 0.80
5 Moose Haas 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Mardie Cornejo 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 13
2 Moose Haas 7
2 Fred Norman 7
4 Bert Blyleven 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .714
2 Mario Guerrero .667
2 Richie Hebner .667
2 Steve Yeager .667
5 Chris Speier .625

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Ferguson 2
1 George Foster 2
1 Larry Hisle 2
1 Ruppert Jones 2
5 43 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Molitor 6
2 Larry Hisle 5
2 Joe Morgan 5
2 Gorman Thomas 5
5 9 tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 3
2 Enos Cabell 2
2 Andre Dawson 2
2 Dan Driessen 2
2 3 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Barr 0.00
1 John Candelaria 0.00
1 Larry Christenson 0.00
1 Frank Tanana 0.00
1 19 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 23 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 13
2 Gaylord Perry 8
2 J. R. Richard 8
2 Frank Tanana 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Enrique Romo 2
2 Doug Bair 1
2 Pedro Borbon 1
2 Rollie Fingers 1
2 7 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Dave Parker .334
3 Lyman Bostock .332
4 Ken Singleton .330
5 Rennie Stennett .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 54
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 151
2 Greg Luzinski 132
3 Larry Hisle 124
4 Bobby Bonds 116
5 3 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 70
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Gene Richards 55
4 Omar Moreno 53
5 Freddie Patek 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.25
2 Frank Tanana 2.54
3 Burt Hooton 2.62
4 Tom Seaver 2.69
5 Steve Carlton 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 John Candelaria 21
2 Bob Forsch 21
2 Tommy John 21
5 6 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 348
2 Phil Niekro 266
3 Dennis Leonard 247
4 J. R. Richard 222
5 Steve Rogers 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Bill Campbell 31
2 Bruce Sutter 31
4 Rich Gossage 26
4 Lerrin LaGrow 26