On This Day

Tuesday, April 25, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 11 3 .786 --
Red Sox 11 5 .688 1.0
Indians 7 7 .500 4.0
Yankees 8 8 .500 4.0
Brewers 8 8 .500 4.0
Orioles 5 11 .313 7.0
Blue Jays 5 11 .313 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 13 3 .813 --
Royals 11 3 .786 1.0
Angels 11 5 .688 2.0
White Sox 5 9 .357 7.0
Twins 6 13 .316 8.5
Rangers 4 10 .286 8.0
Mariners 6 15 .286 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 9 6 .600 --
Phillies 7 6 .538 1.0
Pirates 8 7 .533 1.0
Cubs 8 8 .500 1.5
Mets 9 9 .500 1.5
Cardinals 6 11 .353 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 11 5 .688 --
Reds 11 6 .647 0.5
Astros 9 9 .500 3.0
Giants 7 8 .467 3.5
Padres 6 9 .400 4.5
Braves 4 11 .267 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Ford 5
2 Tony Armas 4
2 Mike Edwards 4
2 Mitchell Page 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Thomasson 2
2 Gary Alexander 1
2 Rico Carty 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 5
2 Paul Dade 4
2 Gary Thomasson 4
4 Rod Carew 3
4 Mike Tyson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Garry Maddox 2
3 Rick Bosetti 1
3 Lyman Bostock 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Urrea 1.43
2 Don Robinson 1.40
3 Jim Kaat 1.25
4 Fergie Jenkins 1.20
5 Byron McLaughlin 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Byron McLaughlin 10
1 John Urrea 10
3 Phil Niekro 9
4 Don Robinson 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Dennis Kinney 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .411
2 Mario Guerrero .385
3 Ron Cey .383
4 Bob Bailor .380
4 Darrell Porter .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 8
2 Larry Hisle 6
2 Butch Hobson 6
2 Gorman Thomas 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Hobson 21
2 Rick Monday 20
3 Rusty Staub 18
4 Rod Carew 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Omar Moreno 8
3 Dan Driessen 7
3 Jerry Royster 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elias Sosa 0.00
2 John Henry Johnson 0.42
3 Dave Heaverlo 0.95
4 Jim Palmer 1.04
4 Alan Wirth 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 4
1 Bill Lee 4
1 Paul Splittorff 4
1 Frank Tanana 4
5 8 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Phil Niekro 32
2 J. R. Richard 32
4 Moose Haas 26
5 Dennis Leonard 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 4
1 Dave LaRoche 4
1 Skip Lockwood 4
4 Stan Bahnsen 3
4 6 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .389
2 Rennie Stennett .338
3 Ron LeFlore .335
4 Dave Parker .334
5 Ken Singleton .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 54
2 Jim Rice 43
3 Greg Luzinski 39
4 Mike Schmidt 38
5 Graig Nettles 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 148
2 Greg Luzinski 125
3 Jim Rice 123
4 Larry Hisle 121
4 Butch Hobson 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 70
2 Frank Taveras 67
3 Gene Richards 59
4 Omar Moreno 56
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 2.28
2 Frank Tanana 2.40
3 Rick Reuschel 2.59
4 Ron Guidry 2.65
5 Steve Carlton 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 24
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
3 Rick Reuschel 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 358
2 Phil Niekro 271
3 Dennis Leonard 256
4 J. R. Richard 225
5 Steve Rogers 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Bill Campbell 31
3 Bruce Sutter 30
4 Rich Gossage 25
4 2 others tied 25