On This Day

Saturday, April 29, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 13 4 .765 --
Red Sox 11 8 .579 3.0
Yankees 9 9 .500 4.5
Brewers 9 10 .474 5.0
Indians 8 10 .444 5.5
Orioles 7 11 .389 6.5
Blue Jays 7 13 .350 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 15 5 .750 --
Royals 13 5 .722 1.0
Angels 14 6 .700 1.0
Rangers 8 10 .444 6.0
White Sox 6 11 .353 7.5
Twins 8 15 .348 8.5
Mariners 7 18 .280 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 9 7 .563 --
Pirates 10 8 .556 0.0
Expos 10 8 .556 0.0
Cubs 10 9 .526 0.5
Mets 9 12 .429 2.5
Cardinals 8 12 .400 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 13 6 .684 --
Reds 13 7 .650 0.5
Astros 10 11 .476 4.0
Giants 9 10 .474 4.0
Padres 7 11 .389 5.5
Braves 6 13 .316 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Rose 5
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pete Rose 3
2 Dan Driessen 1
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 Cesar Geronimo 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mario Guerrero 4
1 Pete Rose 4
3 Dan Driessen 3
3 Cesar Geronimo 3
3 Hal McRae 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bump Wills 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.38
2 Don Robinson 1.00
2 Geoff Zahn 1.00
4 Nino Espinosa 0.89
5 Burt Hooton 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Nino Espinosa 8
3 Dennis Leonard 7
4 Dennis Eckersley 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .425
2 Jeff Burroughs .413
3 Rod Carew .371
4 Dusty Baker .366
5 Rick Monday .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 8
1 Rick Monday 8
3 Cecil Cooper 7
3 Butch Hobson 7
3 Richie Zisk 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Hobson 22
1 Rick Monday 22
3 Larry Hisle 19
3 Richie Zisk 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Royster 11
2 Omar Moreno 10
3 Cesar Cedeno 9
4 Dan Driessen 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Craig Swan 1.24
2 John Henry Johnson 1.26
3 Pete Broberg 1.33
3 Chris Knapp 1.33
5 Jim Palmer 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 5
2 Ross Grimsley 4
2 Tommy John 4
2 Bill Lee 4
2 Paul Splittorff 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 J. R. Richard 43
3 Phil Niekro 37
4 Dennis Leonard 31
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 5
1 Don Stanhouse 5
3 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Al Hrabosky 4
3 Skip Lockwood 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .476
2 Dave Parker .465
3 Buddy Bell .444
4 Craig Reynolds .405
5 Art Howe .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Butch Hobson 6
2 Larry Hisle 5
2 Rick Monday 5
4 Don Baylor 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Hobson 21
2 Rusty Staub 16
3 Willie McCovey 14
4 Rick Monday 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Royster 9
2 Omar Moreno 8
3 Bump Wills 6
4 Cesar Cedeno 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preston Hanna 0.67
1 Chris Knapp 0.67
3 Skip Lockwood 0.73
4 Bert Blyleven 1.00
5 Gary Serum 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 John Hiller 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 Frank Tanana 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 J. R. Richard 27
3 Phil Niekro 24
4 Dennis Leonard 23
5 John Montefusco 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Stanhouse 4
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Paul Hartzell 3
2 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Rennie Stennett .338
3 Ron LeFlore .335
4 Dave Parker .335
5 Mickey Rivers .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 43
3 Greg Luzinski 39
3 Mike Schmidt 39
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 145
2 Larry Hisle 125
2 Greg Luzinski 125
4 Butch Hobson 121
4 Jim Rice 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 68
2 Frank Taveras 66
3 Gene Richards 60
4 Omar Moreno 57
5 Freddie Patek 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 2.28
2 Frank Tanana 2.35
3 Burt Hooton 2.56
4 Steve Carlton 2.61
5 Rick Reuschel 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 24
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Dennis Leonard 22
4 Rick Reuschel 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 365
2 Phil Niekro 275
3 Dennis Leonard 260
4 J. R. Richard 231
5 Tom Seaver 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Bruce Sutter 31
3 Bill Campbell 30
4 Lerrin LaGrow 25
5 2 tied 24