On This Day

Tuesday, May 2, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 14 5 .737 --
Yankees 12 9 .571 3.0
Red Sox 12 10 .545 3.5
Indians 9 11 .450 5.5
Orioles 9 12 .429 6.0
Brewers 9 12 .429 6.0
Blue Jays 8 14 .364 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 17 5 .773 --
Royals 14 7 .667 2.5
Angels 14 8 .636 3.0
Rangers 9 10 .474 6.5
White Sox 7 12 .368 8.5
Twins 8 16 .333 10.0
Mariners 8 19 .296 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 11 7 .611 --
Expos 11 8 .579 0.5
Cubs 12 9 .571 0.5
Pirates 11 10 .524 1.5
Cardinals 10 13 .435 3.5
Mets 10 14 .417 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 13 8 .619 --
Reds 13 9 .591 0.5
Giants 11 11 .500 2.5
Astros 10 12 .455 3.5
Padres 8 13 .381 5.0
Braves 8 14 .364 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee Mazzilli 4
2 Paul Dade 3
2 Larry Harlow 3
2 Keith Hernandez 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Willie Horton 1
1 Lamar Johnson 1
1 Lee Lacy 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee Mazzilli 3
1 Lance Parrish 3
1 Jason Thompson 3
4 Bill Buckner 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Craig Reynolds 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
3 Bruce Bochte 1
3 Lou Brock 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Milt Wilcox 1.00
2 Tom Underwood 0.83
3 Catfish Hunter 0.57
4 Tommy John 0.56
5 John Candelaria 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Matt Keough 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Milt Wilcox 6
2 John Candelaria 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .411
2 Buddy Bell .392
3 Rick Monday .357
4 Rod Carew .356
5 Darrell Porter .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 8
1 Rick Monday 8
3 Gary Alexander 7
3 Don Baylor 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Hobson 23
2 Rick Monday 22
3 Jim Rice 21
4 Richie Zisk 20
5 4 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 12
2 Jerry Royster 11
3 Cesar Cedeno 9
3 Davey Lopes 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elias Sosa 0.79
2 John Henry Johnson 1.26
3 Pete Broberg 1.33
4 Jim Palmer 1.38
5 Ron Guidry 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 5
2 Bob Forsch 4
2 Ross Grimsley 4
2 Tommy John 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 J. R. Richard 43
3 Phil Niekro 37
4 Dennis Leonard 31
5 John Montefusco 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 5
1 Skip Lockwood 5
1 Don Stanhouse 5
4 Stan Bahnsen 4
4 4 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .500
2 Davey Lopes .400
2 Bob Randall .400
4 Dave Parker .395
5 Craig Reynolds .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 5
2 Gary Alexander 4
2 Johnny Grubb 4
2 Larry Hisle 4
2 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Hobson 14
2 Jeff Burroughs 13
3 Rico Carty 12
3 Rick Monday 12
3 Richie Zisk 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
2 Jerry Royster 8
3 Ron LeFlore 6
3 Davey Lopes 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Rozema 0.50
2 Phil Niekro 0.69
3 John Hiller 0.73
4 Paul Hartzell 0.75
4 Bruce Sutter 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Elias Sosa 3
1 Bruce Sutter 3
3 Joaquin Andujar 2
3 Jim Bibby 2
3 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 John Montefusco 24
3 Phil Niekro 21
4 Bob Knepper 18
4 Dennis Leonard 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Bahnsen 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Dave LaRoche 3
2 Skip Lockwood 3
2 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .389
2 Rennie Stennett .337
3 Ron LeFlore .332
4 Dave Parker .331
5 Jim Rice .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 45
3 Greg Luzinski 39
3 Mike Schmidt 39
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 142
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Greg Luzinski 124
4 Butch Hobson 120
5 Larry Hisle 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 67
2 Frank Taveras 66
3 Gene Richards 60
4 Omar Moreno 57
5 Joe Morgan 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.38
2 Tommy John 2.41
3 Burt Hooton 2.56
4 Steve Carlton 2.59
5 Nolan Ryan 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Dennis Leonard 22
4 Bob Forsch 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 352
2 Phil Niekro 272
3 Dennis Leonard 260
4 J. R. Richard 231
5 Dave Goltz 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Bill Campbell 29
4 Lerrin LaGrow 25
5 2 tied 24