On This Day

Saturday, May 6, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 16 6 .727 --
Red Sox 16 10 .615 2.0
Yankees 14 10 .583 3.0
Brewers 12 12 .500 5.0
Indians 10 13 .435 6.5
Orioles 10 14 .417 7.0
Blue Jays 8 17 .320 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 19 6 .760 --
Angels 16 9 .640 3.0
Royals 14 10 .583 4.5
Rangers 11 11 .500 6.5
Mariners 10 20 .333 11.5
Twins 9 19 .321 11.5
White Sox 7 15 .318 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 13 8 .619 --
Expos 13 9 .591 0.5
Pirates 12 12 .500 2.5
Cubs 12 12 .500 2.5
Cardinals 11 15 .423 4.5
Mets 11 16 .407 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 16 9 .640 --
Reds 15 10 .600 1.0
Giants 13 11 .542 2.5
Padres 10 14 .417 5.5
Astros 10 15 .400 6.0
Braves 10 15 .400 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Rice 5
2 Rod Carew 4
2 Johnnie LeMaster 4
2 Jerry Remy 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Paul Dade 1
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 5
2 Greg Luzinski 4
2 Merv Rettenmund 4
4 Sal Bando 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 3
2 Richie Zisk 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joaquin Andujar 1.50
1 John Denny 1.50
3 Bob Sykes 1.29
4 Preston Hanna 1.20
5 Chris Knapp 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 John Denny 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Sykes 9
2 Chris Knapp 8
3 Joaquin Andujar 6
3 Steve Carlton 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Tom Johnson 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .398
2 Rick Monday .384
3 Rod Carew .371
4 Jim Rice .360
5 Buddy Bell .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 9
2 Gary Alexander 8
2 Larry Hisle 8
2 Jim Rice 8
2 Richie Zisk 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 30
2 Rick Monday 26
3 Butch Hobson 24
4 Rusty Staub 23
4 Richie Zisk 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 14
2 Jerry Royster 12
3 Ron LeFlore 11
3 Davey Lopes 11
5 Cesar Cedeno 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Broberg 1.08
2 John Henry Johnson 1.19
3 Jim Palmer 1.40
4 Ron Guidry 1.49
5 Rick Waits 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 5
1 Frank Tanana 5
3 Jerry Augustine 4
3 Pete Broberg 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 71
2 J. R. Richard 46
3 Phil Niekro 41
4 Dennis Leonard 37
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Dave LaRoche 5
2 Skip Lockwood 5
2 Don Stanhouse 5
5 4 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .512
2 Jim Sundberg .410
3 Craig Reynolds .405
4 Cecil Cooper .400
5 Pete Rose .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 5
1 Willie Horton 5
1 Richie Zisk 5
4 Gary Alexander 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 18
2 Dave Parker 15
2 Richie Zisk 15
4 Rusty Staub 14
5 Jeff Burroughs 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 12
2 Ron LeFlore 9
3 Davey Lopes 8
3 Bump Wills 8
5 Jerry Royster 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Solomon 0.00
2 Ron Guidry 0.46
3 Rick Rhoden 0.50
3 Dave Rozema 0.50
5 2 tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 Don Hood 3
1 Jim Slaton 3
1 Bruce Sutter 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 38
2 Steve Rogers 23
2 John Urrea 23
4 John Denny 21
5 Phil Niekro 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Bahnsen 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Dennis Kinney 3
3 Sparky Lyle 3
5 16 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .392
2 Rennie Stennett .335
3 Jim Rice .333
4 Ron LeFlore .332
5 Ken Singleton .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 44
3 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Greg Luzinski 38
5 Graig Nettles 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 144
2 Jim Rice 130
3 Greg Luzinski 127
4 Larry Hisle 118
4 Butch Hobson 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 67
2 Frank Taveras 66
3 Gene Richards 60
4 Omar Moreno 58
5 Joe Morgan 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 2.46
2 Tommy John 2.46
3 Frank Tanana 2.47
4 Rick Reuschel 2.57
5 Nolan Ryan 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Tommy John 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
4 John Candelaria 20
4 Dave Goltz 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 364
2 Phil Niekro 267
3 Dennis Leonard 260
4 J. R. Richard 233
5 Steve Rogers 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 38
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Bill Campbell 28
4 Rich Gossage 26
5 2 tied 24