On This Day

Sunday, May 7, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 17 6 .739 --
Red Sox 17 10 .630 2.0
Yankees 15 10 .600 3.0
Brewers 12 13 .480 6.0
Indians 10 14 .417 7.5
Orioles 10 15 .400 8.0
Blue Jays 8 18 .308 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 19 7 .731 --
Angels 17 9 .654 2.0
Royals 15 10 .600 3.5
Rangers 11 12 .478 6.5
Mariners 11 20 .355 10.5
Twins 10 19 .345 10.5
White Sox 7 16 .304 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 14 8 .636 --
Expos 14 10 .583 1.0
Pirates 13 12 .520 2.5
Cubs 12 13 .480 3.5
Cardinals 12 15 .444 4.5
Mets 11 17 .393 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 16 10 .615 --
Reds 16 11 .593 0.5
Giants 14 11 .560 1.5
Astros 10 15 .400 5.5
Braves 10 15 .400 5.5
Padres 10 15 .400 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andre Dawson 6
2 Don Baylor 4
2 Dave Concepcion 4
2 Mike Cubbage 4
2 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Greg Luzinski 2
3 Bob Bailor 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Roberts 6
2 Rick Bosetti 4
2 Mike Cubbage 4
2 Andre Dawson 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Norwood 3
2 Omar Moreno 2
2 Bill Robinson 2
2 Frank Taveras 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.20
2 Matt Keough 1.17
2 Milt Wilcox 1.17
4 Dick Pole 1.00
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy John 8
2 Bob Forsch 7
2 Matt Keough 7
2 Milt Wilcox 7
5 Vida Blue 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Paul Hartzell 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .398
2 Rick Monday .382
3 Rod Carew .378
4 Jim Rice .364
5 Buddy Bell .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 9
1 Jim Rice 9
3 Gary Alexander 8
3 Don Baylor 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 32
2 Rick Monday 26
3 Butch Hobson 25
4 Richie Zisk 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 16
2 Ron LeFlore 12
2 Jerry Royster 12
4 Davey Lopes 11
5 Cesar Cedeno 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Broberg 1.08
2 John Henry Johnson 1.19
3 Manny Sarmiento 1.37
4 Ron Guidry 1.49
5 Nolan Ryan 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 5
1 Ross Grimsley 5
1 Frank Tanana 5
4 Jerry Augustine 4
4 11 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 8 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .553
2 Craig Reynolds .432
3 Cecil Cooper .415
4 Ben Oglivie .412
5 Jim Sundberg .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 5
1 Jim Rice 5
1 Richie Zisk 5
4 Gary Alexander 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 20
2 Dave Parker 17
3 Richie Zisk 15
4 Jeff Burroughs 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 12
2 Ron LeFlore 10
3 Davey Lopes 8
3 Bump Wills 8
5 Gene Richards 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eddie Solomon 0.00
2 Ron Guidry 0.46
3 Doyle Alexander 0.50
3 Fergie Jenkins 0.50
3 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Don Hood 3
1 Enrique Romo 3
1 Jim Slaton 3
1 Bruce Sutter 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 38
2 Steve Rogers 23
3 John Urrea 21
4 Tommy John 19
5 Phil Niekro 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Dennis Kinney 3
1 Gary Lavelle 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .392
2 Jim Rice .335
3 Rennie Stennett .332
4 Ron LeFlore .331
5 Ken Singleton .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 45
3 Greg Luzinski 40
4 Mike Schmidt 39
5 Graig Nettles 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 145
2 Jim Rice 132
3 Greg Luzinski 131
4 Butch Hobson 119
5 Larry Hisle 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 68
2 Cesar Cedeno 65
3 Gene Richards 60
4 Omar Moreno 58
5 Joe Morgan 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 2.46
2 Frank Tanana 2.47
3 Rick Reuschel 2.57
4 Nolan Ryan 2.58
5 Tommy John 2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 349
2 Phil Niekro 267
3 Dennis Leonard 260
4 J. R. Richard 233
5 Steve Rogers 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Bill Campbell 28
4 Rich Gossage 25
5 2 tied 24