On This Day

Wednesday, May 10, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 17 7 .708 --
Red Sox 19 11 .633 1.0
Yankees 16 10 .615 2.0
Indians 12 14 .462 6.0
Brewers 12 15 .444 6.5
Orioles 11 15 .423 7.0
Blue Jays 10 18 .357 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 19 9 .679 --
Angels 18 9 .667 0.5
Royals 15 12 .556 3.5
Rangers 13 12 .520 4.5
White Sox 8 16 .333 9.0
Mariners 11 22 .333 10.5
Twins 10 21 .323 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 15 9 .625 --
Expos 15 12 .556 1.5
Pirates 14 13 .519 2.5
Cubs 13 14 .481 3.5
Cardinals 13 16 .448 4.5
Mets 13 18 .419 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 17 11 .607 --
Reds 17 12 .586 0.5
Giants 15 12 .556 1.5
Astros 11 16 .407 5.5
Braves 11 16 .407 5.5
Padres 11 16 .407 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Frank Duffy 2
1 Duffy Dyer 2
1 Doug Flynn 2
1 25 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lamar Johnson 3
1 Elliott Maddox 3
3 Ted Cox 2
3 Jerry Morales 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
1 John Stearns 2
4 Al Bumbry 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.50
2 Mike Flanagan 1.00
3 Dennis Lamp 0.57
3 Allen Ripley 0.57
5 Jim Clancy 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 12
2 Mike Flanagan 10
3 Mark Littell 8
4 Jim Clancy 5
4 Rich Wortham 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Dennis Kinney 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .416
2 Rod Carew .377
3 Jim Rice .370
4 Rick Monday .365
5 Buddy Bell .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 10
2 Don Baylor 9
2 Rick Monday 9
4 Gary Alexander 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 34
2 Butch Hobson 26
2 Rick Monday 26
4 Richie Zisk 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 19
2 Ron LeFlore 13
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
3 Jerry Royster 12
5 Davey Lopes 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Henry Johnson 1.19
2 Manny Sarmiento 1.27
3 Ron Guidry 1.49
4 Nolan Ryan 1.62
5 Dave Rozema 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 5
1 Ross Grimsley 5
1 Doug Rau 5
1 Frank Tanana 5
5 12 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 71
2 J. R. Richard 57
3 Phil Niekro 49
4 Dennis Leonard 39
5 Bert Blyleven 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Dave LaRoche 5
2 Skip Lockwood 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Don Stanhouse 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .514
2 Craig Reynolds .452
3 Jim Rice .415
4 Rod Carew .410
5 Bake McBride .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 5
2 Don Baylor 4
2 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 Andre Dawson 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 19
2 Willie McCovey 14
2 Reggie Smith 14
4 Dan Ford 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 11
2 Ron LeFlore 7
2 Davey Lopes 7
2 Frank Taveras 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Bruce Sutter 0.00
3 Joaquin Andujar 0.50
3 Fergie Jenkins 0.50
5 Ron Guidry 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 Doug Rau 3
1 Bruce Sutter 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 25
2 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Bert Blyleven 21
4 John Denny 18
5 3 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Gary Lavelle 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
4 Doug Bair 2
4 10 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Jim Rice .338
3 Ron LeFlore .333
4 Rennie Stennett .333
5 Ken Singleton .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 46
3 Greg Luzinski 40
4 Mike Schmidt 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 146
2 Jim Rice 134
3 Greg Luzinski 131
4 Butch Hobson 118
5 Bob Watson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 68
2 Cesar Cedeno 64
3 Omar Moreno 61
4 Gene Richards 60
5 Joe Morgan 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 2.46
2 Frank Tanana 2.49
3 Nolan Ryan 2.58
4 Tommy John 2.59
5 Rick Reuschel 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Tommy John 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Bob Forsch 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 349
2 Phil Niekro 275
3 Dennis Leonard 255
4 J. R. Richard 235
5 Steve Rogers 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Bill Campbell 28
2 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Sparky Lyle 25
5 2 tied 24