On This Day

Thursday, May 11, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 17 7 .708 --
Red Sox 20 11 .645 0.5
Yankees 16 10 .615 2.0
Indians 12 14 .462 6.0
Brewers 12 15 .444 6.5
Orioles 11 16 .407 7.5
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

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 16 9 .640 --
Expos 15 13 .536 2.5
Pirates 14 14 .500 3.5
Cubs 14 14 .500 3.5
Cardinals 14 16 .467 4.5
Mets 14 18 .438 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 17 12 .586 --
Giants 16 12 .571 0.5
Reds 17 13 .567 0.5
Astros 11 16 .407 5.0
Braves 11 16 .407 5.0
Padres 11 17 .393 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Lynn 3
1 Lee May 3
3 Bill Buckner 2
3 Jack Clark 2
3 15 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 1
1 Jim Rice 1
1 Ted Simmons 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 2
1 Jim Rice 2
1 Bobby Valentine 2
4 Larry Biittner 1
4 26 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Murcer 2
2 Ellis Valentine 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Knepper 0.86
2 Steve Carlton 0.82
3 Bob Forsch 0.67
4 Burt Hooton 0.60
5 2 tied 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Bob Knepper 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 9
2 Bob Knepper 6
2 Dennis Martinez 6
2 Tom Seaver 6
2 Wayne Twitchell 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Donnie Moore 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .416
2 Rod Carew .377
3 Rick Monday .367
4 Jim Rice .364
5 Buddy Bell .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
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 36
2 Butch Hobson 26
2 Rick Monday 26
4 Willie McCovey 25
4 Richie Zisk 25

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 6
2 Ross Grimsley 5
2 Bill Lee 5
2 Doug Rau 5
2 Frank Tanana 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .500
2 Craig Reynolds .452
3 Bake McBride .421
4 Rod Carew .417
5 Jim Rice .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 6
2 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 Andre Dawson 4
2 Dan Driessen 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 20
2 Willie McCovey 15
3 Dave Parker 12
4 Jeff Burroughs 11
4 6 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
2 Joaquin Andujar 0.50
2 Fergie Jenkins 0.50
4 Ron Guidry 0.71
5 Dock Ellis 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 Bruce Sutter 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 23
2 Bob Forsch 18
3 Steve Carlton 17
3 Bob Knepper 17
3 3 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Lavelle 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
3 Doug Bair 2
3 Rollie Fingers 2
3 11 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .392
2 Jim Rice .337
3 Ron LeFlore .333
4 Rennie Stennett .333
5 Ken Singleton .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 47
3 Greg Luzinski 40
4 Jeff Burroughs 37
4 2 others tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 146
2 Jim Rice 136
3 Greg Luzinski 131
4 Butch Hobson 118
5 Bob Watson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 66
2 Cesar Cedeno 64
3 Omar Moreno 60
3 Gene Richards 60
5 Joe Morgan 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.49
2 Steve Carlton 2.49
3 Rick Reuschel 2.57
4 Tommy John 2.59
5 Burt Hooton 2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 343
2 Phil Niekro 275
3 Dennis Leonard 255
4 J. R. Richard 235
5 2 tied 196

Saves

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