On This Day

Friday, May 12, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 17 8 .680 --
Red Sox 20 11 .645 0.0
Yankees 16 11 .593 2.0
Indians 13 14 .481 5.0
Brewers 12 16 .429 6.5
Orioles 11 17 .393 7.5
Blue Jays 11 18 .379 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 20 9 .690 --
Angels 18 10 .643 1.5
Royals 16 12 .571 3.5
Rangers 14 12 .538 4.5
White Sox 9 16 .360 9.0
Mariners 11 23 .324 11.5
Twins 10 21 .323 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 16 10 .615 --
Expos 16 13 .552 1.5
Cubs 15 14 .517 2.5
Pirates 14 15 .483 3.5
Cardinals 14 17 .452 4.5
Mets 14 19 .424 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 12 .586 --
Reds 18 13 .581 0.0
Dodgers 17 13 .567 0.5
Astros 12 16 .429 4.5
Padres 12 17 .414 5.0
Braves 11 17 .393 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Alexander 4
1 Juan Beniquez 4
1 Rico Carty 4
4 Bobby Murcer 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Beniquez 3
1 Enos Cabell 3
1 Steve Garvey 3
1 Lamar Johnson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonnell 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Craig Swan 0.71
2 Jack Billingham 0.67
3 Ross Grimsley 0.57
4 Preston Hanna 0.50
5 Vida Blue 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Tom Dixon 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Billingham 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Randy Lerch 5
2 Nolan Ryan 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Paul Moskau 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .398
2 Rod Carew .377
3 Jim Rice .364
4 Rick Monday .356
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Gary Alexander 9
2 Don Baylor 9
2 Rick Monday 9
2 Richie Zisk 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 36
2 Richie Zisk 27
3 Butch Hobson 26
3 Willie McCovey 26
3 Rick Monday 26

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 Manny Sarmiento 1.27
2 John Henry Johnson 1.28
3 Ron Guidry 1.49
4 Dave Rozema 1.67
5 Mike Bruhert 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 6
1 Ross Grimsley 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Bill Lee 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 76
2 J. R. Richard 57
3 Phil Niekro 49
4 Dennis Leonard 39
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Skip Lockwood 6
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 Dave LaRoche 5
3 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Craig Reynolds .429
2 Bake McBride .421
3 Jeff Burroughs .417
4 Julio Cruz .405
5 Jim Rice .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 6
2 Dan Driessen 5
3 Gary Alexander 4
3 Cesar Cedeno 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 20
2 Dan Driessen 12
2 Willie McCovey 12
2 Dave Parker 12
2 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 11
2 Frank Taveras 8
3 Ron LeFlore 7
3 Davey Lopes 7
5 Julio Cruz 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.50
2 Ron Guidry 0.71
3 Joaquin Andujar 0.72
4 Dock Ellis 0.95
5 Milt Wilcox 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Bob Forsch 18
3 Steve Carlton 17
3 Bob Knepper 17
3 3 others tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Gary Lavelle 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
4 Stan Bahnsen 2
4 13 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .393
2 Jim Rice .338
3 Ron LeFlore .334
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 Graig Nettles 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 147
2 Jim Rice 136
3 Greg Luzinski 131
4 Butch Hobson 118
5 Bob Watson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 67
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Gene Richards 61
4 Omar Moreno 60
5 Joe Morgan 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 2.49
2 Rick Reuschel 2.57
3 Frank Tanana 2.58
4 Burt Hooton 2.59
5 Ron Guidry 2.65

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 348
2 Phil Niekro 270
3 Dennis Leonard 255
4 J. R. Richard 230
5 Steve Carlton 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Bill Campbell 28
4 Sparky Lyle 25
5 Lerrin LaGrow 24