On This Day

Sunday, May 14, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 18 9 .667 --
Red Sox 22 11 .667 -1.0
Yankees 17 12 .586 2.0
Indians 14 15 .483 5.0
Brewers 14 16 .467 5.5
Orioles 13 17 .433 6.5
Blue Jays 11 19 .367 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 10 .677 --
Angels 19 11 .633 1.5
Royals 17 13 .567 3.5
Rangers 14 14 .500 5.5
Mariners 12 23 .343 11.0
White Sox 9 18 .333 10.0
Twins 10 23 .303 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 17 11 .607 --
Expos 17 14 .548 1.5
Cubs 16 15 .516 2.5
Pirates 15 16 .484 3.5
Cardinals 14 20 .412 6.0
Mets 14 20 .412 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 20 12 .625 --
Reds 19 14 .576 1.5
Dodgers 18 14 .563 2.0
Astros 13 16 .448 5.5
Padres 13 18 .419 6.5
Braves 12 18 .400 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garry Templeton 5
2 Jack Clark 4
2 Dave Kingman 4
2 Terry Whitfield 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 3
2 Brian Asselstine 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 Mike Cubbage 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 8
2 Jack Clark 3
2 George Foster 3
2 Clint Hurdle 3
2 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Reggie Jackson 2
3 Lyman Bostock 1
3 Bert Campaneris 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Robinson 1.75
2 Jim Barr 1.00
3 Don Hood 0.83
4 Rudy May 0.62
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 John Flinn 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Robinson 7
2 Larry Christenson 6
3 Mike Flanagan 5
3 Don Hood 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Paul Hartzell 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .390
2 Rod Carew .374
3 Jim Rice .367
4 Fred Lynn .342
5 Dan Driessen .342

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 Butch Hobson 27
2 Rick Monday 27
2 Richie Zisk 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 20
2 Ron LeFlore 14
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
3 Davey Lopes 12
3 Jerry Royster 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Henry Johnson 1.28
2 Ron Guidry 1.61
3 Ross Grimsley 1.85
4 Bob Knepper 1.87
5 Rick Reuschel 1.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 6
1 Ross Grimsley 6
1 Frank Tanana 6
4 Vida Blue 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 76
2 J. R. Richard 57
3 Phil Niekro 55
4 Dennis Leonard 40
5 John Montefusco 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Skip Lockwood 6
2 Don Stanhouse 6
4 Stan Bahnsen 5
4 6 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .453
2 Rico Carty .432
3 Bake McBride .424
4 Reggie Jackson .405
5 Frank Taveras .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 6
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
2 Jason Thompson 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 20
2 Reggie Smith 15
3 Gary Carter 12
3 Dave Kingman 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
2 Davey Lopes 8
2 Frank Taveras 8
4 Ron LeFlore 7
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Sykes 0.00
2 Fergie Jenkins 0.50
3 Joaquin Andujar 0.56
4 Milt Wilcox 1.00
5 Tom Underwood 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Mike Torrez 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 20
1 Ron Guidry 20
3 Fred Norman 19
4 Phil Niekro 18
5 4 tied 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Gary Lavelle 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .398
2 Craig Reynolds .377
3 Jim Rice .368
4 Rod Carew .362
5 Rennie Stennett .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 9
2 Greg Luzinski 8
2 Lee May 8
4 Gary Alexander 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 32
2 Butch Hobson 27
3 Rusty Staub 24
4 Willie McCovey 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 18
2 Ron LeFlore 12
3 Gene Richards 10
3 Jerry Royster 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preston Hanna 1.32
2 Manny Sarmiento 1.37
3 John Henry Johnson 1.49
4 Ron Guidry 1.57
5 Bob Knepper 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Ross Grimsley 5
3 Steve Carlton 4
3 Bob Forsch 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 51
2 Phil Niekro 42
3 J. R. Richard 41
4 Steve Rogers 33
5 4 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Skip Lockwood 6
2 Don Stanhouse 6
4 Stan Bahnsen 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .394
2 Rennie Stennett .344
3 Jim Rice .338
4 Ron LeFlore .337
5 Bake McBride .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 47
3 Greg Luzinski 41
4 Graig Nettles 38
4 Mike Schmidt 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 150
2 Jim Rice 136
3 Greg Luzinski 131
4 Butch Hobson 118
5 Bob Watson 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 67
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Gene Richards 61
4 Omar Moreno 60
5 Joe Morgan 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 2.49
2 Rick Reuschel 2.57
3 Burt Hooton 2.59
4 Frank Tanana 2.60
5 Tommy John 2.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 348
2 Phil Niekro 276
3 Dennis Leonard 250
4 J. R. Richard 230
5 2 tied 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Bruce Sutter 28
3 Bill Campbell 27
4 Sparky Lyle 25
5 3 tied 23