On This Day

Monday, May 22, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 23 12 .657 --
Red Sox 26 14 .650 -0.5
Yankees 23 14 .622 1.0
Indians 18 19 .486 6.0
Brewers 18 19 .486 6.0
Orioles 16 21 .432 8.0
Blue Jays 14 24 .368 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 24 15 .615 --
Angels 21 16 .568 2.0
Royals 19 18 .514 4.0
Rangers 19 18 .514 4.0
Twins 16 24 .400 8.5
Mariners 15 27 .357 10.5
White Sox 12 23 .343 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 19 16 .543 --
Cubs 19 17 .528 0.5
Expos 19 19 .500 1.5
Pirates 18 20 .474 2.5
Mets 18 22 .450 3.5
Cardinals 14 26 .350 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 14 .622 --
Dodgers 24 15 .615 0.0
Reds 25 16 .610 0.0
Astros 18 18 .500 4.5
Padres 17 22 .436 7.0
Braves 14 23 .378 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Cerone 3
2 Juan Bernhardt 2
2 George Brett 2
2 Dave Cash 2
2 19 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 2
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 Ken Griffey 1
2 Ray Knight 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Knight 3
1 John Mayberry 3
1 Manny Mota 3
1 Carl Yastrzemski 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Warren Cromartie 1
1 Bill North 1
1 Amos Otis 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Rogers 1.33
2 Mickey Mahler 0.83
3 Don Sutton 0.62
4 Bill Bonham 0.50
5 Allen Ripley 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Tom House 1
1 Allen Ripley 1
1 Steve Rogers 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 8
2 Mickey Mahler 5
2 Bob Owchinko 5
2 Don Sutton 5
5 7 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .403
2 Jim Rice .369
3 Jeff Burroughs .350
4 Rick Monday .347
5 Jim Sundberg .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 14
2 Rick Monday 11
2 Jason Thompson 11
4 Don Baylor 10
4 Richie Zisk 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 43
2 Rick Monday 33
3 George Foster 31
3 Joe Morgan 31
3 Richie Zisk 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 21
2 Ron LeFlore 17
3 Willie Wilson 16
4 Cesar Cedeno 15
4 Julio Cruz 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Henry Johnson 1.53
2 Ron Guidry 1.84
3 Joaquin Andujar 2.10
4 Rick Reuschel 2.12
5 Gaylord Perry 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 7
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Bob Forsch 6
2 Ross Grimsley 6
2 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 82
2 J. R. Richard 74
3 Phil Niekro 64
4 Tom Seaver 55
5 Bert Blyleven 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Terry Forster 7
2 Don Stanhouse 7
4 Doug Bair 6
4 6 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .486
2 Jack Clark .447
3 Bill Madlock .444
4 Terry Puhl .432
5 Jim Sundberg .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
2 Sixto Lezcano 5
2 Jim Rice 5
4 John Mayberry 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 16
2 George Foster 15
2 Al Oliver 15
4 Juan Beniquez 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 8
2 Julio Cruz 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 Miguel Dilone 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 0.00
1 Darold Knowles 0.00
3 J. R. Richard 0.33
4 Scott McGregor 0.50
5 Craig Swan 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Skip Lockwood 4
2 J. R. Richard 3
3 Doyle Alexander 2
3 Vida Blue 2
3 32 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 29
2 J. R. Richard 28
3 Mike Flanagan 24
3 Tom Seaver 24
5 Phil Niekro 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Cleveland 4
1 Terry Forster 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
5 Rollie Fingers 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .414
2 Jim Sundberg .402
3 Jeff Burroughs .383
3 Rico Carty .383
5 Terry Puhl .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 10
2 Jason Thompson 9
3 Dave Kingman 7
3 Sixto Lezcano 7
3 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 31
2 George Foster 24
2 Reggie Smith 24
4 Chris Chambliss 23
4 Richie Zisk 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 19
2 Ron LeFlore 15
3 Julio Cruz 11
3 Frank Taveras 11
3 Willie Wilson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom House 1.21
2 Manny Sarmiento 1.35
3 Bob Sykes 1.38
4 Joaquin Andujar 1.42
5 Ron Guidry 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
2 Doyle Alexander 4
2 Rich Gale 4
2 Ross Grimsley 4
2 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 Bert Blyleven 42
2 J. R. Richard 42
2 Steve Rogers 42
5 Phil Niekro 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Rich Gossage 6
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 Doug Bair 5
3 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .394
2 Jim Rice .340
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Ron LeFlore .332
5 Ken Singleton .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 55
2 Jim Rice 45
3 Greg Luzinski 40
4 Mike Schmidt 39
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 158
2 Jim Rice 132
3 Greg Luzinski 129
4 Bob Watson 123
5 Butch Hobson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 66
2 Cesar Cedeno 59
2 Omar Moreno 59
4 Gene Richards 58
5 Ron LeFlore 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.43
2 Tommy John 2.48
3 Steve Carlton 2.56
4 Frank Tanana 2.66
5 Ron Guidry 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
1 Tommy John 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Bob Forsch 20
4 Tom Seaver 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 334
2 Phil Niekro 278
3 Dennis Leonard 248
4 J. R. Richard 237
5 Tom Seaver 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Sparky Lyle 26
2 Bruce Sutter 26
4 Bill Campbell 25
5 Rich Gossage 24