On This Day

Tuesday, May 23, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 23 13 .639 --
Red Sox 26 15 .634 -0.5
Yankees 24 14 .632 0.0
Brewers 19 19 .500 5.0
Indians 18 20 .474 6.0
Orioles 17 21 .447 7.0
Blue Jays 15 24 .385 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 24 16 .600 --
Angels 22 16 .579 1.0
Royals 20 19 .513 3.5
Rangers 19 19 .500 4.0
Twins 17 24 .415 7.5
Mariners 16 28 .364 10.0
White Sox 12 24 .333 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 19 16 .543 --
Cubs 19 17 .528 0.5
Expos 20 19 .513 1.0
Mets 19 22 .463 3.0
Pirates 18 21 .462 3.0
Cardinals 14 27 .341 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 24 14 .632 --
Dodgers 24 16 .600 1.0
Reds 25 17 .595 1.0
Astros 18 19 .486 5.5
Padres 18 22 .450 7.0
Braves 15 23 .395 9.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doug Flynn 4
1 Hal McRae 4
3 Bob Bailor 3
3 Juan Bernhardt 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Glenn Borgmann 1
1 George Brett 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 4
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Clint Hurdle 3
2 Ruppert Jones 3
2 Graig Nettles 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonnell 2
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 Bob Bailor 1
3 Rick Burleson 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Flanagan 2.25
2 Ron Guidry 1.57
3 Matt Keough 0.67
4 Vida Blue 0.62
5 Nolan Ryan 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Roger Erickson 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 11
2 Mike Flanagan 9
3 Nolan Ryan 7
4 Vida Blue 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Jim Todd 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .399
2 Jim Rice .358
3 Jeff Burroughs .352
4 Rick Monday .347
5 Reggie Smith .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 14
2 Don Baylor 11
2 Rick Monday 11
2 Jason Thompson 11
5 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 18
3 Cesar Cedeno 17
3 Willie Wilson 17
5 Julio Cruz 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Henry Johnson 1.53
2 Ron Guidry 1.73
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 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 89
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 Skip Lockwood 7
2 Don Stanhouse 7
5 7 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .467
2 Rod Carew .462
3 Jack Clark .460
4 Terry Puhl .438
5 Bill Madlock .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
2 Sixto Lezcano 5
2 Jim Rice 5
4 John Mayberry 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 17
2 Dave Kingman 16
3 Chris Chambliss 15
3 George Foster 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 9
2 Julio Cruz 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 Ron LeFlore 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Dixon 0.00
1 Darold Knowles 0.00
3 J. R. Richard 0.33
4 Bob Forsch 0.43
5 Scott McGregor 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nino Espinosa 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Skip Lockwood 3
1 J. R. Richard 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 33
2 Bert Blyleven 29
3 J. R. Richard 28
4 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 Jeff Burroughs .400
3 Rico Carty .397
4 Terry Puhl .395
5 Jim Sundberg .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 10
2 Jason Thompson 8
3 Dave Kingman 7
3 Sixto Lezcano 7
3 Richie Zisk 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 31
2 Chris Chambliss 26
3 George Foster 24
4 Reggie Smith 23
5 Richie Zisk 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 17
2 Ron LeFlore 16
3 Julio Cruz 12
3 Willie Wilson 12
5 Frank Taveras 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom House 1.21
2 Bob Sykes 1.38
3 Ron Guidry 1.40
4 Joaquin Andujar 1.42
5 Geoff Zahn 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
3 Doyle Alexander 4
3 Mike Flanagan 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 J. R. Richard 42
2 Steve Rogers 42
4 Phil Niekro 41
5 3 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Rich Gossage 6
3 Doug Bair 5
3 Terry Forster 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .396
2 Jim Rice .340
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Ron LeFlore .332
5 Ken Singleton .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 158
2 Jim Rice 132
3 Greg Luzinski 129
4 Bob Watson 121
5 Reggie Jackson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 64
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Omar Moreno 58
3 Gene Richards 58
5 Ron LeFlore 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.43
2 Tommy John 2.47
3 Steve Carlton 2.56
4 Frank Tanana 2.66
5 Ron Guidry 2.67

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 341
2 Phil Niekro 278
3 Dennis Leonard 247
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