On This Day

Wednesday, July 5, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 54 24 .692 --
Yankees 45 35 .563 10.0
Brewers 45 35 .563 10.0
Orioles 45 36 .556 10.5
Tigers 39 41 .488 16.0
Indians 37 43 .463 18.0
Blue Jays 29 52 .358 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 43 39 .524 --
Rangers 41 38 .519 0.5
Angels 42 39 .519 0.5
Royals 41 39 .513 1.0
White Sox 37 43 .463 5.0
Twins 35 42 .455 5.5
Mariners 28 55 .337 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 44 32 .579 --
Cubs 41 37 .526 4.0
Pirates 38 39 .494 6.5
Expos 39 42 .481 7.5
Mets 34 48 .415 13.0
Cardinals 32 51 .386 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 49 32 .605 --
Reds 47 35 .573 2.5
Dodgers 46 35 .568 3.0
Padres 41 41 .500 8.5
Astros 35 43 .449 12.5
Braves 34 45 .430 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Oscar Gamble 4
3 Sal Bando 3
3 Mike Cubbage 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 2
2 Gary Alexander 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Doug DeCinces 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Dempsey 3
1 Steve Garvey 3
1 Fred Lynn 3
1 Hal McRae 3
5 22 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 2
1 Dan Driessen 2
3 Sal Bando 1
3 Julio Cruz 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nelson Briles 999.00
2 Jerry Garvin 0.86
3 Mike Krukow 0.67
4 Paul Moskau 0.62
5 Ed Halicki 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Garvin 6
1 Dave Goltz 6
1 Ed Halicki 6
1 Jerry Koosman 6
1 Mike Krukow 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .351
2 Jeff Burroughs .328
3 Fred Lynn .322
4 Sixto Lezcano .320
5 Jim Rice .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 Don Baylor 19
2 Greg Luzinski 19
4 George Foster 18
4 Jason Thompson 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 69
2 Rusty Staub 62
3 Jack Clark 61
3 George Foster 61
5 Dave Winfield 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 36
2 Willie Wilson 29
3 Ron LeFlore 28
4 Julio Cruz 27
4 Miguel Dilone 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.75
2 Steve Rogers 2.06
3 Matt Keough 2.16
4 Rick Reuschel 2.26
5 Jim Palmer 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 13
2 Mike Flanagan 12
3 Vida Blue 11
3 Ross Grimsley 11
3 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 145
2 Ron Guidry 124
3 Nolan Ryan 114
4 Phil Niekro 110
5 2 tied 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 19
2 Doug Bair 13
3 Rich Gossage 12
3 Al Hrabosky 12
3 2 others tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Otto Velez .500
2 Oscar Gamble .462
3 Rick Dempsey .414
4 John Milner .400
4 Jorge Orta .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 7
1 Jack Clark 7
3 Lee Mazzilli 5
3 Roy Smalley 5
5 15 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Alexander 23
2 Jack Clark 20
3 Dave Winfield 18
4 Rusty Staub 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
1 Ozzie Smith 8
3 Gene Richards 7
4 George Brett 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.00
1 Dave Heaverlo 0.00
3 Hal Dues 0.45
4 Rich Gossage 0.69
5 Jim Kern 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Broberg 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 Mike Paxton 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 22
1 Craig Swan 22
3 Mike Flanagan 21
4 Ron Guidry 20
4 Ken Kravec 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 5
2 John D'Acquisto 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Dave LaRoche 4
2 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .398
2 Roy Howell .364
3 Steve Ontiveros .357
4 Fred Lynn .356
5 Larry Herndon .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 10
1 Eddie Murray 10
3 Jack Clark 9
4 Bobby Bonds 8
4 Dave Winfield 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 34
2 Dave Winfield 33
3 Bobby Bonds 27
3 Steve Garvey 27
3 Rusty Staub 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 12
1 Gene Richards 12
1 Ozzie Smith 12
4 Enos Cabell 11
4 Davey Lopes 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.71
2 Hal Dues 0.96
3 Rick Waits 1.06
4 Steve Rogers 1.23
5 Dyar Miller 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 59
2 J. R. Richard 46
3 Dennis Leonard 43
4 Ken Kravec 42
5 Vida Blue 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 7
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Lerrin LaGrow 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6
2 Jim Willoughby 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Dave Parker .331
3 Jim Sundberg .326
4 Jim Rice .326
5 George Brett .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 48
2 Jim Rice 43
3 Greg Luzinski 42
4 Graig Nettles 36
5 Don Baylor 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 137
2 Jim Rice 135
3 Greg Luzinski 127
4 Rusty Staub 126
5 Reggie Jackson 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 64
2 Frank Taveras 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Freddie Patek 52
5 Gene Richards 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.17
2 Jim Palmer 2.47
3 Steve Carlton 2.58
4 Tom Seaver 2.63
5 Bob Knepper 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 23
1 Ron Guidry 23
3 Dennis Leonard 22
3 Tom Seaver 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 264
2 Phil Niekro 251
3 Nolan Ryan 244
4 Dennis Leonard 223
5 Ron Guidry 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Rich Gossage 24
3 Lerrin LaGrow 22
3 Bruce Sutter 22
5 2 tied 21