On This Day

Sunday, July 9, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 57 26 .687 --
Brewers 48 35 .578 9.0
Yankees 46 38 .548 11.5
Orioles 45 40 .529 13.0
Tigers 42 42 .500 15.5
Indians 39 46 .459 19.0
Blue Jays 32 53 .376 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 46 40 .535 --
Royals 44 40 .524 1.0
Rangers 42 41 .506 2.5
Athletics 43 44 .494 3.5
Twins 39 42 .481 4.5
White Sox 38 46 .452 7.0
Mariners 30 58 .341 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 47 34 .580 --
Cubs 43 39 .524 4.5
Pirates 40 41 .494 7.0
Expos 41 45 .477 8.5
Mets 36 50 .419 13.5
Cardinals 34 53 .391 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 34 .605 --
Dodgers 50 36 .581 2.0
Reds 49 37 .570 3.0
Padres 42 45 .483 10.5
Braves 37 47 .440 14.0
Astros 36 46 .439 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cardenal 3
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Tim Corcoran 3
1 Warren Cromartie 3
1 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 2
1 Richie Hebner 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 5
2 Buddy Bell 4
2 Gary Carter 4
4 Jeff Burroughs 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 2
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.20
2 Steve Carlton 1.00
2 Mike Krukow 1.00
2 Steve Stone 1.00
5 Don Sutton 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Preston Hanna 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 12
2 Steve Carlton 9
3 Rick Wise 8
4 Jim Slaton 7
4 Don Sutton 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Randy Stein 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Fred Lynn .331
3 Jeff Burroughs .324
4 Jim Rice .323
5 Sixto Lezcano .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 Don Baylor 21
2 Greg Luzinski 21
4 Larry Hisle 19
4 Jason Thompson 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 74
2 Rusty Staub 68
3 George Foster 63
4 Dave Winfield 62
5 Jack Clark 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 39
2 Ron LeFlore 31
3 Willie Wilson 29
4 Miguel Dilone 28
5 Julio Cruz 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.99
2 Steve Rogers 2.13
3 Matt Keough 2.16
4 Jim Palmer 2.23
5 Rick Reuschel 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 13
2 Vida Blue 12
2 Mike Flanagan 12
2 Frank Tanana 12
5 4 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 157
2 Ron Guidry 127
3 Phil Niekro 122
4 Nolan Ryan 119
5 Tom Seaver 110

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 19
2 Doug Bair 14
2 Bruce Sutter 14
4 Dave LaRoche 13
4 Kent Tekulve 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Otto Velez .433
2 Jerry Mumphrey .426
3 Oscar Gamble .420
4 Tom Paciorek .419
5 Roger Metzger .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 7
1 Larry Hisle 7
3 Greg Luzinski 6
4 Gary Alexander 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 20
1 Rusty Staub 20
3 Dave Winfield 19
4 Rico Carty 17
4 Larry Hisle 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Gene Richards 7
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Enos Cabell 6
3 Ozzie Smith 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.00
2 Charlie Hough 0.75
3 Hal Dues 0.78
4 Rick Langford 0.83
5 Bert Blyleven 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eric Rasmussen 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Rich Gale 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 34
2 Ken Kravec 24
3 Dennis Eckersley 21
3 Rich Gale 21
5 6 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 6
1 Dave LaRoche 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6
1 Kent Tekulve 6
5 3 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .393
2 Willie Stargell .391
3 Fred Lynn .381
4 John Milner .373
5 Sixto Lezcano .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 11
2 Larry Hisle 10
3 Jack Clark 9
3 Eddie Murray 9
3 Dave Winfield 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 35
2 Jack Clark 33
2 Larry Hisle 33
4 Rusty Staub 29
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 15
2 Gene Richards 14
3 Ozzie Smith 13
4 Ron LeFlore 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.57
2 Hal Dues 0.97
3 Gene Garber 1.05
4 Mike Caldwell 1.55
5 Steve Rogers 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Dave Goltz 6
3 Bert Blyleven 5
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 58
2 Ron Guidry 52
3 Dennis Leonard 46
4 Phil Niekro 41
5 Ken Kravec 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 9
2 Bruce Sutter 7
2 Kent Tekulve 7
4 Rollie Fingers 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .361
2 Dave Parker .329
3 George Brett .327
4 Jim Rice .325
5 Ron LeFlore .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 46
2 Greg Luzinski 44
3 Jim Rice 41
4 Don Baylor 37
5 Graig Nettles 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 137
2 George Foster 132
3 Rusty Staub 130
4 Greg Luzinski 129
5 Reggie Jackson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 67
2 Frank Taveras 59
3 Cesar Cedeno 57
4 Gene Richards 53
5 Ron LeFlore 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.30
2 Jim Palmer 2.47
3 John Candelaria 2.56
4 Steve Carlton 2.71
5 Tom Seaver 2.71

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 264
2 Phil Niekro 256
3 Nolan Ryan 246
4 Ron Guidry 223
5 Dennis Leonard 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Rich Gossage 24
3 Doug Bair 22
3 Bruce Sutter 22
5 4 tied 21