On This Day

Thursday, July 13, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 57 27 .679 --
Brewers 49 35 .583 8.0
Yankees 46 39 .541 11.5
Orioles 46 40 .535 12.0
Tigers 42 43 .494 15.5
Indians 39 47 .453 19.0
Blue Jays 32 54 .372 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 47 40 .540 --
Royals 44 41 .518 2.0
Rangers 43 41 .512 2.5
Athletics 44 44 .500 3.5
Twins 39 43 .476 5.5
White Sox 39 46 .459 7.0
Mariners 31 58 .348 17.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 47 34 .580 --
Cubs 43 40 .518 5.0
Pirates 40 42 .488 7.5
Expos 42 45 .483 8.0
Mets 37 50 .425 13.0
Cardinals 35 53 .398 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 53 34 .609 --
Dodgers 50 37 .575 3.0
Reds 49 38 .563 4.0
Padres 43 45 .489 10.5
Braves 37 47 .440 14.5
Astros 36 47 .434 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Money 5
2 Al Oliver 4
3 Juan Beniquez 3
3 Doug DeCinces 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 2
1 Ken Singleton 2
3 Gary Alexander 1
3 Juan Beniquez 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 5
2 Robin Yount 4
3 Al Oliver 3
3 Leon Roberts 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Mike Edwards 1
1 Steve Henderson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.33
2 Bob Knepper 1.00
3 Don Aase 0.86
4 Mike Caldwell 0.80
4 Gaylord Perry 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Knepper 8
1 Tom Seaver 8
3 Don Aase 6
4 Glenn Abbott 5
4 Dave Lemanczyk 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Fred Lynn .332
3 Sixto Lezcano .328
4 Jeff Burroughs .324
5 Jim Rice .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 2 tied 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 Pete Vuckovich 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 13
1 Ron Guidry 13
3 Vida Blue 12
3 Ross Grimsley 12
3 Frank Tanana 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 157
2 Ron Guidry 127
3 Phil Niekro 122
4 Nolan Ryan 119
5 Tom Seaver 118

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 Ralph Garr .459
2 Tom Paciorek .452
3 Fred Lynn .436
4 Rick Miller .432
5 Tom Veryzer .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 6
1 Larry Hisle 6
3 Fred Lynn 5
4 Gary Alexander 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 16
2 Jack Clark 14
3 Carlton Fisk 13
3 Steve Garvey 13
3 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 6
1 Gene Richards 6
3 Ken Griffey 5
3 Davey Lopes 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Langford 0.00
1 Kevin Kobel 0.00
3 Rick Rhoden 0.53
4 Hal Dues 0.56
5 Eric Rasmussen 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 Bob Knepper 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 Enrique Romo 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 26
2 Tom Seaver 24
3 John Henry Johnson 20
4 Mike Flanagan 19
4 Dave Goltz 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sixto Lezcano .387
2 Pete Rose .381
3 Ellis Valentine .380
4 Oscar Gamble .371
5 Dave Parker .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 9
1 Larry Hisle 9
3 Gary Alexander 8
4 Bobby Bonds 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 29
2 Larry Hisle 26
2 Dave Winfield 26
4 Gary Alexander 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 13
2 Gene Richards 12
2 Ozzie Smith 12
4 Enos Cabell 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.70
2 Hal Dues 0.79
3 Kent Tekulve 1.21
4 Bert Blyleven 1.42
5 Mike Caldwell 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Goltz 6
2 Don Aase 5
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 46
2 Ron Guidry 41
3 Dennis Leonard 40
4 Tom Seaver 35
5 2 tied 34

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 8
2 Kent Tekulve 7
3 John D'Acquisto 6
3 Dave LaRoche 6
3 Bruce Sutter 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 George Brett .329
3 Dave Parker .328
4 Jim Rice .325
5 Cesar Cedeno .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 46
2 Greg Luzinski 44
3 Jim Rice 41
4 Don Baylor 37
5 Jason Thompson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 134
2 George Foster 131
3 Greg Luzinski 129
4 Rusty Staub 124
5 Reggie Jackson 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 65
2 Frank Taveras 59
3 Cesar Cedeno 56
4 Gene Richards 53
5 Ron LeFlore 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.24
2 Jim Palmer 2.37
3 Steve Carlton 2.52
4 John Candelaria 2.52
5 Bob Knepper 2.73

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 259
2 Phil Niekro 252
3 Nolan Ryan 238
4 Ron Guidry 219
5 Tom Seaver 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Rich Gossage 23
3 Doug Bair 22
3 Bruce Sutter 22
5 3 tied 21