On This Day

Friday, July 14, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 57 28 .671 --
Brewers 49 36 .576 8.0
Yankees 47 39 .547 10.5
Orioles 47 40 .540 11.0
Tigers 43 43 .500 14.5
Indians 40 47 .460 18.0
Blue Jays 32 55 .368 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 48 40 .545 --
Royals 45 41 .523 2.0
Rangers 44 41 .518 2.5
Athletics 44 45 .494 4.5
Twins 39 44 .470 6.5
White Sox 39 47 .453 8.0
Mariners 31 59 .344 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 47 35 .573 --
Cubs 43 41 .512 5.0
Pirates 41 42 .494 6.5
Expos 42 47 .472 8.5
Mets 37 51 .420 13.0
Cardinals 36 53 .404 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 53 35 .602 --
Dodgers 50 38 .568 3.0
Reds 50 38 .568 3.0
Padres 44 45 .494 9.5
Astros 38 47 .447 13.5
Braves 38 47 .447 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Perez 5
1 Terry Puhl 5
3 Rafael Landestoy 4
3 Ellis Valentine 4
5 17 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 2
1 Fernando Gonzalez 2
1 Dale Murphy 2
1 Eric Soderholm 2
5 22 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fernando Gonzalez 5
2 Dale Murphy 4
2 Bill Robinson 4
2 Eric Soderholm 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 2
1 Rodney Scott 2
3 Dave Bergman 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Vuckovich 2.00
2 J. R. Richard 1.25
3 Nolan Ryan 1.18
4 Phil Niekro 1.17
5 Ron Guidry 0.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Forsch 2
2 Doug Bair 1
2 Rich Gale 1
2 Rich Gossage 1
2 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 13
2 Ron Guidry 10
2 J. R. Richard 10
4 Pete Vuckovich 8
5 Phil Niekro 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Bo McLaughlin 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .351
2 Fred Lynn .332
3 Sixto Lezcano .326
4 Jeff Burroughs .324
5 Dave Parker .316

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 Steve Rogers 2.12
2 Jim Palmer 2.23
3 Ron Guidry 2.23
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.27
5 Bob Knepper 2.41

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 167
2 Ron Guidry 137
3 Nolan Ryan 132
4 Phil Niekro 129
5 Tom Seaver 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 20
2 Doug Bair 14
2 Bruce Sutter 14
2 Kent Tekulve 14
5 Dave LaRoche 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Veryzer .459
2 Ralph Garr .450
3 Carl Yastrzemski .438
4 Tom Paciorek .435
5 Fred Lynn .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 6
1 Larry Hisle 6
1 Fred Lynn 6
4 Ellis Valentine 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 15
1 Rusty Staub 15
3 Jack Clark 14
3 Larry Hisle 14
3 Ellis Valentine 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 6
1 Ron LeFlore 6
1 Gene Richards 6
4 Ken Griffey 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.00
1 Kent Tekulve 0.00
3 Rick Rhoden 0.53
4 Gerry Pirtle 0.71
5 Mike Krukow 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 3
1 Doug Bair 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 36
2 Tom Seaver 24
3 Pete Vuckovich 21
3 Rick Wise 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 6
2 Gene Garber 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Rollie Fingers 4
4 Dave LaRoche 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .391
2 Dave Parker .391
3 Ellis Valentine .377
4 Fred Lynn .373
5 Oscar Gamble .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 9
2 Gary Alexander 8
2 Jack Clark 8
2 Eric Soderholm 8
2 Ellis Valentine 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Alexander 26
1 Larry Hisle 26
1 Dave Winfield 26
4 Bobby Bonds 25
4 Jack Clark 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 13
1 Omar Moreno 13
3 Gene Richards 12
4 Rod Carew 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.70
2 Kent Tekulve 1.13
3 Bert Blyleven 1.42
4 Mike Caldwell 1.50
5 Hal Dues 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eric Rasmussen 6
2 Don Aase 5
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 56
2 Ron Guidry 51
3 Phil Niekro 41
4 Dennis Leonard 40
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 8
1 Kent Tekulve 8
3 John D'Acquisto 6
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Dave Parker .329
3 George Brett .326
4 Cesar Cedeno .322
5 Jim Rice .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 45
2 Greg Luzinski 42
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Don Baylor 37
5 Jason Thompson 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 130
2 George Foster 129
3 Greg Luzinski 124
3 Rusty Staub 124
5 Reggie Jackson 116

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 2.37
2 Jim Palmer 2.40
3 John Candelaria 2.55
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.65
5 Steve Rogers 2.68

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 269
2 Phil Niekro 259
3 Nolan Ryan 251
4 Ron Guidry 229
5 Tom Seaver 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Rich Gossage 23
3 Doug Bair 22
3 Bruce Sutter 22
5 3 tied 21