On This Day

Saturday, July 15, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 58 28 .674 --
Brewers 50 36 .581 8.0
Yankees 47 40 .540 11.5
Orioles 48 41 .539 11.5
Tigers 43 44 .494 15.5
Indians 40 48 .455 19.0
Blue Jays 32 56 .364 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 49 40 .551 --
Royals 46 41 .529 2.0
Rangers 45 42 .517 3.0
Athletics 45 45 .500 4.5
Twins 39 45 .464 7.5
White Sox 39 48 .448 9.0
Mariners 32 59 .352 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 47 36 .566 --
Cubs 44 41 .518 4.0
Pirates 41 43 .488 6.5
Expos 43 47 .478 7.5
Mets 37 52 .416 13.0
Cardinals 36 54 .400 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 54 35 .607 --
Dodgers 51 38 .573 3.0
Reds 51 38 .573 3.0
Padres 44 46 .489 10.5
Braves 39 47 .453 13.5
Astros 38 48 .442 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Beniquez 4
1 Kurt Bevacqua 4
3 Bert Campaneris 3
3 Doug DeCinces 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 2
1 Larry Milbourne 2
1 Andre Thornton 2
4 Bob Bailey 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Milbourne 5
2 Darrell Evans 4
3 Juan Beniquez 3
3 Doug DeCinces 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 2
2 Rob Andrews 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Leonard 1.00
2 Bob Forsch 0.83
3 Frank Tanana 0.75
4 Tom Underwood 0.71
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 8
2 Frank Tanana 6
3 Bob Forsch 5
3 Dennis Martinez 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Manny Sarmiento 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .351
2 Fred Lynn .330
3 Sixto Lezcano .328
4 Jeff Burroughs .325
5 Dave Parker .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 Don Baylor 21
2 Greg Luzinski 21
4 Larry Hisle 20
5 Jason Thompson 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 74
2 Rusty Staub 68
3 George Foster 65
4 Dave Winfield 62
5 3 tied 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 40
2 Ron LeFlore 31
3 Willie Wilson 29
4 Miguel Dilone 28
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.12
2 Ron Guidry 2.23
3 Pete Vuckovich 2.27
4 Bob Knepper 2.41
5 Jim Palmer 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 13
1 Ron Guidry 13
1 Frank Tanana 13
4 Vida Blue 12
4 2 others tied 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 Carl Yastrzemski .472
2 Tom Veryzer .432
3 Ralph Garr .432
4 Sixto Lezcano .405
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Thornton 6
2 Doug DeCinces 5
2 Larry Hisle 5
2 Fred Lynn 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 15
1 Rusty Staub 15
3 Carlton Fisk 14
3 Dale Murphy 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 6
1 Ron LeFlore 6
3 Gene Richards 5
4 Dusty Baker 4
4 8 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Garber 0.00
1 Kevin Kobel 0.00
3 Rick Rhoden 0.53
4 Kent Tekulve 0.64
5 Rich Gale 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 Bob Knepper 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 31
2 Tom Seaver 24
3 Pete Vuckovich 21
4 John Henry Johnson 20
4 Phil Niekro 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 6
1 Kent Tekulve 6
3 Bruce Sutter 5
4 John D'Acquisto 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .389
2 Larry Herndon .375
3 Ellis Valentine .373
4 Oscar Gamble .372
5 Fred Lynn .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 10
2 Eric Soderholm 9
2 Andre Thornton 9
4 Gary Alexander 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Alexander 26
1 Bobby Bonds 26
1 Larry Hisle 26
4 Jack Clark 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 13
1 Omar Moreno 13
3 Gene Richards 12
4 Ron LeFlore 11
4 Freddie Patek 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.70
2 Gene Garber 1.08
3 Jon Matlack 1.35
4 Mike Caldwell 1.50
5 Kent Tekulve 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 5
1 Bert Blyleven 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 51
1 J. R. Richard 51
3 Dennis Leonard 48
4 Phil Niekro 41
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 9
2 Kent Tekulve 7
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Dave LaRoche 6
3 Bruce Sutter 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Dave Parker .329
3 George Brett .326
4 Cesar Cedeno .322
5 Jim Sundberg .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 42
2 Greg Luzinski 41
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Don Baylor 37
5 Andre Thornton 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 129
2 George Foster 126
3 Rusty Staub 124
4 Greg Luzinski 122
5 Reggie Jackson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 66
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 2.52
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
2 Dennis Leonard 22
4 Tommy John 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 269
2 Phil Niekro 259
3 Nolan Ryan 251
4 Ron Guidry 229
5 Dennis Leonard 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Rich Gossage 23
3 Doug Bair 22
3 Gene Garber 22
3 Bruce Sutter 22