On This Day

Sunday, July 16, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 60 28 .682 --
Brewers 51 36 .586 8.5
Orioles 49 41 .544 12.0
Yankees 47 41 .534 13.0
Tigers 44 44 .500 16.0
Indians 41 48 .461 19.5
Blue Jays 32 57 .360 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 49 41 .544 --
Royals 47 41 .534 1.0
Rangers 45 43 .511 3.0
Athletics 46 45 .505 3.5
Twins 39 47 .453 8.0
White Sox 39 49 .443 9.0
Mariners 32 60 .348 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 48 36 .571 --
Cubs 45 42 .517 4.5
Pirates 43 43 .500 6.0
Expos 44 47 .484 7.5
Mets 37 53 .411 14.0
Cardinals 37 55 .402 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 55 36 .604 --
Reds 52 38 .578 2.5
Dodgers 52 39 .571 3.0
Padres 44 48 .478 11.5
Braves 39 48 .448 14.0
Astros 38 49 .437 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hosken Powell 5
1 Jim Rice 5
1 Frank Taveras 5
4 Buddy Bell 4
4 10 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Tenace 2
2 Gary Alexander 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Tenace 5
2 Jack Clark 4
2 Dave Concepcion 4
4 Ken Henderson 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Winfield 3
2 Ivan de Jesus 2
2 Paul Molitor 2
2 Rodney Scott 2
2 Frank Taveras 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Preston Hanna 1.00
1 Jon Matlack 1.00
3 Jim Bibby 0.83
4 Jim Clancy 0.80
5 Bob Owchinko 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 David Clyde 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Clancy 8
2 Bob Owchinko 7
3 Preston Hanna 6
3 Burt Hooton 6
3 Jon Matlack 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .355
2 Fred Lynn .333
3 Sixto Lezcano .328
4 Jeff Burroughs .320
5 Jim Rice .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 Don Baylor 21
2 Greg Luzinski 21
4 Larry Hisle 20
5 3 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 75
2 Rusty Staub 71
3 George Foster 66
4 Jack Clark 65
5 Dave Winfield 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 41
2 Ron LeFlore 32
3 Willie Wilson 29
4 Miguel Dilone 28
5 3 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.12
2 Ron Guidry 2.23
3 Pete Vuckovich 2.27
4 Jon Matlack 2.38
5 Bob Knepper 2.41

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 Bruce Sutter 15
2 Kent Tekulve 15
4 Doug Bair 14
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Veryzer .475
2 Carl Yastrzemski .463
3 Ivan de Jesus .425
4 Fred Lynn .417
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 6
1 Andre Thornton 6
3 Larry Hisle 5
3 Eric Soderholm 5
3 Carl Yastrzemski 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 15
1 Dale Murphy 15
1 Rusty Staub 15
4 Ellis Valentine 14
4 Carl Yastrzemski 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 6
1 Ron LeFlore 6
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Omar Moreno 5
3 Gene Richards 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Garber 0.00
2 Kent Tekulve 0.66
3 Rich Gale 0.69
4 Gerry Pirtle 0.71
5 J. R. Richard 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 31
2 Pete Vuckovich 21
3 Phil Niekro 20
4 Ron Guidry 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6
1 Kent Tekulve 6
4 Dave Heaverlo 4
4 Bob Stanley 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .391
2 Pete Rose .381
3 Fred Lynn .379
4 Oscar Gamble .371
5 Jerry Mumphrey .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 10
2 Gary Alexander 9
2 Jack Clark 9
2 Eric Soderholm 9
2 Andre Thornton 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Alexander 28
2 Jack Clark 27
2 Rusty Staub 27
4 Bobby Bonds 26
4 Larry Hisle 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 14
2 Enos Cabell 13
2 Gene Richards 13
4 Ron LeFlore 12
5 5 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 1.25
2 Mike Caldwell 1.50
2 Kent Tekulve 1.50
4 Hal Dues 1.60
5 Steve Rogers 1.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 9
2 Kent Tekulve 8
3 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Rollie Fingers 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 George Brett .327
3 Dave Parker .327
4 Jim Rice .325
5 Cesar Cedeno .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 130
2 Rusty Staub 127
3 George Foster 125
4 Greg Luzinski 118
5 Reggie Jackson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 67
2 Frank Taveras 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 56
4 Gene Richards 54
5 Ron LeFlore 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.20
2 Jim Palmer 2.52
3 John Candelaria 2.55
4 Steve Rogers 2.68
5 Steve Carlton 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Dennis Leonard 22
3 Mike Flanagan 21
3 Tommy John 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 269
2 Phil Niekro 259
3 Nolan Ryan 251
4 Ron Guidry 225
5 Dennis Leonard 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Rich Gossage 23
2 Bruce Sutter 23
4 Doug Bair 22
4 Gene Garber 22