On This Day

Tuesday, July 18, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 61 28 .685 --
Brewers 53 36 .596 8.0
Orioles 50 42 .543 12.5
Yankees 47 42 .528 14.0
Tigers 45 45 .500 16.5
Indians 43 48 .473 19.0
Blue Jays 33 58 .363 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 48 41 .539 --
Angels 49 43 .533 0.5
Athletics 48 45 .516 2.0
Rangers 46 44 .511 2.5
Twins 39 48 .448 8.0
White Sox 39 51 .433 9.5
Mariners 32 62 .340 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 48 38 .558 --
Cubs 46 43 .517 3.5
Pirates 44 44 .500 5.0
Expos 45 48 .484 6.5
Mets 38 55 .409 13.5
Cardinals 37 57 .394 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 56 37 .602 --
Dodgers 54 39 .581 2.0
Reds 53 39 .576 2.5
Padres 45 49 .479 11.5
Braves 41 49 .456 13.5
Astros 40 49 .449 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Baker 3
1 Dave Bergman 3
1 Bruce Bochte 3
1 Rick Bosetti 3
1 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 4
1 Dan Meyer 4
3 Joe Ferguson 3
3 Mitchell Page 3
5 24 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 1.17
2 J. R. Richard 1.11
3 Don Sutton 0.86
4 Don Aase 0.71
5 Pete Vuckovich 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Hal Dues 1
1 Rick Langford 1
1 Scott McGregor 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 10
2 Phil Niekro 7
2 Pete Vuckovich 7
4 Jim Kern 6
4 Don Sutton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Bob Lacey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Fred Lynn .331
3 Sixto Lezcano .331
4 Jeff Burroughs .323
5 Jim Rice .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 George Foster 22
3 Don Baylor 21
3 Greg Luzinski 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 76
2 Rusty Staub 73
3 George Foster 72
4 Jack Clark 71
5 3 tied 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 42
2 Ron LeFlore 35
3 Willie Wilson 30
4 Julio Cruz 29
4 Miguel Dilone 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.12
2 Ron Guidry 2.23
3 Jon Matlack 2.38
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.38
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 177
2 Ron Guidry 137
3 Phil Niekro 136
4 Nolan Ryan 132
5 Tom Seaver 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 20
2 Doug Bair 15
2 Bruce Sutter 15
2 Kent Tekulve 15
5 3 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .453
2 Carl Yastrzemski .452
3 Tom Veryzer .444
4 Tony Perez .442
5 Fred Lynn .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 6
1 Dale Murphy 6
1 Andre Thornton 6
4 Larry Hisle 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Thornton 16
2 Buddy Bell 14
2 Dale Murphy 14
2 Joe Rudi 14
2 Ellis Valentine 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Ivan de Jesus 6
2 Omar Moreno 6
4 Gene Richards 5
4 Rodney Scott 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Comer 0.00
2 Jim Slaton 0.44
3 Joe Kerrigan 0.59
4 Kent Tekulve 0.63
5 Rich Gale 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eric Rasmussen 4
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Rich Gale 3
2 Mike Krukow 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 41
2 Phil Niekro 26
3 Pete Vuckovich 22
4 Tom Seaver 20
5 Nolan Ryan 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 6
2 Gene Garber 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
4 Bob Stanley 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .388
2 Carl Yastrzemski .379
3 Rick Dempsey .377
4 Dave Parker .375
4 Terry Whitfield .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 10
1 Andre Thornton 10
3 Gary Alexander 9
3 Larry Hisle 9
3 Eric Soderholm 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 30
2 Rusty Staub 29
3 Gary Alexander 28
4 Larry Hisle 27
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
1 Omar Moreno 15
3 Gene Richards 12
4 Bobby Bonds 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Garber 1.08
2 Rich Gale 1.17
3 Jon Matlack 1.25
4 Kent Tekulve 1.26
5 Hal Dues 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eric Rasmussen 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Dave Goltz 5
2 Enrique Romo 5
2 Don Sutton 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 61
2 Phil Niekro 44
3 Dennis Leonard 40
4 Pete Vuckovich 39
5 Tom Seaver 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 10
2 Kent Tekulve 8
3 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Rollie Fingers 6
4 Dave LaRoche 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Dave Parker .330
3 George Brett .326
4 Jim Rice .324
5 Cesar Cedeno .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 45
2 Greg Luzinski 39
2 Jim Rice 39
4 Don Baylor 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 131
1 Jim Rice 131
3 Rusty Staub 127
4 Greg Luzinski 114
5 Reggie Jackson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 68
2 Frank Taveras 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 56
3 Ron LeFlore 56
5 Gene Richards 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.20
2 Jim Palmer 2.52
3 John Candelaria 2.60
4 Steve Rogers 2.68
5 Jon Matlack 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Mike Flanagan 21
2 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Tommy John 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 272
2 Phil Niekro 260
3 Nolan Ryan 239
4 Ron Guidry 225
5 Dennis Leonard 208

Saves

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