On This Day

Wednesday, July 19, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 62 28 .689 --
Brewers 53 37 .589 9.0
Orioles 51 42 .548 12.5
Yankees 48 42 .533 14.0
Tigers 46 45 .505 16.5
Indians 43 49 .467 20.0
Blue Jays 33 59 .359 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 49 41 .544 --
Angels 50 43 .538 0.5
Athletics 48 46 .511 3.0
Rangers 46 45 .505 3.5
Twins 39 49 .443 9.0
White Sox 39 52 .429 10.5
Mariners 33 62 .347 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 48 39 .552 --
Cubs 47 44 .516 3.0
Pirates 45 44 .506 4.0
Expos 46 49 .484 6.0
Mets 39 56 .411 13.0
Cardinals 37 58 .389 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 57 38 .600 --
Reds 54 39 .581 2.0
Dodgers 54 40 .574 2.5
Padres 46 49 .484 11.0
Braves 42 50 .457 13.5
Astros 41 50 .451 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Biittner 4
1 Warren Cromartie 4
1 Larry Herndon 4
1 Art Howe 4
1 Ken Singleton 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Kurt Bevacqua 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Biittner 4
1 Warren Cromartie 4
1 Carlton Fisk 4
1 George Foster 4
1 Larry Herndon 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 2
2 Bob Bailor 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Glenn Burke 1
2 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 1.67
2 Eddie Solomon 1.50
3 Steve Carlton 1.00
3 Nolan Ryan 1.00
5 Craig Swan 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Tom Dixon 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Craig Swan 7
3 Steve Carlton 6
3 Eddie Solomon 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 John Montague 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Sixto Lezcano .327
3 Fred Lynn .327
4 Jeff Burroughs .324
5 Jim Rice .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 23
1 Jim Rice 23
3 Don Baylor 22
3 Greg Luzinski 22
5 Larry Hisle 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 76
1 Jim Rice 76
3 Rusty Staub 73
4 Jack Clark 72
5 2 tied 65

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 42
2 Ron LeFlore 36
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 Craig Swan 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 13
1 Mike Flanagan 13
1 Ron Guidry 13
1 Frank Tanana 13
5 3 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 177
2 Nolan Ryan 142
3 Ron Guidry 137
4 Phil Niekro 136
5 Tom Seaver 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 20
2 Doug Bair 16
2 Bruce Sutter 16
2 Kent Tekulve 16
5 3 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .444
2 Tom Veryzer .417
3 Mike Edwards .415
4 Rod Carew .413
5 Duane Kuiper .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 6
1 Fred Lynn 6
1 Dale Murphy 6
4 Doug DeCinces 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 17
2 Doug DeCinces 15
2 George Foster 15
2 Larry Hisle 15
2 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 9
2 Ivan de Jesus 6
2 Omar Moreno 6
4 Enos Cabell 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Comer 0.00
2 Joe Kerrigan 0.59
3 J. R. Richard 0.62
4 Bruce Sutter 0.71
4 Kent Tekulve 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 Gary Lavelle 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 32
2 Nolan Ryan 29
3 Phil Niekro 26
4 Pete Vuckovich 22
5 Tom Seaver 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
1 Kent Tekulve 5
4 Doug Bair 4
4 Bob Stanley 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .388
2 Rick Dempsey .380
3 Roger Metzger .375
4 Pete Rose .373
5 Carl Yastrzemski .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 10
1 Dale Murphy 10
3 Gary Alexander 9
3 George Foster 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 31
2 Larry Hisle 29
3 Gary Alexander 28
3 Carlton Fisk 28
3 George Foster 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 15
2 Ron LeFlore 14
3 Gene Richards 13
4 Enos Cabell 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 1.21
2 Jon Matlack 1.25
3 Hal Dues 1.29
4 Mike Caldwell 1.31
5 Rick Camp 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eric Rasmussen 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Rich Gale 5
2 Enrique Romo 5
5 19 tied 4

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 9
3 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Dave LaRoche 6
5 6 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Dave Parker .330
3 Jim Rice .325
4 George Brett .325
5 Cesar Cedeno .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 46
2 Greg Luzinski 40
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Don Baylor 37
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 135
2 Jim Rice 131
3 Rusty Staub 127
4 Greg Luzinski 115
5 Bob Watson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 68
2 Frank Taveras 61
3 Ron LeFlore 57
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Gene Richards 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.20
2 Jim Palmer 2.54
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
2 Mike Torrez 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 272
2 Phil Niekro 260
3 Nolan Ryan 249
4 Ron Guidry 225
5 Dennis Leonard 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Doug Bair 24
3 Gene Garber 23
3 Bruce Sutter 23
5 Rich Gossage 22