On This Day

Thursday, July 20, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 62 29 .681 --
Brewers 54 37 .593 8.0
Orioles 51 42 .548 12.0
Yankees 49 42 .538 13.0
Tigers 46 45 .505 16.0
Indians 43 49 .467 19.5
Blue Jays 33 59 .359 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 50 41 .549 --
Angels 50 43 .538 1.0
Athletics 48 46 .511 3.5
Rangers 46 46 .500 4.5
Twins 39 50 .438 10.0
White Sox 39 52 .429 11.0
Mariners 33 62 .347 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 49 39 .557 --
Pirates 46 44 .511 4.0
Cubs 47 45 .511 4.0
Expos 47 49 .490 6.0
Mets 41 56 .423 12.5
Cardinals 38 58 .396 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 58 38 .604 --
Reds 54 40 .574 3.0
Dodgers 54 41 .568 3.5
Padres 46 50 .479 12.0
Braves 42 51 .452 14.5
Astros 41 52 .441 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Bergman 4
1 Larry Bowa 4
1 Chris Speier 4
4 Larry Biittner 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Art Howe 2
2 Bruce Bochy 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Speier 6
2 John Stearns 4
3 Jack Clark 3
3 Carlton Fisk 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry White 3
2 Bill North 2
2 Rodney Scott 2
4 Larry Bowa 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.14
2 Dennis Leonard 0.86
3 Woodie Fryman 0.58
4 Bob Forsch 0.57
5 Bert Blyleven 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bruhert 1
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 8
2 Woodie Fryman 7
3 Dennis Leonard 6
3 Mark Littell 6
3 Eduardo Rodriguez 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .347
2 Jeff Burroughs .328
3 Jim Rice .325
4 Sixto Lezcano .325
5 Fred Lynn .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 Jim Rice 79
2 George Foster 77
3 Jack Clark 75
4 Rusty Staub 73
5 Larry Hisle 66

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 Ron Guidry 2.11
2 Steve Rogers 2.12
3 Jon Matlack 2.38
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.38
5 Craig Swan 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 14
2 Vida Blue 13
2 Mike Flanagan 13
2 Frank Tanana 13
5 3 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 177
2 Ron Guidry 145
3 Nolan Ryan 142
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 Carlton Fisk .450
2 Duane Kuiper .447
3 Don Money .436
4 Mike Edwards .432
5 Johnny Bench .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 6
1 Dale Murphy 6
1 Reggie Smith 6
4 Carlton Fisk 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 20
2 George Foster 16
2 Larry Hisle 16
4 Ellis Valentine 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Rodney Scott 7
3 Omar Moreno 6
4 Enos Cabell 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Comer 0.00
2 J. R. Richard 0.62
3 Gary Lavelle 0.66
4 Bruce Sutter 0.69
5 Kent Tekulve 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Lavelle 4
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Rich Gale 3
2 Dennis Leonard 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 32
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Phil Niekro 26
4 Pete Vuckovich 22
5 Ron Guidry 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 5
2 Gene Garber 4
2 Skip Lockwood 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .395
2 Rick Dempsey .380
3 Roger Metzger .373
4 Steve Ontiveros .373
5 Terry Whitfield .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 34
2 Carlton Fisk 30
2 Larry Hisle 30
4 George Foster 29
5 Gary Alexander 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 1.05
2 Hal Dues 1.29
3 Kent Tekulve 1.30
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 20 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 61
2 Phil Niekro 44
3 Ron Guidry 41
4 Pete Vuckovich 39
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 10
2 Kent Tekulve 9
3 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Dave LaRoche 6
5 7 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Dave Parker .329
3 Jim Rice .327
4 George Brett .324
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 136
2 Jim Rice 134
3 Rusty Staub 127
4 Greg Luzinski 117
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 2.13
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 24
2 Dennis Leonard 22
3 Mike Flanagan 21
3 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 233
5 Dennis Leonard 214

Saves

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