On This Day

Saturday, July 22, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 62 31 .667 --
Brewers 56 37 .602 6.0
Yankees 51 42 .548 11.0
Orioles 52 43 .547 11.0
Tigers 48 46 .511 14.5
Indians 45 49 .479 17.5
Blue Jays 35 60 .368 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 52 41 .559 --
Angels 51 45 .531 2.5
Athletics 49 48 .505 5.0
Rangers 46 48 .489 6.5
Twins 40 51 .440 11.0
White Sox 39 54 .419 13.0
Mariners 33 64 .340 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 52 39 .571 --
Pirates 47 45 .511 5.5
Cubs 48 46 .511 5.5
Expos 47 51 .480 8.5
Mets 43 56 .434 13.0
Cardinals 38 60 .388 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 59 39 .602 --
Reds 56 40 .583 2.0
Dodgers 56 41 .577 2.5
Padres 47 51 .480 12.0
Braves 42 53 .442 15.5
Astros 41 55 .427 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Boone 4
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 Dan Ford 3
2 Kiko Garcia 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Ford 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Warren Cromartie 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 4
1 Tom Poquette 4
3 Bob Boone 3
3 Steve Kemp 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 2
2 Bruce Boisclair 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Mike Edwards 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Montefusco 1.60
2 Don Robinson 1.00
3 Phil Niekro 0.57
3 J. R. Richard 0.57
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 8
1 J. R. Richard 8
3 Dave Goltz 6
3 Don Robinson 6
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Jim Rice .326
3 Jeff Burroughs .323
4 Sixto Lezcano .322
5 Jack Clark .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 24
2 George Foster 23
2 Greg Luzinski 23
4 Don Baylor 22
4 Larry Hisle 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 80
2 George Foster 77
3 Jack Clark 75
3 Rusty Staub 75
5 Larry Hisle 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 42
2 Ron LeFlore 36
3 Willie Wilson 31
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 2.31
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.38
5 Mike Caldwell 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 14
2 Vida Blue 13
2 Mike Flanagan 13
2 Frank Tanana 13
5 4 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 185
2 Ron Guidry 145
3 Nolan Ryan 142
4 Phil Niekro 140
5 Tom Seaver 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 20
2 Doug Bair 17
2 Bruce Sutter 17
4 Kent Tekulve 16
5 6 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duane Kuiper .458
2 Don Money .455
3 Pete LaCock .421
4 Johnny Bench .417
5 Mike Edwards .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 8
2 Dale Murphy 6
3 George Foster 5
3 Larry Hisle 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 17
2 George Foster 15
2 Reggie Smith 15
2 Andre Thornton 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 7
2 Enos Cabell 6
2 Ron LeFlore 6
4 Ivan de Jesus 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 0.00
1 Jim Bibby 0.00
3 Gary Lavelle 0.55
4 J. R. Richard 0.95
5 Frank Tanana 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Lavelle 4
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Rich Gale 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 40
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Phil Niekro 23
4 Dave Goltz 18
4 3 others tied 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .418
2 Mike Edwards .416
3 Rick Dempsey .378
4 Pete Rose .367
5 Pete LaCock .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 11
2 Dale Murphy 10
3 Gary Alexander 9
3 Jack Clark 9
3 Andre Thornton 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 34
2 Carlton Fisk 29
2 Larry Hisle 29
4 Gary Alexander 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 13
1 Omar Moreno 13
3 Enos Cabell 12
3 Gene Richards 12
5 Rodney Scott 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 1.06
2 Mike Caldwell 1.25
3 Hal Dues 1.29
3 Kent Tekulve 1.29
5 Sparky Lyle 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eric Rasmussen 6
2 Mike Caldwell 5
2 Rich Gale 5
2 Dave Goltz 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 62
2 Phil Niekro 43
3 Ron Guidry 41
4 Pete Vuckovich 39
5 Dennis Leonard 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
1 Kent Tekulve 9
3 Gene Garber 8
4 Doug Bair 6
4 Dave LaRoche 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 Jim Rice .328
3 Dave Parker .327
4 George Brett .325
5 Cesar Cedeno .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 46
2 Greg Luzinski 41
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Don Baylor 37
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 136
2 Jim Rice 134
3 Rusty Staub 129
4 Greg Luzinski 118
5 Bob Watson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 68
2 Frank Taveras 63
3 Ron LeFlore 57
4 Cesar Cedeno 55
5 Gene Richards 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.13
2 Jim Palmer 2.54
3 John Candelaria 2.60
4 Jon Matlack 2.65
5 Steve Rogers 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Dennis Leonard 22
3 Mike Flanagan 21
3 Tommy John 21
3 Mike Torrez 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 274
2 Phil Niekro 256
3 Nolan Ryan 245
4 Ron Guidry 233
5 Dennis Leonard 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Doug Bair 25
3 Bruce Sutter 24
4 Rich Gossage 23
5 Gene Garber 22