On This Day

Tuesday, July 25, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 63 34 .649 --
Brewers 57 39 .594 5.5
Orioles 55 43 .561 8.5
Yankees 53 43 .552 9.5
Tigers 51 47 .520 12.5
Indians 46 50 .479 16.5
Blue Jays 35 64 .354 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 54 42 .563 --
Angels 53 47 .530 3.0
Athletics 50 50 .500 6.0
Rangers 46 51 .474 8.5
Twins 42 53 .442 11.5
White Sox 41 55 .427 13.0
Mariners 36 64 .360 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 53 41 .564 --
Cubs 49 48 .505 5.5
Pirates 47 47 .500 6.0
Expos 47 54 .465 9.5
Mets 44 58 .431 13.0
Cardinals 39 61 .390 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 39 .610 --
Reds 58 41 .586 2.5
Dodgers 58 42 .580 3.0
Padres 48 52 .480 13.0
Braves 45 53 .459 15.0
Astros 43 56 .434 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Corcoran 4
1 Lee May 4
3 Dave Chalk 3
3 Carlton Fisk 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 2
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Bernie Carbo 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 5
2 Dan Ford 3
2 Biff Pocoroba 3
4 Tim Corcoran 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Miguel Dilone 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy Boggs 1.40
2 Ron Guidry 1.33
3 Bob Owchinko 1.20
4 Vida Blue 1.00
5 Vern Ruhle 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Tommy Boggs 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 10
2 Ron Guidry 8
2 Tom Underwood 8
4 Tommy Boggs 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tommy John 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Mike Proly 1
1 Dan Spillner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .343
2 Jack Clark .322
3 Fred Lynn .321
4 Jeff Burroughs .320
5 Jim Rice .319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 82
2 Jim Rice 81
3 George Foster 78
4 Jack Clark 76
5 Larry Hisle 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 42
2 Ron LeFlore 40
3 Miguel Dilone 32
3 Willie Wilson 32
5 Julio Cruz 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.99
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.19
3 Steve Rogers 2.26
4 Jon Matlack 2.31
5 Mike Caldwell 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 15
2 Vida Blue 14
3 Mike Flanagan 13
3 Frank Tanana 13
5 6 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 185
2 Ron Guidry 153
2 Nolan Ryan 153
4 Phil Niekro 140
5 Tom Seaver 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 20
2 Doug Bair 17
2 Bruce Sutter 17
4 Kent Tekulve 16
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Money .462
2 Carlton Fisk .444
3 Tony Perez .418
4 Duane Kuiper .413
5 Johnny Bench .405

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 18
2 Ken Singleton 17
2 Reggie Smith 17
4 Andre Thornton 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 9
2 Rodney Scott 8
3 Bill North 7
4 Enos Cabell 5
4 Ivan de Jesus 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 0.00
1 Jim Bibby 0.00
1 Larry McWilliams 0.00
4 Gary Lavelle 0.69
5 Rick Honeycutt 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Forsch 4
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Gary Lavelle 3
2 Dennis Leonard 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 J. R. Richard 28
3 Ron Guidry 26
4 Pete Vuckovich 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 4
2 Doug Bair 3
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Edwards .398
2 Rick Dempsey .388
3 Don Money .385
4 Oscar Gamble .377
5 Pete Rose .369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 35
2 Rusty Staub 34
3 Larry Hisle 31
4 Carlton Fisk 29
5 Dale Murphy 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 17
2 Enos Cabell 11
2 Rodney Scott 11
4 Gene Richards 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.03
2 Mike Caldwell 1.13
3 Hal Dues 1.29
4 Jon Matlack 1.35
5 Pete Vuckovich 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eric Rasmussen 6
2 Mike Caldwell 5
2 Rich Gale 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Enrique Romo 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 62
2 Ron Guidry 41
3 Nolan Ryan 40
3 Tom Seaver 40
3 Pete Vuckovich 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 George Brett .325
3 Jim Rice .324
4 Ron LeFlore .323
5 Gene Richards .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 46
2 Greg Luzinski 41
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Don Baylor 38
5 Reggie Smith 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 137
2 Rusty Staub 134
3 Jim Rice 133
4 Greg Luzinski 116
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 67
2 Frank Taveras 61
3 Ron LeFlore 60
4 Cesar Cedeno 54
4 Gene Richards 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.10
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.56
3 John Candelaria 2.67
4 Jim Palmer 2.69
5 Tom Seaver 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Dennis Leonard 23
3 Tommy John 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 Mike Torrez 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 274
2 Phil Niekro 256
2 Nolan Ryan 256
4 Ron Guidry 232
5 Dennis Leonard 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Doug Bair 25
3 Rich Gossage 24
3 Bruce Sutter 24
5 Gene Garber 23