On This Day

Thursday, July 27, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 63 36 .636 --
Brewers 58 40 .592 4.5
Orioles 56 44 .560 7.5
Yankees 55 44 .556 8.0
Tigers 52 48 .520 11.5
Indians 47 52 .475 16.0
Blue Jays 36 65 .356 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 56 42 .571 --
Angels 54 48 .529 4.0
Athletics 52 50 .510 6.0
Rangers 48 51 .485 8.5
Twins 43 54 .443 12.5
White Sox 41 57 .418 15.0
Mariners 36 66 .353 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 53 42 .558 --
Cubs 49 49 .500 5.5
Pirates 47 49 .490 6.5
Expos 47 55 .461 9.5
Mets 45 59 .433 12.5
Cardinals 40 61 .396 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 40 .604 --
Dodgers 59 42 .584 2.0
Reds 58 42 .580 2.5
Padres 50 52 .490 11.5
Braves 46 53 .465 14.0
Astros 45 56 .446 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Mike Cubbage 4
2 Johnny Grubb 4
2 Graig Nettles 4
2 Lou Piniella 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sam Bowen 1
1 Mike Cubbage 1
1 Phil Garner 1
1 Mike Hargrove 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Duane Kuiper 6
2 Mike Cubbage 4
2 Reggie Jackson 4
4 Eddie Murray 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Glenn Burke 2
1 Robin Yount 2
3 Miguel Dilone 1
3 Freddie Patek 1
3 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.29
2 Luis Tiant 1.00
3 Larry Gura 0.50
3 Stan Perzanowski 0.50
5 Jon Matlack 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Don Hood 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 9
2 Jerry Garvin 5
2 Ken Kravec 5
4 Larry Gura 4
4 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .341
2 Jeff Burroughs .320
3 Fred Lynn .320
4 Jack Clark .318
5 Jim Rice .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 24
2 Don Baylor 23
2 George Foster 23
2 Larry Hisle 23
2 2 others tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 83
2 Jim Rice 81
3 George Foster 78
4 Jack Clark 76
5 Jason Thompson 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 42
2 Ron LeFlore 41
3 Miguel Dilone 35
4 Willie Wilson 32
5 Julio Cruz 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.99
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.19
3 Jon Matlack 2.24
4 Steve Rogers 2.26
5 Mike Caldwell 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 15
2 Vida Blue 14
2 Frank Tanana 14
4 Mike Caldwell 13
4 Mike Flanagan 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 194
2 Nolan Ryan 156
3 Ron Guidry 153
4 Phil Niekro 145
5 Tom Seaver 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 22
2 Doug Bair 17
2 Bruce Sutter 17
4 Kent Tekulve 16
5 3 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Ashby .438
2 Don Money .424
3 Tony Perez .421
4 Johnny Grubb .411
5 Bill Buckner .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 8
2 Doug DeCinces 7
2 Dale Murphy 7
4 Gorman Thomas 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 22
2 Ken Singleton 18
2 Reggie Smith 18
2 Andre Thornton 18
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 10
2 Rodney Scott 8
3 Miguel Dilone 7
3 Bill North 7
5 Freddie Patek 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry McWilliams 0.00
1 Doug Bair 0.00
3 Gary Lavelle 0.64
4 Warren Brusstar 0.75
5 Rick Honeycutt 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 4
1 Ken Forsch 4
3 Jack Billingham 3
3 Ed Figueroa 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 37
1 Nolan Ryan 37
3 Ron Guidry 26
4 Phil Niekro 23
5 Pete Vuckovich 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 4
2 Doug Bair 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Terry Forster 3
2 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .424
2 Mike Edwards .379
3 Rick Dempsey .375
4 Tom Paciorek .372
5 Ron LeFlore .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 11
2 Doug DeCinces 10
2 Dale Murphy 10
4 Jack Clark 9
4 Reggie Smith 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 34
2 Jack Clark 33
3 Doug DeCinces 29
4 Carlton Fisk 28
4 Larry Hisle 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 17
2 Bobby Bonds 11
3 Enos Cabell 10
3 Miguel Dilone 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Caldwell 1.25
2 Jon Matlack 1.28
3 Hal Dues 1.29
4 Pete Vuckovich 1.53
5 Larry Gura 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 6
2 Jack Billingham 5
2 Burt Hooton 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Eric Rasmussen 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 63
2 Phil Niekro 43
2 Nolan Ryan 43
4 Ron Guidry 41
5 Pete Vuckovich 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 George Brett .324
3 Ron LeFlore .323
4 Jim Rice .320
5 Lou Piniella .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 44
2 Greg Luzinski 40
3 Jim Rice 37
4 Don Baylor 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 134
2 Rusty Staub 131
3 Jim Rice 130
4 Greg Luzinski 115
5 Bob Watson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 67
2 Ron LeFlore 61
2 Frank Taveras 61
4 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 2 others tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.10
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.50
3 Jim Palmer 2.69
4 Jon Matlack 2.70
5 John Candelaria 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 279
2 Phil Niekro 259
3 Nolan Ryan 249
4 Ron Guidry 232
5 Dennis Leonard 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Doug Bair 25
3 Bruce Sutter 24
4 Gene Garber 23
4 Rich Gossage 23