On This Day

Friday, July 28, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 63 37 .630 --
Brewers 58 41 .586 4.5
Orioles 57 44 .564 6.5
Yankees 55 45 .550 8.0
Tigers 53 48 .525 10.5
Indians 48 52 .480 15.0
Blue Jays 37 65 .363 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 57 42 .576 --
Angels 54 49 .524 5.0
Athletics 52 51 .505 7.0
Rangers 49 51 .490 8.5
Twins 44 54 .449 12.5
White Sox 41 58 .414 16.0
Mariners 36 67 .350 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 54 43 .557 --
Cubs 50 49 .505 5.0
Pirates 47 50 .485 7.0
Expos 48 56 .462 9.5
Mets 45 60 .429 13.0
Cardinals 40 62 .392 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 41 .598 --
Dodgers 60 42 .588 1.0
Reds 59 43 .578 2.0
Padres 51 52 .495 10.5
Braves 47 54 .465 13.5
Astros 46 56 .451 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 4
1 Gary Carter 4
1 Dave Cash 4
1 Bob Horner 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Bob Horner 2
1 Greg Luzinski 2
1 Joe Nolan 2
1 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 5
1 Gene Tenace 5
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 Gary Carter 4
3 Mike Schmidt 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 John Lowenstein 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
5 15 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rich Gale 1.00
2 Tom Seaver 0.91
3 Paul Mirabella 0.73
4 Tommy John 0.71
5 Jerry Koosman 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 10
2 Rich Gale 9
3 Paul Mirabella 8
4 Jesse Jefferson 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .336
2 Fred Lynn .320
3 Jack Clark .317
4 Jeff Burroughs .317
5 George Brett .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 25
2 Jim Rice 24
3 Don Baylor 23
3 George Foster 23
3 2 others tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 84
2 Jim Rice 81
3 George Foster 78
4 Jack Clark 76
5 Jason Thompson 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 43
2 Omar Moreno 42
3 Miguel Dilone 36
4 Willie Wilson 32
5 2 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.99
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.19
3 Jon Matlack 2.24
4 Mike Caldwell 2.38
5 Steve Rogers 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 15
2 Vida Blue 14
2 Frank Tanana 14
4 Mike Caldwell 13
4 2 others tied 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 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 22
2 Doug Bair 18
3 Bruce Sutter 17
4 Kent Tekulve 16
5 Gene Garber 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .441
2 Bill Buckner .421
2 Tony Perez .421
4 Johnny Grubb .414
5 Duane Kuiper .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 8
2 Dale Murphy 7
3 Doug DeCinces 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 7 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 20
1 Reggie Smith 20
3 Andre Thornton 18
4 Bobby Bonds 16
4 Rusty Staub 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 12
2 Miguel Dilone 8
2 Bill North 8
2 Freddie Patek 8
2 Rodney Scott 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Bair 0.00
2 Gary Lavelle 0.64
3 Jim Kern 0.66
4 Warren Brusstar 0.75
5 Dan Schatzeder 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Forsch 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Ed Figueroa 3
2 9 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 Tom Seaver 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 4
1 Terry Forster 4
1 Gene Garber 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .429
2 Al Oliver .387
3 Rick Dempsey .375
4 Ron LeFlore .373
5 Mike Edwards .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 10
1 Larry Hisle 10
1 Dale Murphy 10
4 Reggie Smith 9
4 Ellis Valentine 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 33
2 Jack Clark 29
2 Doug DeCinces 29
4 Dale Murphy 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 18
2 Bobby Bonds 12
3 Miguel Dilone 11
4 Ozzie Smith 10
5 6 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Caldwell 1.25
2 Jon Matlack 1.28
3 Hal Dues 1.29
4 Larry Gura 1.69
5 Rich Gale 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 6
2 Jack Billingham 5
2 Rich Gale 5
2 Burt Hooton 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 63
2 Tom Seaver 46
3 Phil Niekro 43
3 Nolan Ryan 43
5 Ken Kravec 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 9
2 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Kent Tekulve 8
4 Doug Bair 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .358
2 George Brett .325
3 Al Oliver .325
4 Ron LeFlore .323
5 Lou Piniella .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
2 Greg Luzinski 41
3 Jim Rice 37
4 Don Baylor 35
4 2 others tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 132
2 George Foster 131
3 Jim Rice 128
4 Greg Luzinski 118
5 Bob Watson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 66
2 Ron LeFlore 62
3 Frank Taveras 61
4 Freddie Patek 54
5 2 tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.10
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.50
3 Tom Seaver 2.67
4 Jim Palmer 2.69
5 Jon Matlack 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Dennis Leonard 23
3 Tommy John 22
4 Jim Palmer 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 279
2 Phil Niekro 259
3 Nolan Ryan 249
4 Ron Guidry 232
5 Tom Seaver 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Doug Bair 26
3 Gene Garber 24
3 Bruce Sutter 24
5 2 tied 23