On This Day

Monday, July 31, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 65 38 .631 --
Brewers 59 43 .578 5.5
Yankees 58 46 .558 7.5
Orioles 58 46 .558 7.5
Tigers 55 49 .529 10.5
Indians 49 54 .476 16.0
Blue Jays 39 66 .371 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 58 44 .569 --
Angels 56 50 .528 4.0
Athletics 55 51 .519 5.0
Rangers 49 55 .471 10.0
Twins 45 56 .446 12.5
White Sox 44 59 .427 14.5
Mariners 36 69 .343 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 55 45 .550 --
Cubs 51 51 .500 5.0
Pirates 48 52 .480 7.0
Expos 50 57 .467 8.5
Mets 45 62 .421 13.5
Cardinals 40 64 .385 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 63 43 .594 --
Reds 62 43 .590 0.5
Dodgers 61 44 .581 1.5
Padres 54 52 .509 9.0
Astros 48 56 .462 14.0
Braves 48 56 .462 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ozzie Smith 4
2 Rick Burleson 3
2 Davey Lopes 3
2 Gary Matthews 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Davey Lopes 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 4
2 Rick Burleson 3
2 Jerry Remy 3
4 Alan Ashby 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Gonzalez 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Mitchell Page 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 0.91
2 Dennis Eckersley 0.88
3 Larry Gura 0.80
4 Frank Tanana 0.75
5 2 tied 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 10
2 Dennis Eckersley 7
2 Ken Kravec 7
2 Rick Waits 7
5 Bert Blyleven 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .332
2 Al Oliver .324
3 Fred Lynn .322
4 Jeff Burroughs .321
5 George Brett .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 25
1 Greg Luzinski 25
3 Jim Rice 24
3 Gorman Thomas 24
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 86
2 George Foster 81
2 Jim Rice 81
4 Jason Thompson 78
5 Jack Clark 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 48
2 Omar Moreno 43
3 Miguel Dilone 37
4 Willie Wilson 33
5 Julio Cruz 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.02
2 Jon Matlack 2.24
3 Mike Caldwell 2.38
4 Steve Rogers 2.41
5 Craig Swan 2.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 194
2 Ron Guidry 163
3 Phil Niekro 159
4 Nolan Ryan 156
5 Tom Seaver 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 24
2 Doug Bair 20
3 Bruce Sutter 17
3 Kent Tekulve 17
5 3 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .455
2 Al Oliver .431
3 Ken Singleton .420
4 Greg Luzinski .412
5 Alan Ashby .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 7
2 George Foster 6
2 Gorman Thomas 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 Doug DeCinces 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 19
2 Jason Thompson 17
3 Doug DeCinces 16
4 George Foster 15
4 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 16
2 Miguel Dilone 9
3 Bill North 8
3 Ozzie Smith 8
5 Freddie Patek 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Dues 0.00
2 Bob Lacey 0.47
3 Ed Figueroa 0.55
4 Dan Schatzeder 0.63
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Joe Niekro 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 30
2 J. R. Richard 27
3 Ron Guidry 26
4 Nolan Ryan 24
5 Tom Seaver 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 6
2 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Terry Forster 3
3 Gene Garber 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .411
2 Oscar Gamble .394
3 Pete Rose .379
4 Tony Perez .375
5 Thurman Munson .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 10
2 George Foster 9
2 Reggie Smith 9
2 Andre Thornton 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 33
2 Doug DeCinces 31
3 Carlton Fisk 28
3 Jason Thompson 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Miguel Dilone 12
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 Ivan de Jesus 10
3 Ozzie Smith 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 1.28
2 J. R. Richard 1.29
2 Hal Dues 1.29
4 Mike Caldwell 1.45
5 Paul Hartzell 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Rich Gale 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 58
2 Phil Niekro 50
3 Tom Seaver 46
4 Ron Guidry 45
5 Nolan Ryan 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 9
1 Kent Tekulve 9
3 Doug Bair 8
3 Bruce Sutter 8
5 Rollie Fingers 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Al Oliver .329
3 Lou Piniella .323
4 George Brett .323
5 Ron LeFlore .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 45
2 Greg Luzinski 40
3 Jim Rice 36
4 Bobby Bonds 35
4 Jason Thompson 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 133
1 Rusty Staub 133
3 Jim Rice 125
4 Greg Luzinski 116
5 Reggie Jackson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 65
1 Omar Moreno 65
3 Frank Taveras 61
4 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Gene Richards 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.18
2 Larry Gura 2.64
3 Tom Seaver 2.67
4 Jim Palmer 2.69
5 Steve Carlton 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
1 Dennis Leonard 23
3 Tommy John 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 Tom Seaver 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 279
2 Phil Niekro 266
3 Nolan Ryan 243
4 Ron Guidry 235
5 Dennis Leonard 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Doug Bair 28
3 Rich Gossage 24
3 Bruce Sutter 24
5 Gene Garber 23