On This Day

Wednesday, August 2, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 66 39 .629 --
Brewers 60 43 .583 5.0
Yankees 59 47 .557 7.5
Orioles 58 47 .552 8.0
Tigers 56 49 .533 10.0
Indians 51 54 .486 15.0
Blue Jays 39 67 .368 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 58 46 .558 --
Angels 57 51 .528 3.0
Athletics 56 52 .519 4.0
Rangers 49 56 .467 9.5
Twins 45 58 .437 12.5
White Sox 45 59 .433 13.0
Mariners 38 69 .355 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 56 46 .549 --
Cubs 53 51 .510 4.0
Pirates 49 53 .480 7.0
Expos 51 58 .468 8.5
Mets 46 63 .422 13.5
Cardinals 40 66 .377 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 64 44 .593 --
Reds 63 44 .589 0.5
Dodgers 61 46 .570 2.5
Padres 56 52 .519 8.0
Astros 49 57 .462 14.0
Braves 49 57 .462 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Rose 4
2 Lyman Bostock 3
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Jose Cruz 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Lyman Bostock 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lyman Bostock 4
1 Garry Maddox 4
3 Dave Concepcion 3
3 Terry Whitfield 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 2
1 John Stearns 2
3 Sal Bando 1
3 Jim Dwyer 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 3.33
2 Bruce Kison 1.40
3 Tommy John 1.00
4 Jim Palmer 0.77
5 Pete Broberg 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Bruce Kison 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 10
1 Tom Seaver 10
3 Tommy John 7
3 Bruce Kison 7
5 Bill Campbell 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Lary Sorensen 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .330
2 Al Oliver .323
3 Jeff Burroughs .322
4 Fred Lynn .320
5 Pete Rose .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 25
1 Greg Luzinski 25
3 Larry Hisle 24
3 Jim Rice 24
3 Gorman Thomas 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 86
2 Jim Rice 83
3 George Foster 81
4 Jason Thompson 78
5 Jack Clark 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 48
2 Omar Moreno 44
3 Miguel Dilone 38
4 Julio Cruz 33
4 Willie Wilson 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.02
2 Mike Caldwell 2.38
3 Steve Rogers 2.42
4 Craig Swan 2.45
5 Vida Blue 2.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 205
2 Nolan Ryan 164
3 Ron Guidry 163
4 Phil Niekro 159
5 Tom Seaver 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 25
2 Doug Bair 20
3 Bruce Sutter 19
4 Kent Tekulve 18
5 Gene Garber 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .477
2 Reggie Jackson .457
3 Garry Templeton .440
4 Al Oliver .426
5 Oscar Gamble .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 6
1 Doug DeCinces 6
3 Johnny Bench 5
3 Bob Horner 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 17
2 Reggie Smith 16
3 Willie Montanez 15
3 Jason Thompson 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Miguel Dilone 9
2 Ozzie Smith 9
4 Bill North 8
5 Freddie Patek 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 0.55
2 Eddie Solomon 0.67
3 Ron Guidry 0.73
4 Bob Welch 0.75
5 Rich Gossage 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Randy Jones 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 J. R. Richard 28
3 Tom Seaver 27
4 Ron Guidry 26
5 Phil Niekro 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 5
1 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Terry Forster 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .404
2 Pete Rose .397
3 Oscar Gamble .386
4 Ron LeFlore .380
5 Pete LaCock .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 10
2 Bobby Bonds 9
2 Larry Hisle 9
2 Dale Murphy 9
2 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 30
2 Carlton Fisk 29
3 Rusty Staub 27
3 Jason Thompson 27
3 Andre Thornton 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 21
2 Ivan de Jesus 13
3 Miguel Dilone 11
3 Ozzie Smith 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.25
2 Hal Dues 1.29
3 Mike Caldwell 1.33
4 Kent Tekulve 1.37
5 Woodie Fryman 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 6
2 Rich Gale 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Eric Rasmussen 5
2 J. R. Richard 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 69
2 Nolan Ryan 51
3 Phil Niekro 49
4 Tom Seaver 47
5 Ron Guidry 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Gene Garber 9
2 Kent Tekulve 9
4 Doug Bair 8
5 Rollie Fingers 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Al Oliver .330
3 George Brett .325
4 Lou Piniella .322
5 Ken Singleton .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
2 Greg Luzinski 38
3 Bobby Bonds 36
3 Jim Rice 36
5 Jason Thompson 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 133
2 George Foster 128
3 Jim Rice 127
4 Greg Luzinski 114
5 Reggie Jackson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 66
2 Ron LeFlore 64
3 Frank Taveras 59
4 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Gene Richards 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.18
2 Tom Seaver 2.54
3 Larry Gura 2.58
4 Jim Palmer 2.63
5 John Candelaria 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Dennis Leonard 22
2 Tom Seaver 22
4 Tommy John 21
4 Jim Palmer 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 288
2 Phil Niekro 266
3 Nolan Ryan 251
4 Ron Guidry 235
5 Tom Seaver 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 38
2 Doug Bair 28
3 Bruce Sutter 26
4 Gene Garber 24
4 Rich Gossage 24