On This Day

Thursday, August 3, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 67 39 .632 --
Brewers 60 44 .577 6.0
Orioles 59 47 .557 8.0
Yankees 59 48 .551 8.5
Tigers 57 49 .538 10.0
Indians 51 54 .486 15.5
Blue Jays 39 67 .368 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 58 46 .558 --
Angels 58 51 .532 2.5
Athletics 56 53 .514 4.5
Rangers 49 56 .467 9.5
Twins 45 59 .433 13.0
White Sox 45 60 .429 13.5
Mariners 39 69 .361 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 56 46 .549 --
Cubs 54 51 .514 3.5
Pirates 49 53 .480 7.0
Expos 51 58 .468 8.5
Mets 46 63 .422 13.5
Cardinals 40 67 .374 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 65 44 .596 --
Reds 63 44 .589 1.0
Dodgers 61 47 .565 3.5
Padres 56 52 .519 8.5
Astros 49 57 .462 14.5
Braves 49 57 .462 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Dan Ford 3
1 Larry Herndon 3
1 Davey Lopes 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 1
1 Lee Lacy 1
1 Ken Landreaux 1
1 Fred Lynn 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Anderson 3
1 Fred Lynn 3
1 Jim Rice 3
1 Leon Roberts 3
5 4 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Glenn Burke 1
2 Tim Corcoran 1
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Martinez 1.43
2 Mike Torrez 0.62
3 Jerry Augustine 0.60
4 Steve Stone 0.50
5 Pete Vuckovich 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Hartzell 1
1 Dennis Martinez 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Martinez 10
2 Bob Sykes 7
3 Jerry Augustine 6
3 Steve Stone 6
3 Pete Vuckovich 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .329
2 Al Oliver .323
3 Jeff Burroughs .322
4 Fred Lynn .319
5 Pete Rose .318

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 87
2 Jim Rice 86
3 George Foster 81
4 Jason Thompson 79
5 Jack Clark 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 50
2 Omar Moreno 44
3 Miguel Dilone 38
4 Julio Cruz 34
5 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 3 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 Garry Templeton .469
2 Bill Buckner .432
3 Reggie Jackson .421
3 Al Oliver .421
5 Dave Concepcion .417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Roberts 15
2 Doug DeCinces 14
2 Graig Nettles 14
2 Ken Singleton 14
2 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Miguel Dilone 9
3 Ozzie Smith 8
4 Ivan de Jesus 7
4 Bill North 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.73
2 Ed Figueroa 0.75
2 Bob Welch 0.75
4 Bob Sykes 0.92
5 Rich Gossage 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Dennis Lamp 3
1 Bob Owchinko 3
5 40 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 28
2 Tom Seaver 27
3 Ron Guidry 26
4 Phil Niekro 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .404
2 Oscar Gamble .403
3 Garry Templeton .389
4 Pete Rose .387
5 Pete LaCock .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 10
2 Bobby Bonds 9
2 Larry Hisle 9
2 Dale Murphy 9
2 Reggie Smith 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 30
2 Larry Hisle 27
2 Joe Rudi 27
2 Rusty Staub 27
2 Jason Thompson 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Ivan de Jesus 13
3 Miguel Dilone 11
3 Ozzie Smith 11
5 Bill North 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Sykes 1.03
2 J. R. Richard 1.25
3 Mike Caldwell 1.33
4 Woodie Fryman 1.40
5 Kent Tekulve 1.42

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 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
1 Kent Tekulve 9
3 Doug Bair 8
3 Gene Garber 8
5 Rollie Fingers 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .355
2 Al Oliver .330
3 George Brett .323
4 Lou Piniella .322
5 Ron LeFlore .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 42
2 Greg Luzinski 38
3 Jim Rice 37
4 Bobby Bonds 35
4 Jason Thompson 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 134
2 Jim Rice 130
3 George Foster 127
4 Greg Luzinski 113
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 66
1 Omar Moreno 66
3 Frank Taveras 58
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 Mike Caldwell 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Dennis Leonard 22
2 Tom Seaver 22
4 Jim Palmer 21
5 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 288
2 Phil Niekro 261
3 Nolan Ryan 251
4 Ron Guidry 235
5 Tom Seaver 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Doug Bair 28
3 Bruce Sutter 26
4 Gene Garber 24
4 Rich Gossage 24