On This Day

Tuesday, August 8, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 40 .636 --
Brewers 61 47 .565 8.0
Yankees 62 49 .559 8.5
Tigers 60 50 .545 10.0
Orioles 60 51 .541 10.5
Indians 51 58 .468 18.5
Blue Jays 42 69 .378 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 61 48 .560 --
Angels 62 53 .539 2.0
Athletics 60 55 .522 4.0
Rangers 53 56 .486 8.0
Twins 47 63 .427 14.5
White Sox 46 64 .418 15.5
Mariners 41 73 .360 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 59 50 .541 --
Cubs 57 54 .514 3.0
Expos 54 60 .474 7.5
Pirates 51 57 .472 7.5
Mets 47 66 .416 14.0
Cardinals 45 68 .398 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 46 .593 --
Reds 65 47 .580 1.5
Dodgers 65 48 .575 2.0
Padres 57 56 .504 10.0
Braves 53 59 .473 13.5
Astros 51 60 .459 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Parker 5
2 Rod Carew 4
2 Clint Hurdle 4
2 Terry Puhl 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Garvey 2
1 Jim Rice 2
3 Gary Alexander 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Cubbage 4
1 John Milner 4
1 Jim Rice 4
4 Bobby Bonds 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Miguel Dilone 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Tidrow 1.40
2 Phil Niekro 0.75
3 Don Sutton 0.71
4 Mike Flanagan 0.62
5 3 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bruno 1
1 Paul Hartzell 1
1 Paul Mirabella 1
1 John Montefusco 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 8
2 Dick Tidrow 7
3 John Montefusco 6
3 Phil Niekro 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Doc Medich 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .329
2 Al Oliver .323
3 Jeff Burroughs .318
4 George Brett .316
5 Pete Rose .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 27
2 George Foster 26
2 Greg Luzinski 26
4 Larry Hisle 25
4 Gorman Thomas 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 90
1 Rusty Staub 90
3 George Foster 83
4 Jason Thompson 80
5 Larry Hisle 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 51
2 Omar Moreno 45
3 Miguel Dilone 40
4 Julio Cruz 37
5 Bump Wills 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.97
2 Mike Caldwell 2.34
3 Steve Rogers 2.35
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.36
5 Craig Swan 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 16
2 Ron Guidry 15
3 Mike Caldwell 14
3 Mike Flanagan 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 216
2 Phil Niekro 177
3 Nolan Ryan 174
4 Ron Guidry 173
5 Tom Seaver 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Bruce Sutter 22
3 Doug Bair 21
4 Gene Garber 18
4 Kent Tekulve 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Warren Cromartie .426
2 Jose Cruz .420
2 Al Oliver .420
4 Bob Watson .404
5 2 tied .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 7
2 Johnny Bench 5
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Andre Dawson 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lamar Johnson 16
2 Doug DeCinces 15
3 Gary Carter 14
3 Steve Kemp 14
3 Leon Roberts 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 12
2 Miguel Dilone 9
3 Ivan de Jesus 8
4 Julio Cruz 7
4 Ozzie Smith 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 0.53
2 Rich Gossage 0.59
3 Lynn McGlothen 0.66
4 Paul Hartzell 0.71
5 Dave Goltz 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Paul Hartzell 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 Bob Owchinko 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 37
2 J. R. Richard 31
3 Ron Guidry 28
4 Tom Seaver 25
5 Dennis Eckersley 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Doug Bair 4
3 Gene Garber 4
3 Dave LaRoche 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete LaCock .398
2 Al Oliver .394
3 Garry Templeton .380
4 Warren Cromartie .377
5 Tony Perez .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 11
2 Andre Dawson 9
2 Dale Murphy 9
2 Reggie Smith 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 30
2 Leon Roberts 25
3 Reggie Smith 23
3 Andre Thornton 23
5 4 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 20
2 Ivan de Jesus 13
3 Miguel Dilone 12
4 Ozzie Smith 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 1.00
2 Paul Hartzell 1.05
3 Dick Ruthven 1.32
4 Kent Tekulve 1.42
5 Mike Paxton 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
3 Jack Billingham 4
3 Vida Blue 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 71
2 Phil Niekro 60
2 Nolan Ryan 60
4 Ron Guidry 46
5 Tom Seaver 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Gene Garber 8
3 Doug Bair 7
3 Rollie Fingers 7
5 Kent Tekulve 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Al Oliver .328
3 Lou Piniella .319
4 Ron LeFlore .319
5 George Brett .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Greg Luzinski 38
3 Jim Rice 37
4 Jason Thompson 35
5 Reggie Smith 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 131
1 Rusty Staub 131
3 George Foster 123
4 Greg Luzinski 114
5 Larry Hisle 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 65
2 Omar Moreno 64
3 Frank Taveras 57
4 Gene Richards 53
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.03
2 Jim Palmer 2.52
3 Tom Seaver 2.56
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.65
5 Mike Caldwell 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Mike Flanagan 21
2 Tommy John 21
2 Dennis Leonard 21
2 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 291
2 Phil Niekro 268
3 Nolan Ryan 258
4 Ron Guidry 236
5 2 tied 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Doug Bair 29
2 Bruce Sutter 29
4 Gene Garber 26
5 Rich Gossage 25