On This Day

Friday, August 11, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 42 .628 --
Yankees 65 49 .570 6.5
Brewers 62 49 .559 8.0
Tigers 62 50 .554 8.5
Orioles 61 53 .535 10.5
Indians 52 60 .464 18.5
Blue Jays 44 70 .386 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 63 49 .563 --
Angels 64 53 .547 1.5
Athletics 61 57 .517 5.0
Rangers 54 57 .486 8.5
Twins 48 65 .425 15.5
White Sox 46 67 .407 17.5
Mariners 42 74 .362 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 62 50 .554 --
Cubs 58 55 .513 4.5
Expos 55 61 .474 9.0
Pirates 51 60 .459 10.5
Mets 48 67 .417 15.5
Cardinals 46 69 .400 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 68 48 .586 --
Reds 67 48 .583 0.5
Giants 67 49 .578 1.0
Padres 58 58 .500 10.0
Braves 54 60 .474 13.0
Astros 52 61 .460 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Taylor Duncan 4
1 Mario Guerrero 4
1 Ben Oglivie 4
4 Bill Almon 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clint Hurdle 4
2 Alan Ashby 3
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Almon 1
1 Dell Alston 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.29
2 Nolan Ryan 1.25
3 Larry McWilliams 1.00
4 Rick Langford 0.83
5 Jerry Koosman 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Steve Carlton 9
3 Jerry Koosman 6
3 Jon Matlack 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Bruno 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .333
2 Al Oliver .324
3 Jeff Burroughs .317
4 George Brett .316
5 Jim Rice .313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 93
2 Rusty Staub 92
3 George Foster 85
4 Larry Hisle 83
5 Jack Clark 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 53
2 Omar Moreno 45
3 Miguel Dilone 41
4 Julio Cruz 38
5 Bump Wills 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Mike Caldwell 2.34
3 Steve Rogers 2.35
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.36
5 Jon Matlack 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 16
1 Ron Guidry 16
3 Frank Tanana 15
4 Mike Caldwell 14
4 4 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 216
2 Nolan Ryan 184
3 Ron Guidry 182
4 Phil Niekro 177
5 Tom Seaver 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Bruce Sutter 22
3 Doug Bair 21
4 Gene Garber 19
5 Kent Tekulve 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ben Oglivie .471
2 Al Oliver .447
3 Warren Cromartie .434
4 Richie Hebner .431
5 Jose Cruz .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 5
1 Rico Carty 5
1 Andre Dawson 5
1 Bob Horner 5
1 Roy Smalley 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lamar Johnson 16
2 Gene Tenace 15
3 Rico Carty 14
4 Gary Carter 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 12
2 Ivan de Jesus 8
3 Julio Cruz 7
3 Mike Edwards 7
3 Bump Wills 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.00
2 Catfish Hunter 0.41
3 Rich Gossage 0.67
4 Paul Hartzell 0.71
5 Bill Bonham 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Hartzell 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Randy Jones 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 32
2 Ron Guidry 29
3 Nolan Ryan 28
4 Tom Seaver 25
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Doug Bair 4
3 Rollie Fingers 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .398
2 Al Oliver .393
3 Pete LaCock .376
4 Ben Oglivie .370
5 Warren Cromartie .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 10
1 Reggie Smith 10
3 Bobby Bonds 9
3 Dale Murphy 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 28
1 Reggie Smith 28
3 Bobby Bonds 25
3 Larry Hisle 25
3 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 22
2 Ivan de Jesus 13
2 Miguel Dilone 13
4 Julio Cruz 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 1.00
2 Paul Hartzell 1.08
3 Dan Schatzeder 1.13
4 Dick Ruthven 1.26
5 Bob Welch 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Rick Langford 5
1 Larry McWilliams 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 65
2 J. R. Richard 59
3 Ron Guidry 55
3 Phil Niekro 55
5 Tom Seaver 45

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Al Oliver .333
3 Lou Piniella .320
4 George Brett .320
5 Bill Madlock .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Greg Luzinski 37
2 Jim Rice 37
4 Reggie Smith 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 132
2 Rusty Staub 129
3 George Foster 125
4 Larry Hisle 115
5 Greg Luzinski 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 65
2 Omar Moreno 63
3 Frank Taveras 56
4 Gene Richards 52
5 Freddie Patek 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.98
2 Jim Palmer 2.45
3 Mike Caldwell 2.54
4 Tom Seaver 2.56
5 Larry Gura 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Jim Palmer 22
3 Mike Flanagan 21
3 Tom Seaver 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 286
2 Nolan Ryan 265
3 Phil Niekro 261
4 Ron Guidry 237
5 Tom Seaver 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Doug Bair 29
2 Bruce Sutter 29
4 Gene Garber 27
5 Rich Gossage 25