On This Day

Sunday, August 13, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 74 42 .638 --
Yankees 65 51 .560 9.0
Tigers 63 51 .553 10.0
Brewers 62 52 .544 11.0
Orioles 63 53 .543 11.0
Indians 52 63 .452 21.5
Blue Jays 46 70 .397 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 63 51 .553 --
Angels 65 55 .542 1.0
Athletics 61 60 .504 5.5
Rangers 57 57 .500 6.0
Twins 51 65 .440 13.0
White Sox 47 68 .409 16.5
Mariners 44 75 .370 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 63 51 .553 --
Cubs 59 56 .513 4.5
Expos 56 62 .475 9.0
Pirates 52 61 .460 10.5
Cardinals 48 69 .410 16.5
Mets 48 69 .410 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 49 .585 --
Dodgers 68 50 .576 1.0
Reds 67 50 .573 1.5
Padres 60 58 .508 9.0
Astros 54 61 .470 13.5
Braves 54 62 .466 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bailor 4
1 Lyman Bostock 4
1 Mike Hargrove 4
1 Mike Phillips 4
1 Andre Thornton 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 2
2 Kurt Bevacqua 1
2 Al Cowens 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 3
1 Steve Kemp 3
1 Dave Parker 3
1 Lou Whitaker 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 3
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Jim Dwyer 1
2 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Vuckovich 1.40
2 Scott Sanderson 1.00
3 Gary Serum 0.86
4 Don Robinson 0.78
5 Scott McGregor 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Comer 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Roger Erickson 1
1 Rick Honeycutt 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Robinson 7
1 Pete Vuckovich 7
3 Matt Keough 6
3 Rick Reuschel 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Len Barker 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Ed Halicki 1
1 Bob Shirley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .330
2 Al Oliver .326
3 Jim Rice .320
4 Jeff Burroughs .317
5 George Brett .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 28
1 Jim Rice 28
3 Gorman Thomas 27
4 George Foster 26
4 Larry Hisle 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 96
2 Rusty Staub 95
3 George Foster 87
4 Jack Clark 83
4 Larry Hisle 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 53
2 Omar Moreno 46
3 Julio Cruz 42
4 Miguel Dilone 41
5 Bump Wills 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.22
3 Steve Rogers 2.36
4 Jon Matlack 2.37
5 Mike Caldwell 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 16
1 Ron Guidry 16
3 Mike Flanagan 15
3 Frank Tanana 15
5 5 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 229
2 Nolan Ryan 184
3 Ron Guidry 182
3 Phil Niekro 182
5 Tom Seaver 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
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 Richie Hebner .529
2 Ben Oglivie .459
3 Lamar Johnson .408
3 Al Oliver .408
5 Jose Cruz .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 5
1 Dave Parker 5
1 Roy Smalley 5
1 Reggie Smith 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 15
1 Jim Rice 15
3 Rico Carty 14
3 Leon Roberts 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 10
2 Ron LeFlore 9
3 Mike Edwards 8
3 Bump Wills 8
5 Mitchell Page 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 0.00
1 Lynn McGlothen 0.00
3 Catfish Hunter 0.41
4 Fergie Jenkins 0.56
5 Pete Vuckovich 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 4
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 Rick Langford 3
2 Larry McWilliams 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 35
2 Phil Niekro 33
3 Ron Guidry 29
4 Nolan Ryan 28
5 3 tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .405
2 Ben Oglivie .388
3 Thurman Munson .374
3 Al Oliver .374
5 Pete LaCock .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 13
2 Doug DeCinces 9
2 Dale Murphy 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 31
2 Bobby Bonds 27
2 Doug DeCinces 27
2 Rusty Staub 27
5 Andre Thornton 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 22
2 Julio Cruz 15
3 Ivan de Jesus 13
3 Miguel Dilone 13
3 Bump Wills 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 0.92
2 Rich Gossage 1.00
3 Dan Schatzeder 1.13
4 Dick Ruthven 1.26
5 Bob Welch 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Rick Langford 5
1 Larry McWilliams 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 Dick Ruthven 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 72
2 Nolan Ryan 65
3 Phil Niekro 60
4 Ron Guidry 55
5 Pete Vuckovich 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Al Oliver .335
3 George Brett .320
4 Lou Piniella .317
5 Bill Madlock .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Greg Luzinski 37
2 Jim Rice 37
4 Reggie Smith 36
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 132
2 Rusty Staub 130
3 George Foster 127
4 Larry Hisle 115
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 65
2 Omar Moreno 63
3 Frank Taveras 56
4 Gene Richards 52
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.98
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.37
3 Tom Seaver 2.51
4 Jim Palmer 2.53
5 Larry Gura 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Mike Flanagan 22
3 Jim Palmer 21
4 Vida Blue 20
4 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Phil Niekro 266
3 Nolan Ryan 265
4 Ron Guidry 237
5 Tom Seaver 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Doug Bair 29
2 Bruce Sutter 29
4 Gene Garber 26
5 Rich Gossage 25