On This Day

Monday, August 14, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 74 43 .632 --
Yankees 66 51 .564 8.0
Tigers 64 51 .557 9.0
Brewers 63 52 .548 10.0
Orioles 63 54 .538 11.0
Indians 53 63 .457 20.5
Blue Jays 46 70 .397 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 63 52 .548 --
Angels 65 55 .542 0.5
Rangers 58 57 .504 5.0
Athletics 61 60 .504 5.0
Twins 51 66 .436 13.0
White Sox 47 69 .405 16.5
Mariners 44 75 .370 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 63 51 .553 --
Cubs 60 56 .517 4.0
Expos 56 62 .475 9.0
Pirates 53 61 .465 10.0
Mets 48 69 .410 16.5
Cardinals 48 70 .407 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 69 49 .585 --
Dodgers 68 50 .576 1.0
Reds 67 51 .568 2.0
Padres 60 58 .508 9.0
Astros 55 61 .474 13.0
Braves 54 63 .462 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Alexander 3
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 Steve Kemp 3
1 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Howe 3
1 Dave Kingman 3
1 Dave Parker 3
4 Gary Alexander 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Ivan de Jesus 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.78
2 Milt Wilcox 0.50
3 Tom Dixon 0.43
3 Dick Tidrow 0.43
5 3 tied 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Dixon 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Lynn McGlothen 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 7
2 Lynn McGlothen 6
3 Milt Wilcox 5
4 Francisco Barrios 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .330
2 Al Oliver .323
3 Jim Rice .322
4 George Brett .318
5 Jeff Burroughs .318

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
1 Rusty Staub 96
3 George Foster 87
4 Jack Clark 83
4 Larry Hisle 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 54
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 6 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
4 Kent Tekulve 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Hebner .478
2 Ben Oglivie .459
3 Jim Rice .415
4 Jose Cruz .400
5 Clint Hurdle .395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 15
1 Jim Rice 15
3 Rico Carty 14
3 Al Cowens 14
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 10
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Mike Edwards 7
3 Bump Wills 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 0.00
2 Catfish Hunter 0.41
3 Ron Guidry 0.50
4 Doug Rau 0.56
5 Doyle Alexander 0.60

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 Nolan Ryan 28
4 Dennis Eckersley 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Gene Garber 4
4 Don Stanhouse 3
5 11 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ben Oglivie .407
2 Garry Templeton .393
3 Warren Cromartie .375
4 Dave Concepcion .371
5 Al Oliver .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 12
2 Doug DeCinces 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9
4 Bobby Bonds 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 30
2 Rusty Staub 28
3 Bobby Bonds 25
3 Dave Parker 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Julio Cruz 15
3 Ivan de Jesus 14
4 Miguel Dilone 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.63
2 Bob Welch 0.85
3 Vern Ruhle 0.92
4 Rich Gossage 0.98
5 Dan Schatzeder 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Rick Langford 5
1 Larry McWilliams 5
1 Dick Ruthven 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 62
2 Phil Niekro 53
3 Nolan Ryan 52
4 Ron Guidry 45
5 Tom Seaver 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Al Oliver .333
3 George Brett .322
4 Jim Rice .320
5 Lou Piniella .318

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 131
3 George Foster 127
4 Larry Hisle 115
5 Bob Watson 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 66
2 Omar Moreno 63
3 Frank Taveras 56
4 Gene Richards 52
5 Julio Cruz 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.98
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.39
3 Tom Seaver 2.51
4 Jim Palmer 2.54
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 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Phil Niekro 266
3 Nolan Ryan 254
4 Ron Guidry 237
5 Tom Seaver 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Doug Bair 28
4 Gene Garber 25
4 Rich Gossage 25