On This Day

Wednesday, August 16, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 75 44 .630 --
Yankees 68 51 .571 7.0
Brewers 66 52 .559 8.5
Tigers 65 52 .556 9.0
Orioles 64 55 .538 11.0
Indians 53 65 .449 21.5
Blue Jays 46 73 .387 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 65 53 .551 --
Angels 66 56 .541 1.0
Rangers 59 58 .504 5.5
Athletics 61 62 .496 6.5
Twins 53 67 .442 13.0
White Sox 48 70 .407 17.0
Mariners 45 76 .372 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 63 53 .543 --
Cubs 61 57 .517 3.0
Expos 58 62 .483 7.0
Pirates 54 62 .466 9.0
Mets 49 70 .412 15.5
Cardinals 49 71 .408 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 70 50 .583 --
Giants 69 51 .575 1.0
Reds 68 52 .567 2.0
Padres 61 59 .508 9.0
Astros 56 62 .475 13.0
Braves 55 64 .462 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 5
2 Larry Hisle 4
2 Hal McRae 4
4 Rico Carty 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Pat Kelly 2
1 Dave Parker 2
1 Leon Roberts 2
4 Glenn Adams 1
4 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 5
1 Leon Roberts 5
3 Pat Kelly 4
3 Reggie Smith 4
3 Robin Yount 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 3
2 Rod Carew 2
3 Bill Almon 1
3 Steve Braun 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Woodie Fryman 1.33
2 Phil Niekro 1.25
3 Vida Blue 1.14
4 Nolan Ryan 1.08
5 Bob Owchinko 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Baumgarten 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 13
2 Byron McLaughlin 9
3 Vida Blue 8
4 Jerry Koosman 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .336
2 Jim Rice .323
3 Jeff Burroughs .322
4 Al Oliver .317
5 George Brett .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 29
2 Larry Hisle 28
2 Greg Luzinski 28
4 Reggie Smith 27
4 Gorman Thomas 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 98
2 Rusty Staub 97
3 Larry Hisle 88
4 George Foster 87
5 Jack Clark 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 55
2 Omar Moreno 48
3 Julio Cruz 42
3 Miguel Dilone 42
5 Bump Wills 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.79
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.22
3 Jon Matlack 2.26
4 Steve Rogers 2.36
5 Craig Swan 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 17
2 Vida Blue 16
2 Frank Tanana 16
4 Mike Caldwell 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 229
2 Nolan Ryan 197
3 Ron Guidry 191
4 Phil Niekro 187
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 Lyman Bostock .451
2 Richie Hebner .442
3 Ben Oglivie .435
4 Jim Rice .424
5 2 tied .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 7
1 Reggie Smith 7
3 Rico Carty 5
3 Larry Hisle 5
3 Jim Rice 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 20
2 Jim Rice 17
2 Reggie Smith 17
4 Al Cowens 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 9
2 Mike Edwards 7
2 Ron LeFlore 7
4 Rod Carew 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 0.00
2 Ron Guidry 0.33
2 Jon Matlack 0.33
4 Doug Rau 0.38
5 John Henry Johnson 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 Aurelio Lopez 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Ron Guidry 28
2 Phil Niekro 28
4 J. R. Richard 24
5 Dennis Eckersley 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Stanhouse 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Gene Garber 3
5 14 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ben Oglivie .386
2 Garry Templeton .385
3 Warren Cromartie .382
4 Al Cowens .372
5 2 tied .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 14
2 Dave Parker 10
3 Bob Horner 9
3 Gorman Thomas 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 36
2 Dave Parker 28
2 Leon Roberts 28
4 Larry Hisle 27
5 Rusty Staub 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.52
2 Rich Gossage 0.92
2 Vern Ruhle 0.92
4 Bob Welch 1.16
5 Dan Schatzeder 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Rick Langford 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 65
2 J. R. Richard 62
3 Phil Niekro 58
4 Ron Guidry 54
5 Tom Seaver 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 7
1 Rollie Fingers 7
1 Gene Garber 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
5 Don Stanhouse 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .357
2 Al Oliver .328
3 Lou Piniella .324
4 George Brett .321
5 Jim Rice .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Jim Rice 38
2 Reggie Smith 38
4 Greg Luzinski 36
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 134
2 Rusty Staub 131
3 George Foster 127
4 Larry Hisle 115
5 Bob Watson 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 67
2 Omar Moreno 65
3 Frank Taveras 56
4 Gene Richards 53
5 Julio Cruz 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.92
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.39
3 Tom Seaver 2.51
4 Jim Palmer 2.54
5 Larry Gura 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Mike Flanagan 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 295
2 Nolan Ryan 267
3 Phil Niekro 264
4 Ron Guidry 246
5 Tom Seaver 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Doug Bair 28
4 Rich Gossage 26
5 2 tied 25