On This Day

Tuesday, August 22, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 78 46 .629 --
Brewers 71 53 .573 7.0
Yankees 70 53 .569 7.5
Tigers 69 54 .561 8.5
Orioles 66 58 .532 12.0
Indians 54 70 .435 24.0
Blue Jays 49 76 .392 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 68 55 .553 --
Angels 69 58 .543 1.0
Rangers 60 63 .488 8.0
Athletics 62 66 .484 8.5
Twins 56 70 .444 13.5
White Sox 51 72 .415 17.0
Mariners 48 77 .384 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 66 56 .541 --
Cubs 63 61 .508 4.0
Pirates 61 62 .496 5.5
Expos 59 66 .472 8.5
Cardinals 53 73 .421 15.0
Mets 50 75 .400 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 52 .584 --
Giants 73 53 .579 0.5
Reds 71 55 .563 2.5
Padres 66 60 .524 7.5
Astros 58 68 .460 15.5
Braves 56 68 .452 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Money 5
2 Cecil Cooper 4
2 Joe Wallis 4
4 Chris Chambliss 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Berra 1
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 4
2 Tim Corcoran 3
2 Al Cowens 3
2 Willie Montanez 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Robinson 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Christenson 0.70
2 Glenn Abbott 0.67
2 Jim Clancy 0.67
4 Mickey Mahler 0.62
4 Tom Seaver 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Norris 8
2 Larry Christenson 7
3 Jim Clancy 6
4 Ed Halicki 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Joe Kerrigan 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .342
2 Jim Rice .323
3 Jeff Burroughs .317
4 Leon Roberts .316
5 Al Oliver .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 30
2 George Foster 29
2 Larry Hisle 29
4 Greg Luzinski 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 103
2 Rusty Staub 99
3 George Foster 94
4 Larry Hisle 92
5 Steve Garvey 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 58
2 Omar Moreno 52
3 Miguel Dilone 44
4 Julio Cruz 42
5 Bump Wills 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.79
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.18
3 Jon Matlack 2.21
4 Mike Caldwell 2.35
5 Steve Rogers 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 17
2 Vida Blue 16
2 Mike Caldwell 16
2 Mike Flanagan 16
2 Frank Tanana 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 236
2 Nolan Ryan 205
3 Phil Niekro 195
4 Ron Guidry 194
5 Tom Seaver 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
2 Kent Tekulve 24
3 Bruce Sutter 22
4 Doug Bair 21
5 Gene Garber 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .466
2 Jim Rice .446
3 Rico Carty .409
4 Steve Garvey .407
5 Lou Piniella .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 7
2 Reggie Smith 6
3 Rico Carty 5
3 Jim Rice 5
3 Joe Rudi 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 21
2 Jim Rice 17
3 Ken Griffey 16
4 Steve Garvey 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 7
1 Ron LeFlore 7
1 Omar Moreno 7
4 Julio Cruz 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 0.00
2 Pete Vuckovich 0.36
3 Ron Guidry 0.39
4 Kent Tekulve 0.63
5 Jerry Koosman 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Robinson 4
1 Bob Stanley 4
3 Jack Billingham 3
3 Catfish Hunter 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Jerry Koosman 26
3 Phil Niekro 24
4 Ron Guidry 21
4 Don Robinson 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 6
2 Victor Cruz 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Lerrin LaGrow 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .396
2 Warren Cromartie .381
3 Jose Cruz .376
4 Richie Hebner .371
5 Lamar Johnson .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 9
2 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Rico Carty 8
2 Doug DeCinces 8
2 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Roberts 26
2 Steve Kemp 25
2 Dave Parker 25
2 Joe Rudi 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 22
2 Miguel Dilone 15
3 Julio Cruz 13
4 Mike Edwards 12
4 Bump Wills 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.76
2 Kent Tekulve 1.33
3 Dan Schatzeder 1.42
4 Bob Welch 1.54
5 Paul Hartzell 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Larry McWilliams 5
1 Gaylord Perry 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Phil Niekro 55
3 J. R. Richard 51
4 Ron Guidry 49
5 Tom Seaver 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Kent Tekulve 8
3 Gene Garber 6
3 Don Stanhouse 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Lou Piniella .322
3 Al Oliver .321
4 Jim Rice .320
5 Pete Rose .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Jim Rice 39
3 Reggie Smith 37
4 Greg Luzinski 36
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 137
2 Rusty Staub 126
3 George Foster 125
4 Larry Hisle 115
5 Steve Garvey 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 69
2 Omar Moreno 65
3 Frank Taveras 60
4 Gene Richards 50
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.75
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.31
3 Mike Caldwell 2.47
4 Jim Palmer 2.50
5 Jon Matlack 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Mike Flanagan 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 Paul Splittorff 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 302
2 Phil Niekro 266
3 Nolan Ryan 262
4 Ron Guidry 236
5 Tom Seaver 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Doug Bair 28
4 Rich Gossage 26
4 Kent Tekulve 26