On This Day

Saturday, August 26, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 80 47 .630 --
Yankees 72 54 .571 7.5
Brewers 73 55 .570 7.5
Tigers 71 57 .555 9.5
Orioles 69 58 .543 11.0
Indians 56 72 .438 24.5
Blue Jays 53 77 .408 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 70 60 .538 --
Royals 68 59 .535 0.5
Rangers 64 63 .504 4.5
Athletics 62 69 .473 8.5
Twins 56 74 .431 14.0
White Sox 54 73 .425 14.5
Mariners 49 79 .383 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 67 59 .532 --
Cubs 65 62 .512 2.5
Pirates 63 64 .496 4.5
Expos 60 68 .469 8.0
Cardinals 56 73 .434 12.5
Mets 52 77 .403 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 53 .589 --
Giants 75 54 .581 1.0
Reds 71 58 .550 5.0
Padres 68 62 .523 8.5
Astros 61 68 .473 15.0
Braves 56 72 .438 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Murcer 4
2 Rick Bosetti 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Gary Carter 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Beall 1
1 Kurt Bevacqua 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Hector Cruz 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rich Dauer 3
1 Larry Harlow 3
1 Buck Martinez 3
1 Jim Rice 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Almon 2
2 Dell Alston 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 2.67
2 J. R. Richard 1.14
3 Bill Bonham 0.80
4 Jim Wright 0.50
5 Mike Flanagan 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 8
1 J. R. Richard 8
3 Jamie Easterly 5
4 Bill Bonham 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Len Barker 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Joe Kerrigan 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .338
2 Jim Rice .326
3 Jeff Burroughs .314
4 Al Oliver .312
5 Jack Clark .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 33
2 George Foster 29
2 Larry Hisle 29
4 Greg Luzinski 28
4 Gorman Thomas 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 109
2 Rusty Staub 102
3 George Foster 95
4 Larry Hisle 94
5 Steve Garvey 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 58
2 Omar Moreno 54
3 Julio Cruz 44
3 Miguel Dilone 44
5 Bump Wills 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.77
2 Jon Matlack 2.20
3 Pete Vuckovich 2.22
4 Craig Swan 2.40
5 Steve Rogers 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 18
2 Mike Flanagan 17
3 Vida Blue 16
3 Mike Caldwell 16
3 Frank Tanana 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 244
2 Nolan Ryan 205
3 Ron Guidry 199
3 Phil Niekro 199
5 Tom Seaver 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 30
2 Kent Tekulve 25
3 Bruce Sutter 23
4 Doug Bair 21
5 Gene Garber 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Ott .450
2 Jim Rice .424
3 Garry Templeton .415
4 Sal Bando .413
5 Jack Clark .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 7
2 George Hendrick 6
2 Jim Rice 6
4 Ken Griffey 5
4 Reggie Smith 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 20
2 Dave Parker 19
3 Ken Griffey 16
3 Jim Rice 16
5 Bob Horner 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Jose Cruz 8
3 Phil Garner 7
4 Julio Cruz 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Comer 0.00
2 Kent Tekulve 0.59
3 Dennis Martinez 0.67
4 Ron Guidry 0.82
5 Jon Matlack 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ken Kravec 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 28
1 J. R. Richard 28
3 Phil Niekro 22
3 Rick Reuschel 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 7
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Lerrin LaGrow 4
4 Charlie Hough 3
4 Bob McClure 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .406
2 Warren Cromartie .386
3 Ben Oglivie .374
4 Richie Hebner .370
5 Lamar Johnson .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 12
2 Jim Rice 9
3 Andre Dawson 8
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Dave Parker 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 29
2 George Hendrick 28
2 Jim Rice 28
4 Bob Horner 27
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 17
2 Julio Cruz 13
3 Omar Moreno 12
3 Bump Wills 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.96
2 Steve Comer 0.98
3 Kent Tekulve 1.27
4 Dennis Martinez 1.36
5 Dennis Lamp 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Jon Matlack 5
1 J. R. Richard 5
1 Don Robinson 5
1 Bob Stanley 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 59
2 Phil Niekro 54
3 Nolan Ryan 52
4 Ron Guidry 46
5 Jerry Koosman 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
1 Kent Tekulve 9
3 Bruce Sutter 6
4 Gene Garber 5
4 Don Stanhouse 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .360
2 Jim Rice .325
3 Al Oliver .321
4 Lou Piniella .320
5 Pete Rose .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 42
2 George Foster 39
3 Greg Luzinski 36
4 Reggie Smith 35
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 141
2 Rusty Staub 126
3 George Foster 124
4 Steve Garvey 116
5 Larry Hisle 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 68
2 Omar Moreno 66
3 Frank Taveras 54
4 Julio Cruz 50
4 Gene Richards 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.73
2 Jon Matlack 2.23
3 Pete Vuckovich 2.34
4 Jim Palmer 2.35
5 Mike Caldwell 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Mike Flanagan 23
3 Jim Palmer 22
4 Dennis Leonard 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 306
2 Phil Niekro 257
3 Nolan Ryan 252
4 Ron Guidry 241
5 2 tied 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Doug Bair 28
4 Kent Tekulve 27
5 Rich Gossage 26