On This Day

Monday, August 28, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 82 47 .636 --
Yankees 74 54 .578 7.5
Brewers 74 56 .569 8.5
Tigers 72 58 .554 10.5
Orioles 71 58 .550 11.0
Indians 56 73 .434 26.0
Blue Jays 53 79 .402 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 70 59 .543 --
Angels 70 62 .530 1.5
Rangers 65 64 .504 5.0
Athletics 62 71 .466 10.0
Twins 57 74 .435 14.0
White Sox 55 74 .426 15.0
Mariners 49 81 .377 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 69 59 .539 --
Cubs 66 63 .512 3.5
Pirates 65 64 .504 4.5
Expos 61 70 .466 9.5
Cardinals 57 73 .438 13.0
Mets 52 78 .400 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 54 .588 --
Giants 76 55 .580 1.0
Reds 71 60 .542 6.0
Padres 69 63 .523 8.5
Astros 61 69 .469 15.5
Braves 57 73 .438 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Lynn 5
2 Jack Brohamer 4
2 Dave Revering 4
2 Bill Stein 4
2 Bump Wills 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 2
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Rico Carty 1
2 Doug DeCinces 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Hobson 4
1 Al Oliver 4
3 Jeff Burroughs 3
3 Jerry Martin 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Kurt Bevacqua 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Jack Brohamer 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 2.00
2 Dennis Lamp 0.80
3 Tom Underwood 0.78
4 Burt Hooton 0.60
5 Jim Kaat 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Underwood 7
2 John Candelaria 6
2 Phil Niekro 6
2 Jim Palmer 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Len Barker 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Ed Whitson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .338
2 Jim Rice .323
3 Al Oliver .318
4 Jeff Burroughs .314
5 Dave Parker .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 34
2 George Foster 30
3 Larry Hisle 29
3 Gorman Thomas 29
5 Greg Luzinski 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 110
2 Rusty Staub 102
3 George Foster 96
4 Larry Hisle 95
5 Steve Garvey 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 59
2 Omar Moreno 56
3 Julio Cruz 45
4 Miguel Dilone 44
5 Bump Wills 42

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 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 18
2 Mike Flanagan 17
3 Vida Blue 16
3 Mike Caldwell 16
3 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 244
2 Phil Niekro 205
2 Nolan Ryan 205
4 Ron Guidry 199
5 Tom Seaver 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 30
2 Kent Tekulve 26
3 Bruce Sutter 23
4 Doug Bair 21
5 Gene Garber 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Ott .429
2 Sal Bando .422
3 Jack Clark .420
4 Bob Boone .415
5 Garry Templeton .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 7
2 George Hendrick 6
2 Graig Nettles 6
2 Jim Rice 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 21
2 Dave Parker 18
3 Ken Griffey 16
4 Bob Horner 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
2 Jose Cruz 7
2 Phil Garner 7
2 Frank Taveras 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.54
2 Dennis Martinez 0.67
3 Ron Guidry 0.82
4 Mike Proly 1.02
5 Jon Matlack 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Halicki 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 28
2 Phil Niekro 23
3 Dennis Leonard 22
4 Nolan Ryan 21
5 Joe Sambito 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 8
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .387
2 Ben Oglivie .374
3 Warren Cromartie .373
4 Richie Hebner .370
5 Bob Boone .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 10
1 Jim Rice 10
3 Rico Carty 9
4 Andre Dawson 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 31
2 George Hendrick 30
3 Jim Rice 29
4 Rico Carty 26
5 Bob Horner 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 16
2 Julio Cruz 14
2 Omar Moreno 14
4 Bump Wills 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.68
2 Ron Guidry 0.96
3 Dennis Martinez 1.36
4 Nolan Ryan 1.50
5 Burt Hooton 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Catfish Hunter 6
3 Don Robinson 5
4 Jack Billingham 4
4 22 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 60
2 J. R. Richard 50
3 Nolan Ryan 49
4 Ron Guidry 46
5 Jerry Koosman 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 10
2 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Bruce Sutter 6
4 Gene Garber 5
4 Rich Gossage 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Al Oliver .326
3 Jim Rice .324
4 Thurman Munson .315
5 Carlton Fisk .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 43
2 George Foster 40
3 Greg Luzinski 35
3 Reggie Smith 35
5 Eddie Murray 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 141
2 George Foster 125
3 Rusty Staub 124
4 Steve Garvey 115
5 Larry Hisle 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 69
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Frank Taveras 54
4 Julio Cruz 51
5 Gene Richards 50

ERA

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

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Phil Niekro 254
3 Nolan Ryan 252
4 Ron Guidry 241
5 Dennis Leonard 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Kent Tekulve 28
4 Doug Bair 27
4 Rich Gossage 27