On This Day

Wednesday, August 30, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 84 48 .636 --
Yankees 76 54 .585 7.0
Brewers 75 56 .573 8.5
Tigers 73 58 .557 10.5
Orioles 72 59 .550 11.5
Indians 56 74 .431 27.0
Blue Jays 55 80 .407 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 71 60 .542 --
Angels 70 63 .526 2.0
Rangers 65 65 .500 5.5
Athletics 62 72 .463 10.5
Twins 57 75 .432 14.5
White Sox 56 75 .427 15.0
Mariners 49 82 .374 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 71 59 .546 --
Pirates 66 64 .508 5.0
Cubs 66 65 .504 5.5
Expos 61 72 .459 11.5
Cardinals 58 74 .439 14.0
Mets 53 79 .402 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 54 .594 --
Giants 77 56 .579 2.0
Reds 71 61 .538 7.5
Padres 69 65 .515 10.5
Astros 62 70 .470 16.5
Braves 59 73 .447 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Scott 5
2 Bob Bailor 4
2 Rick Bosetti 4
2 Richie Hebner 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 2
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Doug DeCinces 1
2 Rick Dempsey 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Porter 4
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 Pete LaCock 3
2 Garry Maddox 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Steve Henderson 1
1 Willie Montanez 1
1 Terry Puhl 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Eckersley 1.80
2 Don Sutton 1.17
3 Ron Guidry 1.00
3 Larry Gura 1.00
5 Bob Forsch 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 Ron Guidry 8
3 Don Sutton 7
4 Victor Cruz 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .335
2 Jim Rice .325
3 Al Oliver .314
4 Jeff Burroughs .314
5 Dave Parker .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 36
2 George Foster 30
3 Larry Hisle 29
3 Gorman Thomas 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 114
2 Rusty Staub 104
3 George Foster 96
4 Larry Hisle 95
5 Steve Garvey 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 59
2 Omar Moreno 56
3 Julio Cruz 46
4 Miguel Dilone 44
5 Bump Wills 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.29
3 Jon Matlack 2.30
4 Steve Rogers 2.47
5 Mike Caldwell 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 19
2 Mike Flanagan 17
3 Vida Blue 16
3 Mike Caldwell 16
3 6 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 244
2 Ron Guidry 207
3 Phil Niekro 205
3 Nolan Ryan 205
5 Tom Seaver 169

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .422
1 Ed Ott .422
3 Ken Reitz .417
4 Rico Carty .409
5 Bake McBride .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 8
2 Rico Carty 5
2 Ken Griffey 5
2 George Hendrick 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 18
1 Jim Rice 18
3 Dave Parker 16
3 Darrell Porter 16
5 Steve Garvey 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Frank Taveras 8
3 Jose Cruz 7
3 Garry Templeton 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Replogle 0.00
2 Dennis Martinez 0.62
3 Kent Tekulve 0.63
4 Dave LaRoche 0.71
5 Mike Proly 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Victor Cruz 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Ed Halicki 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 28
2 Don Sutton 24
3 Phil Niekro 23
4 Nolan Ryan 21
5 Dennis Leonard 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .380
2 Garry Templeton .377
3 Dave Parker .377
4 Rico Carty .374
5 Richie Hebner .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Rico Carty 10
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Bob Horner 8
3 Reggie Smith 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 33
2 Dave Parker 31
3 George Hendrick 30
4 Rico Carty 27
5 Bob Horner 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 14
1 Omar Moreno 14
3 Ron LeFlore 13
4 Jose Cruz 11
4 Bump Wills 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Comer 1.32
2 Ron Guidry 1.34
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 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Larry McWilliams 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 56
2 J. R. Richard 50
3 Nolan Ryan 49
4 Dennis Eckersley 44
4 Ron Guidry 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 9
2 Rollie Fingers 7
3 Gene Garber 6
3 Bruce Sutter 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Jim Rice .323
3 Al Oliver .321
4 Carlton Fisk .313
5 Thurman Munson .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 42
2 George Foster 39
3 Reggie Smith 35
4 Don Baylor 34
4 2 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 141
2 Rusty Staub 126
3 George Foster 122
4 Steve Garvey 112
5 Carlton Fisk 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 69
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Frank Taveras 55
4 Gene Richards 51
5 Julio Cruz 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Jon Matlack 2.32
3 Jim Palmer 2.35
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.40
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 Ron Guidry 241
3 Nolan Ryan 241
5 Dennis Leonard 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Rich Gossage 28
3 Kent Tekulve 28
5 Doug Bair 27