On This Day

Monday, September 4, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 85 51 .625 --
Yankees 80 56 .588 5.0
Brewers 79 59 .572 7.0
Orioles 77 61 .558 9.0
Tigers 75 62 .547 10.5
Indians 59 78 .431 26.5
Blue Jays 55 84 .396 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 74 61 .548 --
Angels 74 63 .540 1.0
Rangers 66 68 .493 7.5
Athletics 64 74 .464 11.5
Twins 62 76 .449 13.5
White Sox 57 80 .416 18.0
Mariners 51 85 .375 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 73 63 .537 --
Pirates 72 64 .529 1.0
Cubs 69 68 .504 4.5
Expos 65 73 .471 9.0
Cardinals 60 78 .435 14.0
Mets 55 83 .399 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 82 56 .594 --
Giants 80 58 .580 2.0
Reds 75 62 .547 6.5
Padres 71 67 .514 11.0
Astros 63 74 .460 18.5
Braves 59 78 .431 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Ott 6
2 Chris Chambliss 5
2 Graig Nettles 5
4 Bill Buckner 4
4 8 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Bobby Grich 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Ott 5
2 Bobby Grich 4
2 Amos Otis 4
2 Ted Simmons 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Buckner 2
1 Garry Maddox 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
4 Thad Bosley 1
4 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bibby 1.25
2 Bill Travers 1.17
3 Ron Guidry 1.00
3 Milt Wilcox 1.00
5 Dennis Eckersley 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 Ron Guidry 8
2 Milt Wilcox 8
4 Glenn Abbott 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Atkinson 1
1 Doug Bair 1
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .341
2 Jim Rice .329
3 Al Oliver .317
4 Dave Parker .314
5 Jeff Burroughs .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 38
2 George Foster 31
2 Gorman Thomas 31
4 Larry Hisle 29
4 Greg Luzinski 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 121
2 Rusty Staub 107
3 Larry Hisle 99
4 George Foster 98
5 Steve Garvey 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 61
1 Omar Moreno 61
3 Julio Cruz 48
4 Bump Wills 46
5 Miguel Dilone 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.84
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.35
3 Jon Matlack 2.40
4 Mike Caldwell 2.44
5 Steve Rogers 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 20
2 Mike Caldwell 17
2 Mike Flanagan 17
2 Jim Palmer 17
2 Frank Tanana 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 249
2 Ron Guidry 215
3 Phil Niekro 210
4 Nolan Ryan 205
5 Tom Seaver 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 30
2 Kent Tekulve 28
3 Doug Bair 24
3 Bruce Sutter 24
5 2 tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .429
2 Ed Ott .419
3 Dusty Baker .415
4 Ken Reitz .410
5 Graig Nettles .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 8
2 Darrell Porter 6
3 Rico Carty 5
3 Darrell Evans 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 18
2 Ken Griffey 17
2 George Hendrick 17
4 Ben Oglivie 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Bump Wills 7
3 Julio Cruz 6
3 Davey Lopes 6
3 Rodney Scott 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.00
2 Andy Replogle 0.47
3 Mike Proly 0.60
4 Bob Knepper 0.69
5 Jim Palmer 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 3
1 Victor Cruz 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 27
2 Bert Blyleven 22
3 Ron Guidry 21
4 Dennis Eckersley 19
4 4 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 5
2 Rich Gossage 4
3 Doug Bair 3
3 Al Hrabosky 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Ott .423
2 Jim Rice .402
3 Ben Oglivie .385
4 Rod Carew .380
5 Dave Parker .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 13
2 Rico Carty 11
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Reggie Smith 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 35
2 George Hendrick 33
3 Dave Parker 32
4 Steve Garvey 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 16
2 Julio Cruz 14
3 Bump Wills 12
4 Rodney Scott 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.31
2 Andy Replogle 1.32
3 Ron Guidry 1.34
4 Steve Comer 1.37
5 Nolan Ryan 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Jack Billingham 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Larry Gura 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 46
2 J. R. Richard 44
3 Jerry Koosman 43
4 Ron Guidry 42
5 Nolan Ryan 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 10
2 Rich Gossage 6
3 Gene Garber 5
3 Lerrin LaGrow 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .357
2 Jim Rice .328
3 Al Oliver .323
4 Carlton Fisk .312
5 Pete Rose .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 43
2 George Foster 39
3 Don Baylor 35
3 Greg Luzinski 35
3 Eddie Murray 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 144
2 Rusty Staub 122
3 George Foster 120
4 Carlton Fisk 111
4 Steve Garvey 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 73
2 Ron LeFlore 69
3 Frank Taveras 53
3 Bump Wills 53
5 Julio Cruz 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.91
2 Jim Palmer 2.31
3 Jon Matlack 2.42
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.47
5 Mike Caldwell 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Jim Palmer 23
3 Mike Flanagan 22
4 Tommy John 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Phil Niekro 253
3 Ron Guidry 245
4 Nolan Ryan 234
5 Tom Seaver 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Kent Tekulve 30
3 Doug Bair 29
3 Rich Gossage 29
3 Bruce Sutter 29