On This Day

Wednesday, September 6, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 86 52 .623 --
Yankees 82 56 .594 4.0
Brewers 80 59 .576 6.5
Orioles 78 62 .557 9.0
Tigers 75 64 .540 11.5
Indians 60 78 .435 26.0
Blue Jays 55 86 .390 32.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 76 61 .555 --
Angels 74 65 .532 3.0
Rangers 68 68 .500 7.5
Athletics 64 76 .457 13.5
Twins 62 78 .443 15.5
White Sox 59 80 .424 18.0
Mariners 51 85 .375 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 74 63 .540 --
Pirates 74 64 .536 0.5
Cubs 69 70 .496 6.0
Expos 67 73 .479 8.5
Cardinals 60 79 .432 15.0
Mets 55 85 .393 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 56 .597 --
Giants 80 59 .576 3.0
Reds 75 63 .543 7.5
Padres 72 68 .514 11.5
Astros 64 74 .464 18.5
Braves 60 79 .432 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Amos Otis 4
1 Robin Yount 4
3 Jim Anderson 3
3 Sal Bando 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Robin Yount 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Rico Carty 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 5
1 Robin Yount 5
3 Rico Carty 4
3 Joe Ferguson 4
3 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 John Lowenstein 2
1 Willie Randolph 2
4 Bill Almon 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Robinson 1.80
2 Luis Tiant 1.25
3 Fergie Jenkins 0.89
4 Steve Carlton 0.88
5 Ken Kravec 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Robinson 9
1 Nolan Ryan 9
3 Fergie Jenkins 8
3 Ken Kravec 8
5 Steve Carlton 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Marty Pattin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .340
2 Jim Rice .326
3 Jeff Burroughs .317
4 Al Oliver .316
5 Dave Parker .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 38
2 George Foster 31
2 Gorman Thomas 31
4 Don Baylor 29
4 3 others tied 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 62
1 Omar Moreno 62
3 Julio Cruz 48
4 Bump Wills 47
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 Jim Palmer 18
3 Mike Caldwell 17
3 Mike Flanagan 17
3 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 256
2 Phil Niekro 216
3 Ron Guidry 215
4 Nolan Ryan 214
5 Tom Seaver 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 31
2 Kent Tekulve 28
3 Doug Bair 24
3 Bruce Sutter 24
5 Rich Gossage 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Ott .426
2 Bill Stein .405
3 Bill Buckner .400
3 Ron Cey .400
3 Graig Nettles .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 8
2 Rico Carty 6
2 Darrell Porter 6
4 Darrell Evans 5
4 Don Money 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 18
2 Amos Otis 17
3 George Hendrick 16
3 Darrell Porter 16
5 Willie Stargell 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
2 Davey Lopes 7
2 Bump Wills 7
4 Julio Cruz 6
4 Willie Randolph 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Garman 0.00
2 Andy Replogle 0.47
3 Mike Proly 0.60
4 Bob Knepper 0.69
5 Jim Palmer 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Steve Comer 3
2 Victor Cruz 3
2 Ed Figueroa 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Kravec 27
2 Dennis Leonard 26
3 Bert Blyleven 22
4 Ron Guidry 21
4 Phil Niekro 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Ott .417
2 Jim Rice .403
3 Dave Parker .389
4 Rod Carew .380
5 Ben Oglivie .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 13
2 Rico Carty 11
3 Dave Kingman 8
3 Andre Thornton 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 35
2 Dave Parker 33
3 George Hendrick 31
4 Rico Carty 27
5 Steve Garvey 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 17
2 Bump Wills 13
3 Julio Cruz 12
4 Ron LeFlore 11
5 6 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.34
2 Bob Knepper 1.32
2 Andy Replogle 1.32
4 Ron Guidry 1.34
5 Jerry Koosman 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Don Robinson 6
3 Ron Guidry 5
3 Jim Palmer 5
5 23 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 45
2 Jerry Koosman 44
3 Ron Guidry 42
4 Dennis Leonard 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 10
2 Rich Gossage 7
3 Lerrin LaGrow 6
3 Don Stanhouse 6
5 Rollie Fingers 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .355
2 Al Oliver .328
3 Jim Rice .327
4 Lou Piniella .309
5 Carlton Fisk .308

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 42
2 George Foster 38
3 Don Baylor 35
3 Greg Luzinski 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 140
2 Rusty Staub 120
3 George Foster 119
4 Steve Garvey 110
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 72
2 Ron LeFlore 70
3 Bump Wills 54
4 Frank Taveras 52
5 Julio Cruz 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.91
2 Jim Palmer 2.22
3 Jon Matlack 2.42
4 Mike Caldwell 2.44
5 Pete Vuckovich 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
1 Jim Palmer 24
3 Mike Flanagan 22
4 Dennis Leonard 21
5 Paul Splittorff 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 305
2 Phil Niekro 254
3 Ron Guidry 245
4 Nolan Ryan 243
5 Tom Seaver 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Kent Tekulve 30
3 Rich Gossage 29
4 Bruce Sutter 28
5 Doug Bair 27