On This Day

Thursday, September 7, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 86 53 .619 --
Yankees 83 56 .597 3.0
Brewers 80 60 .571 6.5
Orioles 78 62 .557 8.5
Tigers 75 64 .540 11.0
Indians 60 78 .435 25.5
Blue Jays 56 86 .394 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 76 61 .555 --
Angels 75 65 .536 2.5
Rangers 68 69 .496 8.0
Athletics 64 76 .457 13.5
Twins 62 78 .443 15.5
White Sox 59 81 .421 18.5
Mariners 52 85 .380 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 75 63 .543 --
Pirates 74 65 .532 1.5
Cubs 69 71 .493 7.0
Expos 67 74 .475 9.5
Cardinals 61 79 .436 15.0
Mets 56 85 .397 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 56 .600 --
Giants 80 60 .571 4.0
Reds 76 63 .547 7.5
Padres 72 69 .511 12.5
Astros 64 75 .460 19.5
Braves 61 79 .436 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Mike Ivie 3
1 Davey Lopes 3
1 Thurman Munson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Randolph 5
2 Willie Montanez 4
3 Juan Beniquez 3
3 Ken Griffey 3
3 Ted Simmons 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Puhl 2
2 Thad Bosley 1
2 Brian Downing 1
2 Steve Garvey 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Christenson 1.40
2 Bruce Kison 0.50
2 Dennis Lamp 0.50
4 Jim Clancy 0.46
5 Vida Blue 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Ken Clay 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Christenson 7
2 Jim Clancy 6
3 Vida Blue 4
3 Ken Clay 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .340
2 Jim Rice .325
3 Dave Parker .317
4 Jeff Burroughs .315
5 Al Oliver .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 38
2 George Foster 31
2 Gorman Thomas 31
4 Don Baylor 30
5 3 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 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 63
2 Ron LeFlore 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 4 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 2 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Ott .419
2 Terry Puhl .415
3 Bill Stein .405
4 Darrell Porter .396
5 Jose Cruz .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 7
2 Rico Carty 6
2 Darrell Porter 6
4 Darrell Evans 5
4 Don Money 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 17
2 George Hendrick 16
2 Darrell Porter 16
2 Jim Rice 16
5 3 tied 14

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 Bob Knepper 0.50
3 Mike Proly 0.60
4 Andy Replogle 0.63
5 Jim Kaat 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Victor Cruz 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 22
2 Ron Guidry 21
2 Phil Niekro 21
4 Fergie Jenkins 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Ott .417
2 Rod Carew .406
3 Jim Rice .398
4 Dave Parker .388
5 Sal Bando .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 13
2 Rico Carty 11
3 Bob Horner 8
3 Dave Kingman 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 35
2 Dave Parker 34
3 Ken Griffey 28
3 George Hendrick 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 18
2 Bump Wills 13
3 Julio Cruz 12
4 Ron LeFlore 11
4 Rodney Scott 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.35
2 Bob Knepper 1.32
2 Andy Replogle 1.32
4 Ron Guidry 1.34
5 Dennis Martinez 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Don Robinson 6
3 Ron Guidry 5
3 Burt Hooton 5
3 Jim Palmer 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 45
2 Jerry Koosman 44
3 Ron Guidry 42
4 J. R. Richard 40
4 Nolan Ryan 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .357
2 Jim Rice .325
3 Al Oliver .324
4 Gene Richards .311
5 Lou Piniella .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 42
2 George Foster 38
3 Don Baylor 36
4 Greg Luzinski 35
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 139
2 Rusty Staub 120
3 George Foster 119
4 Steve Garvey 111
5 Eddie Murray 106

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
1 Jim Palmer 24
3 Mike Flanagan 21
3 Dennis Leonard 21
5 7 tied 19

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 2 tied 27