On This Day

Friday, September 8, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 86 54 .614 --
Yankees 84 56 .600 2.0
Brewers 81 60 .574 5.5
Orioles 79 62 .560 7.5
Tigers 76 64 .543 10.0
Indians 60 79 .432 25.5
Blue Jays 56 87 .392 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 77 61 .558 --
Angels 75 66 .532 3.5
Rangers 68 70 .493 9.0
Athletics 65 76 .461 13.5
Twins 62 79 .440 16.5
White Sox 60 81 .426 18.5
Mariners 52 86 .377 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 77 63 .550 --
Pirates 74 66 .529 3.0
Cubs 70 71 .496 7.5
Expos 67 75 .472 11.0
Cardinals 61 81 .430 17.0
Mets 57 85 .401 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 57 .596 --
Giants 81 60 .574 3.0
Reds 76 64 .543 7.5
Padres 73 69 .514 11.5
Astros 65 75 .464 18.5
Braves 61 80 .433 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave McKay 4
1 Amos Otis 4
3 Glenn Burke 3
3 Enos Cabell 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Madlock 2
1 Greg Pryor 2
3 Doug Ault 1
3 Lyman Bostock 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mitchell Page 5
2 Bill Madlock 4
2 Rodney Scott 4
4 Lyman Bostock 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 3
2 Willie Wilson 2
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 Enos Cabell 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Forsch 1.67
2 Tom Bruno 1.33
3 Jim Beattie 1.14
4 Ray Burris 1.00
5 Gaylord Perry 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Beattie 8
1 Tom Bruno 8
3 Ray Burris 7
3 Tom Underwood 7
5 Gaylord Perry 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .337
2 Jim Rice .325
3 Al Oliver .317
4 Dave Parker .315
5 Lou Piniella .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 38
2 George Foster 31
2 Gorman Thomas 31
4 Don Baylor 30
4 Larry Hisle 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 121
2 Rusty Staub 107
3 Larry Hisle 101
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 Mike Caldwell 2.44
4 Jon Matlack 2.46
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 5 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 32
2 Kent Tekulve 28
3 Doug Bair 24
3 Bruce Sutter 24
5 3 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Amos Otis .422
2 Bill Stein .413
3 Hector Cruz .400
3 Jose Cruz .400
5 Darrell Porter .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 19
2 Darrell Porter 17
3 Jim Rice 16
4 Rico Carty 15
4 George Hendrick 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 Andy Replogle 0.39
2 Bob Knepper 0.50
3 Dave Goltz 1.09
4 Jim Kaat 1.16
5 2 tied 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Victor Cruz 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 21
1 Ron Guidry 21
3 Dennis Leonard 20
3 J. R. Richard 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Don Stanhouse 4
3 Doug Bair 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Ott .408
2 Sal Bando .378
3 Jim Rice .377
4 Rod Carew .370
5 Ben Oglivie .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Rico Carty 10
3 Darrell Evans 8
3 Bob Horner 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 31
1 Jim Rice 31
3 Ken Griffey 27
3 George Hendrick 27
5 Rico Carty 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 18
2 Bump Wills 12
3 Julio Cruz 11
3 Ron LeFlore 11
3 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Replogle 0.99
2 Bob Knepper 1.32
3 Ron Guidry 1.34
4 Dennis Martinez 1.66
5 Jerry Koosman 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 6
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Burt Hooton 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 44
2 Bert Blyleven 42
2 Ron Guidry 42
4 J. R. Richard 40
4 Nolan Ryan 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Al Oliver .327
3 Jim Rice .325
4 Lou Piniella .318
5 Gene Richards .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 42
2 George Foster 37
3 Don Baylor 35
3 Greg Luzinski 35
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 139
2 Rusty Staub 119
3 George Foster 118
4 Steve Garvey 111
5 Larry Hisle 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 72
2 Ron LeFlore 69
3 Bump Wills 54
4 Julio Cruz 51
4 Frank Taveras 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Jim Palmer 2.22
3 Pete Vuckovich 2.42
4 Mike Caldwell 2.44
5 Jon Matlack 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 24
2 Ron Guidry 23
3 Mike Flanagan 21
3 Dennis Leonard 21
5 Gaylord Perry 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 303
2 Phil Niekro 254
3 Nolan Ryan 243
4 Ron Guidry 240
5 Tom Seaver 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Rich Gossage 29
2 Kent Tekulve 29
4 Bruce Sutter 28
5 2 tied 27