On This Day

Sunday, September 10, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 86 56 .606 --
Yankees 86 56 .606 0.0
Brewers 82 61 .573 4.5
Orioles 80 62 .563 6.0
Tigers 77 65 .542 9.0
Indians 61 80 .433 24.5
Blue Jays 56 88 .389 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 77 64 .546 --
Angels 78 66 .542 0.5
Rangers 69 71 .493 7.5
Athletics 66 77 .462 12.0
Twins 63 80 .441 15.0
White Sox 61 82 .427 17.0
Mariners 53 87 .379 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 78 64 .549 --
Pirates 74 68 .521 4.0
Cubs 72 71 .503 6.5
Expos 67 77 .465 12.0
Cardinals 62 82 .431 17.0
Mets 59 85 .410 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 58 .594 --
Giants 81 62 .566 4.0
Reds 78 64 .549 6.5
Padres 73 71 .507 12.5
Astros 67 75 .472 17.5
Braves 62 81 .434 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Garvey 5
1 Bobby Murcer 5
3 Glenn Burke 4
3 Carney Lansford 4
3 Frank Taveras 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 2
2 Gary Alexander 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 5
2 Rick Monday 4
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 Bob Horner 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
1 Ruppert Jones 2
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.20
2 J. R. Richard 1.10
3 Rick Reuschel 0.91
4 Don Sutton 0.89
5 Ed Halicki 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Dwight Bernard 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 J. R. Richard 11
3 Rick Reuschel 10
4 Don Sutton 8
5 Dave Goltz 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Mardie Cornejo 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Buddy Schultz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .335
2 Jim Rice .323
3 Lou Piniella .321
4 Dave Parker .316
5 Al Oliver .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 38
2 Don Baylor 32
3 George Foster 31
3 Gorman Thomas 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 121
2 Rusty Staub 108
3 Larry Hisle 102
4 Steve Garvey 100
5 George Foster 99

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 1.77
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.35
3 Mike Caldwell 2.35
4 Dave Goltz 2.45
5 Jon Matlack 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 21
2 Mike Caldwell 18
2 Phil Niekro 18
2 Jim Palmer 18
5 5 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 267
2 Nolan Ryan 226
3 Ron Guidry 220
4 Phil Niekro 219
5 Tom Seaver 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 32
2 Kent Tekulve 28
3 Doug Bair 26
4 Bruce Sutter 25
5 2 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .420
1 Amos Otis .420
3 Bobby Murcer .419
4 Willie Stargell .410
4 Denny Walling .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 6
1 Rico Carty 6
3 Darrell Porter 5
3 Jim Rice 5
3 Willie Stargell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 19
2 Willie Stargell 16
3 Rico Carty 15
3 Al Oliver 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Rodney Scott 7
3 Willie Randolph 6
3 Bump Wills 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Replogle 0.41
2 Jack Kucek 0.53
3 Dave Goltz 1.07
4 Geoff Zahn 1.15
5 Jim Kaat 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 4
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 Phil Niekro 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 26
2 J. R. Richard 23
3 Tom Seaver 22
4 Bert Blyleven 21
4 4 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Doug Bair 5
3 Gene Garber 4
3 Dave LaRoche 4
3 Don Stanhouse 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Ott .405
2 Sal Bando .388
3 Jim Rice .364
4 Jose Cruz .360
5 Lou Piniella .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Bob Horner 10
3 Rico Carty 9
4 Don Baylor 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 32
2 Jim Rice 29
3 George Hendrick 28
4 Rico Carty 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 18
2 Rodney Scott 13
3 Jose Cruz 12
3 Bump Wills 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 1.00
2 Andy Replogle 1.02
3 Ron Guidry 1.34
4 Steve Comer 1.56
5 Dennis Martinez 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Burt Hooton 5
1 Gaylord Perry 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 J. R. Richard 51
3 Jerry Koosman 48
4 Rick Reuschel 43
5 2 tied 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Lou Piniella .326
3 Al Oliver .324
4 Jim Rice .321
5 Steve Garvey .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 40
2 George Foster 37
3 Don Baylor 36
4 Greg Luzinski 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 135
2 Rusty Staub 119
3 George Foster 117
4 Steve Garvey 114
5 Larry Hisle 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 71
2 Ron LeFlore 68
3 Bump Wills 54
4 Julio Cruz 51
5 Frank Taveras 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.82
2 Jim Palmer 2.28
3 Mike Caldwell 2.35
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.42
5 Jon Matlack 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Jim Palmer 23
3 Mike Flanagan 21
4 Dennis Leonard 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 314
2 Phil Niekro 250
2 Nolan Ryan 250
4 Ron Guidry 245
5 Tom Seaver 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Doug Bair 29
2 Rich Gossage 29
2 Bruce Sutter 29
2 Kent Tekulve 29