On This Day

Monday, September 11, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 87 56 .608 --
Yankees 86 56 .606 0.5
Brewers 83 61 .576 4.5
Orioles 80 63 .559 7.0
Tigers 77 65 .542 9.5
Indians 62 81 .434 25.0
Blue Jays 57 89 .390 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 64 .549 --
Angels 78 67 .538 1.5
Rangers 70 71 .496 7.5
Athletics 66 78 .458 13.0
Twins 64 80 .444 15.0
White Sox 61 83 .424 18.0
Mariners 53 88 .376 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 79 64 .552 --
Pirates 74 69 .517 5.0
Cubs 73 71 .507 6.5
Expos 68 77 .469 12.0
Cardinals 62 83 .428 18.0
Mets 59 86 .407 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 86 58 .597 --
Giants 81 63 .563 5.0
Reds 79 64 .552 6.5
Padres 73 72 .503 13.5
Astros 67 76 .469 18.5
Braves 63 81 .438 23.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Matthews 5
2 Willie Horton 4
3 Enos Cabell 3
3 Wayne Cage 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 2
1 Darrell Porter 2
1 Jim Rice 2
4 Gary Alexander 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 4
1 Bobby Murcer 4
3 Gary Alexander 3
3 Davey Lopes 3
3 Amos Otis 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Steve Braun 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.25
2 Steve Carlton 0.75
2 Byron McLaughlin 0.75
2 Marty Pattin 0.75
5 Larry McWilliams 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Don Kirkwood 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 9
2 Byron McLaughlin 6
3 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 Ken Kravec 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .335
2 Jim Rice .325
3 Lou Piniella .321
4 Al Oliver .317
5 Dave Parker .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 40
2 Don Baylor 32
2 George Foster 32
4 Gorman Thomas 31
5 3 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 123
2 Rusty Staub 108
3 George Foster 103
4 Larry Hisle 102
5 Steve Garvey 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 63
2 Ron LeFlore 62
3 Julio Cruz 49
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 Ross Grimsley 18
2 Phil Niekro 18
2 Jim Palmer 18

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 Bobby Murcer .455
2 Bernie Carbo .412
3 Jose Cruz .408
4 Tom Paciorek .395
5 Amos Otis .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 7
2 Don Baylor 6
3 Rico Carty 5
3 Ron Cey 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 20
2 Willie Stargell 15
3 Rico Carty 14
3 Garry Maddox 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Replogle 0.41
2 Jack Kucek 0.53
3 Dave Goltz 1.07
4 Jim Kaat 1.16
5 Dick Tidrow 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 4
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Kravec 23
1 J. R. Richard 23
3 Bert Blyleven 21
3 Dennis Eckersley 21
3 3 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 5
1 Rich Gossage 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 Jim Rice .372
3 Sal Bando .371
4 Lou Piniella .357
5 Steve Garvey .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 13
2 Bob Horner 10
2 Darrell Porter 10
4 Don Baylor 8
4 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 30
1 Jim Rice 30
3 George Hendrick 28
4 Ken Griffey 27
4 Darrell Porter 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 18
2 Rodney Scott 13
3 Jose Cruz 12
4 Julio Cruz 11
4 2 others 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 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 6
2 Ed Figueroa 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Burt Hooton 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 51
2 Rick Reuschel 43
3 Jerry Koosman 42
3 Ken Kravec 42
3 2 others 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 .351
2 Jim Rice .324
3 Lou Piniella .324
4 Al Oliver .324
5 Steve Garvey .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 42
2 George Foster 38
3 Don Baylor 36
4 Greg Luzinski 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 136
2 George Foster 119
2 Rusty Staub 119
4 Steve Garvey 113
5 Larry Hisle 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 71
2 Ron LeFlore 68
3 Bump Wills 54
4 Julio Cruz 52
5 Frank Taveras 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.82
2 Jim Palmer 2.33
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 Ross Grimsley 20
4 4 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 209

Saves

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