On This Day

Saturday, September 16, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 90 57 .612 --
Red Sox 87 61 .588 3.5
Brewers 85 64 .570 6.0
Orioles 83 65 .561 7.5
Tigers 80 67 .544 10.0
Indians 64 83 .435 26.0
Blue Jays 57 91 .385 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 82 65 .558 --
Angels 80 70 .533 3.5
Rangers 74 73 .503 8.0
Twins 66 81 .449 16.0
Athletics 67 83 .447 16.5
White Sox 65 83 .439 17.5
Mariners 54 91 .372 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 82 66 .554 --
Pirates 79 69 .534 3.0
Cubs 73 75 .493 9.0
Expos 70 80 .467 13.0
Cardinals 64 86 .427 19.0
Mets 61 88 .409 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 58 .611 --
Giants 82 67 .550 9.0
Reds 81 67 .547 9.5
Padres 77 73 .513 14.5
Astros 68 80 .459 22.5
Braves 65 84 .436 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lance Parrish 4
1 Eric Soderholm 4
1 Frank Taveras 4
4 Dale Berra 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Warren Cromartie 1
1 George Foster 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 4
1 Jim Sundberg 4
3 Pat Kelly 3
3 Carney Lansford 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Dale Berra 1
2 Lyman Bostock 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Craig Swan 1.25
2 Steve Carlton 1.00
2 Tom Hume 1.00
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
2 Gaylord Perry 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 10
2 Steve Carlton 9
2 Fergie Jenkins 9
4 Catfish Hunter 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .337
2 Jim Rice .321
3 Al Oliver .320
4 Dave Parker .320
5 Lou Piniella .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 41
2 George Foster 33
3 Don Baylor 32
4 Larry Hisle 31
4 2 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 127
2 Rusty Staub 110
3 George Foster 106
3 Larry Hisle 106
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 65
2 Omar Moreno 63
3 Julio Cruz 52
4 Bump Wills 50
5 Miguel Dilone 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.71
2 Mike Caldwell 2.34
3 Craig Swan 2.42
4 Dave Goltz 2.45
5 Jon Matlack 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 22
2 Mike Caldwell 19
2 Jim Palmer 19
2 Gaylord Perry 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 279
2 Nolan Ryan 231
3 Phil Niekro 226
4 Ron Guidry 225
5 Tom Seaver 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 33
2 Kent Tekulve 29
3 Doug Bair 26
4 Bruce Sutter 25
5 Gene Garber 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Amos Otis .492
2 Steve Garvey .455
3 Roy White .425
4 Bobby Murcer .413
5 Enos Cabell .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Amos Otis 6
2 Don Baylor 5
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Ron Cey 5
2 Jim Rice 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 23
2 Willie Stargell 17
3 Don Baylor 15
4 Lyman Bostock 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 8
2 Amos Otis 7
2 Willie Randolph 7
2 Bump Wills 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Ford 0.00
2 Ron Guidry 0.33
3 Jack Kucek 0.53
4 Tom Bruno 0.64
5 Fergie Jenkins 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 4
1 Gaylord Perry 4
3 Don Aase 3
3 Jim Beattie 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 30
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Steve Carlton 25
4 Dave Goltz 24
4 Tom Seaver 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 5
2 Doug Bair 4
2 Dave LaRoche 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 6 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .402
2 Ed Ott .376
3 Amos Otis .370
4 Graig Nettles .368
5 Dave Parker .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Darrell Porter 9
2 Willie Stargell 9
4 Don Baylor 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 31
2 Amos Otis 29
2 Jim Rice 29
4 Steve Garvey 28
5 Dave Parker 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 15
2 Frank Taveras 14
3 Rodney Scott 12
3 Bump Wills 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 1.21
2 Ron Guidry 1.34
3 Andy Replogle 1.36
4 Steve Comer 1.40
5 Burt Hooton 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 6
1 Burt Hooton 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
4 Ron Guidry 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 50
2 Jerry Koosman 41
2 Dennis Leonard 41
4 Don Sutton 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 10
2 Terry Forster 7
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Rich Gossage 6
3 Dave LaRoche 6