On This Day

Monday, October 2, 1978

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1978 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 3, 1978

New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 100 63 .613 --
Red Sox 99 64 .607 1.0
Brewers 93 69 .574 6.5
Orioles 90 71 .559 9.0
Tigers 86 76 .531 13.5
Indians 69 90 .434 29.0
Blue Jays 59 102 .366 40.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 92 70 .568 --
Angels 87 75 .537 5.0
Rangers 87 75 .537 5.0
Twins 73 89 .451 19.0
White Sox 71 90 .441 20.5
Athletics 69 93 .426 23.0
Mariners 56 104 .350 35.0

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 90 72 .556 --
Pirates 88 73 .547 1.5
Cubs 79 83 .488 11.0
Expos 76 86 .469 14.0
Cardinals 69 93 .426 21.0
Mets 66 96 .407 24.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 95 67 .586 --
Reds 92 69 .571 2.5
Giants 89 73 .549 6.0
Padres 84 78 .519 11.0
Astros 74 88 .457 21.0
Braves 69 93 .426 26.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Remy 2
1 George Scott 2
1 Carl Yastrzemski 2
4 Paul Blair 1
4 12 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bucky Dent 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 Carl Yastrzemski 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bucky Dent 3
2 Carl Yastrzemski 2
3 Reggie Jackson 1
3 Fred Lynn 1
3 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 0.71
2 Mike Torrez 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 5
2 Mike Torrez 4
3 Rich Gossage 2
3 Andy Hassler 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .334
2 Rod Carew .333
3 Al Oliver .324
4 Steve Garvey .316
5 Jose Cruz .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 46
2 George Foster 40
3 Greg Luzinski 35
4 Don Baylor 34
4 Larry Hisle 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 139
2 Rusty Staub 121
3 George Foster 120
4 Dave Parker 117
5 Larry Hisle 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 71
2 Ron LeFlore 68
3 Julio Cruz 59
4 Bump Wills 52
5 Miguel Dilone 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.74
2 Jon Matlack 2.30
3 Mike Caldwell 2.36
4 Craig Swan 2.43
5 Jim Palmer 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 25
2 Mike Caldwell 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 Gaylord Perry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 303
2 Nolan Ryan 260
3 Ron Guidry 248
3 Phil Niekro 248
5 Tom Seaver 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Doug Bair 28
4 Rich Gossage 27
4 Bruce Sutter 27

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .467
2 Bobby Grich .450
2 Gene Richards .450
4 George Brett .442
5 Steve Garvey .439

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 7
2 Jim Rice 5
3 Doug DeCinces 4
3 Reggie Jackson 4
3 Greg Luzinski 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 14
1 Doug DeCinces 14
1 George Foster 14
4 Carl Yastrzemski 13
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 8
1 Omar Moreno 8
3 Julio Cruz 6
3 Miguel Dilone 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Knepper 0.00
2 Vern Ruhle 0.56
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.67
4 Joe Niekro 0.82
5 Gaylord Perry 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
1 Tom Seaver 29
3 J. R. Richard 24
4 Ron Guidry 23
5 Chris Knapp 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Ron Reed 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
4 Doug Bair 2
4 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .436
2 Amos Otis .413
3 Dave Parker .405
4 Gene Richards .377
5 Jose Cruz .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 10
2 George Foster 9
3 Bobby Bonds 8
3 Reggie Jackson 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 28
1 Willie Stargell 28
3 Don Baylor 27
3 Dave Parker 27
5 Reggie Jackson 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 14
1 Omar Moreno 14
3 Julio Cruz 11
3 Frank Taveras 11
3 Willie Wilson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John D'Acquisto 1.05
2 Ron Guidry 1.19
3 Jack Kucek 1.26
4 Gaylord Perry 1.32
5 Tom Hume 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 7
2 Ron Guidry 6
2 Dennis Leonard 6
2 Gaylord Perry 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 J. R. Richard 54
3 Tom Seaver 53
4 Ron Guidry 41
5 Gaylord Perry 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
1 Rich Gossage 7
3 Doug Bair 6
3 Terry Forster 6
3 2 others tied 6