On This Day

Wednesday, May 3, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 15 5 .750 --
Yankees 13 9 .591 3.0
Red Sox 13 10 .565 3.5
Indians 10 11 .476 5.5
Brewers 10 12 .455 6.0
Orioles 9 13 .409 7.0
Blue Jays 8 15 .348 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 18 5 .783 --
Royals 14 8 .636 3.5
Angels 14 9 .609 4.0
Rangers 10 10 .500 6.5
White Sox 7 13 .350 9.5
Twins 8 17 .320 11.0
Mariners 8 20 .286 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 12 8 .600 --
Phillies 11 8 .579 0.5
Cubs 12 10 .545 1.0
Pirates 11 11 .500 2.0
Cardinals 10 14 .417 4.0
Mets 10 14 .417 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 14 8 .636 --
Reds 14 9 .609 0.5
Giants 12 11 .522 2.5
Astros 10 13 .435 4.5
Padres 9 13 .409 5.0
Braves 8 14 .364 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Reggie Smith 4
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 George Foster 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 5
1 Willie Horton 5
3 Dave Parker 4
4 Fred Lynn 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Herndon 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 Miguel Dilone 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 1.00
2 Frank Tanana 0.88
3 Doyle Alexander 0.83
4 Dennis Leonard 0.55
4 Fred Norman 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 7
2 Dennis Leonard 6
2 Fred Norman 6
2 Jim Palmer 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .411
2 Rick Monday .378
3 Buddy Bell .373
4 Rod Carew .362
5 Jerry Royster .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 9
2 Gary Alexander 8
2 Larry Hisle 8
4 Don Baylor 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Hobson 24
1 Rick Monday 24
3 Jim Rice 22
3 Richie Zisk 22
5 Rusty Staub 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 12
2 Jerry Royster 11
3 Davey Lopes 10
4 Cesar Cedeno 9
5 7 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elias Sosa 0.79
2 Pete Broberg 1.08
3 John Henry Johnson 1.26
4 Jim Palmer 1.40
5 Ron Guidry 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 5
1 Frank Tanana 5
3 Jerry Augustine 4
3 Pete Broberg 4
3 7 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 J. R. Richard 46
3 Dennis Leonard 37
3 Phil Niekro 37
5 John Montefusco 30

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Dave LaRoche 5
1 Skip Lockwood 5
1 Don Stanhouse 5
5 4 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .500
2 Craig Reynolds .429
3 Jim Sundberg .424
4 Rick Monday .400
5 Dave Parker .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 5
1 Rico Carty 5
1 Willie Horton 5
1 Rick Monday 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 15
2 Rick Monday 14
2 Richie Zisk 14
4 Dan Ford 13
4 Butch Hobson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
2 Davey Lopes 7
2 Gene Richards 7
2 Jerry Royster 7
2 Bump Wills 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.00
2 Dave Rozema 0.50
3 Phil Niekro 0.69
3 Paul Hartzell 0.69
3 John Hiller 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 Don Hood 3
1 Doug Rau 3
1 Jim Slaton 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Dennis Leonard 24
3 Phil Niekro 21
4 J. R. Richard 19
5 Bob Knepper 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Bahnsen 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Dennis Kinney 3
3 Dave LaRoche 3
3 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .390
2 Rennie Stennett .338
3 Dave Parker .331
4 Ron LeFlore .331
5 Jim Rice .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 45
3 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Greg Luzinski 38
4 Graig Nettles 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 143
2 Jim Rice 127
3 Greg Luzinski 123
4 Butch Hobson 121
5 2 tied 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 67
2 Frank Taveras 66
3 Gene Richards 61
4 Omar Moreno 57
5 Joe Morgan 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 2.41
2 Frank Tanana 2.47
3 Burt Hooton 2.56
4 Steve Carlton 2.59
5 Nolan Ryan 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Bob Forsch 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 352
2 Phil Niekro 272
3 Dennis Leonard 260
4 J. R. Richard 234
5 Dave Goltz 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Bill Campbell 29
4 Rich Gossage 25
4 Lerrin LaGrow 25