On This Day

Tuesday, May 9, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 17 7 .708 --
Red Sox 19 10 .655 0.5
Yankees 16 10 .615 2.0
Brewers 12 14 .462 6.0
Indians 11 14 .440 6.5
Orioles 10 15 .400 7.5
Blue Jays 9 18 .333 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 19 8 .704 --
Angels 18 9 .667 1.0
Royals 15 12 .556 4.0
Rangers 12 12 .500 5.5
Mariners 11 21 .344 10.5
Twins 10 20 .333 10.5
White Sox 7 16 .304 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 14 9 .609 --
Expos 15 11 .577 0.5
Pirates 13 13 .500 2.5
Cubs 13 13 .500 2.5
Cardinals 12 16 .429 4.5
Mets 12 18 .400 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 17 10 .630 --
Reds 17 12 .586 1.0
Giants 15 11 .577 1.5
Astros 11 15 .423 5.5
Braves 11 16 .407 6.0
Padres 10 16 .385 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andre Dawson 5
1 Dale Murphy 5
1 Rowland Office 5
4 Jeff Burroughs 4
4 Biff Pocoroba 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Tenace 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 4
2 Gary Carter 3
2 Ron Fairly 3
2 Gene Tenace 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darrel Chaney 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Willie Horton 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.38
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.14
3 Catfish Hunter 1.00
3 Don Robinson 1.00
3 Tom Underwood 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Atkinson 1
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 11
2 Tom Underwood 9
3 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 Phil Niekro 8
5 Don Hood 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .416
2 Jim Rice .379
3 Rick Monday .376
4 Rod Carew .372
5 Buddy Bell .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 10
2 Don Baylor 9
2 Rick Monday 9
4 Gary Alexander 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 34
2 Rick Monday 26
3 Butch Hobson 25
3 Richie Zisk 25
5 Rusty Staub 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 17
2 Ron LeFlore 13
3 Jerry Royster 12
4 Davey Lopes 11
5 Cesar Cedeno 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Henry Johnson 1.19
2 Manny Sarmiento 1.27
3 Ron Guidry 1.49
4 Nolan Ryan 1.62
5 Dave Rozema 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 5
1 Ross Grimsley 5
1 Doug Rau 5
1 Frank Tanana 5
5 11 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 71
2 J. R. Richard 57
3 Phil Niekro 49
4 Dennis Leonard 39
5 John Montefusco 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Dave LaRoche 5
2 Skip Lockwood 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Don Stanhouse 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .538
2 Jim Rice .455
3 Craig Reynolds .452
4 Rowland Office .412
5 Cecil Cooper .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 5
2 Gary Alexander 4
2 Don Baylor 4
2 Rico Carty 4
2 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 21
2 Carl Yastrzemski 14
3 Willie McCovey 13
3 Reggie Smith 13
3 Richie Zisk 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 9
1 Omar Moreno 9
3 Davey Lopes 7
3 Frank Taveras 7
5 Bump Wills 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Bruce Sutter 0.00
3 Doyle Alexander 0.50
3 Joaquin Andujar 0.50
3 Rick Rhoden 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Doug Rau 3
1 Bruce Sutter 3
5 31 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 26
2 J. R. Richard 25
3 John Urrea 24
4 Nolan Ryan 23
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Gary Lavelle 3
4 Doug Bair 2
4 11 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .390
2 Jim Rice .338
3 Ron LeFlore .333
3 Rennie Stennett .333
5 Ken Singleton .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 46
3 Greg Luzinski 40
4 Mike Schmidt 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 146
2 Jim Rice 134
3 Greg Luzinski 131
4 Butch Hobson 118
5 Bob Watson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 67
2 Cesar Cedeno 65
3 Gene Richards 60
4 Omar Moreno 59
5 Joe Morgan 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 2.46
2 Frank Tanana 2.49
3 Rick Reuschel 2.57
4 Nolan Ryan 2.58
5 Tommy John 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Tommy John 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Bob Forsch 20
5 6 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 349
2 Phil Niekro 275
3 Dennis Leonard 255
4 J. R. Richard 235
5 Steve Rogers 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Bill Campbell 28
2 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Sparky Lyle 25
5 2 tied 24