On This Day

Tuesday, May 16, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 20 9 .690 --
Red Sox 23 12 .657 0.0
Yankees 19 12 .613 2.0
Indians 15 16 .484 6.0
Brewers 15 17 .469 6.5
Orioles 13 19 .406 8.5
Blue Jays 13 19 .406 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 11 .667 --
Angels 19 13 .594 2.5
Royals 18 14 .563 3.5
Rangers 15 15 .500 5.5
Twins 12 23 .343 11.0
Mariners 12 25 .324 12.0
White Sox 9 20 .310 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 17 13 .567 --
Expos 17 15 .531 1.0
Cubs 16 16 .500 2.0
Pirates 15 18 .455 3.5
Mets 14 20 .412 5.0
Cardinals 14 22 .389 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 21 12 .636 --
Dodgers 20 14 .588 1.5
Reds 20 14 .588 1.5
Astros 15 16 .484 5.0
Padres 15 18 .455 6.0
Braves 12 18 .400 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Bernhardt 3
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Julio Cruz 3
1 Larry Harlow 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Dave Kingman 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hosken Powell 5
2 Joe Morgan 4
3 Chris Chambliss 3
3 Gene Tenace 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
1 Rick Manning 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
4 Bill Almon 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.62
2 David Clyde 1.40
3 Don Sutton 1.29
4 Bob Knepper 0.56
5 Doyle Alexander 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Clyde 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 13
2 Don Sutton 9
3 Doyle Alexander 7
3 David Clyde 7
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Tom Johnson 1
1 Tom Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .390
2 Rod Carew .388
3 Jim Rice .361
4 Reggie Smith .339
5 3 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Gary Alexander 9
2 Don Baylor 9
2 Rick Monday 9
2 Richie Zisk 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 36
2 Reggie Smith 30
3 Joe Morgan 28
4 Butch Hobson 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 20
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
2 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Willie Wilson 14
5 Julio Cruz 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Henry Johnson 1.28
2 Ron Guidry 1.61
3 Ross Grimsley 1.85
4 Gaylord Perry 1.99
5 Nolan Ryan 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 6
1 Ross Grimsley 6
1 Bill Lee 6
1 Frank Tanana 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 76
2 J. R. Richard 66
3 Phil Niekro 55
4 Tom Seaver 50
5 Bert Blyleven 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Terry Forster 6
2 Skip Lockwood 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .474
2 Jim Rice .426
3 Reggie Smith .400
4 Rico Carty .395
5 Lee Mazzilli .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
2 Sixto Lezcano 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
4 Gary Carter 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 19
2 Jim Rice 15
3 Dave Kingman 13
4 Gary Carter 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Frank Taveras 8
3 Julio Cruz 7
4 Ron LeFlore 6
4 Willie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Sykes 0.00
1 Joe Coleman 0.00
3 Randy Jones 0.36
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.56
5 Buddy Schultz 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
3 Doyle Alexander 2
3 Vida Blue 2
3 28 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 23
2 Tom Seaver 22
3 Bert Blyleven 21
4 Mike Flanagan 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Terry Forster 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
4 Gary Lavelle 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .418
2 Rod Carew .379
3 Ron Jackson .365
4 Rennie Stennett .358
5 Jim Sundberg .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 8
1 Lee May 8
1 Jim Rice 8
4 Gary Alexander 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 28
2 Reggie Smith 26
3 Willie McCovey 23
4 Butch Hobson 22
4 Rusty Staub 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 18
2 Julio Cruz 12
2 Ron LeFlore 12
4 Willie Wilson 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 1.32
1 Preston Hanna 1.32
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.34
4 Rich Gossage 1.37
5 Tom House 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Ross Grimsley 5
1 Bob Knepper 5
4 Bob Forsch 4
4 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 51
2 J. R. Richard 50
3 Phil Niekro 42
4 Tom Seaver 39
5 Bob Knepper 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 Paul Hartzell 5
3 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .394
2 Rennie Stennett .345
3 Jim Rice .337
4 Ron LeFlore .333
5 Ken Singleton .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 46
3 Greg Luzinski 41
4 Mike Schmidt 38
5 Jeff Burroughs 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 150
2 Jim Rice 133
3 Greg Luzinski 129
4 Bob Watson 118
5 Butch Hobson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 64
2 Cesar Cedeno 63
3 Gene Richards 60
4 Omar Moreno 58
5 Joe Morgan 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 2.56
2 Rick Reuschel 2.57
3 Frank Tanana 2.63
4 Nolan Ryan 2.64
5 Tommy John 2.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 340
2 Phil Niekro 275
3 Dennis Leonard 250
4 J. R. Richard 232
5 Tom Seaver 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Sparky Lyle 26
2 Bruce Sutter 26
4 Bill Campbell 25
5 3 tied 23