On This Day

Saturday, July 8, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 57 25 .695 --
Brewers 47 35 .573 10.0
Yankees 46 37 .554 11.5
Orioles 45 39 .536 13.0
Tigers 42 41 .506 15.5
Indians 38 46 .452 20.0
Blue Jays 32 52 .381 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 46 39 .541 --
Royals 43 40 .518 2.0
Rangers 41 41 .500 3.5
Athletics 43 43 .500 3.5
Twins 38 42 .475 5.5
White Sox 37 46 .446 8.0
Mariners 29 58 .333 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 46 34 .575 --
Cubs 42 39 .519 4.5
Pirates 39 41 .488 7.0
Expos 41 44 .482 7.5
Mets 36 49 .424 12.5
Cardinals 34 52 .395 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 52 33 .612 --
Dodgers 50 35 .588 2.0
Reds 48 37 .565 4.0
Padres 42 44 .488 10.5
Braves 36 47 .434 15.0
Astros 35 46 .432 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cruz 4
1 Duane Kuiper 4
1 Davey Lopes 4
1 Dwayne Murphy 4
1 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 2
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 5
1 Joe Rudi 5
3 Larry Hisle 4
3 Bake McBride 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Kravec 0.90
2 David Clyde 0.83
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.82
4 Larry Christenson 0.80
5 Milt Wilcox 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Hal Dues 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
1 Ken Kravec 9
3 Milt Wilcox 7
4 David Clyde 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Fred Lynn .327
3 Jim Rice .324
4 Sixto Lezcano .322
5 Jeff Burroughs .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 Greg Luzinski 21
3 Don Baylor 20
4 Larry Hisle 19
4 Jason Thompson 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 74
2 Rusty Staub 68
3 George Foster 62
3 Dave Winfield 62
5 Jack Clark 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 39
2 Ron LeFlore 31
3 Willie Wilson 29
4 Miguel Dilone 28
5 Julio Cruz 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.99
2 Steve Rogers 2.13
3 Matt Keough 2.16
4 Jim Palmer 2.23
5 Rick Reuschel 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 13
2 Vida Blue 12
2 Mike Flanagan 12
2 Frank Tanana 12
5 4 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 145
2 Ron Guidry 127
3 Phil Niekro 117
4 Nolan Ryan 114
5 Tom Seaver 110

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 19
2 Doug Bair 14
3 Dave LaRoche 13
3 Bruce Sutter 13
5 4 tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Dempsey .452
2 Jerry Mumphrey .442
3 Oscar Gamble .423
4 Jorge Orta .421
5 Otto Velez .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 8
2 Jack Clark 7
3 Gary Alexander 6
3 Greg Luzinski 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 21
2 Gary Alexander 20
2 Jack Clark 20
2 Rusty Staub 20
5 Larry Hisle 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 8
1 Omar Moreno 8
3 Gene Richards 7
4 Enos Cabell 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.00
1 Victor Cruz 0.00
3 Bert Blyleven 0.76
4 Hal Dues 0.78
5 Rick Langford 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eric Rasmussen 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Rich Gale 3
2 Chris Knapp 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Kravec 24
2 Floyd Bannister 22
2 J. R. Richard 22
2 Craig Swan 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 6
2 Gene Garber 5
2 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Kent Tekulve 5
5 4 tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Stargell .400
2 Dave Parker .393
3 Sixto Lezcano .375
4 Fred Lynn .372
5 Steve Ontiveros .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 11
2 Larry Hisle 10
3 Jack Clark 9
3 Eddie Murray 9
3 Dave Winfield 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 35
2 Jack Clark 33
2 Larry Hisle 33
4 Bobby Bonds 29
4 Rusty Staub 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 15
2 Ron LeFlore 12
2 Gene Richards 12
2 Ozzie Smith 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.57
2 Hal Dues 0.97
3 Steve Rogers 1.53
4 Mike Caldwell 1.55
5 Vida Blue 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Dave Goltz 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 52
2 J. R. Richard 46
3 Dennis Leonard 42
4 Ken Kravec 39
5 John Montefusco 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 8
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Lerrin LaGrow 6
2 Dave LaRoche 6
2 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .360
2 Dave Parker .331
3 Jim Rice .328
4 George Brett .326
5 Jim Sundberg .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 47
2 Greg Luzinski 44
3 Jim Rice 42
4 Don Baylor 36
4 Graig Nettles 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 139
2 George Foster 135
3 Rusty Staub 132
4 Greg Luzinski 129
5 Reggie Jackson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 67
2 Frank Taveras 59
3 Cesar Cedeno 57
4 Ron LeFlore 52
5 2 tied 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.30
2 Jim Palmer 2.47
3 John Candelaria 2.56
4 Steve Carlton 2.65
5 Tom Seaver 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Dennis Leonard 22
2 Tom Seaver 22
5 Tommy John 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 258
2 J. R. Richard 252
3 Nolan Ryan 244
4 Ron Guidry 223
4 Dennis Leonard 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Rich Gossage 24
3 Doug Bair 22
3 Bruce Sutter 22
5 3 tied 21