On This Day

Saturday, July 29, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 64 37 .634 --
Brewers 58 42 .580 5.5
Orioles 57 45 .559 7.5
Yankees 56 45 .554 8.0
Tigers 54 48 .529 10.5
Indians 48 53 .475 16.0
Blue Jays 38 65 .369 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 57 43 .570 --
Angels 55 49 .529 4.0
Athletics 53 51 .510 6.0
Rangers 49 52 .485 8.5
Twins 44 55 .444 12.5
White Sox 42 58 .420 15.0
Mariners 36 68 .346 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 54 44 .551 --
Cubs 51 49 .510 4.0
Pirates 47 51 .480 7.0
Expos 48 57 .457 9.5
Mets 45 60 .429 12.5
Cardinals 40 63 .388 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 42 .592 --
Giants 61 42 .592 0.0
Reds 60 43 .583 1.0
Padres 52 52 .500 9.5
Braves 48 54 .471 12.5
Astros 46 56 .451 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Thad Bosley 3
1 Warren Cromartie 3
1 Ben Oglivie 3
1 Jorge Orta 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 2
2 Gary Alexander 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Horner 3
1 Lamar Johnson 3
1 Paul Moskau 3
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Norwood 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Thad Bosley 1
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 1.67
2 Dennis Leonard 1.14
3 John Montefusco 1.00
4 Steve Stone 0.88
5 Paul Moskau 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Clay 1
1 Jamie Easterly 1
1 Paul Hartzell 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 8
2 Steve Stone 7
3 John Montefusco 6
4 Paul Moskau 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 Phil Niekro 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .334
2 Fred Lynn .320
3 Jeff Burroughs .317
4 George Brett .316
5 Pete Rose .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 25
2 George Foster 24
2 Jim Rice 24
4 Don Baylor 23
4 2 others tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 84
2 Jim Rice 81
3 George Foster 80
4 Jack Clark 76
5 Jason Thompson 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 44
2 Omar Moreno 42
3 Miguel Dilone 36
4 Julio Cruz 32
4 Willie Wilson 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.99
2 Jon Matlack 2.24
3 Mike Caldwell 2.38
4 Steve Rogers 2.41
5 Craig Swan 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 15
2 Vida Blue 14
2 Frank Tanana 14
4 Mike Caldwell 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 194
2 Nolan Ryan 156
3 Ron Guidry 153
4 Phil Niekro 149
5 Tom Seaver 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 22
2 Doug Bair 18
3 Bruce Sutter 17
4 Kent Tekulve 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Alan Ashby .455
2 Bill Buckner .442
3 Greg Luzinski .426
4 Johnny Grubb .407
4 Garry Templeton .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 7
2 Doug DeCinces 6
2 George Foster 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 19
2 Doug DeCinces 17
2 George Foster 17
4 Rusty Staub 16
4 Andre Thornton 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Ivan de Jesus 8
2 Miguel Dilone 8
2 Bill North 8
2 Freddie Patek 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.00
1 Hal Dues 0.00
3 Jim Kern 0.66
4 Bob Welch 0.71
5 Randy Moffitt 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 28
2 J. R. Richard 27
3 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Tom Seaver 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 4
1 Terry Forster 4
1 Gene Garber 4
4 Mike Garman 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .400
2 Pete Rose .387
3 Al Oliver .380
4 Mike Edwards .374
5 Rick Dempsey .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 10
1 Larry Hisle 10
1 Dale Murphy 10
4 Reggie Smith 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 32
2 Jack Clark 29
2 Doug DeCinces 29
2 Dale Murphy 29
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 19
2 Miguel Dilone 11
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 Ivan de Jesus 10
3 Ozzie Smith 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 1.28
2 Hal Dues 1.29
3 Mike Caldwell 1.45
4 Paul Hartzell 1.57
5 Larry Gura 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Rich Gale 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 63
2 Tom Seaver 46
3 Nolan Ryan 43
4 Phil Niekro 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 9
2 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Kent Tekulve 8
4 Doug Bair 6
4 3 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .357
2 Lou Piniella .325
3 George Brett .324
4 Ron LeFlore .323
5 Al Oliver .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 44
2 Greg Luzinski 41
3 Jim Rice 36
4 Don Baylor 35
4 2 others tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 133
2 Rusty Staub 132
3 Jim Rice 126
4 Greg Luzinski 118
5 Reggie Jackson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 65
2 Ron LeFlore 63
3 Frank Taveras 61
4 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 2 others tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.10
2 Tom Seaver 2.67
3 Jim Palmer 2.69
4 Jon Matlack 2.72
5 Steve Carlton 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Dennis Leonard 23
3 Tommy John 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 Tom Seaver 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 279
2 Phil Niekro 263
3 Nolan Ryan 249
4 Ron Guidry 232
5 Dennis Leonard 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Doug Bair 26
3 Gene Garber 24
3 Rich Gossage 24
3 Bruce Sutter 24