On This Day

Friday, August 4, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 67 40 .626 --
Brewers 61 44 .581 5.0
Orioles 60 47 .561 7.0
Yankees 59 49 .546 8.5
Tigers 58 49 .542 9.0
Indians 51 55 .481 15.5
Blue Jays 40 67 .374 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 58 47 .552 --
Angels 59 51 .536 1.5
Athletics 57 53 .518 3.5
Rangers 50 56 .472 8.5
Twins 45 60 .429 13.0
White Sox 45 61 .425 13.5
Mariners 39 70 .358 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 57 47 .548 --
Cubs 55 51 .519 3.0
Pirates 50 54 .481 7.0
Expos 51 59 .464 9.0
Mets 47 63 .427 13.0
Cardinals 40 68 .370 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 66 44 .600 --
Reds 63 45 .583 2.0
Dodgers 61 48 .560 4.5
Padres 57 52 .523 8.5
Braves 50 57 .467 14.5
Astros 49 58 .458 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carney Lansford 4
1 Jerry Royster 4
3 Glenn Adams 3
3 Lou Brock 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 3
1 Willie Horton 3
1 Carney Lansford 3
1 Al Oliver 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Edwards 2
1 Bump Wills 2
3 Dave Bergman 1
3 Dale Berra 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Goltz 999.00
2 Ron Guidry 2.00
3 Larry Christenson 1.50
4 Vida Blue 1.25
5 Phil Niekro 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 12
2 Ron Guidry 10
3 Larry Christenson 9
4 Fergie Jenkins 8
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .328
2 Al Oliver .325
3 Jeff Burroughs .322
4 Fred Lynn .317
5 George Brett .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 26
2 George Foster 25
2 Larry Hisle 25
2 Jim Rice 25
2 Gorman Thomas 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 87
2 Jim Rice 86
3 George Foster 81
4 Jason Thompson 79
5 2 tied 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 51
2 Omar Moreno 45
3 Miguel Dilone 38
4 Julio Cruz 34
4 2 others tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.97
2 Mike Caldwell 2.38
3 Steve Rogers 2.42
4 Craig Swan 2.44
5 Vida Blue 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 16
2 Ron Guidry 15
3 Mike Caldwell 14
3 Mike Flanagan 14
3 Frank Tanana 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 205
2 Ron Guidry 173
3 Phil Niekro 171
4 Nolan Ryan 164
5 Tom Seaver 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Doug Bair 20
2 Bruce Sutter 20
4 Kent Tekulve 18
5 Gene Garber 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .469
2 Bill Buckner .432
3 Reggie Jackson .429
4 Al Oliver .421
5 Warren Cromartie .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
3 Johnny Bench 5
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 16
2 Leon Roberts 15
3 Sal Bando 14
3 Bob Horner 14
3 6 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Miguel Dilone 9
2 Ozzie Smith 9
4 Mike Edwards 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 0.75
2 Bob Sykes 0.92
3 Rich Gossage 0.93
4 Dick Ruthven 1.00
5 Vida Blue 1.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Dennis Lamp 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 35
2 Ron Guidry 28
2 J. R. Richard 28
4 Tom Seaver 27
5 Nolan Ryan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Doug Bair 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Terry Forster 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .408
2 Oscar Gamble .406
3 Pete LaCock .400
4 Warren Cromartie .386
5 Pete Rose .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 11
2 Larry Hisle 10
3 Bobby Bonds 9
3 Dale Murphy 9
3 Reggie Smith 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 31
2 Larry Hisle 28
2 Joe Rudi 28
4 Rusty Staub 27
4 Jason Thompson 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 24
2 Ivan de Jesus 13
3 Miguel Dilone 11
3 Ozzie Smith 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Hartzell 1.27
2 J. R. Richard 1.29
3 Mike Caldwell 1.33
4 Kip Young 1.55
5 Hal Dues 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
4 Jack Billingham 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 61
2 J. R. Richard 60
3 Nolan Ryan 51
4 Ron Guidry 49
5 Tom Seaver 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 9
2 Doug Bair 8
2 Gene Garber 8
4 Rollie Fingers 7
4 Kent Tekulve 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Al Oliver .332
3 George Brett .323
4 Ron LeFlore .321
5 Lou Piniella .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
2 Greg Luzinski 39
3 Jim Rice 35
3 Jason Thompson 35
5 Bobby Bonds 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 134
2 Jim Rice 128
3 George Foster 125
4 Greg Luzinski 114
5 Jason Thompson 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 66
1 Omar Moreno 66
3 Frank Taveras 58
4 Gene Richards 53
5 Cesar Cedeno 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.03
2 Tom Seaver 2.54
3 Larry Gura 2.58
4 Jim Palmer 2.63
5 Mike Caldwell 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Dennis Leonard 22
2 Tom Seaver 22
4 Mike Flanagan 21
4 Jim Palmer 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 288
2 Phil Niekro 273
3 Nolan Ryan 248
4 Ron Guidry 236
5 Tom Seaver 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 38
2 Doug Bair 28
3 Bruce Sutter 27
4 Gene Garber 24
4 Rich Gossage 24