On This Day

Wednesday, August 9, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 41 .631 --
Yankees 63 49 .563 7.5
Brewers 61 48 .560 8.0
Tigers 61 50 .550 9.0
Orioles 60 52 .536 10.5
Indians 52 58 .473 17.5
Blue Jays 43 69 .384 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 62 48 .564 --
Angels 62 53 .539 2.5
Athletics 60 55 .522 4.5
Rangers 53 57 .482 9.0
Twins 47 64 .423 15.5
White Sox 46 65 .414 16.5
Mariners 42 73 .365 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 60 50 .545 --
Cubs 58 54 .518 3.0
Expos 54 61 .470 8.5
Pirates 51 58 .468 8.5
Mets 48 66 .421 14.0
Cardinals 45 69 .395 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 67 47 .588 --
Reds 66 47 .584 0.5
Dodgers 66 48 .579 1.0
Padres 57 57 .500 10.0
Braves 53 60 .469 13.5
Astros 52 60 .464 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joel Youngblood 5
2 Elliott Maddox 4
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 Enos Cabell 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Tim Corcoran 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim Corcoran 4
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Larry Hisle 3
2 Dan Meyer 3
2 Willie Montanez 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Lowenstein 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug Rau 1.00
2 Larry Gura 0.88
3 Jesse Jefferson 0.83
3 Paul Moskau 0.83
5 Dave Roberts 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Jesse Jefferson 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Gura 7
1 Doug Rau 7
3 Dave Roberts 6
4 Jesse Jefferson 5
4 Paul Moskau 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Jim Todd 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .333
2 Al Oliver .322
3 Jeff Burroughs .318
4 George Brett .316
5 Jim Rice .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 27
2 George Foster 26
2 Larry Hisle 26
2 Greg Luzinski 26
5 Gorman Thomas 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 91
2 Rusty Staub 90
3 George Foster 84
4 Larry Hisle 82
5 2 tied 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 52
2 Omar Moreno 45
3 Miguel Dilone 40
4 Julio Cruz 37
5 Bump Wills 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.97
2 Mike Caldwell 2.34
3 Steve Rogers 2.35
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.36
5 Jon Matlack 2.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 216
2 Phil Niekro 177
3 Nolan Ryan 174
4 Ron Guidry 173
5 Tom Seaver 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Bruce Sutter 22
3 Doug Bair 21
4 Gene Garber 18
4 Kent Tekulve 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .438
2 Al Oliver .429
3 Bob Watson .422
4 Warren Cromartie .415
5 Garry Templeton .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 5
1 Bobby Bonds 5
1 Andre Dawson 5
1 Doug DeCinces 5
1 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lamar Johnson 16
2 Gary Carter 13
2 Al Cowens 13
2 Bob Horner 13
2 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 12
2 Ivan de Jesus 8
2 Miguel Dilone 8
4 Ozzie Smith 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.51
2 Rich Gossage 0.59
3 Paul Hartzell 0.71
3 Lynn McGlothen 0.71
5 Dave Goltz 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Paul Hartzell 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Phil Niekro 3
1 Kip Young 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 37
2 J. R. Richard 31
3 Tom Seaver 25
4 Dennis Eckersley 23
5 Nolan Ryan 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Doug Bair 4
3 Gene Garber 4
3 Dave LaRoche 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .398
2 Al Oliver .389
3 Pete LaCock .384
4 George Hendrick .371
5 Thurman Munson .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 10
2 Dale Murphy 9
2 Reggie Smith 9
4 Bobby Bonds 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 28
2 Larry Hisle 24
2 Andre Thornton 24
4 Leon Roberts 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 21
2 Ivan de Jesus 13
3 Miguel Dilone 12
4 Julio Cruz 10
4 4 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 1.00
2 Paul Hartzell 1.08
3 Dan Schatzeder 1.13
4 Dick Ruthven 1.32
5 Kip Young 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
3 Jack Billingham 4
3 Vida Blue 4
3 13 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 59
2 Phil Niekro 55
2 Nolan Ryan 55
4 Ron Guidry 46
5 Tom Seaver 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Doug Bair 7
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Gene Garber 7
5 Kent Tekulve 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Al Oliver .328
3 George Brett .320
4 Cecil Cooper .320
5 Lou Piniella .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Greg Luzinski 38
3 Jim Rice 37
4 Jason Thompson 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 132
2 Rusty Staub 129
3 George Foster 124
4 Greg Luzinski 116
5 Larry Hisle 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 65
2 Omar Moreno 63
3 Frank Taveras 56
4 Gene Richards 53
5 Cesar Cedeno 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.03
2 Jim Palmer 2.52
3 Mike Caldwell 2.54
4 Tom Seaver 2.56
5 Larry Gura 2.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 291
2 Phil Niekro 268
3 Nolan Ryan 255
4 Ron Guidry 236
5 2 tied 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Doug Bair 29
2 Bruce Sutter 29
4 Gene Garber 26
5 Rich Gossage 25