On This Day

Friday, September 1, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 84 49 .632 --
Yankees 77 55 .583 6.5
Brewers 76 58 .567 8.5
Tigers 74 59 .556 10.0
Orioles 74 60 .552 10.5
Indians 58 75 .436 26.0
Blue Jays 55 81 .404 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 71 61 .538 --
Angels 71 63 .530 1.0
Rangers 66 65 .504 4.5
Athletics 63 72 .467 9.5
Twins 58 76 .433 14.0
White Sox 56 77 .421 15.5
Mariners 50 82 .379 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 71 60 .542 --
Pirates 68 64 .515 3.5
Cubs 67 65 .508 4.5
Expos 62 73 .459 11.0
Cardinals 58 76 .433 14.5
Mets 53 80 .398 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 80 54 .597 --
Giants 78 56 .582 2.0
Reds 73 61 .545 7.0
Padres 70 66 .515 11.0
Astros 62 71 .466 17.5
Braves 59 75 .440 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rafael Landestoy 4
1 Dave Parker 4
3 Bob Bailor 3
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Money 2
2 Dale Berra 1
2 Bruce Bochy 1
2 Lyman Bostock 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
3 Ron Jackson 3
3 Steve Kemp 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Dan Driessen 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sammy Stewart 1.50
2 Roger Erickson 1.29
3 Don Robinson 1.00
4 Doug Rau 0.70
5 Dennis Leonard 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 David Clyde 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Erickson 9
1 Sammy Stewart 9
3 Doug Rau 7
4 Jerry Koosman 6
4 Dennis Leonard 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 2
2 Doug Bair 1
2 Reggie Cleveland 1
2 Joe Kerrigan 1
2 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .334
2 Jim Rice .324
3 Dave Parker .317
4 Al Oliver .316
5 Jeff Burroughs .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 36
2 George Foster 31
3 Larry Hisle 29
3 Greg Luzinski 29
3 Gorman Thomas 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 114
2 Rusty Staub 106
3 George Foster 98
4 Larry Hisle 97
5 Steve Garvey 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 60
2 Omar Moreno 57
3 Julio Cruz 48
4 Miguel Dilone 44
5 Bump Wills 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.29
3 Jon Matlack 2.30
4 Mike Caldwell 2.38
5 Steve Rogers 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 19
2 Mike Caldwell 17
2 Mike Flanagan 17
2 Jim Palmer 17
5 6 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 249
2 Phil Niekro 210
3 Ron Guidry 207
4 Nolan Ryan 205
5 Tom Seaver 173

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 30
2 Kent Tekulve 28
3 Bruce Sutter 24
4 Doug Bair 22
5 Gene Garber 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .452
2 Bill Stein .429
3 Jack Clark .420
4 Ken Reitz .417
5 Dave Parker .414

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 7
2 Rico Carty 5
2 Darrell Evans 5
2 George Foster 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 19
2 George Hendrick 15
2 Jim Rice 15
4 Darrell Porter 14
4 Willie Stargell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 9
2 Omar Moreno 7
3 Julio Cruz 6
3 Davey Lopes 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Replogle 0.00
2 Kent Tekulve 0.56
3 Dennis Martinez 0.62
4 Dave LaRoche 0.64
5 Mike Proly 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Victor Cruz 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 27
2 Dennis Leonard 26
3 Don Sutton 24
4 Phil Niekro 23
5 J. R. Richard 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 8
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 Joe Kerrigan 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .398
2 Dave Parker .390
3 Jim Rice .382
4 Garry Templeton .367
5 Ben Oglivie .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Rico Carty 10
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Reggie Smith 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 33
1 Jim Rice 33
3 George Hendrick 31
4 Ken Griffey 26
5 Rico Carty 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 15
2 Omar Moreno 14
3 Ron LeFlore 12
4 Bump Wills 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.35
2 Ron Guidry 1.34
3 Dennis Martinez 1.36
4 Steve Comer 1.37
5 Jon Matlack 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Don Robinson 6
3 Jack Billingham 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 Craig Swan 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 51
2 Ron Guidry 44
2 Jerry Koosman 44
2 J. R. Richard 44
5 Nolan Ryan 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 11
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
4 Gene Garber 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Jim Rice .323
3 Al Oliver .323
4 Dave Parker .313
5 Pete Rose .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 42
2 George Foster 39
3 Greg Luzinski 35
3 Eddie Murray 35
3 Reggie Smith 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 139
2 Rusty Staub 127
3 George Foster 121
4 Steve Garvey 111
5 Carlton Fisk 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 70
2 Omar Moreno 69
3 Frank Taveras 54
4 Julio Cruz 52
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Jim Palmer 2.31
3 Jon Matlack 2.32
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.40
5 Mike Caldwell 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Jim Palmer 23
3 Mike Flanagan 22
4 Dennis Leonard 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 304
2 Phil Niekro 253
3 Ron Guidry 241
3 Nolan Ryan 241
5 Dennis Leonard 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Kent Tekulve 30
3 Bruce Sutter 29
4 Rich Gossage 28
5 Doug Bair 27