On This Day

Sunday, September 3, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 85 50 .630 --
Yankees 79 55 .590 5.5
Brewers 78 58 .574 7.5
Orioles 76 61 .555 10.0
Tigers 74 61 .548 11.0
Indians 58 78 .426 27.5
Blue Jays 55 83 .399 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 73 61 .545 --
Angels 73 63 .537 1.0
Rangers 66 67 .496 6.5
Athletics 64 73 .467 10.5
Twins 61 76 .445 13.5
White Sox 57 79 .419 17.0
Mariners 50 84 .373 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 72 62 .537 --
Pirates 70 64 .522 2.0
Cubs 69 66 .511 3.5
Expos 63 73 .463 10.0
Cardinals 59 77 .434 14.0
Mets 55 81 .404 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 81 56 .591 --
Giants 80 57 .584 1.0
Reds 74 62 .544 6.5
Padres 70 67 .511 11.0
Astros 63 73 .463 17.5
Braves 59 77 .434 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 5
1 Terry Puhl 5
3 Bernie Carbo 4
3 Garry Maddox 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee Mazzilli 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Dale Berra 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Smalley 6
2 Jim Rice 4
3 Dale Berra 3
3 Chris Chambliss 3
3 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Rodney Scott 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Rod Carew 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Knapp 5.00
2 Eddie Solomon 1.75
3 Bob Knepper 1.29
4 John Montefusco 1.17
5 Dave Freisleben 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Beattie 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Ed Farmer 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Knepper 9
2 Bert Blyleven 8
3 Pete Broberg 7
3 John Montefusco 7
3 Eddie Solomon 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 2
2 John Curtis 1
2 Rich Gossage 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .340
2 Jim Rice .330
3 Dave Parker .317
4 Al Oliver .315
5 Jeff Burroughs .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 37
2 George Foster 31
3 Gorman Thomas 30
4 Larry Hisle 29
4 Greg Luzinski 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 118
2 Rusty Staub 106
3 George Foster 98
3 Larry Hisle 98
5 Steve Garvey 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 61
2 Omar Moreno 59
3 Julio Cruz 48
4 Bump Wills 45
5 Miguel Dilone 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.35
3 Mike Caldwell 2.38
4 Jon Matlack 2.40
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
2 Frank Tanana 17

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 23
5 2 tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .438
2 Ken Reitz .417
3 Greg Luzinski .408
4 Dave Parker .407
5 Art Howe .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 7
2 Darrell Porter 6
2 Willie Stargell 6
4 Rico Carty 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 17
1 George Hendrick 17
3 Willie Stargell 16
4 Darrell Porter 15
4 Jim Rice 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
1 Garry Templeton 8
3 Julio Cruz 6
3 Davey Lopes 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Replogle 0.47
2 Kent Tekulve 0.53
3 Mike Proly 0.60
4 Dave LaRoche 0.64
5 Bob Knepper 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 3
1 Victor Cruz 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 27
2 Phil Niekro 23
3 Bert Blyleven 22
4 Ken Kravec 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 6
2 Rich Gossage 4
3 Joe Kerrigan 3
4 Doug Bair 2
4 15 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .405
2 Rico Carty .385
3 Ben Oglivie .385
3 Dave Parker .385
5 Rod Carew .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Rico Carty 11
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Reggie Smith 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 35
2 Dave Parker 33
3 Jim Rice 32
4 Rico Carty 27
5 Ken Griffey 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 15
2 Julio Cruz 14
3 Bump Wills 13
4 Ron LeFlore 11
4 Garry Templeton 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.31
2 Andy Replogle 1.32
3 Ron Guidry 1.34
4 Steve Comer 1.37
5 Nolan Ryan 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Don Robinson 6
3 Jack Billingham 5
3 Larry Gura 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 51
2 Ron Guidry 44
2 J. R. Richard 44
4 Jerry Koosman 43
5 Nolan Ryan 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 10
2 Rich Gossage 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Gene Garber 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Jim Rice .330
3 Al Oliver .321
4 Pete Rose .313
5 Carlton Fisk .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 43
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 142
2 Rusty Staub 124
3 George Foster 121
4 Steve Garvey 112
5 Carlton Fisk 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 71
2 Ron LeFlore 70
3 Frank Taveras 53
4 Julio Cruz 52
4 Bump Wills 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.94
2 Jim Palmer 2.31
3 Jon Matlack 2.42
4 Mike Caldwell 2.44
5 Pete Vuckovich 2.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Phil Niekro 253
3 Nolan Ryan 241
4 Ron Guidry 237
5 Dennis Leonard 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Kent Tekulve 30
3 Rich Gossage 29
3 Bruce Sutter 29
5 Doug Bair 28