On This Day

Saturday, September 9, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 86 55 .610 --
Yankees 85 56 .603 1.0
Brewers 82 60 .577 4.5
Orioles 80 62 .563 6.5
Tigers 77 64 .546 9.0
Indians 60 80 .429 25.5
Blue Jays 56 88 .389 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 77 63 .550 --
Angels 77 66 .538 1.5
Rangers 68 70 .493 8.0
Athletics 65 76 .461 12.5
Twins 62 80 .437 16.0
White Sox 60 82 .423 18.0
Mariners 53 86 .381 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 78 63 .553 --
Pirates 74 67 .525 4.0
Cubs 71 71 .500 7.5
Expos 67 76 .469 12.0
Cardinals 61 82 .427 18.0
Mets 58 85 .406 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 58 .592 --
Giants 81 61 .570 3.0
Reds 77 64 .546 6.5
Padres 73 70 .510 11.5
Astros 66 75 .468 17.5
Braves 62 80 .437 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Baylor 4
1 Bob Horner 4
1 Rick Miller 4
4 Al Cowens 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Richie Hebner 1
1 Marc Hill 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Cabell 3
1 Terry Puhl 3
3 Don Baylor 2
3 Johnny Bench 2
3 20 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 3
2 Jose Cruz 2
2 Rodney Scott 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Kevin Kobel 2.50
2 Ron Guidry 0.83
3 Randy Lerch 0.70
4 Mike Caldwell 0.57
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Dave Frost 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Lerch 7
2 Dennis Leonard 6
3 Ron Guidry 5
3 Kevin Kobel 5
3 Mike Krukow 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .337
2 Jim Rice .325
3 Lou Piniella .317
4 Al Oliver .317
5 2 tied .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 38
2 Don Baylor 31
2 George Foster 31
2 Gorman Thomas 31
5 Larry Hisle 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 121
2 Rusty Staub 108
3 Larry Hisle 101
4 George Foster 98
4 Steve Garvey 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 63
2 Ron LeFlore 62
3 Julio Cruz 48
4 Bump Wills 47
5 Miguel Dilone 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.77
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.35
3 Mike Caldwell 2.35
4 Jon Matlack 2.46
5 Steve Rogers 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 21
2 Mike Caldwell 18
2 Phil Niekro 18
2 Jim Palmer 18
5 5 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 256
2 Ron Guidry 220
3 Phil Niekro 219
4 Nolan Ryan 214
5 Tom Seaver 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 32
2 Kent Tekulve 28
3 Doug Bair 25
3 Bruce Sutter 25
5 Gene Garber 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Amos Otis .447
2 Jose Cruz .412
3 Bill Stein .409
4 Mike Edwards .400
5 Bobby Murcer .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 6
1 Jim Rice 6
3 Don Baylor 5
3 Don Money 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 19
2 Rico Carty 15
2 Darrell Porter 15
2 Jim Rice 15
2 Willie Stargell 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
2 Rodney Scott 7
2 Bump Wills 7
4 Terry Puhl 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Replogle 0.41
2 Dave Goltz 1.09
3 Jim Kaat 1.16
4 Mike Garman 1.29
5 Mike Caldwell 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Victor Cruz 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 26
2 Bert Blyleven 21
2 Dennis Eckersley 21
2 Ron Guidry 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Doug Bair 4
2 Gene Garber 4
2 Dave LaRoche 4
2 Don Stanhouse 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Ott .392
2 Sal Bando .378
3 Jim Rice .366
4 Jose Cruz .361
5 2 tied .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Rico Carty 10
3 Bob Horner 9
4 Darrell Evans 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 31
2 Jim Rice 30
3 George Hendrick 27
4 Rico Carty 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 18
2 Rodney Scott 13
3 Jose Cruz 12
3 Bump Wills 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.72
2 Andy Replogle 0.99
3 Ron Guidry 1.13
4 Dennis Martinez 1.66
5 Jerry Koosman 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Bob Stanley 6
3 Burt Hooton 5
3 Jim Palmer 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 47
2 Jerry Koosman 44
3 Bert Blyleven 42
3 Dennis Leonard 42
3 Phil Niekro 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 10
2 Don Stanhouse 7
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Rich Gossage 6
3 Lerrin LaGrow 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Al Oliver .325
3 Jim Rice .325
4 Lou Piniella .323
5 Gene Richards .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 42
2 George Foster 37
3 Don Baylor 35
3 Greg Luzinski 35
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 139
2 Rusty Staub 120
3 George Foster 117
4 Steve Garvey 112
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 71
2 Ron LeFlore 69
3 Bump Wills 54
4 Julio Cruz 51
5 Frank Taveras 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.82
2 Jim Palmer 2.28
3 Mike Caldwell 2.35
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.42
5 Jon Matlack 2.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 303
2 Phil Niekro 250
3 Ron Guidry 245
4 Nolan Ryan 238
5 Tom Seaver 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Bruce Sutter 29
2 Kent Tekulve 29
4 Doug Bair 28
4 2 others tied 28