On This Day

Tuesday, September 19, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 91 59 .607 --
Red Sox 90 61 .596 1.5
Brewers 86 66 .566 6.0
Orioles 85 66 .563 6.5
Tigers 80 70 .533 11.0
Indians 66 84 .440 25.0
Blue Jays 57 92 .383 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 85 65 .567 --
Angels 81 72 .529 5.5
Rangers 75 73 .507 9.0
Twins 68 82 .453 17.0
Athletics 68 86 .442 19.0
White Sox 67 85 .441 19.0
Mariners 55 93 .372 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 82 68 .547 --
Pirates 81 69 .540 1.0
Cubs 74 76 .493 8.0
Expos 71 81 .467 12.0
Cardinals 65 87 .428 18.0
Mets 62 89 .411 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 92 60 .605 --
Reds 83 68 .550 8.5
Giants 82 69 .543 9.5
Padres 79 73 .520 13.0
Astros 68 82 .453 23.0
Braves 67 84 .444 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron LeFlore 4
1 Dave Parker 4
1 Bill Robinson 4
4 Thad Bosley 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 2
1 Bill Robinson 2
3 Ron Blomberg 1
3 Bill Buckner 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
2 Ron Blomberg 4
2 Bill Buckner 4
2 Tom Paciorek 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dell Alston 3
2 Omar Moreno 2
3 George Brett 1
3 Harry Chappas 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Caldwell 2.50
2 J. R. Richard 1.83
3 Nolan Ryan 1.11
4 Rick Rhoden 0.67
4 Dick Tidrow 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Odell Jones 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 11
2 Mike Caldwell 10
2 Nolan Ryan 10
4 Scott Sanderson 6
4 Dick Tidrow 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Andy Hassler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .339
2 Dave Parker .327
3 Jim Rice .320
4 Al Oliver .317
5 2 tied .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 41
2 George Foster 33
3 Don Baylor 32
3 Larry Hisle 32
5 3 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 129
2 Dave Parker 111
2 Rusty Staub 111
4 Larry Hisle 108
5 George Foster 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 65
1 Omar Moreno 65
3 Julio Cruz 54
4 Bump Wills 50
5 Miguel Dilone 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.71
2 Mike Caldwell 2.27
3 Jon Matlack 2.40
4 Craig Swan 2.42
5 Dave Goltz 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 22
2 Mike Caldwell 20
3 Phil Niekro 19
3 Jim Palmer 19
3 Gaylord Perry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 290
2 Nolan Ryan 241
3 Phil Niekro 232
4 Ron Guidry 225
5 Tom Seaver 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Kent Tekulve 30
3 Doug Bair 26
4 Gene Garber 25
4 Bruce Sutter 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Cabell .451
2 Amos Otis .448
3 Dave Parker .444
4 Steve Garvey .434
5 Mike Vail .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 6
2 Robin Yount 5
3 Don Baylor 4
3 Ron Cey 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 20
2 Amos Otis 18
3 Lyman Bostock 16
4 Don Baylor 15
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 9
2 Amos Otis 7
3 Julio Cruz 6
3 Willie Randolph 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.00
1 Dave Rozema 0.00
3 Mike Caldwell 0.67
3 Fergie Jenkins 0.67
5 Jack Kucek 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 4
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 41
2 Nolan Ryan 36
3 Steve Carlton 25
4 Tom Seaver 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Terry Forster 4
2 Gene Garber 4
4 Mike Garman 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .405
2 Amos Otis .379
3 Steve Garvey .377
4 Enos Cabell .368
5 Jose Cruz .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Darrell Porter 9
2 Willie Stargell 9
4 Darrell Evans 8
4 Graig Nettles 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 31
1 Dave Parker 31
1 Willie Stargell 31
4 Jim Rice 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 14
2 Julio Cruz 12
3 Bump Wills 11
4 Ivan de Jesus 10
4 4 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Kucek 0.72
2 Ron Guidry 1.34
3 Rick Rhoden 1.35
4 Fergie Jenkins 1.40
5 Burt Hooton 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 6
2 Mike Caldwell 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Burt Hooton 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 60
2 Phil Niekro 45
3 Nolan Ryan 44
4 Jerry Koosman 41
5 Bert Blyleven 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 8
2 Rollie Fingers 7
3 Terry Forster 6
3 Gene Garber 6
3 2 others tied 6