On This Day

Sunday, September 24, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 62 .603 --
Red Sox 93 63 .596 1.0
Brewers 90 67 .573 4.5
Orioles 86 69 .555 7.5
Tigers 84 72 .538 10.0
Indians 68 85 .444 24.5
Blue Jays 59 96 .381 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 88 68 .564 --
Angels 83 73 .532 5.0
Rangers 81 74 .523 6.5
Twins 71 85 .455 17.0
White Sox 68 87 .439 19.5
Athletics 68 89 .433 20.5
Mariners 55 98 .359 31.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 86 68 .558 --
Pirates 82 72 .532 4.0
Cubs 77 78 .497 9.5
Expos 73 82 .471 13.5
Cardinals 67 90 .427 20.5
Mets 63 93 .404 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 62 .603 --
Reds 86 69 .555 7.5
Giants 87 70 .554 7.5
Padres 81 76 .516 13.5
Astros 69 87 .442 25.0
Braves 69 87 .442 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cruz 5
2 Jack Clark 4
3 Rick Bosetti 3
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Hector Cruz 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 3
1 Steve Garvey 3
1 Tim McCarver 3
1 Al Oliver 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 2
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 Ivan de Jesus 1
2 Miguel Dilone 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 2.67
2 Scott Sanderson 2.25
3 Bruce Kison 1.00
4 Pete Vuckovich 0.88
5 Bob Welch 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Scott Sanderson 9
2 Dave Goltz 8
2 Ron Guidry 8
2 Jim Slaton 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Mirabella 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1
1 Jim Umbarger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .338
2 Dave Parker .325
3 Al Oliver .321
4 Jim Rice .315
5 Bill Madlock .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 43
2 George Foster 35
3 Don Baylor 33
3 Larry Hisle 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 133
2 Rusty Staub 120
3 Larry Hisle 113
4 Dave Parker 112
5 George Foster 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 67
2 Ron LeFlore 66
3 Julio Cruz 55
4 Bump Wills 50
5 Miguel Dilone 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.74
2 Mike Caldwell 2.26
3 Jon Matlack 2.38
4 Steve Rogers 2.47
5 Jim Palmer 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Mike Caldwell 21
3 Jim Palmer 20
3 Gaylord Perry 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 297
2 Nolan Ryan 247
3 Phil Niekro 236
4 Ron Guidry 234
5 Tom Seaver 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Kent Tekulve 30
3 Doug Bair 27
4 Bruce Sutter 26
5 Gene Garber 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .491
2 Gene Richards .447
3 Pat Kelly .444
4 Dave Parker .442
5 Mike Vail .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 5
1 Dave Parker 5
1 Jim Rice 5
4 George Foster 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 18
2 Reggie Jackson 15
3 Don Baylor 13
3 Bill Robinson 13
5 9 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 8
2 Julio Cruz 7
3 George Brett 6
3 Willie Randolph 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.33
2 Gaylord Perry 0.36
3 Rick Rhoden 0.60
4 John D'Acquisto 0.71
5 Scott Sanderson 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Goltz 4
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Ed Figueroa 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 41
2 Nolan Ryan 33
3 Tom Seaver 26
4 Dave Goltz 25
5 Scott Sanderson 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
4 Doug Bair 2
4 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Amos Otis .396
2 Gene Richards .395
3 Dave Winfield .391
4 Dave Parker .388
5 Steve Garvey .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Rico Carty 8
2 Ron Cey 8
2 Darrell Evans 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 31
2 Dave Parker 30
3 Reggie Jackson 29
4 Jim Rice 28
5 Willie Stargell 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 14
2 Julio Cruz 13
3 Ivan de Jesus 12
3 Willie Randolph 12
5 Frank Taveras 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Kucek 0.72
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.23
3 Tom Hume 1.32
4 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.35
5 Doyle Alexander 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
3 Mike Caldwell 5
3 Dave Goltz 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 61
2 Tom Seaver 43
3 Nolan Ryan 42
4 Bert Blyleven 40
4 Ron Guidry 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
2 Doug Bair 6
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Terry Forster 6
2 2 others tied 6