On This Day

Monday, April 10, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 3 0 1.000 --
Tigers 2 1 .667 1.0
Indians 2 1 .667 1.0
Yankees 1 2 .333 2.0
Blue Jays 1 2 .333 2.0
Red Sox 1 3 .250 2.5
Orioles 0 4 .000 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 3 1 .750 --
White Sox 2 1 .667 0.5
Royals 2 1 .667 0.5
Rangers 2 1 .667 0.5
Athletics 2 2 .500 1.0
Twins 3 3 .500 1.0
Mariners 2 4 .333 2.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 4 1 .800 --
Phillies 2 1 .667 1.0
Pirates 2 2 .500 1.5
Cardinals 2 2 .500 1.5
Cubs 1 3 .250 2.5
Expos 1 3 .250 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 4 0 1.000 --
Reds 4 0 1.000 0.0
Giants 2 1 .667 1.5
Braves 1 3 .250 3.0
Padres 1 3 .250 3.0
Astros 0 5 .000 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Keith Hernandez 4
1 Gary Matthews 4
3 Barry Bonnell 3
3 Miguel Dilone 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Matthews 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Darrel Chaney 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 4
1 Mike Tyson 4
1 Dave Winfield 4
4 Al Cowens 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Tim Foli 1
2 Mike Hargrove 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dock Ellis 1.00
1 Doug Rau 1.00
3 Dennis Lamp 0.50
4 John Denny 0.44
5 Craig Swan 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Robinson 6
2 Doug Rau 5
3 John Denny 4
3 Dave Goltz 4
5 5 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Roger Moret 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Foster .500
1 Keith Hernandez .500
3 Gary Matthews .467
4 Don Money .462
4 2 others tied .462

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Ferguson 3
1 Steve Henderson 3
1 Gary Matthews 3
4 Bruce Bochte 2
4 8 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Henderson 8
1 Dave Winfield 8
3 Larry Hisle 7
3 Paul Molitor 7
3 Joe Morgan 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 3
1 Davey Lopes 3
1 Jerry Remy 3
1 U. L. Washington 3
1 Willie Wilson 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Barr 0.00
1 Ken Brett 0.00
1 John Candelaria 0.00
1 Larry Christenson 0.00
1 15 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 46 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 13
2 Dave Goltz 10
3 Gaylord Perry 8
3 J. R. Richard 8
3 Frank Tanana 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 2
1 Dave Heaverlo 2
1 Enrique Romo 2
4 Doug Bair 1
4 16 others tied 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .392
2 Dave Parker .334
3 Rennie Stennett .330
4 Ken Singleton .330
5 Lyman Bostock .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 54
2 Jeff Burroughs 40
2 Jim Rice 40
4 Greg Luzinski 39
4 Mike Schmidt 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 150
2 Greg Luzinski 130
3 Larry Hisle 125
4 Steve Garvey 118
5 Jim Rice 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 71
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Gene Richards 56
4 Omar Moreno 53
5 Freddie Patek 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.25
2 Frank Tanana 2.54
3 Burt Hooton 2.62
4 Steve Carlton 2.64
5 Tom Seaver 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 John Candelaria 21
2 Tommy John 21
4 Larry Christenson 20
4 6 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 348
2 Phil Niekro 256
3 Dennis Leonard 243
4 J. R. Richard 215
5 Steve Rogers 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Bruce Sutter 32
3 Bill Campbell 31
4 Rich Gossage 26
5 2 tied 25