On This Day

Saturday, April 15, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 5 2 .714 --
Brewers 5 2 .714 0.0
Red Sox 4 3 .571 1.0
Yankees 3 4 .429 2.0
Indians 2 4 .333 2.5
Orioles 2 5 .286 3.0
Blue Jays 2 5 .286 3.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 5 1 .833 --
Athletics 6 2 .750 0.0
Angels 5 3 .625 1.0
White Sox 4 3 .571 1.5
Twins 6 5 .545 1.5
Rangers 2 5 .286 3.5
Mariners 2 9 .182 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 4 2 .667 --
Mets 5 4 .556 0.5
Cardinals 4 4 .500 1.0
Cubs 4 4 .500 1.0
Expos 3 4 .429 1.5
Pirates 3 5 .375 2.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 7 2 .778 --
Dodgers 5 2 .714 1.0
Giants 4 3 .571 2.0
Padres 2 4 .333 3.5
Astros 3 6 .333 4.0
Braves 1 5 .167 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Belanger 3
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 Larry Biittner 3
1 Larry Bowa 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Kurt Bevacqua 1
2 Bernie Carbo 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 6
2 Bernie Carbo 4
2 Butch Hobson 4
4 Bobby Murcer 3
5 21 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bruce Boisclair 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Paul Dade 1
1 Dan Ford 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 2.33
2 Craig Swan 2.00
3 Wayne Twitchell 0.89
4 Mark Lemongello 0.80
5 John Denny 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Atkinson 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Tom Johnson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wayne Twitchell 8
2 Jim Palmer 7
3 Mike Caldwell 6
3 John Denny 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Keith Hernandez .483
2 Roy Howell .444
3 Buddy Bell .435
3 Bill Buckner .435
5 Ralph Garr .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Matthews 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Joe Ferguson 3
2 12 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 12
2 Steve Henderson 11
3 Cecil Cooper 10
3 Roy Smalley 10
5 5 tied 9

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 5
1 Jerry Remy 5
3 Miguel Dilone 4
3 Dan Driessen 4
3 2 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Craig Swan 0.00
1 Dave Heaverlo 0.00
1 Ken Brett 0.00
1 5 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 2
1 Jack Billingham 2
1 Bill Bonham 2
1 Mardie Cornejo 2
1 13 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Moose Haas 21
3 Dave Goltz 16
3 J. R. Richard 16
5 2 tied 13

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 2
1 Steve Foucault 2
1 Dave Heaverlo 2
1 Al Hrabosky 2
1 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .396
2 Ken Singleton .331
3 Dave Parker .330
4 Ron LeFlore .329
5 Jim Rice .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 54
2 Jim Rice 42
3 Jeff Burroughs 39
4 Greg Luzinski 38
4 2 others tied 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 149
2 Greg Luzinski 129
3 Larry Hisle 122
3 Jim Rice 122
5 Johnny Bench 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 69
2 Cesar Cedeno 66
3 Gene Richards 55
4 Omar Moreno 54
5 Freddie Patek 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.34
2 Frank Tanana 2.44
3 Tommy John 2.54
4 Burt Hooton 2.56
5 Steve Carlton 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Tommy John 22
3 John Candelaria 21
3 Dennis Leonard 21
5 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 349
2 Phil Niekro 261
3 Dennis Leonard 248
4 J. R. Richard 221
5 Steve Rogers 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Bill Campbell 31
3 Bruce Sutter 30
4 Rich Gossage 26
5 2 tied 25