On This Day

Monday, April 17, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 7 2 .778 --
Red Sox 6 3 .667 1.0
Brewers 6 4 .600 1.5
Yankees 4 5 .444 3.0
Orioles 4 6 .400 3.5
Indians 3 5 .375 3.5
Blue Jays 2 7 .222 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 7 1 .875 --
Angels 7 3 .700 1.0
Athletics 7 3 .700 1.0
White Sox 4 5 .444 3.5
Twins 6 8 .429 4.0
Mariners 4 10 .286 6.0
Rangers 2 7 .222 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 5 3 .625 --
Cubs 5 4 .556 0.5
Mets 6 5 .545 0.5
Expos 4 4 .500 1.0
Cardinals 5 5 .500 1.0
Pirates 3 7 .300 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 8 3 .727 --
Dodgers 6 3 .667 1.0
Giants 6 3 .667 1.0
Astros 4 6 .400 3.5
Padres 2 5 .286 4.0
Braves 1 7 .125 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Jackson 4
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 4
3 Bruce Bochte 3
3 Bobby Bonds 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lamar Johnson 4
1 Rusty Staub 4
3 Don Baylor 3
3 Butch Hobson 3
3 Ron Pruitt 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Dade 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Bonham 1.00
2 Mike Flanagan 0.86
3 Rick Waits 0.75
4 Vida Blue 0.57
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bonham 9
2 John Candelaria 6
2 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Mike Torrez 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Cubbage .421
2 Buddy Bell .419
2 Steve Kemp .419
2 Chet Lemon .419
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 4
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Larry Hisle 4
1 Gary Matthews 4
1 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 14
2 Rod Carew 12
2 Joe Morgan 12
2 Roy Smalley 12
2 Gorman Thomas 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 7
2 Dan Driessen 6
2 Ken Griffey 6
4 Willie Norwood 5
4 Jerry Remy 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Craig Swan 0.00
1 Dave Heaverlo 0.00
4 Ross Grimsley 0.50
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Frank Tanana 3
4 Jerry Augustine 2
4 20 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 27
2 Nolan Ryan 25
3 Moose Haas 23
4 Bill Bonham 21
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 3
2 Terry Forster 2
2 Steve Foucault 2
2 Dave Heaverlo 2
2 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .397
2 Ken Singleton .333
3 Ron LeFlore .333
4 Dave Parker .329
5 Jim Rice .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 42
3 Jeff Burroughs 38
3 Greg Luzinski 38
3 Graig Nettles 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 147
2 Greg Luzinski 129
3 Larry Hisle 123
3 Jim Rice 123
5 3 tied 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 69
2 Cesar Cedeno 68
3 Gene Richards 55
4 Omar Moreno 54
5 Freddie Patek 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.47
2 Frank Tanana 2.48
3 Tommy John 2.54
4 Rick Reuschel 2.57
5 Steve Carlton 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Tommy John 22
2 Dennis Leonard 22
4 Bob Forsch 21
4 Rick Reuschel 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 341
2 Phil Niekro 264
3 Dennis Leonard 253
4 J. R. Richard 232
5 Steve Rogers 202

Saves

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