On This Day

Tuesday, April 18, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 7 2 .778 --
Red Sox 7 3 .700 0.5
Brewers 6 5 .545 2.0
Yankees 5 5 .500 2.5
Indians 3 5 .375 3.5
Orioles 4 7 .364 4.0
Blue Jays 2 8 .200 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 8 1 .889 --
Athletics 7 3 .700 1.5
Angels 7 4 .636 2.0
White Sox 4 5 .444 4.0
Twins 6 8 .429 4.5
Mariners 5 10 .333 6.0
Rangers 2 7 .222 6.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 5 3 .625 --
Cubs 6 4 .600 --
Mets 7 5 .583 --
Cardinals 5 6 .455 1.5
Expos 4 5 .444 1.5
Pirates 3 7 .300 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 9 3 .750 --
Dodgers 6 4 .600 2.0
Giants 6 4 .600 2.0
Astros 5 6 .455 3.5
Padres 2 6 .250 5.0
Braves 2 7 .222 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Brohamer 4
2 Mark Belanger 3
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Larry Hisle 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 George Foster 1
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Ken Griffey 3
4 Jack Brohamer 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Reggie Jackson 1
2 Ken Landreaux 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Montefusco 3.00
2 Nolan Ryan 0.80
2 Paul Splittorff 0.80
4 Mike Bruhert 0.75
5 Joe Niekro 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bruhert 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Preston Hanna 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 9
2 Nolan Ryan 8
3 Ray Burris 5
3 Don Kirkwood 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Dale Murray 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Bailor .429
2 Mike Cubbage .421
3 Buddy Bell .419
3 Steve Kemp .419
3 Chet Lemon .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 5
2 Don Baylor 4
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Cecil Cooper 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 15
2 Joe Morgan 14
3 Rod Carew 12
3 Larry Hisle 12
3 2 others tied 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 Craig Swan 0.00
1 Dave Heaverlo 0.00
3 Ross Grimsley 0.50
4 Bob Forsch 0.71
4 John Henry Johnson 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Paul Splittorff 3
1 Frank Tanana 3
5 22 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 J. R. Richard 27
3 Moose Haas 23
4 Bill Bonham 21
5 2 tied 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Skip Lockwood 3
3 Terry Forster 2
3 Steve Foucault 2
3 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .396
2 Ron LeFlore .333
3 Dave Parker .330
4 Ken Singleton .329
5 Rennie Stennett .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 54
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 146
2 Greg Luzinski 129
3 Larry Hisle 125
4 Jim Rice 122
5 Johnny Bench 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 68
2 Frank Taveras 67
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 2.49
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 349
2 Phil Niekro 260
3 Dennis Leonard 253
4 J. R. Richard 228
5 Frank Tanana 197

Saves

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