On This Day

Friday, April 21, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 7 2 .778 --
Red Sox 9 3 .750 -0.5
Brewers 7 6 .538 2.0
Yankees 5 7 .417 3.5
Orioles 5 7 .417 3.5
Indians 3 6 .333 4.0
Blue Jays 3 9 .250 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 8 2 .800 --
Athletics 9 3 .750 0.0
Angels 9 4 .692 0.5
White Sox 5 5 .500 3.0
Twins 6 10 .375 5.0
Mariners 5 12 .294 6.5
Rangers 2 7 .222 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 5 3 .625 --
Cubs 7 5 .583 0.0
Mets 8 6 .571 0.0
Expos 5 5 .500 1.0
Cardinals 5 7 .417 2.0
Pirates 3 7 .300 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 9 5 .643 --
Dodgers 8 5 .615 0.5
Giants 7 5 .583 1.0
Astros 7 7 .500 2.0
Padres 4 7 .364 3.5
Braves 3 9 .250 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Almon 4
2 Chuck Baker 3
2 Johnny Grubb 3
2 Roy Howell 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Joe Ferguson 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Ferguson 3
1 Dave Kingman 3
1 Chet Lemon 3
1 Jim Wohlford 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Almon 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Knepper 2.00
2 Tom Seaver 1.17
3 Dennis Leonard 0.88
4 Ed Figueroa 0.62
4 Matt Keough 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Knepper 10
2 Dennis Leonard 7
2 Tom Seaver 7
4 Ed Figueroa 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Elias Sosa 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chet Lemon .444
2 Steve Kemp .419
3 Fred Lynn .410
4 Rick Monday .409
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 7
2 Don Baylor 5
2 Cecil Cooper 5
2 Larry Hisle 5
2 Gorman Thomas 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 16
1 Rick Monday 16
3 Butch Hobson 15
4 Joe Morgan 14
4 Gorman Thomas 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ross Grimsley 0.50
2 Jim Palmer 0.53
3 Bob Forsch 0.71
3 John Henry Johnson 0.71
5 Rick Waits 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 3
1 Bill Bonham 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 J. R. Richard 32
3 Moose Haas 26
4 Phil Niekro 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Lerrin LaGrow 3
1 Dave LaRoche 3
1 Skip Lockwood 3
1 Don Stanhouse 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Ron LeFlore .336
3 Dave Parker .331
4 Ken Singleton .328
5 Rennie Stennett .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 54
2 Jim Rice 42
3 Greg Luzinski 38
3 Graig Nettles 38
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 146
2 Greg Luzinski 128
3 Larry Hisle 123
4 Jim Rice 120
5 Johnny Bench 119

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 68
2 Frank Taveras 67
3 Gene Richards 56
4 Omar Moreno 53
5 Freddie Patek 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.47
2 Tommy John 2.48
3 Frank Tanana 2.50
4 Rick Reuschel 2.57
5 Steve Carlton 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Tommy John 23
3 Dennis Leonard 22
4 Rick Reuschel 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 343
2 Phil Niekro 267
3 Dennis Leonard 257
4 J. R. Richard 233
5 Dave Goltz 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Bill Campbell 31
2 Bruce Sutter 31
4 Rich Gossage 25
4 2 others tied 25