On This Day

Saturday, April 22, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 8 2 .800 --
Red Sox 9 4 .692 0.5
Brewers 7 7 .500 3.0
Yankees 6 7 .462 3.5
Indians 4 6 .400 4.0
Orioles 5 8 .385 4.5
Blue Jays 4 9 .308 5.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 9 2 .818 --
Athletics 10 3 .769 --
Angels 10 4 .714 0.5
White Sox 5 6 .455 4.0
Twins 6 11 .353 6.0
Mariners 5 13 .278 7.5
Rangers 2 8 .200 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 9 6 .600 --
Expos 7 5 .583 0.5
Cubs 7 6 .538 1.0
Phillies 5 5 .500 1.5
Cardinals 5 8 .385 3.0
Pirates 4 7 .364 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 10 5 .667 --
Dodgers 9 5 .643 0.5
Giants 7 6 .538 2.0
Astros 7 8 .467 3.0
Padres 5 7 .417 3.5
Braves 3 10 .231 6.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Perez 4
1 Andre Thornton 4
1 Ellis Valentine 4
4 Buddy Bell 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Auerbach 1
1 Doug Ault 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 3
1 Steve Garvey 3
1 Johnny Grubb 3
1 George Scott 3
5 18 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 Juan Beniquez 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.22
2 Wayne Twitchell 1.20
3 Alan Wirth 0.80
4 Doyle Alexander 0.71
5 John Denny 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Mardie Cornejo 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 11
2 Wayne Twitchell 6
3 Doyle Alexander 5
3 John Denny 5
3 Roger Erickson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Bahnsen 2
2 Rollie Fingers 1
2 Paul Hartzell 1
2 Al Hrabosky 1
2 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .425
2 Mario Guerrero .412
3 Mike Cubbage .409
4 Fred Lynn .405
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 Butch Hobson 16
1 Rick Monday 16
4 Steve Garvey 15
4 Gorman Thomas 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 7
1 Dan Driessen 7
3 Ken Griffey 6
3 Willie Norwood 6
3 Jerry Royster 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.53
2 Bob Forsch 0.71
2 John Henry Johnson 0.71
4 Alan Wirth 1.04
5 Pat Zachry 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Paul Splittorff 4
1 Frank Tanana 4
3 Jerry Augustine 3
3 Bill Bonham 3
3 5 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 4
1 Skip Lockwood 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Paul Hartzell 3
3 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .390
2 Ron LeFlore .335
3 Dave Parker .332
4 Rennie Stennett .331
5 Ken Singleton .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 54
2 Jim Rice 42
3 Greg Luzinski 39
4 Graig Nettles 37
4 Mike Schmidt 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 146
2 Greg Luzinski 129
3 Larry Hisle 124
4 Johnny Bench 120
4 Jim Rice 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 68
2 Frank Taveras 67
3 Gene Richards 56
4 Omar Moreno 55
5 Freddie Patek 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.47
2 Tommy John 2.48
3 Frank Tanana 2.53
4 Rick Reuschel 2.59
5 Steve Carlton 2.68

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 37
2 Bill Campbell 31
2 Bruce Sutter 31
4 Rich Gossage 25
4 Lerrin LaGrow 25