On This Day

Friday, April 28, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 12 4 .750 --
Red Sox 11 7 .611 2.0
Yankees 9 8 .529 3.5
Brewers 9 9 .500 4.0
Indians 8 9 .471 4.5
Blue Jays 7 12 .368 6.5
Orioles 6 11 .353 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 14 5 .737 --
Royals 12 5 .706 1.0
Angels 13 6 .684 1.0
Rangers 7 10 .412 6.0
White Sox 6 10 .375 6.5
Twins 7 15 .318 8.5
Mariners 7 17 .292 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Expos 10 7 .588 --
Cubs 10 8 .556 0.5
Phillies 8 7 .533 1.0
Pirates 9 8 .529 1.0
Mets 9 11 .450 2.5
Cardinals 7 12 .368 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 13 5 .722 --
Reds 12 7 .632 1.5
Giants 9 9 .500 4.0
Astros 9 11 .450 5.0
Padres 7 10 .412 5.5
Braves 5 13 .278 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
2 Dave Cash 3
2 Hector Cruz 3
2 Julio Cruz 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hector Cruz 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Ron Blomberg 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 Richie Zisk 4
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 Ron Fairly 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 2
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Stone 1.00
2 Larry Christenson 0.89
3 Fred Norman 0.71
4 Jim Umbarger 0.62
5 Rick Rhoden 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Christenson 8
1 Steve Stone 8
3 John Montefusco 6
4 Fred Norman 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .406
2 Jeff Burroughs .383
3 Rod Carew .383
4 Bob Bailor .377
4 Rick Monday .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 8
2 Cecil Cooper 7
2 Larry Hisle 7
2 Butch Hobson 7
2 Richie Zisk 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Hobson 22
1 Rick Monday 22
3 Richie Zisk 19
4 Cecil Cooper 18
4 Rusty Staub 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
1 Jerry Royster 10
3 Cesar Cedeno 9
4 Dan Driessen 7
5 7 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Manny Sarmiento 1.02
1 Elias Sosa 1.02
3 Jim Palmer 1.04
4 Craig Swan 1.24
5 John Henry Johnson 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 5
2 Ross Grimsley 4
2 Tommy John 4
2 Bill Lee 4
2 Paul Splittorff 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 J. R. Richard 43
3 Phil Niekro 32
4 Moose Haas 26
4 John Montefusco 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Al Hrabosky 4
2 Skip Lockwood 4
2 Don Stanhouse 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .394
2 Rennie Stennett .340
3 Ron LeFlore .335
4 Dave Parker .334
5 Mickey Rivers .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 43
3 Greg Luzinski 39
3 Mike Schmidt 39
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 144
2 Greg Luzinski 125
3 Larry Hisle 123
4 Butch Hobson 121
4 Jim Rice 121

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 68
2 Frank Taveras 66
3 Gene Richards 60
4 Omar Moreno 57
5 Freddie Patek 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 2.28
2 Frank Tanana 2.35
3 Steve Carlton 2.61
4 Rick Reuschel 2.63
5 Ron Guidry 2.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 354
2 Phil Niekro 270
3 Dennis Leonard 253
4 J. R. Richard 231
5 2 tied 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Bruce Sutter 31
3 Bill Campbell 30
4 Lerrin LaGrow 25
5 2 tied 24