On This Day

Sunday, April 30, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 13 5 .722 --
Red Sox 11 9 .550 3.0
Yankees 10 9 .526 3.5
Brewers 9 11 .450 5.0
Indians 8 11 .421 5.5
Orioles 8 11 .421 5.5
Blue Jays 8 13 .381 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 16 5 .762 --
Royals 14 5 .737 1.0
Angels 14 7 .667 2.0
Rangers 9 10 .474 6.0
White Sox 6 12 .333 8.5
Twins 8 16 .333 9.5
Mariners 8 18 .308 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 10 7 .588 --
Expos 11 8 .579 0.0
Cubs 11 9 .550 0.5
Pirates 10 9 .526 1.0
Mets 10 12 .455 2.5
Cardinals 9 12 .429 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 13 7 .650 --
Reds 13 8 .619 0.5
Giants 10 10 .500 3.0
Astros 10 12 .455 4.0
Padres 7 12 .368 5.5
Braves 6 14 .300 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Oscar Gamble 4
2 Rico Carty 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Julio Cruz 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Johnson 4
1 Ken Singleton 4
3 Greg Gross 3
3 Roy Howell 3
3 Wayne Nordhagen 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 4
2 Amos Otis 3
3 Bert Campaneris 1
3 Tim Corcoran 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.00
2 Roger Erickson 0.86
3 Bob Knepper 0.67
3 John Urrea 0.67
5 Jerry Garvin 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Gale 1
1 Jerry Garvin 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Garvin 7
1 Ron Guidry 7
3 Roger Erickson 6
3 Bob Knepper 6
5 6 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Steve Mingori 1
1 Pete Vuckovich 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .408
2 Jeff Burroughs .394
3 Bob Bailor .357
4 Rod Carew .356
5 Rick Monday .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 8
1 Rick Monday 8
3 Don Baylor 7
3 Cecil Cooper 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Hobson 22
1 Rick Monday 22
3 Richie Zisk 20
4 Rico Carty 19
4 3 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 11
1 Jerry Royster 11
3 Cesar Cedeno 9
4 Ron LeFlore 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Elias Sosa 0.92
2 Craig Swan 1.24
3 John Henry Johnson 1.26
4 Pete Broberg 1.33
5 Jim Palmer 1.38

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 59
2 J. R. Richard 43
3 Phil Niekro 37
4 Dennis Leonard 31
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 5
1 Skip Lockwood 5
1 Don Stanhouse 5
4 Stan Bahnsen 4
4 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .444
2 Dave Parker .432
3 Buddy Bell .396
4 Bob Randall .386
5 Craig Reynolds .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 5
1 Rico Carty 5
1 Larry Hisle 5
1 Butch Hobson 5
1 Rick Monday 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Hobson 17
2 Willie McCovey 16
3 Rusty Staub 15
4 Richie Zisk 14
5 Rick Monday 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
1 Jerry Royster 9
3 Ron LeFlore 6
3 Gene Richards 6
3 Bump Wills 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Skip Lockwood 0.00
2 Paul Hartzell 0.64
3 Preston Hanna 0.67
4 Fergie Jenkins 0.77
5 Gary Serum 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 John Hiller 3
1 Bob Knepper 3
1 Elias Sosa 3
1 Frank Tanana 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 J. R. Richard 27
3 Phil Niekro 24
4 Dennis Leonard 23
5 John Montefusco 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Bahnsen 4
1 Skip Lockwood 4
1 Don Stanhouse 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .388
2 Rennie Stennett .337
3 Dave Parker .332
4 Ron LeFlore .332
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 Larry Hisle 125
2 Greg Luzinski 125
4 Jim Rice 122
5 Butch Hobson 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 68
2 Frank Taveras 66
3 Gene Richards 61
4 Omar Moreno 58
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 2.35
2 Frank Tanana 2.38
3 Burt Hooton 2.56
4 Steve Carlton 2.63
5 Rick Reuschel 2.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 365
2 Phil Niekro 272
3 Dennis Leonard 260
4 J. R. Richard 231
5 Tom Seaver 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Bruce Sutter 31
3 Bill Campbell 29
4 Lerrin LaGrow 25
5 Rich Gossage 24