On This Day

Monday, May 1, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 13 5 .722 --
Red Sox 12 9 .571 2.5
Yankees 11 9 .550 3.0
Brewers 9 11 .450 5.0
Indians 8 11 .421 5.5
Orioles 8 12 .400 6.0
Blue Jays 8 13 .381 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 16 5 .762 --
Royals 14 6 .700 1.5
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 11 7 .611 --
Expos 11 8 .579 0.5
Pirates 11 9 .550 1.0
Cubs 11 9 .550 1.0
Mets 10 13 .435 3.5
Cardinals 9 13 .409 4.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 13 7 .650 --
Reds 13 9 .591 1.0
Giants 11 10 .524 2.5
Astros 10 12 .455 4.0
Padres 7 13 .350 6.0
Braves 7 14 .333 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Richie Hebner 3
1 Bake McBride 3
1 Jim Rice 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Darrell Porter 1
2 Dave Winfield 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 4
2 Richie Hebner 3
3 Larry Bowa 2
3 Al Bumbry 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 Phil Garner 1
1 Garry Maddox 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Denny 0.62
2 Gaylord Perry 0.50
3 Mike Torrez 0.45
4 Craig Swan 0.38
5 2 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Denny 5
1 Mike Torrez 5
3 Gaylord Perry 4
4 Doug Bair 3
4 7 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .408
2 Jeff Burroughs .406
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 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Hobson 23
2 Rick Monday 22
3 Jim Rice 21
4 Richie Zisk 20
5 4 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 John Henry Johnson 1.26
2 Pete Broberg 1.33
3 Jim Palmer 1.38
4 Ron Guidry 1.50
5 Ross Grimsley 1.53

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 Tom Seaver 28

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 .489
2 Dave Parker .419
3 Buddy Bell .408
4 Bob Randall .395
5 Dusty Baker .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 5
1 Butch Hobson 5
1 Rick Monday 5
4 Gary Alexander 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Hobson 17
2 Rusty Staub 14
3 Willie McCovey 13
3 Rick Monday 13
5 5 tied 12

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 Dave Rozema 0.50
2 Paul Hartzell 0.66
3 Phil Niekro 0.69
4 Gary Serum 0.73
5 Fergie Jenkins 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 John Hiller 3
1 Elias Sosa 3
1 Frank Tanana 3
5 32 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Vida Blue 21
2 Phil Niekro 21
4 John Montefusco 20
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Bahnsen 4
1 Skip Lockwood 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Dave LaRoche 3
3 Don Stanhouse 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .387
2 Rennie Stennett .339
3 Ron LeFlore .331
4 Dave Parker .331
5 Mickey Rivers .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 45
3 Greg Luzinski 39
3 Mike Schmidt 39
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 142
2 Jim Rice 126
3 Greg Luzinski 124
4 Larry Hisle 121
5 Butch Hobson 120

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 68
2 Frank Taveras 64
3 Gene Richards 60
4 Omar Moreno 57
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 2.59
5 Rick Reuschel 2.63

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 352
2 Phil Niekro 272
3 Dennis Leonard 260
4 J. R. Richard 231
5 Dave Goltz 196

Saves

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