On This Day

Monday, May 8, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 17 6 .739 --
Red Sox 18 10 .643 1.5
Yankees 15 10 .600 3.0
Brewers 12 13 .480 6.0
Indians 10 14 .417 7.5
Orioles 10 15 .400 8.0
Blue Jays 8 18 .308 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 19 7 .731 --
Angels 17 9 .654 2.0
Royals 15 11 .577 4.0
Rangers 11 12 .478 6.5
Mariners 11 20 .355 10.5
Twins 10 19 .345 10.5
White Sox 7 16 .304 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 14 8 .636 --
Expos 14 10 .583 1.0
Pirates 13 12 .520 2.5
Cubs 12 13 .480 3.5
Cardinals 12 15 .444 4.5
Mets 12 17 .414 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 16 10 .615 --
Reds 16 12 .571 1.0
Giants 14 11 .560 1.5
Astros 10 15 .400 5.5
Braves 10 15 .400 5.5
Padres 10 15 .400 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Henderson 3
2 Dwight Evans 2
2 Butch Hobson 2
2 Fred Lynn 2
2 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 Fred Lynn 1
1 Carl Yastrzemski 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
2 Hal McRae 3
3 Dwight Evans 2
4 Bruce Boisclair 1
4 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Cesar Geronimo 1
1 Steve Henderson 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 John Stearns 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Norman 0.55
2 Luis Tiant 0.50
3 Dennis Leonard 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Norman 6
2 Skip Lockwood 3
3 Dennis Leonard 2
4 Al Hrabosky 1
4 Luis Tiant 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mardie Cornejo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .398
2 Rick Monday .382
3 Rod Carew .378
4 Jim Rice .372
5 Buddy Bell .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 9
1 Jim Rice 9
3 Gary Alexander 8
3 Don Baylor 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 32
2 Rick Monday 26
3 Butch Hobson 25
4 Richie Zisk 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 16
2 Ron LeFlore 12
2 Jerry Royster 12
4 Davey Lopes 11
5 Cesar Cedeno 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Broberg 1.08
2 John Henry Johnson 1.19
3 Manny Sarmiento 1.37
4 Ron Guidry 1.49
5 Nolan Ryan 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 5
1 Ross Grimsley 5
1 Frank Tanana 5
4 Jerry Augustine 4
4 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 71
2 J. R. Richard 46
3 Phil Niekro 41
4 Dennis Leonard 39
5 2 tied 31

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Dave LaRoche 5
2 Skip Lockwood 5
2 Don Stanhouse 5
5 8 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .515
2 Jim Rice .442
3 Craig Reynolds .441
4 Cecil Cooper .432
5 Jim Sundberg .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 5
2 Gary Alexander 4
2 Greg Luzinski 4
2 Jim Rice 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 19
2 Carl Yastrzemski 14
3 Dave Parker 13
3 Richie Zisk 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
2 Ron LeFlore 9
3 Bump Wills 8
4 Davey Lopes 7
5 Frank Taveras 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.46
2 Doyle Alexander 0.50
2 Fergie Jenkins 0.50
2 Rick Rhoden 0.50
5 Geoff Zahn 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Don Hood 3
1 Enrique Romo 3
1 Bruce Sutter 3
5 31 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 38
2 John Urrea 21
3 Tommy John 19
3 Dennis Leonard 19
5 Phil Niekro 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Gary Lavelle 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
4 Stan Bahnsen 2
4 13 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .394
2 Jim Rice .335
3 Ron LeFlore .333
4 Rennie Stennett .331
5 Ken Singleton .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 52
2 Jim Rice 45
3 Greg Luzinski 40
4 Mike Schmidt 38
5 Graig Nettles 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 144
2 Jim Rice 132
3 Greg Luzinski 131
4 Butch Hobson 119
5 Larry Hisle 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 67
2 Cesar Cedeno 65
3 Gene Richards 60
4 Omar Moreno 58
5 Joe Morgan 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.44
2 Steve Carlton 2.46
3 Rick Reuschel 2.57
4 Nolan Ryan 2.58
5 Tommy John 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Tommy John 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Bob Forsch 20
4 Dave Goltz 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 349
2 Phil Niekro 267
3 Dennis Leonard 255
4 J. R. Richard 224
5 Steve Rogers 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Bill Campbell 28
4 Rich Gossage 25
5 2 tied 24