On This Day

Friday, May 12, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 17 8 .680 --
Red Sox 20 11 .645 --
Yankees 16 11 .593 2.0
Indians 13 14 .481 5.0
Brewers 12 16 .429 6.5
Orioles 11 17 .393 7.5
Blue Jays 11 18 .379 8.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 20 9 .690 --
Angels 18 10 .643 1.5
Royals 16 12 .571 3.5
Rangers 14 12 .538 4.5
White Sox 9 16 .360 9.0
Mariners 11 23 .324 11.5
Twins 10 21 .323 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 16 10 .615 --
Expos 16 13 .552 1.5
Cubs 15 14 .517 2.5
Pirates 14 15 .483 3.5
Cardinals 14 17 .452 4.5
Mets 14 19 .424 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 17 12 .586 --
Reds 18 13 .581 --
Dodgers 17 13 .567 0.5
Astros 12 16 .429 4.5
Padres 12 17 .414 5.0
Braves 11 17 .393 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Alexander 4
1 Juan Beniquez 4
1 Rico Carty 4
4 Bobby Murcer 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Juan Beniquez 3
1 Enos Cabell 3
1 Steve Garvey 3
1 Lamar Johnson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonnell 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Craig Swan 0.71
2 Jack Billingham 0.67
3 Ross Grimsley 0.57
4 Preston Hanna 0.50
5 Vida Blue 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Tom Dixon 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Billingham 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Randy Lerch 5
2 Nolan Ryan 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Paul Moskau 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .398
2 Rod Carew .377
3 Jim Rice .364
4 Rick Monday .356
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Gary Alexander 9
2 Don Baylor 9
2 Rick Monday 9
2 Richie Zisk 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 36
2 Richie Zisk 27
3 Butch Hobson 26
3 Willie McCovey 26
3 Rick Monday 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 19
2 Ron LeFlore 13
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
3 Jerry Royster 12
5 Davey Lopes 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Manny Sarmiento 1.27
2 John Henry Johnson 1.28
3 Ron Guidry 1.49
4 Dave Rozema 1.67
5 Mike Bruhert 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 6
1 Ross Grimsley 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Bill Lee 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 76
2 J. R. Richard 57
3 Phil Niekro 49
4 Dennis Leonard 39
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Skip Lockwood 6
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 Dave LaRoche 5
3 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Craig Reynolds .429
2 Bake McBride .421
3 Jeff Burroughs .417
4 Julio Cruz .405
5 Jim Rice .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 6
2 Dan Driessen 5
3 Gary Alexander 4
3 Cesar Cedeno 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 20
2 Dan Driessen 12
2 Willie McCovey 12
2 Dave Parker 12
2 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 11
2 Frank Taveras 8
3 Ron LeFlore 7
3 Davey Lopes 7
5 Julio Cruz 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.50
2 Ron Guidry 0.71
3 Joaquin Andujar 0.72
4 Dock Ellis 0.95
5 Milt Wilcox 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Bob Forsch 18
3 Steve Carlton 17
3 Bob Knepper 17
3 3 others tied 17

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 .393
2 Jim Rice .338
3 Ron LeFlore .334
4 Rennie Stennett .333
5 Ken Singleton .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 47
3 Greg Luzinski 40
4 Graig Nettles 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 147
2 Jim Rice 136
3 Greg Luzinski 131
4 Butch Hobson 118
5 Bob Watson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 67
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Gene Richards 61
4 Omar Moreno 60
5 Joe Morgan 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Carlton 2.49
2 Rick Reuschel 2.57
3 Frank Tanana 2.58
4 Burt Hooton 2.59
5 Ron Guidry 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Bob Forsch 21
2 Tommy John 21
2 Dennis Leonard 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 348
2 Phil Niekro 270
3 Dennis Leonard 255
4 J. R. Richard 230
5 Steve Carlton 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Bill Campbell 28
4 Sparky Lyle 25
5 Lerrin LaGrow 24