On This Day

Saturday, May 13, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 21 11 .656 --
Tigers 17 9 .654 1.0
Yankees 17 11 .607 2.0
Indians 14 14 .500 5.0
Brewers 13 16 .448 6.5
Orioles 12 17 .414 7.5
Blue Jays 11 19 .367 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 21 9 .700 --
Angels 18 11 .621 2.5
Royals 16 13 .552 4.5
Rangers 14 13 .519 5.5
White Sox 9 17 .346 10.0
Mariners 12 23 .343 11.5
Twins 10 22 .313 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 16 11 .593 --
Expos 17 13 .567 0.5
Cubs 15 15 .500 2.5
Pirates 14 16 .467 3.5
Cardinals 14 18 .438 4.5
Mets 14 20 .412 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 18 12 .600 --
Reds 19 13 .594 --
Dodgers 18 13 .581 0.5
Astros 13 16 .448 4.5
Padres 13 17 .433 5.0
Braves 11 18 .379 6.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cardenal 3
1 Jack Clark 3
1 Al Cowens 3
1 Keith Hernandez 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 2
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Rico Carty 1
2 Mike Cubbage 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 4
2 Enos Cabell 3
2 Mike Ivie 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 2
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 Miguel Dilone 1
2 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott McGregor 1.00
1 Steve Rogers 1.00
3 Fred Norman 0.88
4 Geoff Zahn 0.75
5 Phil Niekro 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 Scott McGregor 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Norman 7
2 Ron Guidry 6
2 Phil Niekro 6
2 Rick Waits 6
2 Geoff Zahn 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .396
2 Rod Carew .381
3 Jim Rice .363
4 Rick Monday .343
5 2 tied .341

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 Butch Hobson 27
2 Richie Zisk 27
4 Willie McCovey 26
4 Rick Monday 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 20
2 Ron LeFlore 14
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
3 Davey Lopes 12
3 Jerry Royster 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Manny Sarmiento 1.23
2 John Henry Johnson 1.28
3 Ron Guidry 1.61
4 Ross Grimsley 1.85
5 Bob Knepper 1.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 6
1 Ross Grimsley 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Tommy John 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 76
2 J. R. Richard 57
3 Phil Niekro 55
4 Dennis Leonard 40
5 John Montefusco 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Skip Lockwood 6
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 Terry Forster 5
3 5 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Frank Taveras .435
2 Jim Rice .423
3 Bake McBride .421
4 Jeff Burroughs .417
5 Frank White .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 6
2 Dan Driessen 5
3 Gary Alexander 4
3 Gary Carter 4
3 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 20
2 Dan Driessen 13
2 Reggie Smith 13
4 Gary Carter 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
2 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Davey Lopes 8
2 Frank Taveras 8
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.50
2 Joaquin Andujar 0.72
3 Doug Bair 0.75
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 Jim Lonborg 3
1 Mike Torrez 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Phil Niekro 23
3 Ron Guidry 20
4 Fred Norman 19
4 Steve Rogers 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Gary Lavelle 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .405
2 Jim Rice .363
3 Craig Reynolds .361
4 Jim Sundberg .357
5 Rod Carew .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 9
2 Gary Alexander 8
3 Don Baylor 7
3 Butch Hobson 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 32
2 Butch Hobson 27
3 Willie McCovey 23
4 Rusty Staub 22
5 Richie Zisk 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 19
2 Ron LeFlore 12
3 Gene Richards 10
3 Jerry Royster 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Manny Sarmiento 1.27
2 Preston Hanna 1.32
3 John Henry Johnson 1.49
4 Ron Guidry 1.66
5 Bob Knepper 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Ross Grimsley 5
3 Steve Carlton 4
3 Bob Forsch 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Phil Niekro 42
3 J. R. Richard 41
4 John Montefusco 36
5 Steve Rogers 33

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .394
2 Rennie Stennett .339
3 Jim Rice .338
4 Ron LeFlore .336
5 Bake McBride .328

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 130
4 Butch Hobson 119
5 Bob Watson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 67
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
2 Gene Richards 62
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 Tommy John 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Tommy John 22
3 Bob Forsch 21
3 Dennis Leonard 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 348
2 Phil Niekro 276
3 Dennis Leonard 250
4 J. R. Richard 230
5 2 tied 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