On This Day

Wednesday, May 17, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 21 9 .700 --
Red Sox 23 12 .657 0.5
Yankees 19 13 .594 3.0
Indians 16 16 .500 6.0
Brewers 15 18 .455 7.5
Orioles 13 19 .406 9.0
Blue Jays 13 19 .406 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 12 .647 --
Angels 19 14 .576 2.5
Royals 18 14 .563 3.0
Rangers 16 15 .516 4.5
Twins 12 23 .343 10.5
White Sox 10 20 .333 10.0
Mariners 12 25 .324 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 17 14 .548 --
Expos 18 15 .545 --
Cubs 16 17 .485 2.0
Pirates 15 19 .441 3.5
Mets 15 21 .417 4.5
Cardinals 14 23 .378 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 12 .647 --
Dodgers 21 14 .600 1.5
Reds 20 15 .571 2.5
Astros 16 16 .500 5.0
Padres 16 18 .471 6.0
Braves 13 19 .406 8.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron LeFlore 4
1 Manny Trillo 4
3 Bill Almon 3
3 Chuck Baker 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Warren Cromartie 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Warren Cromartie 3
1 Rick Manning 3
1 Jorge Orta 3
1 Gene Richards 3
5 18 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Almon 1
1 Bob Beall 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 1.12
2 Joaquin Andujar 1.00
2 Tommy John 1.00
4 Vida Blue 0.92
5 Jon Matlack 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 11
2 Jerry Koosman 9
3 Tommy John 7
3 Jon Matlack 7
5 Nolan Ryan 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Dixon 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 John Hiller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .388
2 Jeff Burroughs .387
3 Jim Rice .361
4 Reggie Smith .341
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 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 36
2 Reggie Smith 30
3 Joe Morgan 28
4 Butch Hobson 27
4 3 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 20
2 Ron LeFlore 15
3 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Willie Wilson 14
5 Julio Cruz 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.61
2 John Henry Johnson 1.81
3 Gaylord Perry 1.99
4 Dave Rozema 2.03
5 Bob Knepper 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Bob Forsch 6
1 Ross Grimsley 6
1 Tommy John 6
1 2 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 82
2 J. R. Richard 66
3 Phil Niekro 59
4 Tom Seaver 50
5 Bert Blyleven 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Terry Forster 6
2 Skip Lockwood 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .474
2 Reggie Smith .431
3 Jim Rice .412
4 Rico Carty .400
5 Terry Puhl .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Sixto Lezcano 6
3 Greg Luzinski 5
4 Gary Carter 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 19
2 Jim Rice 15
3 Dave Kingman 14
4 Gary Carter 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
2 Ron LeFlore 7
3 Julio Cruz 6
3 Frank Taveras 6
3 Willie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Sykes 0.00
1 Joe Coleman 0.00
1 Rollie Fingers 0.00
4 Randy Jones 0.36
5 Buddy Schultz 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
3 Doyle Alexander 2
3 Mike Caldwell 2
3 26 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 23
1 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Vida Blue 22
3 Phil Niekro 22
3 Tom Seaver 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Terry Forster 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
4 Gary Lavelle 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .427
2 Jim Sundberg .390
3 Ron Jackson .380
4 Rod Carew .372
5 Jim Rice .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 8
1 Jim Rice 8
3 Gary Alexander 7
3 Dave Kingman 7
3 Jason Thompson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 27
2 Reggie Smith 26
3 Rusty Staub 22
4 Butch Hobson 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 18
2 Ron LeFlore 13
3 Julio Cruz 11
3 Willie Wilson 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Preston Hanna 1.32
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.34
3 Rich Gossage 1.37
4 Joaquin Andujar 1.37
5 Dave Rozema 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
2 Ross Grimsley 4
2 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 Tommy John 4
2 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 Vida Blue 43
2 Phil Niekro 43
4 J. R. Richard 39
5 Tom Seaver 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Stan Bahnsen 5
2 Skip Lockwood 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Elias Sosa 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .392
2 Rennie Stennett .343
3 Jim Rice .338
4 Ron LeFlore .336
5 Ken Singleton .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 45
3 Greg Luzinski 41
4 Mike Schmidt 38
5 Jeff Burroughs 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 152
2 Jim Rice 131
3 Greg Luzinski 129
4 Bob Watson 118
5 Butch Hobson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 64
2 Cesar Cedeno 63
3 Gene Richards 59
4 Omar Moreno 58
5 Joe Morgan 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 2.50
2 Steve Carlton 2.56
3 Rick Reuschel 2.57
4 Frank Tanana 2.63
5 Ron Guidry 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Bob Forsch 20
5 6 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 346
2 Phil Niekro 279
3 Dennis Leonard 250
4 J. R. Richard 232
5 Tom Seaver 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 38
2 Sparky Lyle 26
2 Bruce Sutter 26
4 Bill Campbell 25
5 3 tied 23