On This Day

Thursday, May 18, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 21 10 .677 --
Red Sox 23 12 .657 --
Yankees 20 13 .606 2.0
Indians 16 17 .485 6.0
Brewers 16 18 .471 6.5
Orioles 14 19 .424 8.0
Blue Jays 13 20 .394 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 13 .629 --
Angels 20 14 .588 1.5
Royals 18 15 .545 3.0
Rangers 17 15 .531 3.5
Twins 13 23 .361 9.5
Mariners 12 25 .324 11.0
White Sox 10 21 .323 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 18 14 .563 --
Expos 18 16 .529 1.0
Cubs 16 17 .485 2.5
Pirates 15 19 .441 4.0
Mets 16 21 .432 4.5
Cardinals 14 23 .378 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 22 12 .647 --
Dodgers 21 14 .600 1.5
Reds 21 15 .583 2.0
Astros 16 17 .485 5.5
Padres 16 18 .471 6.0
Braves 13 20 .394 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Beniquez 4
1 Ken Griffey 4
1 Steve Henderson 4
1 Jay Johnstone 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Steve Kemp 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 4
1 Juan Beniquez 4
1 Willie Montanez 4
4 Doug DeCinces 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Willie Randolph 2
3 Lyman Bostock 1
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Flanagan 0.90
2 Preston Hanna 0.67
3 Fred Norman 0.57
4 Ron Guidry 0.56
5 Jim Umbarger 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 9
2 Jim Umbarger 6
3 Ron Guidry 5
4 Ken Forsch 4
4 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .394
2 Rod Carew .394
3 Jim Rice .361
4 Reggie Smith .341
5 Ken Griffey .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Don Baylor 10
2 Jason Thompson 10
4 Gary Alexander 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 36
2 Reggie Smith 30
3 Joe Morgan 28
3 Rusty Staub 28
3 Richie Zisk 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Henry Johnson 1.81
2 Ron Guidry 1.84
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 Dave LaRoche 6
2 Skip Lockwood 6
2 3 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .486
2 Rico Carty .472
3 Jim Rice .413
4 Sixto Lezcano .409
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sixto Lezcano 6
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
2 Jason Thompson 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 16
2 Jim Rice 14
3 Dave Kingman 12
3 Greg Luzinski 12
3 Jason Thompson 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
2 Ron LeFlore 7
2 Willie Wilson 7
4 Bert Campaneris 6
4 Cesar Cedeno 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Sykes 0.00
2 Randy Jones 0.36
3 J. R. Richard 0.50
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.86
5 Mike Torrez 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
5 26 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 28
2 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Vida Blue 22
3 Phil Niekro 22
3 Tom Seaver 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
3 Reggie Cleveland 3
3 Terry Forster 3
3 Gary Lavelle 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .439
2 Jim Sundberg .397
3 Rod Carew .381
4 Rico Carty .365
5 Reggie Smith .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 8
1 Jason Thompson 8
3 Dave Kingman 7
3 Greg Luzinski 7
5 9 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 26
2 Jim Rice 25
3 Richie Zisk 20
4 Jeff Burroughs 19
4 4 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 18
2 Ron LeFlore 13
3 Willie Wilson 12
4 Julio Cruz 11
5 Gene Richards 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 1.37
2 Dave Rozema 1.40
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.41
4 Bob Knepper 1.84
5 Gaylord Perry 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
2 Ross Grimsley 4
2 Ron Guidry 4
2 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Stan Bahnsen 5
2 Rich Gossage 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Elias Sosa 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .394
2 Rennie Stennett .344
3 Jim Rice .338
4 Ron LeFlore .334
5 Ken Singleton .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 45
3 Greg Luzinski 41
4 Mike Schmidt 38
5 3 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 153
2 Jim Rice 131
3 Greg Luzinski 129
4 Bob Watson 120
5 Butch Hobson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 64
1 Frank Taveras 64
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 2.72

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 278
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