On This Day

Friday, May 19, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 22 10 .688 --
Red Sox 23 13 .639 1.0
Yankees 21 13 .618 2.0
Indians 17 17 .500 6.0
Brewers 16 19 .457 7.5
Orioles 14 20 .412 9.0
Blue Jays 13 21 .382 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 22 14 .611 --
Angels 21 14 .600 0.5
Royals 18 16 .529 3.0
Rangers 18 16 .529 3.0
Twins 14 23 .378 8.5
White Sox 11 21 .344 9.0
Mariners 13 26 .333 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 18 15 .545 --
Expos 18 17 .514 1.0
Cubs 17 17 .500 1.5
Pirates 16 19 .457 3.0
Mets 17 21 .447 3.5
Cardinals 14 24 .368 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 12 .657 --
Reds 22 15 .595 2.0
Dodgers 21 15 .583 2.5
Astros 17 17 .500 5.5
Padres 16 19 .457 7.0
Braves 13 21 .382 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Bochte 4
1 Enos Cabell 4
1 Mike Hargrove 4
1 Bombo Rivera 4
5 26 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 2
1 Rick Monday 2
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 Juan Beniquez 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Monday 6
2 Chris Chambliss 4
2 Bill Madlock 4
4 Enos Cabell 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Molinaro 2
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Craig Swan 1.33
2 John Montefusco 1.00
3 Frank Tanana 0.80
4 Floyd Bannister 0.75
5 Wilbur Wood 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Roger Erickson 1
1 Tom House 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 10
2 Frank Tanana 8
3 Wilbur Wood 7
4 Floyd Bannister 6
4 Paul Moskau 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .394
2 Jeff Burroughs .381
3 Ken Singleton .358
4 Jim Rice .355
5 Rick Monday .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Rick Monday 11
3 Don Baylor 10
3 Jason Thompson 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 38
2 Rick Monday 33
3 Reggie Smith 30
3 Rusty Staub 30
3 Richie Zisk 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 21
2 Ron LeFlore 16
3 Cesar Cedeno 15
3 Willie Wilson 15
5 Julio Cruz 14

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 Frank Tanana 7
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Bob Forsch 6
2 Ross Grimsley 6
2 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 John Montefusco 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Terry Forster 6
2 Dave LaRoche 6
2 Gary Lavelle 6
2 4 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .529
2 Rico Carty .463
3 Butch Wynegar .438
4 Sixto Lezcano .417
5 Bill Madlock .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sixto Lezcano 7
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
2 Jim Rice 5
2 Jason Thompson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 13
1 Dave Kingman 13
1 Al Oliver 13
1 Jim Rice 13
1 Reggie Smith 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Willie Wilson 7
4 Bert Campaneris 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.50
2 Floyd Bannister 0.66
3 Rollie Fingers 0.75
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.86
5 Randy Jones 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Skip Lockwood 3
1 Bob Sykes 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 28
2 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Vida Blue 22
3 Tom Seaver 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .415
2 Jim Sundberg .395
3 Rico Carty .384
4 Rod Carew .381
5 Reggie Smith .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 9
2 Jason Thompson 8
3 Dave Kingman 7
3 Sixto Lezcano 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 27
2 Reggie Smith 25
3 Rick Monday 23
4 Richie Zisk 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 19
2 Ron LeFlore 14
3 Willie Wilson 11
4 Julio Cruz 10
4 Gene Richards 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 1.37
2 Bob Sykes 1.38
3 Dave Rozema 1.40
4 Fergie Jenkins 1.41
5 Ron Guidry 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
2 Ross Grimsley 4
2 Ron Guidry 4
2 Fergie Jenkins 4
2 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
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 Gary Lavelle 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .394
2 Rennie Stennett .343
3 Jim Rice .337
4 Ron LeFlore .335
5 Ken Singleton .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 54
2 Jim Rice 46
3 Greg Luzinski 41
4 Mike Schmidt 38
5 3 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 154
2 Jim Rice 133
3 Greg Luzinski 129
4 Bob Watson 122
5 Butch Hobson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 64
1 Frank Taveras 64
3 Omar Moreno 59
3 Gene Richards 59
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 2.50
2 Steve Carlton 2.56
3 Frank Tanana 2.56
4 Rick Reuschel 2.57
5 Gaylord Perry 2.71

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 247
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