On This Day

Saturday, May 20, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 22 11 .667 --
Red Sox 24 13 .649 --
Yankees 21 14 .600 2.0
Indians 17 18 .486 6.0
Brewers 17 19 .472 6.5
Orioles 15 20 .429 8.0
Blue Jays 14 21 .400 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 23 14 .622 --
Angels 21 15 .583 1.5
Royals 19 16 .543 3.0
Rangers 18 17 .514 4.0
Twins 14 24 .368 9.5
Mariners 14 26 .350 10.5
White Sox 11 22 .333 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 19 15 .559 --
Cubs 18 17 .514 1.5
Expos 18 18 .500 2.0
Pirates 17 19 .472 3.0
Mets 17 22 .436 4.5
Cardinals 14 25 .359 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 13 .639 --
Reds 23 15 .605 1.0
Dodgers 22 15 .595 1.5
Astros 18 17 .514 4.5
Padres 16 20 .444 7.0
Braves 13 22 .371 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 4
1 Jose Cruz 4
1 Tim McCarver 4
1 Freddie Patek 4
1 Derrel Thomas 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Steve Braun 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cruz 6
2 Willie Stargell 5
3 Dan Driessen 3
3 George Foster 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 2
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Rick Bosetti 1
2 24 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.33
2 J. R. Richard 0.73
3 Fergie Jenkins 0.54
4 Wayne Twitchell 0.44
5 Bill Travers 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 8
1 J. R. Richard 8
3 Fergie Jenkins 7
4 Steve Carlton 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 Enrique Romo 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .397
2 Jeff Burroughs .374
3 Jim Rice .363
4 Ken Singleton .353
5 Rick Monday .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 13
2 Rick Monday 11
3 Don Baylor 10
3 Jason Thompson 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 40
2 Rick Monday 33
3 Joe Morgan 31
4 Reggie Smith 30
4 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Henry Johnson 1.81
2 Ron Guidry 1.84
3 Dave Rozema 2.03
4 Bob Knepper 2.03
5 Rick Reuschel 2.09

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 74
3 Phil Niekro 59
4 Bert Blyleven 54
5 Tom Seaver 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Don Stanhouse 7
3 Terry Forster 6
3 Dave LaRoche 6
3 4 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .543
2 Rico Carty .486
3 Butch Wynegar .438
4 Bill Madlock .431
5 Terry Puhl .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Jim Rice 6
3 Dwight Evans 5
3 Sixto Lezcano 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 15
1 Dave Kingman 15
1 Jim Rice 15
4 Chris Chambliss 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 8
1 Willie Wilson 8
3 Julio Cruz 7
3 Omar Moreno 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.33
2 Darold Knowles 0.69
3 Gene Garber 0.71
4 Doug Bair 0.75
5 Randy Jones 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Skip Lockwood 3
1 J. R. Richard 3
1 Bob Sykes 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 29
2 J. R. Richard 28
3 Mike Flanagan 24
4 Steve Carlton 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jeff Burroughs .413
2 Rod Carew .402
3 Jim Sundberg .389
4 Rico Carty .386
5 Craig Reynolds .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 10
2 Dave Kingman 8
2 Jason Thompson 8
4 Sixto Lezcano 7
4 Greg Luzinski 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 29
2 Reggie Smith 24
3 Chris Chambliss 23
4 George Foster 22
4 Richie Zisk 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 19
2 Ron LeFlore 14
3 Willie Wilson 12
4 Julio Cruz 11
5 Frank Taveras 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Sykes 1.38
2 Dave Rozema 1.40
3 Joaquin Andujar 1.42
4 Ron Guidry 1.50
5 Geoff Zahn 1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 J. R. Richard 47
3 Phil Niekro 43
4 Bert Blyleven 42
5 Vida Blue 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Stan Bahnsen 5
2 Rich Gossage 5
2 Gary Lavelle 5
2 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .394
2 Jim Rice .339
3 Rennie Stennett .337
4 Ron LeFlore .334
5 Ken Singleton .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 54
2 Jim Rice 47
3 Greg Luzinski 41
4 Mike Schmidt 38
5 Graig Nettles 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 157
2 Jim Rice 135
3 Greg Luzinski 130
4 Bob Watson 123
5 Butch Hobson 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 65
2 Cesar Cedeno 63
3 Omar Moreno 59
3 Gene Richards 59
5 3 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.43
2 Tommy John 2.50
3 Frank Tanana 2.56
4 Steve Carlton 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
4 J. R. Richard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 334
2 Phil Niekro 273
3 Dennis Leonard 247
4 J. R. Richard 240
5 Tom Seaver 199

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Sparky Lyle 26
2 Bruce Sutter 26
4 Bill Campbell 25
5 2 tied 23