On This Day

Sunday, May 21, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Tigers 23 12 .657 --
Red Sox 25 14 .641 --
Yankees 23 14 .622 1.0
Indians 18 19 .486 6.0
Brewers 18 19 .486 6.0
Orioles 16 21 .432 8.0
Blue Jays 14 23 .378 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 24 15 .615 --
Angels 21 16 .568 2.0
Royals 19 17 .528 3.5
Rangers 19 17 .528 3.5
Twins 15 24 .385 9.0
White Sox 12 23 .343 10.0
Mariners 14 27 .341 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 19 16 .543 --
Cubs 19 17 .528 0.5
Pirates 18 19 .486 2.0
Expos 18 19 .486 2.0
Mets 18 22 .450 3.5
Cardinals 14 26 .350 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 23 14 .622 --
Dodgers 23 15 .605 0.5
Reds 24 16 .600 0.5
Astros 18 18 .500 4.5
Padres 17 21 .447 6.5
Braves 14 22 .389 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Chambliss 5
1 Dave Winfield 5
3 Glenn Burke 4
3 Cecil Cooper 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Stinson 2
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 Rich Dauer 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mitchell Page 5
2 Bob Montgomery 4
2 Thurman Munson 4
2 Rennie Stennett 4
2 Bob Stinson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Glenn Burke 2
1 Dave Winfield 2
3 Bill Buckner 1
3 Bernie Carbo 1
3 24 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Milt Wilcox 1.38
2 Scott McGregor 1.25
3 Rick Waits 0.88
4 John D'Acquisto 0.86
5 3 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Ken Clay 1
1 David Clyde 1
1 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Milt Wilcox 11
2 Rick Waits 7
3 John D'Acquisto 6
3 Luis Tiant 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 6 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .407
2 Jim Rice .366
3 Jeff Burroughs .358
4 Rick Monday .347
5 Jim Sundberg .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 13
2 Rick Monday 11
2 Jason Thompson 11
4 Don Baylor 10
4 Richie Zisk 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 41
2 Rick Monday 33
3 Joe Morgan 31
3 Richie Zisk 31
5 4 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 21
2 Ron LeFlore 17
3 Willie Wilson 16
4 Cesar Cedeno 15
4 Julio Cruz 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Henry Johnson 1.53
2 Ron Guidry 1.84
3 Joaquin Andujar 2.10
4 Rick Reuschel 2.12
5 Gaylord Perry 2.26

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 64
4 Tom Seaver 55
5 Bert Blyleven 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Terry Forster 7
2 Don Stanhouse 7
4 Doug Bair 6
4 6 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .529
2 Rico Carty .455
3 Terry Puhl .432
4 Bill Madlock .429
5 Jack Clark .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
2 Sixto Lezcano 5
2 Jim Rice 5
2 Jason Thompson 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 16
1 Al Oliver 16
3 George Foster 15
4 Chris Chambliss 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 8
2 Julio Cruz 7
2 Omar Moreno 7
2 Frank Taveras 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.33
2 Scott McGregor 0.50
3 Doug Bair 0.67
4 Gene Garber 0.71
5 Steve Renko 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Skip Lockwood 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Rich Gale 3
2 J. R. Richard 3
5 32 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 29
2 J. R. Richard 28
3 Mike Flanagan 24
3 Tom Seaver 24
5 Phil Niekro 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Cleveland 4
1 Terry Forster 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
4 Doug Bair 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .419
2 Jeff Burroughs .407
3 Jim Sundberg .398
4 Rico Carty .386
5 Jim Rice .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 10
2 Jason Thompson 9
3 Dave Kingman 8
4 Sixto Lezcano 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 30
2 Reggie Smith 24
3 Chris Chambliss 23
3 George Foster 23
3 Richie Zisk 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 19
2 Ron LeFlore 15
3 Willie Wilson 12
4 Julio Cruz 11
4 Frank Taveras 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Manny Sarmiento 1.35
2 Bob Sykes 1.38
3 Joaquin Andujar 1.42
4 Ron Guidry 1.50
5 John Henry Johnson 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
2 Doyle Alexander 4
2 Rich Gale 4
2 Ross Grimsley 4
2 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 J. R. Richard 47
3 Tom Seaver 43
4 Bert Blyleven 42
5 Phil Niekro 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Rich Gossage 6
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 Doug Bair 5
3 6 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .396
2 Jim Rice .339
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Ron LeFlore .332
5 Ken Singleton .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 55
2 Jim Rice 45
3 Greg Luzinski 41
4 Mike Schmidt 39
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 157
2 Jim Rice 132
3 Greg Luzinski 130
4 Bob Watson 123
5 Butch Hobson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 66
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Omar Moreno 59
3 Gene Richards 59
5 Ron LeFlore 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.43
2 Tommy John 2.50
3 Steve Carlton 2.56
4 Frank Tanana 2.66
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 Tom Seaver 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 334
2 Phil Niekro 278
3 Dennis Leonard 247
4 J. R. Richard 237
5 Tom Seaver 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Bruce Sutter 27
3 Sparky Lyle 26
4 Bill Campbell 25
5 Rich Gossage 24