On This Day

Wednesday, May 24, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 27 15 .643 --
Tigers 24 14 .632 1.0
Yankees 24 14 .632 1.0
Brewers 20 19 .513 5.5
Indians 18 20 .474 7.0
Orioles 18 22 .450 8.0
Blue Jays 15 25 .375 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 23 16 .590 --
Athletics 24 17 .585 --
Royals 21 19 .525 2.5
Rangers 20 19 .513 3.0
Twins 17 25 .405 7.5
Mariners 16 29 .356 10.0
White Sox 12 25 .324 10.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 20 17 .541 --
Phillies 19 17 .528 0.5
Expos 20 20 .500 1.5
Pirates 19 21 .475 2.5
Mets 19 23 .452 3.5
Cardinals 15 27 .357 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 25 14 .641 --
Reds 26 17 .605 1.0
Dodgers 24 17 .585 2.0
Astros 18 20 .474 6.5
Padres 19 22 .463 7.0
Braves 15 24 .385 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rusty Staub 4
1 Jason Thompson 4
3 Tucker Ashford 3
3 Dan Driessen 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Montanez 2
2 Tucker Ashford 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Juan Bernhardt 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 4
2 Tucker Ashford 3
2 Rennie Stennett 3
2 Robin Yount 3
5 18 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Madlock 2
1 Jerry Remy 2
3 Brian Asselstine 1
3 Julio Cruz 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Montefusco 2.33
2 John Denny 1.00
3 Floyd Bannister 0.86
4 Ken Kravec 0.80
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 John Denny 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Chris Knapp 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Martinez 7
1 John Montefusco 7
1 Gaylord Perry 7
4 Floyd Bannister 6
5 7 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Doc Medich 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .389
2 Jim Rice .348
3 Rick Monday .344
4 Jeff Burroughs .341
5 Mike Cubbage .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 14
2 Don Baylor 12
3 Rick Monday 11
3 Jason Thompson 11
5 Richie Zisk 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 43
2 Rick Monday 33
2 Joe Morgan 33
4 George Foster 31
4 2 others tied 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 21
2 Ron LeFlore 18
3 Cesar Cedeno 17
3 Julio Cruz 17
3 Willie Wilson 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Manny Sarmiento 1.35
2 John Henry Johnson 1.53
3 Ron Guidry 1.73
4 Joaquin Andujar 2.10
5 Rick Reuschel 2.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 7
2 Vida Blue 6
2 Bob Forsch 6
2 Ross Grimsley 6
2 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 89
2 J. R. Richard 74
3 Phil Niekro 64
4 John Montefusco 55
4 Tom Seaver 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Terry Forster 7
2 Al Hrabosky 7
2 Gary Lavelle 7
2 2 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Puhl .479
2 Jack Clark .460
3 Rod Carew .439
4 Chris Chambliss .429
5 2 tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
2 Sixto Lezcano 4
2 John Mayberry 4
2 Jim Rice 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 16
2 Chris Chambliss 15
2 Willie Montanez 15
2 Al Oliver 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 8
1 Willie Wilson 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 Miguel Dilone 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.00
1 Floyd Bannister 0.00
1 Tom Dixon 0.00
1 Hal Dues 0.00
5 Bob Forsch 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nino Espinosa 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Skip Lockwood 3
1 John Montefusco 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 33
2 Bert Blyleven 29
3 Tom Seaver 24
4 Ron Guidry 22
5 Vida Blue 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Cleveland 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Puhl .407
2 Rico Carty .405
3 Rod Carew .396
4 Jim Sundberg .384
5 Chris Chambliss .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 30
2 Chris Chambliss 26
3 George Foster 23
3 Reggie Smith 23
5 Al Oliver 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
1 Omar Moreno 15
3 Julio Cruz 13
4 Willie Wilson 12
5 Frank Taveras 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom House 1.21
2 Bob Sykes 1.32
3 Manny Sarmiento 1.37
4 Ron Guidry 1.40
5 Joaquin Andujar 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
3 Doyle Alexander 4
3 Mike Caldwell 4
3 11 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 J. R. Richard 42
3 Phil Niekro 41
4 Bert Blyleven 38
4 2 others tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Rich Gossage 6
1 Gary Lavelle 6
4 Terry Forster 5
4 Sparky Lyle 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .394
2 Rennie Stennett .338
3 Jim Rice .336
4 Ron LeFlore .329
5 Ken Singleton .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 55
2 Jim Rice 45
3 Greg Luzinski 40
4 Mike Schmidt 39
5 Graig Nettles 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 158
2 Jim Rice 131
3 Greg Luzinski 129
4 Bob Watson 121
5 Reggie Jackson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 64
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Omar Moreno 58
3 Gene Richards 58
5 Ron LeFlore 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.43
2 Tommy John 2.47
3 Steve Carlton 2.56
4 Frank Tanana 2.66
5 Ron Guidry 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
1 Tommy John 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Bob Forsch 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 341
2 Phil Niekro 270
3 Dennis Leonard 247
4 J. R. Richard 237
5 Tom Seaver 201

Saves

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