On This Day

Thursday, May 25, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 28 15 .651 --
Yankees 25 14 .641 1.0
Tigers 24 15 .615 2.0
Brewers 20 19 .513 6.0
Orioles 19 22 .463 8.0
Indians 18 21 .462 8.0
Blue Jays 15 26 .366 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 24 16 .600 --
Athletics 24 17 .585 0.5
Royals 22 19 .537 2.5
Rangers 21 19 .525 3.0
Twins 17 26 .395 8.5
Mariners 16 30 .348 11.0
White Sox 12 26 .316 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 21 17 .553 --
Phillies 19 18 .514 1.5
Expos 21 20 .512 1.5
Mets 20 23 .465 3.5
Pirates 19 22 .463 3.5
Cardinals 15 28 .349 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 26 14 .650 --
Reds 26 17 .605 1.5
Dodgers 24 17 .585 2.5
Padres 19 22 .463 7.5
Astros 18 21 .462 7.5
Braves 15 24 .385 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Clark 3
1 Fred Kendall 3
1 Bill Madlock 3
1 Rick Miller 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Juan Bernhardt 1
1 Steve Braun 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 4
2 Jim Rice 3
3 George Brett 2
3 Warren Cromartie 2
3 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Jose Cruz 2
3 Andre Dawson 1
3 Phil Garner 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 0.86
1 Scott McGregor 0.86
3 Frank Tanana 0.80
3 Tom Underwood 0.80
5 Ed Halicki 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Ed Halicki 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Underwood 8
2 Steve Baker 6
2 Bert Blyleven 6
2 Scott McGregor 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .382
2 Jim Rice .346
3 Rick Monday .344
4 Jeff Burroughs .341
5 Jim Sundberg .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 15
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 46
2 Rick Monday 33
2 Joe Morgan 33
2 Richie Zisk 33
5 3 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 Rick Reuschel 1.97
5 Joaquin Andujar 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 8
2 Ross Grimsley 7
3 Vida Blue 6
3 Bob Forsch 6
3 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 89
2 J. R. Richard 79
3 Phil Niekro 64
4 Bert Blyleven 60
5 2 tied 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 Jack Clark .481
2 Terry Puhl .479
3 Bill Madlock .442
4 Chris Chambliss .415
5 Dave Concepcion .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
2 Jim Rice 5
3 Dwight Evans 4
3 Lee May 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 17
2 Chris Chambliss 16
2 Willie Montanez 16
4 Jack Clark 14
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Floyd Bannister 0.00
1 Tom Dixon 0.00
1 Hal Dues 0.00
4 J. R. Richard 0.38
5 Bob Forsch 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Skip Lockwood 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 John Montefusco 3
1 Frank Tanana 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 24
2 Bert Blyleven 23
2 Mike Flanagan 23
4 Steve Carlton 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Puhl .420
2 Rico Carty .386
3 Rod Carew .383
4 Jim Sundberg .378
5 Lee Mazzilli .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 10
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 33
2 Chris Chambliss 24
3 George Foster 23
3 Reggie Smith 23
5 Willie Montanez 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Julio Cruz 13
2 Omar Moreno 13
4 Willie Wilson 12
5 Frank Taveras 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott McGregor 0.61
2 Joaquin Andujar 0.90
3 Tom House 1.21
4 Bob Sykes 1.32
5 Manny Sarmiento 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 Doyle Alexander 4
3 Mike Caldwell 4
3 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 47
2 Bert Blyleven 44
3 Phil Niekro 41
3 Nolan Ryan 41
5 Mike Flanagan 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 .392
2 Jim Rice .334
3 Rennie Stennett .334
4 Ron LeFlore .328
5 Ken Singleton .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 55
2 Jim Rice 46
3 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Greg Luzinski 38
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 158
2 Jim Rice 134
3 Greg Luzinski 124
4 Bob Watson 121
5 Reggie Jackson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 64
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Omar Moreno 58
4 Gene Richards 57
5 Ron LeFlore 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.36
2 Tommy John 2.47
3 Frank Tanana 2.56
4 Steve Carlton 2.59
5 Ron Guidry 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
1 Tommy John 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Tom Seaver 20
5 8 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 329
2 Phil Niekro 270
3 Dennis Leonard 247
4 J. R. Richard 242
5 Tom Seaver 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Bruce Sutter 27
3 Sparky Lyle 26
4 Bill Campbell 24
4 Rich Gossage 24