On This Day

Friday, May 26, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 29 15 .659 --
Yankees 26 14 .650 1.0
Tigers 24 16 .600 3.0
Brewers 20 20 .500 7.0
Orioles 20 22 .476 8.0
Indians 18 22 .450 9.0
Blue Jays 15 27 .357 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 25 16 .610 --
Athletics 25 17 .595 0.5
Royals 22 19 .537 3.0
Rangers 21 20 .512 4.0
Twins 17 26 .395 9.0
Mariners 17 30 .362 11.0
White Sox 12 27 .308 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 22 17 .564 --
Phillies 19 19 .500 2.5
Expos 21 21 .500 2.5
Pirates 20 22 .476 3.5
Mets 20 24 .455 4.5
Cardinals 15 29 .341 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 27 14 .659 --
Reds 27 17 .614 1.5
Dodgers 24 18 .571 3.5
Astros 19 21 .475 7.5
Padres 19 23 .452 8.5
Braves 16 24 .400 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Beniquez 3
1 Rick Burleson 3
1 Garry Maddox 3
1 Willie Montanez 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 2
1 John Mayberry 2
3 Jesus Alou 1
3 Sal Bando 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 5
2 Dave Rader 4
2 Jim Spencer 4
4 Jesus Alou 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bake McBride 2
1 Mitchell Page 2
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Shirley 1.33
2 Tom Seaver 0.75
3 Steve Stone 0.64
4 Don Aase 0.62
4 Phil Niekro 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Paul Hartzell 1
1 Bob Knepper 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Shirley 8
2 Steve Stone 7
3 John Candelaria 6
3 Tom Seaver 6
3 Rick Wise 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 Enrique Romo 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .382
2 Jim Rice .348
3 Jeff Burroughs .346
4 Rick Monday .344
5 Sixto Lezcano .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 16
2 Don Baylor 12
2 Jason Thompson 12
4 Rick Monday 11
5 Richie Zisk 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 48
2 Joe Morgan 34
3 Willie McCovey 33
3 Rick Monday 33
3 Richie Zisk 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 21
2 Cesar Cedeno 18
2 Ron LeFlore 18
4 Julio Cruz 17
4 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
2 Bill Lee 7
4 Vida Blue 6
4 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 89
2 J. R. Richard 79
3 Phil Niekro 69
4 Tom Seaver 61
5 Bert Blyleven 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Doug Bair 7
2 Terry Forster 7
2 Al Hrabosky 7
2 3 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Clark .490
2 Terry Puhl .462
3 Chris Chambliss .429
4 Bill Madlock .415
5 Dave Concepcion .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 John Mayberry 6
4 Jim Rice 5
4 Jason Thompson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 19
2 Dave Kingman 17
3 Chris Chambliss 16
3 John Mayberry 16
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 8
2 Julio Cruz 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 Andre Dawson 5
4 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 Scott McGregor 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Skip Lockwood 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 John Montefusco 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 24
2 Bert Blyleven 23
2 Mike Flanagan 23
4 Ron Guidry 22
4 J. R. Richard 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
3 Doug Bair 3
3 Reggie Cleveland 3
3 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Terry Puhl .407
2 Rod Carew .402
3 Rico Carty .394
4 Jack Clark .386
5 Lee Mazzilli .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Jason Thompson 9
3 Dwight Evans 8
4 Don Baylor 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 33
2 Willie Montanez 25
3 Chris Chambliss 23
3 Willie McCovey 23
3 Reggie Smith 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 13
1 Omar Moreno 13
3 Ron LeFlore 12
3 Willie Wilson 12
5 Frank Taveras 10

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 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
2 Doyle Alexander 4
2 Mike Caldwell 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 47
2 Bert Blyleven 44
3 Tom Seaver 42
4 Nolan Ryan 41
5 Mike Flanagan 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Rich Gossage 6
1 Gary Lavelle 6
4 Doug Bair 5
4 Terry Forster 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .387
2 Jim Rice .339
3 Rennie Stennett .334
4 Ron LeFlore .329
5 Mickey Rivers .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 47
3 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Greg Luzinski 38
5 Jason Thompson 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 155
2 Jim Rice 136
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 Steve Carlton 2.63
4 Frank Tanana 2.66
5 Ron Guidry 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 22
2 Steve Carlton 21
2 Dennis Leonard 21
2 Tom Seaver 21
5 7 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 329
2 Phil Niekro 275
3 Dennis Leonard 247
4 J. R. Richard 242
5 Tom Seaver 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Sparky Lyle 25
4 Bill Campbell 24
4 Rich Gossage 24