On This Day

Saturday, May 27, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 30 15 .667 --
Yankees 26 15 .634 2.0
Tigers 24 17 .585 4.0
Brewers 21 20 .512 7.0
Orioles 20 23 .465 9.0
Indians 19 22 .463 9.0
Blue Jays 16 27 .372 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 26 17 .605 --
Angels 25 17 .595 0.5
Royals 22 19 .537 3.0
Rangers 22 20 .524 3.5
Twins 17 26 .395 9.0
Mariners 17 31 .354 11.5
White Sox 12 28 .300 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 23 17 .575 --
Phillies 20 19 .513 2.5
Expos 22 21 .512 2.5
Mets 21 24 .467 4.5
Pirates 20 23 .465 4.5
Cardinals 15 30 .333 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 27 15 .643 --
Reds 28 17 .622 0.5
Dodgers 25 18 .581 2.5
Astros 19 22 .463 7.5
Padres 19 24 .442 8.5
Braves 16 25 .390 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Cash 4
1 Ken Griffey 4
1 Stan Papi 4
4 Alan Ashby 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Boisclair 1
1 Johnny Grubb 1
1 Garry Maddox 1
1 Ben Oglivie 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Bosetti 3
1 Art Howe 3
1 Stan Papi 3
1 Tony Perez 3
1 John Stearns 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bake McBride 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Rick Bosetti 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 1.25
2 Bill Bonham 1.00
2 Burt Hooton 1.00
4 Dick Ruthven 0.86
5 Bob Owchinko 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 David Clyde 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bonham 6
1 Bob Owchinko 6
1 Dick Ruthven 6
4 David Clyde 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 Dale Murray 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .382
2 Jeff Burroughs .348
3 Jim Rice .347
4 Rick Monday .344
5 Ken Griffey .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 17
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 49
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 1.54
2 John Henry Johnson 1.64
3 Ron Guidry 1.73
4 Rick Reuschel 1.97
5 Bob Knepper 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 8
2 Ross Grimsley 7
2 Bill Lee 7
4 Vida Blue 6
4 8 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 Terry Forster 8
3 Doug Bair 7
3 Al Hrabosky 7
3 3 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Clark .490
2 Terry Puhl .451
3 Ken Griffey .431
4 Willie Montanez .413
5 Chris Chambliss .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 18
2 Dave Kingman 17
3 Chris Chambliss 16
4 Jose Cruz 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 8
2 Julio Cruz 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Bake McBride 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Floyd Bannister 0.00
1 Hal Dues 0.00
3 J. R. Richard 0.38
4 Scott McGregor 0.67
5 Steve Renko 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Clyde 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Skip Lockwood 3
1 Scott McGregor 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 25
2 Tom Seaver 24
3 Bert Blyleven 23
4 Ron Guidry 22
4 J. R. Richard 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Cleveland 4
1 Terry Forster 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .405
2 Terry Puhl .390
3 Jack Clark .386
4 Bake McBride .378
5 Jim Sundberg .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Jason Thompson 9
3 Dwight Evans 8
4 Dave Kingman 7
4 Sixto Lezcano 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 33
2 Willie Montanez 25
3 Chris Chambliss 23
3 Willie McCovey 23
5 George Foster 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott McGregor 0.61
2 Bob Sykes 1.32
3 David Clyde 1.36
4 Joaquin Andujar 1.59
5 Bill Bonham 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Mike Flanagan 4
2 Rich Gale 4
2 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 41
2 Mike Flanagan 40
3 Vida Blue 37
3 Phil Niekro 37
5 4 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 6
1 Rich Gossage 6
1 Gary Lavelle 6
4 Doug Bair 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .387
2 Jim Rice .339
3 Rennie Stennett .332
4 Ron LeFlore .329
5 Bake McBride .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 48
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 137
3 Greg Luzinski 124
4 Bob Watson 119
5 Reggie Jackson 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 65
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 235
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