On This Day

Sunday, May 28, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 32 15 .681 --
Yankees 28 15 .651 2.0
Tigers 24 19 .558 6.0
Brewers 22 20 .524 7.5
Orioles 21 24 .467 10.0
Indians 20 23 .465 10.0
Blue Jays 16 29 .356 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 25 18 .581 --
Athletics 26 19 .578 --
Royals 23 19 .548 1.5
Rangers 22 20 .524 2.5
Twins 17 27 .386 8.5
Mariners 17 31 .354 10.5
White Sox 14 28 .333 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 24 17 .585 --
Phillies 20 20 .500 3.5
Expos 22 22 .500 3.5
Mets 22 24 .478 4.5
Pirates 21 23 .477 4.5
Cardinals 15 31 .326 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 28 15 .651 --
Reds 28 18 .609 1.5
Dodgers 25 19 .568 3.5
Padres 20 24 .455 8.5
Astros 19 23 .452 8.5
Braves 17 25 .405 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Corcoran 5
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
3 Buddy Bell 4
3 Ron LeFlore 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Rivers 2
2 Glenn Adams 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Ivie 4
1 Mickey Rivers 4
3 Amos Otis 3
4 Glenn Adams 2
4 17 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Thad Bosley 2
1 Garry Maddox 2
1 Jim Norris 2
4 Barry Bonnell 1
4 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bibby 1.50
2 Francisco Barrios 1.33
3 Ray Burris 1.00
3 Nino Espinosa 1.00
3 3 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 8
1 Don Sutton 8
3 Jim Bibby 6
3 Larry Christenson 6
3 Ron Guidry 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Jamie Easterly 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Jim Willoughby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .388
2 Jim Rice .350
3 Jeff Burroughs .348
4 Reggie Smith .339
5 Lou Piniella .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 18
2 Don Baylor 13
2 Jason Thompson 13
4 Rick Monday 11
5 Richie Zisk 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 50
2 Joe Morgan 34
2 Reggie Smith 34
4 George Foster 33
4 3 others tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 22
2 Cesar Cedeno 18
2 Ron LeFlore 18
4 Julio Cruz 17
4 Willie Wilson 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Henry Johnson 1.64
2 Ron Guidry 1.88
3 Rick Reuschel 1.97
4 Bob Knepper 2.25
5 Bob Forsch 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 8
2 Ross Grimsley 7
2 Ron Guidry 7
2 Bill Lee 7
5 9 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 97
2 J. R. Richard 79
3 Phil Niekro 69
4 Tom Seaver 61
5 Bert Blyleven 60

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 10
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 .480
2 Amos Otis .432
3 Ken Griffey .415
4 Billy Smith .412
5 Rod Carew .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 7
1 Jim Rice 7
3 Jason Thompson 6
4 Dave Kingman 5
4 John Mayberry 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 17
1 Dave Kingman 17
1 Willie Montanez 17
4 Jose Cruz 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Floyd Bannister 0.00
2 J. R. Richard 0.38
3 Scott McGregor 0.50
4 Jim Kaat 0.69
5 Rich Gossage 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Clyde 3
1 Nino Espinosa 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Skip Lockwood 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 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Cleveland 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
3 Doug Bair 3
3 Terry Forster 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Clark .410
2 Rod Carew .392
3 Reggie Smith .376
4 Jim Sundberg .375
5 Terry Puhl .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 13
2 Jason Thompson 10
3 Dwight Evans 9
4 Sixto Lezcano 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 34
2 Willie Montanez 25
3 Chris Chambliss 24
4 George Foster 23
4 Reggie Smith 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott McGregor 0.61
2 Bob Sykes 1.32
3 David Clyde 1.36
4 Jim Wright 1.38
5 Joaquin Andujar 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 5
2 Vida Blue 4
2 Dennis Eckersley 4
2 Nino Espinosa 4
2 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 Ron Guidry 42
3 Mike Flanagan 40
4 John Montefusco 38
5 Phil Niekro 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Terry Forster 6
1 Rich Gossage 6
1 Gary Lavelle 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Jim Rice .343
3 Lou Piniella .341
4 Ron LeFlore .332
5 Rennie Stennett .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 52
2 Jim Rice 49
3 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Greg Luzinski 38
5 Jason Thompson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 155
2 Jim Rice 138
3 Greg Luzinski 124
4 Bob Watson 118
5 Reggie Jackson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 65
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Omar Moreno 59
4 Gene Richards 56
5 Ron LeFlore 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.36
2 Tommy John 2.51
3 Steve Carlton 2.63
4 Frank Tanana 2.66
5 Ron Guidry 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
1 Tommy John 21
1 Dennis Leonard 21
1 Tom Seaver 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 337
2 Phil Niekro 272
3 Dennis Leonard 238
4 J. R. Richard 235
5 Tom Seaver 204

Saves

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