On This Day

Monday, May 29, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 33 15 .688 --
Yankees 29 15 .659 2.0
Tigers 24 20 .545 7.0
Brewers 22 21 .512 8.5
Orioles 22 24 .478 10.0
Indians 20 24 .455 11.0
Blue Jays 16 30 .348 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 27 19 .587 --
Angels 25 19 .568 1.0
Royals 24 19 .558 1.5
Rangers 23 21 .523 3.0
Twins 18 28 .391 9.0
White Sox 15 28 .349 10.5
Mariners 17 32 .347 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 24 18 .571 --
Phillies 21 20 .512 2.5
Expos 23 22 .511 2.5
Mets 23 25 .479 4.0
Pirates 21 24 .467 4.5
Cardinals 16 32 .333 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 29 15 .659 --
Reds 29 18 .617 1.5
Dodgers 26 19 .578 3.5
Padres 20 25 .444 9.5
Astros 19 24 .442 9.5
Braves 17 26 .395 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Keith Hernandez 4
1 Mike Ivie 4
1 Garry Maddox 4
1 Bump Wills 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 2
2 Brian Asselstine 1
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Bruce Boisclair 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Thad Bosley 4
1 Lee May 4
1 Al Oliver 4
4 Bob Bailey 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 4
2 Juan Beniquez 2
2 Larry Bowa 2
4 Bob Boone 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 1.50
2 Dock Ellis 1.00
3 Tommy John 0.91
4 Pat Zachry 0.75
5 Pete Broberg 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy John 10
2 Tom Underwood 8
3 Pete Broberg 5
3 Roger Erickson 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .383
2 Jeff Burroughs .348
3 Lou Piniella .345
4 Jim Rice .343
5 Jim Sundberg .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 18
2 Don Baylor 13
2 Jason Thompson 13
4 Lee May 11
4 Rick Monday 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 50
2 George Foster 36
3 Lee May 35
3 Reggie Smith 35
5 2 tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 23
2 Cesar Cedeno 19
3 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 Ross Grimsley 8
1 Frank Tanana 8
3 Ron Guidry 7
3 Tommy John 7
3 2 others tied 7

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 Doug Bair 8
2 Terry Forster 8
4 Al Hrabosky 7
4 3 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Clark .468
2 Billy Smith .412
3 Rod Carew .409
4 Jim Sundberg .404
5 George Brett .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 8
2 Jim Rice 7
3 John Mayberry 5
3 Jason Thompson 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 19
2 Chris Chambliss 15
2 Jose Cruz 15
2 Al Oliver 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 8
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
2 Julio Cruz 7
4 Bake McBride 6
4 Willie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.38
2 Frank Tanana 0.50
3 Rich Gossage 0.75
4 Tom Seaver 0.76
5 Luis Tiant 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Clyde 3
1 Roger Erickson 3
1 Nino Espinosa 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 24
1 Tom Underwood 24
3 Bert Blyleven 23
4 Ron Guidry 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 Doug Bair 4
2 Reggie Cleveland 4
4 Terry Forster 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Clark .402
2 Jim Sundberg .385
3 Rod Carew .383
4 Reggie Smith .366
5 Frank White .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 13
2 Dwight Evans 10
2 Jason Thompson 10
4 Sixto Lezcano 8
4 Lee May 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 34
2 Willie Montanez 27
3 Chris Chambliss 24
3 George Foster 24
3 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott McGregor 1.16
2 Bob Forsch 1.34
3 David Clyde 1.36
4 Jim Wright 1.38
5 Joaquin Andujar 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rich Gale 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Scott McGregor 5
1 Mike Torrez 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 Ron Guidry 42
3 Mike Flanagan 40
4 Tom Underwood 38
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 6
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Terry Forster 6
1 Rich Gossage 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .389
2 Lou Piniella .343
3 Jim Rice .339
4 Ron LeFlore .334
5 Rennie Stennett .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 51
2 Jim Rice 47
3 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Greg Luzinski 38
5 Jason Thompson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 156
2 Jim Rice 133
3 Greg Luzinski 126
4 Lee May 117
5 Reggie Jackson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 65
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Omar Moreno 59
4 Gene Richards 56
5 Ron LeFlore 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.38
2 Ron Guidry 2.50
3 Tommy John 2.62
4 Steve Carlton 2.63
5 Frank Tanana 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 22
2 Steve Carlton 21
2 Dennis Leonard 21
2 Tom Seaver 21
5 Ron Guidry 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 36
2 Bill Campbell 24
2 Rich Gossage 24
2 Sparky Lyle 24
2 Bruce Sutter 24