On This Day

Monday, July 17, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 61 28 .685 --
Brewers 52 36 .591 8.5
Orioles 49 42 .538 13.0
Yankees 47 42 .528 14.0
Tigers 45 44 .506 16.0
Indians 42 48 .467 19.5
Blue Jays 32 58 .356 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 48 41 .539 --
Angels 49 42 .538 --
Rangers 46 43 .517 2.0
Athletics 47 45 .511 2.5
Twins 39 48 .448 8.0
White Sox 39 50 .438 9.0
Mariners 32 61 .344 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 48 37 .565 --
Cubs 45 43 .511 4.5
Pirates 44 43 .506 5.0
Expos 44 48 .478 7.5
Mets 38 54 .413 13.5
Cardinals 37 56 .398 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 56 36 .609 --
Reds 53 38 .582 2.5
Dodgers 53 39 .576 3.0
Padres 44 49 .473 12.5
Braves 40 49 .449 14.5
Astros 39 49 .443 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darrell Evans 5
1 Terry Whitfield 5
3 Dale Murphy 4
3 Tony Perez 4
3 John Stearns 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 2
1 Dale Murphy 2
1 Reggie Smith 2
4 Rob Andrews 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 5
2 Tony Perez 4
3 Thurman Munson 3
3 Dale Murphy 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 3
2 Ivan de Jesus 2
2 Bud Harrelson 2
4 Lyman Bostock 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Niekro 1.00
2 Steve Comer 0.88
3 Mike Caldwell 0.86
4 Mike Flanagan 0.78
5 Dave Goltz 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Joe Niekro 8
2 Steve Comer 7
2 Mike Flanagan 7
4 Mike Caldwell 6
4 Dave Goltz 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 Bob Welch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Fred Lynn .331
3 Sixto Lezcano .328
4 Jim Rice .321
5 Jeff Burroughs .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 Don Baylor 21
2 George Foster 21
2 Greg Luzinski 21
5 2 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 76
2 George Foster 71
2 Rusty Staub 71
4 Jack Clark 67
5 Dave Winfield 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 41
2 Ron LeFlore 35
3 Willie Wilson 30
4 Julio Cruz 28
4 2 others tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 2.12
2 Ron Guidry 2.23
3 Pete Vuckovich 2.27
4 Jon Matlack 2.38
5 Jim Palmer 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 13
1 Ron Guidry 13
1 Frank Tanana 13
4 Vida Blue 12
4 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 167
2 Ron Guidry 137
3 Nolan Ryan 132
4 Phil Niekro 129
5 Tom Seaver 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 20
2 Doug Bair 15
2 Bruce Sutter 15
2 Kent Tekulve 15
5 3 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .478
2 Tom Veryzer .463
3 Tony Perez .462
4 Ron LeFlore .451
5 Rick Dempsey .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Thornton 7
2 Fred Lynn 6
3 Larry Hisle 5
3 Dale Murphy 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 16
2 Andre Thornton 15
2 Ellis Valentine 15
4 George Foster 14
4 Carl Yastrzemski 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Ivan de Jesus 6
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Omar Moreno 5
3 Gene Richards 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Garber 0.00
1 Steve Comer 0.00
3 Jim Slaton 0.44
4 Kent Tekulve 0.59
5 Rich Gale 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Rich Gale 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 31
2 Ken Kravec 19
2 Phil Niekro 19
2 Nolan Ryan 19
5 Dave Goltz 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6
1 Kent Tekulve 6
4 Dave Heaverlo 4
4 Bob Stanley 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .391
2 Oscar Gamble .388
3 Carl Yastrzemski .374
4 Pete Rose .373
5 Rick Dempsey .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Thornton 10
2 Gary Alexander 9
2 Larry Hisle 9
2 Dale Murphy 9
2 Eric Soderholm 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Alexander 28
2 Rusty Staub 27
3 Bobby Bonds 26
3 Jack Clark 26
3 Larry Hisle 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Omar Moreno 14
3 Gene Richards 13
4 Enos Cabell 12
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Garber 1.08
2 Jon Matlack 1.25
3 Enrique Romo 1.40
4 Kent Tekulve 1.42
5 Mike Caldwell 1.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Eric Rasmussen 5
1 Enrique Romo 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 51
1 J. R. Richard 51
3 Dennis Leonard 40
4 Ken Kravec 37
4 2 others tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 10
2 Kent Tekulve 8
3 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Rollie Fingers 6
4 Dave LaRoche 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Dave Parker .328
3 Jim Rice .325
4 George Brett .325
5 Ron LeFlore .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 44
2 Greg Luzinski 39
2 Jim Rice 39
4 Don Baylor 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 131
2 George Foster 130
3 Rusty Staub 126
4 Greg Luzinski 115
5 Reggie Jackson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 67
2 Frank Taveras 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 56
3 Ron LeFlore 56
5 Gene Richards 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.20
2 Jim Palmer 2.52
3 John Candelaria 2.55
4 Steve Rogers 2.68
5 Steve Carlton 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Mike Flanagan 21
2 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Tommy John 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 262
2 Phil Niekro 253
3 Nolan Ryan 239
4 Ron Guidry 225
5 Dennis Leonard 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Doug Bair 23
2 Gene Garber 23
2 Rich Gossage 23
5 Bruce Sutter 22