On This Day

Friday, July 21, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 62 30 .674 --
Brewers 55 37 .598 7.0
Orioles 52 42 .553 11.0
Yankees 50 42 .543 12.0
Tigers 47 46 .505 15.5
Indians 44 49 .473 18.5
Blue Jays 34 60 .362 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 51 41 .554 --
Angels 51 44 .537 1.5
Athletics 49 47 .510 4.0
Rangers 46 47 .495 5.5
Twins 39 51 .433 11.0
White Sox 39 53 .424 12.0
Mariners 33 63 .344 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 51 39 .567 --
Pirates 47 44 .516 4.5
Cubs 48 45 .516 4.5
Expos 47 50 .485 7.5
Mets 42 56 .429 13.0
Cardinals 38 59 .392 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 58 39 .598 --
Reds 55 40 .579 2.0
Dodgers 55 41 .573 2.5
Padres 46 51 .474 12.0
Braves 42 52 .447 14.5
Astros 41 54 .432 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 6
2 Garry Maddox 5
3 Bob Bailor 4
3 Jim Norris 4
3 Joe Wallis 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Clint Hurdle 6
2 Mike Schmidt 4
2 Ken Singleton 4
2 Reggie Smith 4
2 Roy White 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Rafael Landestoy 1
1 Greg Luzinski 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Paxton 1.20
2 Bob Knepper 1.00
3 Jim Bibby 0.86
4 Tom Underwood 0.78
5 Nino Espinosa 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Underwood 7
2 Jim Bibby 6
2 Nino Espinosa 6
2 Bob Knepper 6
2 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .345
2 Jim Rice .327
3 Jeff Burroughs .326
4 Sixto Lezcano .322
5 Bill Madlock .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 23
1 Greg Luzinski 23
1 Jim Rice 23
4 Don Baylor 22
5 Larry Hisle 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 79
2 George Foster 77
3 Jack Clark 75
3 Rusty Staub 75
5 Larry Hisle 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 42
2 Ron LeFlore 36
3 Willie Wilson 31
4 Julio Cruz 29
4 Miguel Dilone 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.11
2 Steve Rogers 2.12
3 Jon Matlack 2.38
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.38
5 Craig Swan 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 14
2 Vida Blue 13
2 Mike Flanagan 13
2 Frank Tanana 13
5 3 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 177
2 Ron Guidry 145
3 Nolan Ryan 142
4 Phil Niekro 136
5 Tom Seaver 123

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 20
2 Bruce Sutter 17
3 Doug Bair 16
3 Kent Tekulve 16
5 4 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duane Kuiper .447
2 Don Money .442
3 Al Oliver .422
4 Johnny Bench .417
4 Ron LeFlore .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 7
2 Larry Hisle 6
2 Dale Murphy 6
4 George Foster 5
4 Ellis Valentine 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 17
1 Larry Hisle 17
3 George Foster 16
4 Reggie Smith 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 7
1 Rodney Scott 7
3 Enos Cabell 6
3 Omar Moreno 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 0.00
1 Jim Bibby 0.00
3 J. R. Richard 0.62
4 Gary Lavelle 0.66
4 Bruce Sutter 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Lavelle 4
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Rich Gale 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 32
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Pete Vuckovich 22
4 Ron Guidry 21
5 Tom Seaver 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
1 Kent Tekulve 5
3 Gene Garber 4
4 Doug Bair 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .422
2 Rick Dempsey .386
3 Pete Rose .364
4 Sal Bando .361
5 Duane Kuiper .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 10
1 Dale Murphy 10
3 Gary Alexander 9
3 Jack Clark 9
3 Ellis Valentine 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 34
2 Carlton Fisk 30
2 Larry Hisle 30
4 Rusty Staub 29
5 Gary Alexander 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 1.05
2 Hal Dues 1.29
3 Kent Tekulve 1.30
4 Mike Caldwell 1.31
5 Sparky Lyle 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eric Rasmussen 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Rich Gale 5
2 Burt Hooton 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 54
2 Ron Guidry 41
3 Phil Niekro 39
3 Pete Vuckovich 39
5 2 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
1 Kent Tekulve 9
4 Dave LaRoche 6
5 8 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .361
2 Dave Parker .329
3 Jim Rice .328
4 George Brett .325
5 Cesar Cedeno .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 46
2 Greg Luzinski 41
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Don Baylor 37
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 136
2 Jim Rice 134
3 Rusty Staub 129
4 Greg Luzinski 118
5 Bob Watson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 68
2 Frank Taveras 61
3 Ron LeFlore 57
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Gene Richards 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.13
2 Jim Palmer 2.54
3 John Candelaria 2.60
4 Steve Rogers 2.68
5 Jon Matlack 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Dennis Leonard 22
3 Mike Flanagan 21
3 Mike Torrez 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 272
2 Phil Niekro 260
3 Nolan Ryan 249
4 Ron Guidry 233
5 Dennis Leonard 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Doug Bair 24
2 Bruce Sutter 24
4 Gene Garber 23
4 Rich Gossage 23