On This Day

Sunday, July 23, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 62 32 .660 --
Brewers 57 37 .606 5.0
Yankees 52 42 .553 10.0
Orioles 53 43 .552 10.0
Tigers 49 47 .510 14.0
Indians 45 49 .479 17.0
Blue Jays 35 61 .365 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 53 41 .564 --
Angels 52 46 .531 3.0
Athletics 50 48 .510 5.0
Rangers 46 49 .484 7.5
Twins 40 52 .435 12.0
White Sox 39 55 .415 14.0
Mariners 33 64 .340 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 53 39 .576 --
Cubs 49 46 .516 5.5
Pirates 47 46 .505 6.5
Expos 47 52 .475 9.5
Mets 43 57 .430 14.0
Cardinals 39 60 .394 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 60 39 .606 --
Reds 57 40 .588 2.0
Dodgers 56 42 .571 3.5
Padres 47 52 .475 13.0
Braves 43 53 .448 15.5
Astros 41 56 .423 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Chalk 5
2 Lyman Bostock 4
2 Larry Hisle 4
4 Sal Bando 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 5
2 Larry Hisle 4
2 Rusty Staub 4
4 Bobby Bonds 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 George Brett 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.57
2 Jerry Koosman 0.67
3 Tom Seaver 0.64
4 Pete Vuckovich 0.60
5 Jerry Garvin 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Tom Seaver 7
3 Jerry Garvin 6
3 Jerry Koosman 6
3 Pete Vuckovich 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .340
2 Jim Rice .323
3 Jeff Burroughs .323
4 Sixto Lezcano .322
5 Jack Clark .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 24
2 George Foster 23
2 Larry Hisle 23
2 Greg Luzinski 23
5 Don Baylor 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 80
2 Rusty Staub 79
3 George Foster 77
4 Jack Clark 76
5 Larry Hisle 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 42
2 Ron LeFlore 38
3 Willie Wilson 32
4 Miguel Dilone 30
5 Julio Cruz 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.11
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.19
3 Steve Rogers 2.26
4 Jon Matlack 2.31
5 Mike Caldwell 2.40

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 185
2 Nolan Ryan 153
3 Ron Guidry 145
4 Phil Niekro 140
5 Tom Seaver 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 20
2 Doug Bair 17
2 Bruce Sutter 17
4 Kent Tekulve 16
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Money .478
2 Duane Kuiper .450
3 Mike Edwards .439
4 Tony Perez .420
5 Doug DeCinces .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 7
2 Dale Murphy 6
3 George Foster 5
3 Andre Thornton 5
5 12 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 15
1 Doug DeCinces 15
1 George Foster 15
4 Richie Hebner 14
4 4 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 7
1 Rodney Scott 7
3 Bill North 6
4 Enos Cabell 5
4 Ivan de Jesus 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 0.00
1 Jim Bibby 0.00
1 Larry McWilliams 0.00
4 Gary Lavelle 0.69
5 Kent Tekulve 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Gary Lavelle 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Enrique Romo 3
1 Bill Travers 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 40
2 Nolan Ryan 39
3 Phil Niekro 23
4 Pete Vuckovich 21
5 Tom Seaver 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 4
1 Skip Lockwood 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
1 Kent Tekulve 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Edwards .415
2 Rick Dempsey .403
3 Oscar Gamble .395
4 Terry Whitfield .376
5 Pete LaCock .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 12
2 Dale Murphy 10
3 Gary Alexander 9
3 Jack Clark 9
3 Andre Thornton 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 35
2 Larry Hisle 33
3 Rusty Staub 31
4 Carlton Fisk 30
5 Gary Alexander 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Omar Moreno 13
3 Enos Cabell 11
3 Gene Richards 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 1.06
2 Kent Tekulve 1.24
3 Mike Caldwell 1.25
4 Sparky Lyle 1.37
5 Hal Dues 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eric Rasmussen 6
2 Mike Caldwell 5
2 Rich Gale 5
2 Dave Goltz 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 62
2 Pete Vuckovich 45
3 Phil Niekro 43
4 Nolan Ryan 40
4 Tom Seaver 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
1 Kent Tekulve 9
4 Doug Bair 6
4 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 George Brett .330
3 Jim Rice .328
4 Cesar Cedeno .327
5 Ron LeFlore .324

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 136
2 Jim Rice 134
3 Rusty Staub 132
4 Greg Luzinski 119
5 Bob Watson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 68
2 Frank Taveras 63
3 Ron LeFlore 59
4 Cesar Cedeno 55
5 Gene Richards 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.13
2 Jim Palmer 2.60
3 Pete Vuckovich 2.62
4 John Candelaria 2.67
5 Tom Seaver 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Dennis Leonard 22
3 Mike Flanagan 21
3 Tommy John 21
3 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 274
2 Phil Niekro 256
2 Nolan Ryan 256
4 Ron Guidry 233
5 Dennis Leonard 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Doug Bair 25
3 Rich Gossage 24
3 Bruce Sutter 24
5 Gene Garber 23