On This Day

Monday, July 24, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 63 33 .656 --
Brewers 57 38 .600 5.5
Orioles 54 43 .557 9.5
Yankees 52 43 .547 10.5
Tigers 50 47 .515 13.5
Indians 45 50 .474 17.5
Blue Jays 35 63 .357 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 54 41 .568 --
Angels 53 46 .535 3.0
Athletics 50 49 .505 6.0
Rangers 46 50 .479 8.5
Twins 41 53 .436 12.5
White Sox 40 55 .421 14.0
Mariners 35 64 .354 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 53 40 .570 --
Cubs 49 47 .510 5.5
Pirates 47 46 .505 6.0
Expos 47 53 .470 9.5
Mets 43 58 .426 14.0
Cardinals 39 60 .394 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 60 39 .606 --
Reds 58 40 .592 1.5
Dodgers 57 42 .576 3.0
Padres 47 52 .475 13.0
Braves 44 53 .454 15.0
Astros 42 56 .429 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Enos Cabell 4
1 Carlton Fisk 4
1 Dan Ford 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Glenn Borgmann 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Richie Hebner 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pat Kelly 4
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 Biff Pocoroba 3
4 Don Baylor 2
4 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Montanez 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Dave Chalk 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Honeycutt 1.33
2 Bob Welch 0.88
3 Darrell Jackson 0.73
4 Fergie Jenkins 0.67
4 2 others tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 10
2 Darrell Jackson 8
3 Bob Welch 7
4 Hal Dues 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Scott McGregor 1
1 Enrique Romo 1
1 Craig Skok 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .341
2 Sixto Lezcano .322
3 Jim Rice .322
4 Jack Clark .321
5 Jeff Burroughs .320

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 81
1 Rusty Staub 81
3 George Foster 78
4 Jack Clark 76
5 Larry Hisle 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 42
2 Ron LeFlore 39
3 Willie Wilson 32
4 Miguel Dilone 31
5 Julio Cruz 30

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 6 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 .449
2 Mike Edwards .429
2 Duane Kuiper .429
4 Tony Perez .420
5 Carlton Fisk .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 8
2 Dale Murphy 6
3 George Foster 5
3 Rusty Staub 5
3 Andre Thornton 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 16
2 Jack Clark 15
2 Carlton Fisk 15
2 George Foster 15
2 Ken Singleton 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Bill North 7
2 Rodney Scott 7
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 Rick Honeycutt 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 Gary Lavelle 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 J. R. Richard 28
3 Pete Vuckovich 21
4 Dennis Leonard 20
4 Tom Seaver 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 4
2 Doug Bair 3
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Dempsey .412
1 Mike Edwards .412
3 Oscar Gamble .384
4 Pete Rose .374
5 Pete LaCock .369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 35
2 Larry Hisle 33
2 Rusty Staub 33
4 Carlton Fisk 30
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 16
2 Enos Cabell 11
2 Omar Moreno 11
2 Gene Richards 11
5 Rodney Scott 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kern 1.03
2 Jon Matlack 1.06
3 Mike Caldwell 1.13
4 Hal Dues 1.29
5 Kent Tekulve 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eric Rasmussen 6
2 Mike Caldwell 5
2 Rich Gale 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Enrique Romo 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
1 Kent Tekulve 9
4 Doug Bair 6
4 Dave LaRoche 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Cesar Cedeno .329
3 George Brett .328
4 Jim Rice .326
5 Ron LeFlore .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 46
2 Greg Luzinski 41
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Don Baylor 38
5 Reggie Smith 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 137
2 Jim Rice 134
2 Rusty Staub 134
4 Greg Luzinski 119
5 Bob Watson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 68
2 Frank Taveras 63
3 Ron LeFlore 60
4 Cesar Cedeno 55
5 Gene Richards 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.17
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.56
3 John Candelaria 2.67
4 Jim Palmer 2.69
5 Tom Seaver 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
1 Dennis Leonard 23
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 224
5 Dennis Leonard 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Doug Bair 25
3 Rich Gossage 24
3 Bruce Sutter 24
5 Gene Garber 23