On This Day

Wednesday, July 26, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 63 35 .643 --
Brewers 57 40 .588 5.5
Yankees 54 43 .557 8.5
Orioles 55 44 .556 8.5
Tigers 52 47 .525 11.5
Indians 46 51 .474 16.5
Blue Jays 36 64 .360 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 55 42 .567 --
Angels 54 47 .535 3.0
Athletics 51 50 .505 6.0
Rangers 47 51 .480 8.5
Twins 42 54 .438 12.5
White Sox 41 56 .423 14.0
Mariners 36 65 .356 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 53 42 .558 --
Cubs 49 49 .500 5.5
Pirates 47 48 .495 6.0
Expos 47 55 .461 9.5
Mets 45 58 .437 12.0
Cardinals 40 61 .396 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 61 40 .604 --
Dodgers 59 42 .584 2.0
Reds 58 42 .580 2.5
Padres 49 52 .485 12.0
Braves 46 53 .465 14.0
Astros 44 56 .440 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 4
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Dave Chalk 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 2
1 Gorman Thomas 2
3 Sal Bando 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 5
1 Joel Youngblood 5
3 Steve Garvey 4
4 Sal Bando 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Miguel Dilone 2
3 Lou Brock 1
3 Carney Lansford 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doc Medich 1.67
2 Jim Beattie 1.33
3 Ed Halicki 1.00
4 Doug Bird 0.80
4 2 others tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Beattie 8
1 Burt Hooton 8
1 Balor Moore 8
4 Dennis Eckersley 7
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Steve Mingori 1
1 Elias Sosa 1
1 Bob Sykes 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .342
2 Jeff Burroughs .320
3 Fred Lynn .320
4 Jack Clark .318
5 Jim Rice .317

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 Rusty Staub 83
2 Jim Rice 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 41
3 Miguel Dilone 34
4 Willie Wilson 32
5 Julio Cruz 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.99
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 15
2 Vida Blue 14
2 Frank Tanana 14
4 Mike Flanagan 13
5 7 tied 12

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 21
2 Doug Bair 17
2 Bruce Sutter 17
4 Kent Tekulve 16
5 3 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Money .439
2 Tony Perez .421
3 Carlton Fisk .417
4 Bill Buckner .410
5 Johnny Grubb .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 8
2 Doug DeCinces 7
2 Dale Murphy 7
4 George Foster 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 20
2 Reggie Smith 18
3 Ken Singleton 17
4 Andre Thornton 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 10
2 Rodney Scott 8
3 Bill North 7
4 Miguel Dilone 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Bibby 0.00
1 Larry McWilliams 0.00
1 Doug Bair 0.00
4 Gary Lavelle 0.64
5 Warren Brusstar 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Forsch 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 J. R. Richard 28
3 Ron Guidry 26
4 Phil Niekro 23
5 Pete Vuckovich 21

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 Mike Edwards .389
2 Oscar Gamble .388
3 Don Money .385
4 Rick Dempsey .380
5 Tom Paciorek .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Hisle 11
2 Doug DeCinces 10
2 Dale Murphy 10
4 Jack Clark 9
4 Reggie Smith 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 34
2 Jack Clark 33
3 Carlton Fisk 29
3 Larry Hisle 29
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 18
2 Bobby Bonds 11
2 Rodney Scott 11
4 Enos Cabell 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Caldwell 1.13
2 Hal Dues 1.29
3 Jon Matlack 1.35
4 Pete Vuckovich 1.53
5 J. R. Richard 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Rich Gale 5
1 Burt Hooton 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 54
2 Phil Niekro 43
3 Ron Guidry 41
4 Nolan Ryan 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
1 Kent Tekulve 9
4 Dave LaRoche 7
5 6 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 George Brett .324
3 Ron LeFlore .323
4 Gene Richards .323
5 Jim Rice .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 44
2 Greg Luzinski 41
3 Jim Rice 38
4 Don Baylor 36
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 134
2 Rusty Staub 133
3 Jim Rice 131
4 Greg Luzinski 116
5 Bob Watson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 67
2 Ron LeFlore 61
2 Frank Taveras 61
4 Gene Richards 54
5 Cesar Cedeno 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.10
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 24
2 Dennis Leonard 23
3 Tommy John 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 Mike Torrez 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 274
2 Phil Niekro 259
3 Nolan Ryan 246
4 Ron Guidry 232
5 Dennis Leonard 218

Saves

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