On This Day

Sunday, July 30, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 64 38 .627 --
Brewers 59 42 .584 4.5
Yankees 57 46 .553 7.5
Orioles 57 46 .553 7.5
Tigers 55 48 .534 9.5
Indians 48 54 .471 16.0
Blue Jays 38 66 .365 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 58 43 .574 --
Angels 56 49 .533 4.0
Athletics 54 51 .514 6.0
Rangers 49 54 .476 10.0
Twins 45 56 .446 13.0
White Sox 44 58 .431 14.5
Mariners 36 69 .343 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 54 45 .545 --
Cubs 51 51 .500 4.5
Pirates 48 51 .485 6.0
Expos 49 57 .462 8.5
Mets 45 61 .425 12.5
Cardinals 40 64 .385 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 63 42 .600 --
Dodgers 61 43 .587 1.5
Reds 61 43 .587 1.5
Padres 53 52 .505 10.0
Braves 48 55 .466 14.0
Astros 47 56 .456 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Oliver 6
2 Richie Hebner 5
2 Lamar Johnson 5
2 Thurman Munson 5
5 6 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Parrish 3
2 Andre Dawson 2
3 Rick Bosetti 1
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 5
2 Dave Cash 3
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Wayne Gross 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Mike Edwards 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.11
2 Craig Swan 0.78
3 Vida Blue 0.71
3 Woodie Fryman 0.71
5 Steve Comer 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 10
2 Craig Swan 7
3 Steve Comer 6
3 Tom Underwood 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .332
2 Al Oliver .325
3 Fred Lynn .319
4 Jeff Burroughs .317
5 Pete Rose .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 25
1 Greg Luzinski 25
3 Jim Rice 24
4 Don Baylor 23
4 2 others tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 85
2 George Foster 81
2 Jim Rice 81
4 Jack Clark 76
4 Jason Thompson 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 46
2 Omar Moreno 42
3 Miguel Dilone 36
4 Julio Cruz 32
4 Willie Wilson 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.02
2 Jon Matlack 2.24
3 Mike Caldwell 2.38
4 Steve Rogers 2.41
5 Craig Swan 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 15
1 Ron Guidry 15
3 Frank Tanana 14
4 Mike Caldwell 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 194
2 Ron Guidry 163
3 Nolan Ryan 156
4 Phil Niekro 149
5 Tom Seaver 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 23
2 Doug Bair 19
3 Bruce Sutter 17
3 Kent Tekulve 17
5 3 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .424
2 Alan Ashby .412
3 Johnny Grubb .407
3 Garry Templeton .407
5 Bill Buckner .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 7
1 Reggie Smith 7
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Doug DeCinces 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 19
2 Rusty Staub 17
3 George Foster 16
3 Willie Montanez 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Ivan de Jesus 8
2 Miguel Dilone 8
2 Bill North 8
5 Freddie Patek 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Dues 0.00
2 Ed Figueroa 0.38
3 Bob Welch 0.61
4 Ron Guidry 0.73
5 Dan Schatzeder 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 27
2 Ron Guidry 26
3 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Tom Seaver 22
5 Tom Underwood 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 5
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 7 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .419
2 Oscar Gamble .391
3 Pete Rose .388
4 Ron LeFlore .374
5 Bill Buckner .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 10
1 Larry Hisle 10
3 George Foster 9
3 Dale Murphy 9
3 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 32
2 Doug DeCinces 30
3 Jack Clark 29
4 George Foster 28
4 Larry Hisle 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 21
2 Miguel Dilone 11
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 Ivan de Jesus 10
3 Ozzie Smith 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 1.28
2 Hal Dues 1.29
3 Doug Bair 1.44
4 Mike Caldwell 1.45
5 Paul Hartzell 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Rich Gale 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 63
2 Tom Seaver 46
3 Ron Guidry 45
4 Nolan Ryan 43
5 Phil Niekro 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 9
1 Kent Tekulve 9
3 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Doug Bair 7
4 Rollie Fingers 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .357
2 Al Oliver .331
3 Gene Richards .325
4 George Brett .323
5 Ron LeFlore .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 45
2 Greg Luzinski 41
3 Jim Rice 36
4 Bobby Bonds 35
4 Jason Thompson 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 133
2 Rusty Staub 132
3 Jim Rice 125
4 Greg Luzinski 118
5 Reggie Jackson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 65
2 Ron LeFlore 64
3 Frank Taveras 61
4 Cesar Cedeno 52
4 Gene Richards 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.18
2 Tom Seaver 2.67
3 Jim Palmer 2.69
4 Jon Matlack 2.72
5 Steve Carlton 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
1 Dennis Leonard 23
3 Tommy John 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 Tom Seaver 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 279
2 Phil Niekro 256
3 Nolan Ryan 249
4 Ron Guidry 235
5 Dennis Leonard 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Doug Bair 27
3 Gene Garber 24
3 Rich Gossage 24
3 Bruce Sutter 24