On This Day

Tuesday, August 1, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 65 39 .625 --
Brewers 59 43 .578 5.0
Yankees 59 46 .562 6.5
Orioles 58 46 .558 7.0
Tigers 56 49 .533 9.5
Indians 50 54 .481 15.0
Blue Jays 39 67 .368 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 58 45 .563 --
Angels 56 51 .523 4.0
Athletics 56 51 .523 4.0
Rangers 49 56 .467 10.0
Twins 45 57 .441 12.5
White Sox 45 59 .433 13.5
Mariners 37 69 .349 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 55 46 .545 --
Cubs 52 51 .505 4.0
Pirates 48 53 .475 7.0
Expos 51 57 .472 7.5
Mets 46 62 .426 12.5
Cardinals 40 65 .381 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 63 44 .589 --
Reds 62 44 .585 0.5
Dodgers 61 45 .575 1.5
Padres 55 52 .514 8.0
Astros 49 56 .467 13.0
Braves 49 56 .467 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barry Bonnell 4
1 Dan Meyer 4
1 Roy Smalley 4
4 Rick Bosetti 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Smalley 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Stinson 5
2 Bob Horner 4
2 Leon Roberts 4
2 Roy Smalley 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mitchell Page 2
1 Mickey Rivers 2
3 Bob Bailor 1
3 Barry Bonnell 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Langford 2.75
2 Catfish Hunter 1.00
3 J. R. Richard 0.85
4 Nolan Ryan 0.62
5 Jim Slaton 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom House 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Randy Jones 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Langford 11
1 J. R. Richard 11
3 Nolan Ryan 8
4 Catfish Hunter 6
5 Jim Slaton 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Joe Sambito 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .331
2 Fred Lynn .324
3 Al Oliver .323
4 Jeff Burroughs .322
5 George Brett .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 25
1 Greg Luzinski 25
3 Jim Rice 24
3 Gorman Thomas 24
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 86
2 George Foster 81
2 Jim Rice 81
4 Jason Thompson 78
5 Jack Clark 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 48
2 Omar Moreno 43
3 Miguel Dilone 38
4 Julio Cruz 33
4 Willie Wilson 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.02
2 Mike Caldwell 2.38
3 Steve Rogers 2.42
4 Craig Swan 2.45
5 Vida Blue 2.52

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 205
2 Nolan Ryan 164
3 Ron Guidry 163
4 Phil Niekro 159
5 Tom Seaver 140

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 24
2 Doug Bair 20
3 Bruce Sutter 18
4 Kent Tekulve 17
5 Gene Garber 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Buckner .489
2 Al Oliver .446
3 Rich Dauer .426
4 Ken Singleton .426
5 Garry Templeton .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
3 Johnny Bench 5
3 Andre Dawson 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 16
1 Reggie Smith 16
1 Jason Thompson 16
4 Willie Montanez 15
4 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Miguel Dilone 10
3 Ozzie Smith 9
4 Bill North 8
5 Freddie Patek 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Hal Dues 0.00
2 Bob Lacey 0.47
3 Ed Figueroa 0.55
4 Dan Schatzeder 0.63
5 Eddie Solomon 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Randy Jones 3
2 Dennis Lamp 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 38
2 Nolan Ryan 32
3 Phil Niekro 30
4 Ron Guidry 26
5 Tom Seaver 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Terry Forster 3
3 Gene Garber 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .404
2 Thurman Munson .383
3 Bill Buckner .380
4 Tony Perez .379
5 Pete Rose .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 9
1 Doug DeCinces 9
1 George Foster 9
1 Dale Murphy 9
1 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 30
2 Doug DeCinces 29
3 Carlton Fisk 28
3 Jason Thompson 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 22
2 Miguel Dilone 12
3 Ivan de Jesus 11
3 Ozzie Smith 11
5 Bobby Bonds 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.25
2 Hal Dues 1.29
3 Gene Garber 1.32
4 Kent Tekulve 1.42
5 Mike Caldwell 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Rich Gale 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 Eric Rasmussen 5
1 J. R. Richard 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 69
2 Nolan Ryan 51
3 Phil Niekro 50
4 Ron Guidry 45
5 Pete Vuckovich 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 10
2 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Doug Bair 8
3 Kent Tekulve 8
5 Rollie Fingers 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Al Oliver .327
3 Lou Piniella .323
4 George Brett .322
5 Ron LeFlore .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 45
2 Greg Luzinski 38
3 Bobby Bonds 36
3 Jim Rice 36
5 Jason Thompson 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 133
2 George Foster 132
3 Jim Rice 125
4 Greg Luzinski 114
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 Larry Gura 2.58
3 Jim Palmer 2.58
4 Tom Seaver 2.67
5 John Candelaria 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Dennis Leonard 22
3 Tommy John 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 Tom Seaver 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 288
2 Phil Niekro 266
3 Nolan Ryan 251
4 Ron Guidry 235
5 Tom Seaver 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Doug Bair 28
3 Bruce Sutter 25
4 Gene Garber 24
4 Rich Gossage 24