On This Day

Saturday, August 5, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 68 40 .630 --
Brewers 61 45 .575 6.0
Orioles 60 48 .556 8.0
Yankees 60 49 .550 8.5
Tigers 59 49 .546 9.0
Indians 51 56 .477 16.5
Blue Jays 40 68 .370 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 59 47 .557 --
Angels 60 52 .536 2.0
Athletics 57 54 .514 4.5
Rangers 51 56 .477 8.5
Twins 46 61 .430 13.5
White Sox 45 62 .421 14.5
Mariners 40 70 .364 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 57 47 .548 --
Cubs 55 52 .514 3.5
Pirates 50 54 .481 7.0
Expos 52 59 .468 8.5
Mets 47 64 .423 13.5
Cardinals 41 68 .376 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 66 45 .595 --
Reds 64 45 .587 1.0
Dodgers 62 48 .564 3.5
Padres 57 53 .518 8.5
Astros 51 58 .468 14.0
Braves 50 59 .459 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Danny Goodwin 5
2 Hal McRae 4
2 Bob Watson 4
4 Enos Cabell 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lance Parrish 2
2 Ted Cox 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Dan Driessen 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 4
1 Lance Parrish 4
3 Jose Cruz 3
3 Jerry Mumphrey 3
3 Denny Walling 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
1 Jerry Terrell 2
3 Bert Campaneris 1
3 Rod Carew 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vern Ruhle 1.25
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.12
3 Ed Figueroa 1.00
3 Byron McLaughlin 1.00
5 Jack Billingham 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Tom Bruno 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 Frank Tanana 8
3 Ed Figueroa 7
4 Preston Hanna 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Steve Mingori 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .325
2 Al Oliver .324
3 Jeff Burroughs .318
4 Pete Rose .318
5 George Brett .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 26
2 George Foster 25
2 Larry Hisle 25
2 Jim Rice 25
2 Gorman Thomas 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 87
2 Jim Rice 86
3 George Foster 82
4 Larry Hisle 79
4 Jason Thompson 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 51
2 Omar Moreno 45
3 Miguel Dilone 38
4 Julio Cruz 36
5 2 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.97
2 Mike Caldwell 2.38
3 Steve Rogers 2.42
4 Craig Swan 2.44
5 Vida Blue 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 16
2 Ron Guidry 15
3 Mike Caldwell 14
3 Mike Flanagan 14
3 Frank Tanana 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 205
2 Ron Guidry 173
3 Phil Niekro 171
4 Nolan Ryan 164
5 Tom Seaver 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Doug Bair 20
2 Bruce Sutter 20
4 Kent Tekulve 18
5 2 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Warren Cromartie .446
2 Bill Buckner .442
3 Jose Cruz .440
4 Garry Templeton .438
5 Bob Boone .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
3 Johnny Bench 5
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 16
1 Leon Roberts 16
3 Joe Rudi 14
3 Gorman Thomas 14
5 6 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Miguel Dilone 9
2 Ozzie Smith 9
4 Mike Edwards 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.50
2 Vern Ruhle 0.53
3 Bob Sykes 0.92
4 Kip Young 1.00
5 Vida Blue 1.01

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Dennis Lamp 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 35
2 Ron Guidry 28
2 J. R. Richard 28
4 Tom Seaver 27
5 Dennis Eckersley 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Doug Bair 4
3 Gene Garber 3
3 Dave LaRoche 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .402
2 Warren Cromartie .398
3 Pete Rose .391
4 Pete LaCock .383
5 Garry Templeton .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 10
1 Larry Hisle 10
3 Dale Murphy 9
3 Reggie Smith 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 29
1 Larry Hisle 29
3 Leon Roberts 27
3 Joe Rudi 27
5 Carlton Fisk 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 23
2 Ivan de Jesus 12
3 Miguel Dilone 11
3 Ozzie Smith 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Hartzell 1.27
2 J. R. Richard 1.29
3 Mike Caldwell 1.33
4 Kip Young 1.55
5 Hal Dues 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 6
2 Vida Blue 5
3 Jack Billingham 4
3 Dennis Eckersley 4
3 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 61
2 J. R. Richard 60
3 Nolan Ryan 50
4 Ron Guidry 49
5 Tom Seaver 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Al Oliver .331
3 Lou Piniella .319
4 George Brett .319
5 Ron LeFlore .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
2 Greg Luzinski 39
3 Jim Rice 35
3 Jason Thompson 35
5 Bobby Bonds 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 132
2 Jim Rice 128
3 George Foster 126
4 Greg Luzinski 114
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 66
2 Ron LeFlore 65
3 Frank Taveras 58
4 Gene Richards 53
5 Cesar Cedeno 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.03
2 Tom Seaver 2.54
3 Jim Palmer 2.63
4 Mike Caldwell 2.74
5 John Candelaria 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Dennis Leonard 22
2 Tom Seaver 22
4 Mike Flanagan 21
4 Jim Palmer 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 288
2 Phil Niekro 273
3 Nolan Ryan 248
4 Ron Guidry 236
5 Tom Seaver 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 38
2 Doug Bair 28
3 Bruce Sutter 27
4 Gene Garber 24
4 Rich Gossage 24