On This Day

Sunday, August 6, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 69 40 .633 --
Brewers 61 46 .570 7.0
Yankees 61 49 .555 8.5
Tigers 60 49 .550 9.0
Orioles 60 49 .550 9.0
Indians 51 57 .472 17.5
Blue Jays 40 69 .367 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 60 47 .561 --
Angels 61 52 .540 2.0
Athletics 59 54 .522 4.0
Rangers 52 56 .481 8.5
Twins 46 62 .426 14.5
White Sox 45 63 .417 15.5
Mariners 40 72 .357 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 59 47 .557 --
Cubs 56 53 .514 4.5
Pirates 50 56 .472 9.0
Expos 53 60 .469 9.5
Mets 47 65 .420 15.0
Cardinals 42 68 .382 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 65 45 .591 --
Giants 66 46 .589 --
Dodgers 63 48 .568 2.5
Padres 57 54 .514 8.5
Astros 51 59 .464 14.0
Braves 51 59 .464 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Greg Gross 5
2 Andre Dawson 4
2 Richie Hebner 4
2 Craig Reynolds 4
2 Ted Sizemore 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 4
1 Steve Kemp 4
3 Larry Bowa 3
3 Hal McRae 3
3 Reggie Smith 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rob Wilfong 2
2 Thad Bosley 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Ivan de Jesus 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.38
2 Luis Tiant 1.12
3 Burt Hooton 1.00
3 Catfish Hunter 1.00
5 Dennis Lamp 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 11
2 Nolan Ryan 10
3 Luis Tiant 9
4 Ray Burris 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1
1 Roy Thomas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .329
2 Al Oliver .323
3 Jeff Burroughs .318
4 Pete Rose .317
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 89
2 Jim Rice 86
3 George Foster 82
4 Jason Thompson 80
5 Larry Hisle 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 51
2 Omar Moreno 45
3 Miguel Dilone 39
4 Julio Cruz 36
5 2 tied 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.97
2 Steve Rogers 2.35
3 Mike Caldwell 2.38
4 Craig Swan 2.44
5 Jon Matlack 2.44

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 216
2 Nolan Ryan 174
3 Ron Guidry 173
4 Phil Niekro 171
5 Tom Seaver 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Doug Bair 21
2 Bruce Sutter 21
4 Kent Tekulve 18
5 Gene Garber 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Hebner .444
2 George Hendrick .425
3 Warren Cromartie .417
4 Jose Cruz .415
5 Bob Watson .412

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leon Roberts 16
2 Doug DeCinces 15
2 Bob Horner 15
4 Gary Carter 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Miguel Dilone 10
3 Ozzie Smith 9
4 Ivan de Jesus 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.50
2 Vern Ruhle 0.53
3 Rich Gossage 0.59
4 Dave Goltz 0.73
5 Kip Young 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Dennis Lamp 3
1 Rick Langford 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Phil Niekro 31
2 J. R. Richard 31
4 Ron Guidry 28
5 Tom Seaver 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Doug Bair 4
2 Gene Garber 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .396
2 George Hendrick .393
3 Pete LaCock .388
4 Pete Rose .386
5 Duane Kuiper .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 10
1 Larry Hisle 10
1 Reggie Smith 10
4 Andre Dawson 9
4 Dale Murphy 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 29
1 Larry Hisle 29
3 Leon Roberts 27
4 Rusty Staub 26
5 Reggie Smith 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 22
2 Ivan de Jesus 13
3 Miguel Dilone 12
4 Ozzie Smith 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Hartzell 1.27
2 Mike Caldwell 1.33
3 Kip Young 1.55
4 Bob Owchinko 1.58
5 J. R. Richard 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Rich Gale 5
2 Burt Hooton 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 71
2 Nolan Ryan 60
3 Phil Niekro 54
4 Ron Guidry 49
5 Tom Seaver 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Al Oliver .331
3 Lou Piniella .319
4 George Brett .318
5 Pete Rose .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 39
2 Greg Luzinski 38
3 Jim Rice 35
3 Jason Thompson 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 133
2 Jim Rice 128
3 George Foster 122
4 Greg Luzinski 113
5 Jason Thompson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 65
2 Omar Moreno 64
3 Frank Taveras 57
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 2.64
4 Steve Carlton 2.74
5 Mike Caldwell 2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 291
2 Phil Niekro 273
3 Nolan Ryan 258
4 Ron Guidry 236
5 Tom Seaver 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Doug Bair 29
3 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Gene Garber 25
5 Rich Gossage 24