On This Day

Monday, August 7, 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 50 .545 9.5
Indians 51 57 .472 17.5
Blue Jays 41 69 .373 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 60 48 .556 --
Angels 61 53 .535 2.0
Athletics 60 54 .526 3.0
Rangers 52 56 .481 8.0
White Sox 46 63 .422 14.5
Twins 46 63 .422 14.5
Mariners 41 72 .363 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 59 48 .551 --
Cubs 57 53 .518 3.5
Expos 53 60 .469 9.0
Pirates 50 57 .467 9.0
Mets 47 65 .420 14.5
Cardinals 43 68 .387 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 66 46 .589 --
Reds 65 46 .586 0.5
Dodgers 64 48 .571 2.0
Padres 57 55 .509 9.0
Braves 52 59 .468 13.5
Astros 51 59 .464 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Parker 3
1 Leon Roberts 3
3 Thad Bosley 2
3 Larry Bowa 2
3 23 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 Joe Ferguson 1
1 George Foster 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 3
1 George Hendrick 3
1 Lamar Johnson 3
1 Dan Meyer 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dell Alston 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Rod Gilbreath 1
1 Larry Harlow 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Martinez 1.20
2 Jim Clancy 1.00
3 Aurelio Lopez 0.83
3 Steve Renko 0.83
5 Tom Seaver 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Aurelio Lopez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Clancy 6
1 Dennis Martinez 6
3 Aurelio Lopez 5
3 Steve Renko 5
3 Tom Seaver 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .323
2 Rod Carew .323
3 Jeff Burroughs .319
4 George Brett .316
5 Fred Lynn .315

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 89
2 Jim Rice 86
3 George Foster 83
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 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Bruce Sutter 22
3 Doug Bair 21
4 Gene Garber 18
4 Kent Tekulve 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Hendrick .450
2 Jose Cruz .420
3 Richie Hebner .409
4 Warren Cromartie .407
5 2 tied .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 7
2 Andre Dawson 5
2 Bob Horner 5
2 Eddie Murray 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lamar Johnson 16
1 Leon Roberts 16
3 Doug DeCinces 15
4 Gary Carter 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 13
2 Miguel Dilone 9
3 Ivan de Jesus 8
4 Julio Cruz 7
4 Ozzie Smith 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Welch 0.50
2 Vern Ruhle 0.53
3 Rich Gossage 0.63
4 Dave Goltz 0.73
5 Kip Young 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Joe Niekro 3
1 Bob Owchinko 3
1 Kip Young 3
5 43 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 31
1 J. R. Richard 31
3 Ron Guidry 28
4 Tom Seaver 25
5 Dennis Eckersley 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete LaCock .398
2 Al Oliver .396
3 George Hendrick .393
4 Garry Templeton .380
5 Duane Kuiper .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 11
2 Reggie Smith 10
3 Andre Dawson 9
3 Dale Murphy 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 30
2 Leon Roberts 27
3 Larry Hisle 25
4 Reggie Smith 24
5 Carlton Fisk 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 21
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 Dick Ruthven 1.32
3 Tommy John 1.51
4 Kip Young 1.55
5 J. R. Richard 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Rich Gale 5
1 Burt Hooton 5
4 Jack Billingham 4
4 18 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 71
2 Nolan Ryan 60
3 Phil Niekro 54
4 Ron Guidry 46
5 Tom Seaver 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Doug Bair 7
3 Rollie Fingers 7
5 Kent Tekulve 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Al Oliver .329
3 Cecil Cooper .319
4 Lou Piniella .319
5 George Brett .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Greg Luzinski 38
3 Jim Rice 35
3 Jason Thompson 35
5 Reggie Smith 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 131
2 Jim Rice 127
3 George Foster 123
4 Greg Luzinski 114
5 Larry Hisle 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 65
2 Omar Moreno 64
3 Frank Taveras 57
4 Gene Richards 53
5 Cesar Cedeno 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.03
2 Tom Seaver 2.56
3 Jim Palmer 2.64
4 Steve Carlton 2.74
5 Mike Caldwell 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Mike Flanagan 21
2 Tommy John 21
2 Dennis Leonard 21
2 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 291
2 Phil Niekro 262
3 Nolan Ryan 258
4 Ron Guidry 236
5 2 tied 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Doug Bair 29
2 Bruce Sutter 29
4 Gene Garber 26
5 Rich Gossage 24