On This Day

Thursday, August 10, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 41 .634 --
Yankees 64 49 .566 7.5
Brewers 61 49 .555 9.0
Tigers 61 50 .550 9.5
Orioles 61 52 .540 10.5
Indians 52 59 .468 18.5
Blue Jays 44 69 .389 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 62 49 .559 --
Angels 63 53 .543 1.5
Athletics 60 56 .517 4.5
Rangers 53 57 .482 8.5
Twins 47 64 .423 15.0
White Sox 46 66 .411 16.5
Mariners 42 73 .365 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 61 50 .550 --
Cubs 58 54 .518 3.5
Expos 54 61 .470 9.0
Pirates 51 59 .464 9.5
Mets 48 66 .421 14.5
Cardinals 45 69 .395 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 48 .583 --
Giants 67 48 .583 --
Reds 66 48 .579 0.5
Padres 58 57 .504 9.0
Braves 53 60 .469 13.0
Astros 52 60 .464 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Reggie Smith 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Lyman Bostock 3
2 Rick Burleson 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bell 2
2 Rico Carty 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 5
1 Gene Tenace 5
3 Lyman Bostock 4
3 Chris Chambliss 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Derrel Thomas 2
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Thad Bosley 1
2 Miguel Dilone 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 2.25
2 Bert Blyleven 1.40
3 Bob Welch 0.86
4 Dick Ruthven 0.67
5 2 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Garvin 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Randy Jones 1
1 Jim Palmer 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 9
2 Bert Blyleven 7
3 Bob Welch 6
4 Dennis Eckersley 5
4 Mike Paxton 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Bob Shirley 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .333
2 Al Oliver .322
3 Jeff Burroughs .318
4 George Brett .316
5 Pete Rose .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 27
2 George Foster 26
2 Larry Hisle 26
2 Greg Luzinski 26
5 Gorman Thomas 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 92
2 Rusty Staub 90
3 George Foster 84
4 Larry Hisle 82
5 Jack Clark 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 52
2 Omar Moreno 45
3 Miguel Dilone 41
4 Julio Cruz 37
5 Bump Wills 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Mike Caldwell 2.34
3 Steve Rogers 2.35
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.36
5 Jon Matlack 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 16
1 Ron Guidry 16
3 Frank Tanana 15
4 Mike Caldwell 14
4 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 216
2 Ron Guidry 182
3 Phil Niekro 177
4 Nolan Ryan 174
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 Warren Cromartie .440
2 Al Oliver .435
3 Jose Cruz .422
4 Richie Hebner .413
5 Bob Watson .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 5
1 Bob Horner 5
1 Roy Smalley 5
4 Johnny Bench 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lamar Johnson 16
2 Gene Tenace 15
3 Gary Carter 13
3 Chris Chambliss 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 11
2 Ivan de Jesus 8
3 Miguel Dilone 7
4 Julio Cruz 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Stanley 0.00
1 Bruce Kison 0.00
3 Rich Gossage 0.63
4 Paul Hartzell 0.71
5 Bob Welch 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Paul Hartzell 3
1 Randy Jones 3
1 Dick Ruthven 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 32
2 J. R. Richard 31
3 Ron Guidry 29
4 Tom Seaver 25
5 2 tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .398
2 Pete LaCock .393
3 Al Oliver .389
4 George Hendrick .371
5 Thurman Munson .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 10
1 Reggie Smith 10
3 Dale Murphy 9
4 Bobby Bonds 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 28
1 Reggie Smith 28
3 Andre Thornton 25
4 Larry Hisle 24
4 Ken Singleton 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 21
2 Ivan de Jesus 13
2 Miguel Dilone 13
4 Julio Cruz 10
4 4 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 1.00
2 Paul Hartzell 1.08
3 Dan Schatzeder 1.13
4 Dick Ruthven 1.26
5 Bob Welch 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 Dick Ruthven 5
4 Jack Billingham 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 59
2 Ron Guidry 55
2 Phil Niekro 55
2 Nolan Ryan 55
5 Tom Seaver 45

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Al Oliver .331
3 George Brett .320
4 Lou Piniella .320
5 Bill Madlock .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Greg Luzinski 38
3 Jim Rice 37
4 Reggie Smith 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 133
2 Rusty Staub 127
3 George Foster 124
4 Greg Luzinski 116
5 Larry Hisle 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 64
2 Omar Moreno 63
3 Frank Taveras 56
4 Gene Richards 52
5 Freddie Patek 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.96
2 Jim Palmer 2.45
3 Mike Caldwell 2.54
4 Tom Seaver 2.56
5 Larry Gura 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Jim Palmer 22
3 Mike Flanagan 21
3 Dennis Leonard 21
3 Tom Seaver 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 291
2 Phil Niekro 268
3 Nolan Ryan 255
4 Ron Guidry 245
5 2 tied 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Doug Bair 29
2 Bruce Sutter 29
4 Gene Garber 26
5 Rich Gossage 25