On This Day

Saturday, August 12, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 73 42 .635 --
Yankees 65 50 .565 8.0
Tigers 62 51 .549 10.0
Brewers 62 51 .549 10.0
Orioles 62 53 .539 11.0
Indians 52 61 .460 20.0
Blue Jays 45 70 .391 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 63 50 .558 --
Angels 65 54 .546 1.0
Athletics 61 58 .513 5.0
Rangers 55 57 .491 7.5
Twins 49 65 .430 14.5
White Sox 47 67 .412 16.5
Mariners 43 75 .364 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 63 50 .558 --
Cubs 58 56 .509 5.5
Expos 56 61 .479 9.0
Pirates 51 61 .455 11.5
Mets 48 68 .414 16.5
Cardinals 47 69 .405 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 68 49 .581 --
Giants 68 49 .581 --
Reds 67 49 .578 0.5
Padres 59 58 .504 9.0
Braves 54 61 .470 13.0
Astros 53 61 .465 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Rice 5
2 Bob Bailor 4
2 Danny Goodwin 4
2 Richie Hebner 4
2 Dan Meyer 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kurt Bevacqua 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Rick Cerone 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Colbern 4
1 Leon Roberts 4
3 Kurt Bevacqua 3
3 Rick Burleson 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 2
1 Bake McBride 2
3 Bill Almon 1
3 Lyman Bostock 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.62
2 John Denny 1.00
2 Mike Krukow 1.00
4 Jim Beattie 0.75
4 Randy Lerch 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 John Denny 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 13
2 Don Aase 7
2 Paul Mitchell 7
4 Jim Clancy 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Mike Parrott 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .334
2 Al Oliver .327
3 Jim Rice .318
4 Jeff Burroughs .316
5 George Brett .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 28
1 Jim Rice 28
3 Gorman Thomas 27
4 George Foster 26
4 Larry Hisle 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 96
2 Rusty Staub 93
3 George Foster 86
4 Larry Hisle 83
5 Jack Clark 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 53
2 Omar Moreno 45
3 Miguel Dilone 41
4 Julio Cruz 39
5 Bump Wills 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Steve Rogers 2.36
3 Pete Vuckovich 2.36
4 Jon Matlack 2.37
5 Mike Caldwell 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 16
1 Ron Guidry 16
3 Mike Flanagan 15
3 Frank Tanana 15
5 4 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 229
2 Nolan Ryan 184
3 Ron Guidry 182
3 Phil Niekro 182
5 Tom Seaver 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Bruce Sutter 22
3 Doug Bair 21
4 Gene Garber 19
5 Kent Tekulve 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Hebner .510
2 Ben Oglivie .459
3 Jose Cruz .442
4 Rick Bosetti .432
5 Al Oliver .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 5
1 Andre Dawson 5
1 Roy Smalley 5
4 Bill Madlock 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 15
1 Leon Roberts 15
3 Rico Carty 14
3 Al Cowens 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 10
2 Julio Cruz 8
2 Mike Edwards 8
2 Bump Wills 8
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lynn McGlothen 0.00
2 Catfish Hunter 0.41
3 Rich Gossage 0.67
4 Paul Hartzell 0.71
5 Bill Bonham 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 4
2 Paul Hartzell 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 Rick Langford 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 37
2 J. R. Richard 35
3 Ron Guidry 29
4 Nolan Ryan 28
5 Dennis Martinez 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .402
2 Al Oliver .397
3 Pete LaCock .381
4 Ben Oglivie .370
5 Thurman Munson .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 11
2 Doug DeCinces 10
2 Gorman Thomas 10
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 29
2 Doug DeCinces 28
3 Leon Roberts 27
4 Bobby Bonds 26
5 5 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 22
2 Ivan de Jesus 13
2 Miguel Dilone 13
4 Julio Cruz 12
4 2 others tied 12

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 Jack Billingham 5
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Rick Langford 5
1 Larry McWilliams 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 72
2 Nolan Ryan 65
3 Phil Niekro 60
4 Ron Guidry 55
5 Tom Seaver 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
1 Gene Garber 8
1 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Doug Bair 7
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Al Oliver .335
3 Lou Piniella .322
4 George Brett .320
5 Bill Madlock .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Greg Luzinski 38
2 Jim Rice 38
4 Reggie Smith 34
5 Jason Thompson 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 134
2 Rusty Staub 130
3 George Foster 126
4 Larry Hisle 115
5 Greg Luzinski 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 65
2 Omar Moreno 63
3 Frank Taveras 56
4 Gene Richards 51
5 Freddie Patek 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.98
2 Jim Palmer 2.45
3 Pete Vuckovich 2.50
4 Tom Seaver 2.51
5 Larry Gura 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Jim Palmer 22
4 Vida Blue 20
4 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Phil Niekro 266
3 Nolan Ryan 265
4 Ron Guidry 237
5 Tom Seaver 215

Saves

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