On This Day

Tuesday, August 15, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 74 44 .627 --
Yankees 67 51 .568 7.0
Tigers 64 52 .552 9.0
Brewers 64 52 .552 9.0
Orioles 64 54 .542 10.0
Indians 53 64 .453 20.5
Blue Jays 46 71 .393 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 64 52 .552 --
Angels 66 55 .545 0.5
Rangers 59 57 .509 5.0
Athletics 61 61 .500 6.0
Twins 52 66 .441 13.0
White Sox 47 70 .402 17.5
Mariners 44 76 .367 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 63 52 .548 --
Cubs 61 56 .521 3.0
Expos 57 62 .479 8.0
Pirates 53 62 .461 10.0
Mets 49 69 .415 15.5
Cardinals 49 70 .412 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 50 .580 --
Giants 69 50 .580 --
Reds 68 51 .571 1.0
Padres 60 59 .504 9.0
Astros 55 62 .470 13.0
Braves 54 64 .458 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Dempsey 4
2 Larvell Blanks 3
2 Lyman Bostock 3
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Morales 4
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Jose Cardenal 3
2 Johnny Grubb 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Mick Kelleher 2
3 Kevin Bell 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.29
2 Frank Tanana 1.17
3 Jon Matlack 0.88
4 Bert Blyleven 0.86
5 Aurelio Lopez 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Hal Dues 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 9
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 Aurelio Lopez 7
3 Jon Matlack 7
3 Frank Tanana 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Lance Rautzhan 1
1 Gary Serum 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .332
2 Jim Rice .322
3 Al Oliver .320
4 Jeff Burroughs .319
5 George Brett .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 28
1 Jim Rice 28
3 Larry Hisle 27
3 Gorman Thomas 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 96
1 Rusty Staub 96
3 George Foster 87
4 Larry Hisle 86
5 Jack Clark 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 55
2 Omar Moreno 47
3 Julio Cruz 42
4 Miguel Dilone 41
5 Bump Wills 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.79
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.22
3 Jon Matlack 2.26
4 Steve Rogers 2.36
5 Craig Swan 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 17
2 Vida Blue 16
2 Frank Tanana 16
4 Mike Flanagan 15
5 6 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 229
2 Ron Guidry 191
3 Nolan Ryan 184
4 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
4 Kent Tekulve 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Hebner .465
2 Ben Oglivie .439
3 Clint Hurdle .410
4 Jim Rice .406
5 Lyman Bostock .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 6
2 Dave Parker 5
2 Roy Smalley 5
4 Rico Carty 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 15
1 Dave Parker 15
1 Jim Rice 15
4 Chris Chambliss 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 10
2 Ivan de Jesus 7
2 Mike Edwards 7
2 Ron LeFlore 7
2 Bump Wills 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 0.00
2 Ron Guidry 0.33
3 Doug Rau 0.38
4 Catfish Hunter 0.41
5 Doyle Alexander 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 4
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 Rick Langford 3
2 Aurelio Lopez 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 35
2 Ron Guidry 28
2 Nolan Ryan 28
4 Phil Niekro 23
5 Dennis Eckersley 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Gene Garber 4
2 Don Stanhouse 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ben Oglivie .402
2 Garry Templeton .398
3 Warren Cromartie .393
4 Al Cowens .377
5 Dave Concepcion .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 13
2 Gorman Thomas 9
3 Bobby Bonds 8
3 Doug DeCinces 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 32
2 Rusty Staub 28
3 Larry Hisle 25
3 Dave Parker 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 24
2 Julio Cruz 15
2 Ivan de Jesus 15
4 Miguel Dilone 13
5 Mike Edwards 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.52
2 Bob Welch 0.85
3 Vern Ruhle 0.92
4 Rich Gossage 0.98
5 Dan Schatzeder 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Rick Langford 5
1 Larry McWilliams 5
1 Dick Ruthven 5
1 Craig Swan 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 62
2 Ron Guidry 54
3 Phil Niekro 53
4 Nolan Ryan 52
5 Dennis Eckersley 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 8
2 Doug Bair 7
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Gene Garber 7
5 Don Stanhouse 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .355
2 Al Oliver .331
3 Jim Rice .321
4 George Brett .320
5 Pete Rose .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Jim Rice 37
2 Reggie Smith 37
4 Greg Luzinski 36
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 132
2 Rusty Staub 131
3 George Foster 127
4 Larry Hisle 115
5 Bob Watson 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 67
2 Omar Moreno 64
3 Frank Taveras 56
4 Gene Richards 53
5 Julio Cruz 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.92
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.39
3 Tom Seaver 2.51
4 Jim Palmer 2.54
5 Larry Gura 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Mike Flanagan 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Phil Niekro 259
3 Nolan Ryan 254
4 Ron Guidry 246
5 Tom Seaver 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Doug Bair 28
4 Gene Garber 25
4 2 others tied 25