On This Day

Thursday, August 17, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 76 44 .633 --
Yankees 68 51 .571 7.5
Brewers 67 52 .563 8.5
Tigers 66 52 .559 9.0
Orioles 64 55 .538 11.5
Indians 53 66 .445 22.5
Blue Jays 46 74 .383 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 65 54 .546 --
Angels 66 57 .537 1.0
Rangers 59 59 .500 5.5
Athletics 61 62 .496 6.0
Twins 54 67 .446 12.0
White Sox 49 70 .412 16.0
Mariners 45 76 .372 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 63 54 .538 --
Cubs 62 57 .521 2.0
Expos 58 63 .479 7.0
Pirates 56 62 .475 7.5
Cardinals 50 71 .413 15.0
Mets 49 71 .408 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 71 50 .587 --
Giants 70 51 .579 1.0
Reds 68 53 .562 3.0
Padres 62 59 .512 9.0
Astros 56 64 .467 14.5
Braves 55 65 .458 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Ott 4
2 Enos Cabell 3
2 Dan Ford 3
2 Ralph Garr 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tucker Ashford 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 Steve Kemp 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Kemp 6
2 Steve Garvey 4
3 Gary Matthews 3
3 Joe Rudi 3
3 Dave Winfield 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 3
2 Omar Moreno 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reuschel 1.75
2 Don Robinson 1.20
3 Ed Halicki 0.80
4 Bruce Kison 0.78
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 1
1 Roger Erickson 1
1 Ed Halicki 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bruce Kison 7
1 Rick Reuschel 7
3 Don Robinson 6
4 Steve Comer 5
4 Ken Kravec 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .337
2 Jim Rice .321
3 Jeff Burroughs .320
4 Al Oliver .313
5 George Brett .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 29
2 Larry Hisle 28
2 Greg Luzinski 28
4 Reggie Smith 27
4 Gorman Thomas 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 99
2 Rusty Staub 98
3 Larry Hisle 88
4 George Foster 87
5 Jack Clark 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 55
2 Omar Moreno 50
3 Julio Cruz 42
3 Miguel Dilone 42
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 Caldwell 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 230
2 Nolan Ryan 197
3 Ron Guidry 191
4 Phil Niekro 187
5 Tom Seaver 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Bruce Sutter 22
3 Doug Bair 21
4 Kent Tekulve 20
5 Gene Garber 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Hebner .426
2 Jim Rice .422
3 Lyman Bostock .412
4 Garry Templeton .407
5 Ben Oglivie .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 7
1 Reggie Smith 7
3 Rico Carty 5
3 Jim Rice 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 20
2 Steve Kemp 17
2 Reggie Smith 17
4 George Hendrick 16
4 Jim Rice 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 9
2 Mike Edwards 7
2 Ron LeFlore 7
4 Rod Carew 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 0.00
2 Ron Guidry 0.33
2 Jon Matlack 0.33
4 Doug Rau 0.38
5 Dick Tidrow 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Robinson 4
1 Bob Stanley 4
3 Jack Billingham 3
3 Roger Erickson 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Ron Guidry 28
2 Phil Niekro 28
4 J. R. Richard 25
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Don Stanhouse 4
2 Gene Garber 3
2 Lerrin LaGrow 3
2 Mark Littell 3
2 Bruce Sutter 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .407
2 Warren Cromartie .382
3 Ben Oglivie .372
4 Richie Hebner .369
5 Al Cowens .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 12
2 Dave Parker 10
3 Bob Horner 9
3 Gorman Thomas 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 33
2 Steve Kemp 28
2 Leon Roberts 28
4 Dave Parker 27
4 Rusty Staub 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 20
2 Julio Cruz 14
2 Miguel Dilone 14
4 Mike Edwards 13
5 Bill North 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.52
2 Vern Ruhle 0.92
3 Bob Welch 1.18
4 Dan Schatzeder 1.42
5 Ed Figueroa 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Rick Langford 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 65
2 J. R. Richard 63
3 Phil Niekro 58
4 Ron Guidry 54
5 Tom Seaver 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .355
2 Al Oliver .325
3 Lou Piniella .324
4 Jim Rice .320
5 George Brett .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Jim Rice 38
2 Reggie Smith 38
4 Greg Luzinski 36
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 135
2 Rusty Staub 132
3 George Foster 127
4 Larry Hisle 114
5 Bob Watson 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 67
2 Omar Moreno 66
3 Frank Taveras 56
4 Gene Richards 52
5 Julio Cruz 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.74
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.39
3 Jim Palmer 2.45
4 Tom Seaver 2.57
5 Mike Caldwell 2.63

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 296
2 Nolan Ryan 267
3 Phil Niekro 264
4 Ron Guidry 241
5 Tom Seaver 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Doug Bair 28
4 Rich Gossage 26
5 Don Stanhouse 25