On This Day

Friday, August 18, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 77 44 .636 --
Yankees 69 51 .575 7.5
Brewers 68 52 .567 8.5
Tigers 66 53 .555 10.0
Orioles 64 56 .533 12.5
Indians 53 67 .442 23.5
Blue Jays 46 75 .380 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 65 55 .542 --
Angels 67 57 .540 --
Rangers 60 59 .504 4.5
Athletics 61 63 .492 6.0
Twins 55 67 .451 11.0
White Sox 50 70 .417 15.0
Mariners 45 77 .369 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 63 55 .534 --
Cubs 62 58 .517 2.0
Pirates 57 62 .479 6.5
Expos 58 64 .475 7.0
Cardinals 51 71 .418 14.0
Mets 49 72 .405 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 50 .590 --
Giants 71 51 .582 1.0
Reds 69 53 .566 3.0
Padres 63 59 .516 9.0
Astros 56 65 .463 15.5
Braves 55 66 .455 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Rice 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Bob Boone 3
2 Don Kessinger 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 4
2 Graig Nettles 3
3 Johnny Bench 2
3 Rico Carty 2
3 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
3 Gary Carter 1
3 Mike Edwards 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Christenson 0.71
2 Ed Figueroa 0.67
2 Chris Knapp 0.67
2 Steve Renko 0.67
5 2 tied 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Jeff Holly 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Knapp 8
2 Paul Mitchell 6
2 Steve Renko 6
2 Dave Roberts 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Tom Hume 1
1 Mark Lee 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .337
2 Jim Rice .326
3 Jeff Burroughs .320
4 Pete Rose .313
5 George Brett .310

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 30
2 Larry Hisle 28
2 Greg Luzinski 28
4 George Foster 27
4 2 others tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 101
2 Rusty Staub 98
3 George Foster 89
4 Larry Hisle 88
5 2 tied 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 55
2 Omar Moreno 50
3 Miguel Dilone 44
4 Julio Cruz 42
5 Bump Wills 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.79
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.18
3 Jon Matlack 2.26
4 Craig Swan 2.37
5 Mike Caldwell 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 17
2 Vida Blue 16
2 Frank Tanana 16
4 Mike Caldwell 15
4 4 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
3 Kent Tekulve 21
5 Gene Garber 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .439
2 Omar Moreno .429
3 Richie Hebner .426
4 Don Kessinger .415
5 Rico Carty .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 7
1 Reggie Smith 7
3 Rico Carty 5
3 Dave Kingman 5
3 Jim Rice 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 22
2 George Hendrick 18
3 Steve Kemp 17
3 Reggie Smith 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 8
2 Mike Edwards 7
2 Bump Wills 7
4 Rod Carew 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.33
1 Jon Matlack 0.33
3 Pete Vuckovich 0.36
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 9 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 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .417
2 Richie Hebner .384
3 Warren Cromartie .382
4 Steve Henderson .363
5 Ben Oglivie .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 12
2 Doug DeCinces 9
2 Bob Horner 9
2 Dave Parker 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 33
2 Steve Kemp 28
3 Dave Parker 27
4 Leon Roberts 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 20
2 Miguel Dilone 15
3 Julio Cruz 13
3 Mike Edwards 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.52
2 Bob Welch 1.18
3 Dan Schatzeder 1.42
4 Ed Figueroa 1.50
5 Paul Hartzell 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Bob Stanley 5
1 Craig Swan 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 65
2 Ron Guidry 54
3 J. R. Richard 53
4 Phil Niekro 51
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Doug Bair 6
3 Gene Garber 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Lou Piniella .325
3 Jim Rice .322
4 Al Oliver .321
5 Pete Rose .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Jim Rice 39
3 Reggie Smith 38
4 Greg Luzinski 36
5 Don Baylor 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 136
2 Rusty Staub 130
3 George Foster 126
4 Larry Hisle 114
5 Steve Garvey 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 67
2 Omar Moreno 66
3 Frank Taveras 58
4 Julio Cruz 50
4 Gene Richards 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.74
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.30
3 Jim Palmer 2.45
4 Tom Seaver 2.57
5 Rich Gale 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Mike Flanagan 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
5 3 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 35
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Doug Bair 28
4 Rich Gossage 26
5 Don Stanhouse 25