On This Day

Saturday, August 19, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 77 45 .631 --
Yankees 69 52 .570 7.5
Brewers 68 53 .562 8.5
Tigers 67 53 .558 9.0
Orioles 64 57 .529 12.5
Indians 53 68 .438 23.5
Blue Jays 46 76 .377 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 66 55 .545 --
Angels 68 57 .544 --
Rangers 60 60 .500 5.5
Athletics 62 63 .496 6.0
Twins 56 67 .455 11.0
White Sox 51 70 .421 15.0
Mariners 46 77 .374 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 64 55 .538 --
Cubs 62 59 .512 3.0
Pirates 58 62 .483 6.5
Expos 58 65 .472 8.0
Cardinals 51 72 .415 15.0
Mets 50 72 .410 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 51 .585 --
Giants 71 52 .577 1.0
Reds 70 53 .569 2.0
Padres 64 59 .520 8.0
Astros 56 66 .459 15.5
Braves 56 66 .459 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Lum 4
2 Dell Alston 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 3
2 Rico Carty 2
2 Joe Ferguson 2
2 Dan Ford 2
2 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 3
2 Davey Lopes 2
2 Rodney Scott 2
4 Bill Almon 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Serum 2.50
2 John Henry Johnson 1.00
2 John Montefusco 1.00
2 Mike Paxton 1.00
5 Dennis Leonard 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 7
1 Don Sutton 7
3 Floyd Bannister 6
3 Francisco Barrios 6
3 John Henry Johnson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .340
2 Jim Rice .327
3 Jeff Burroughs .319
4 Leon Roberts .310
5 Pete Rose .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 30
2 Larry Hisle 29
3 George Foster 28
3 Greg Luzinski 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 103
2 Rusty Staub 99
3 George Foster 91
4 Larry Hisle 90
5 2 tied 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 56
2 Omar Moreno 51
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 28
2 Bruce Sutter 22
2 Kent Tekulve 22
4 Doug Bair 21
5 Gene Garber 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .441
2 Omar Moreno .417
3 Rico Carty .413
4 Rod Carew .400
4 Ben Oglivie .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 7
1 Reggie Smith 7
3 Rico Carty 6
4 Jim Rice 5
4 Joe Rudi 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 21
2 Reggie Smith 18
3 Jim Rice 17
4 George Hendrick 16
4 Steve Kemp 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 8
2 Rod Carew 6
2 Jose Cruz 6
2 Miguel Dilone 6
2 Omar Moreno 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.00
1 Doug Rau 0.00
3 Jon Matlack 0.33
4 Pete Vuckovich 0.36
5 Jack Billingham 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Roger Erickson 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 J. R. Richard 25
3 Dennis Eckersley 22
4 Larry Gura 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 4
2 Gene Garber 3
2 Lerrin LaGrow 3
2 Mark Littell 3
2 Don Stanhouse 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .402
2 Richie Hebner .388
3 Warren Cromartie .368
4 Ben Oglivie .363
5 Lyman Bostock .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 11
2 Bob Horner 9
3 Rico Carty 8
3 Doug DeCinces 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Smith 32
2 Steve Kemp 28
3 Jim Rice 27
4 Rusty Staub 26
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.52
2 Bob Welch 1.18
3 Dan Schatzeder 1.40
4 Paul Hartzell 1.67
5 Woodie Fryman 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Larry McWilliams 5
1 Bob Stanley 5
5 23 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 Ron Guidry 54
3 J. R. Richard 53
4 Phil Niekro 51
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Gene Garber 6
2 Don Stanhouse 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Jim Rice .322
3 Lou Piniella .322
4 Al Oliver .320
5 Pete Rose .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
2 Jim Rice 39
3 Reggie Smith 37
4 Greg Luzinski 36
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 138
2 Rusty Staub 130
3 George Foster 128
4 Larry Hisle 115
5 Steve Garvey 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 67
2 Omar Moreno 66
3 Frank Taveras 61
4 Gene Richards 50
5 Julio Cruz 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.74
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.30
3 Jim Palmer 2.50
4 Mike Caldwell 2.52
5 Tom Seaver 2.57

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 36
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Doug Bair 28
4 Rich Gossage 26
5 Don Stanhouse 25