On This Day

Sunday, August 20, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 78 45 .634 --
Yankees 69 53 .566 8.5
Brewers 69 53 .566 8.5
Tigers 67 54 .554 10.0
Orioles 64 58 .525 13.5
Indians 54 68 .443 23.5
Blue Jays 47 76 .382 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 67 55 .549 --
Angels 69 57 .548 --
Rangers 60 61 .496 6.5
Athletics 62 64 .492 7.0
Twins 56 68 .452 12.0
White Sox 51 71 .418 16.0
Mariners 47 77 .379 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 65 55 .542 --
Cubs 63 59 .516 3.0
Pirates 60 62 .492 6.0
Expos 58 66 .468 9.0
Cardinals 52 72 .419 15.0
Mets 50 73 .407 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 51 .589 --
Giants 71 53 .573 2.0
Reds 70 54 .565 3.0
Padres 65 59 .524 8.0
Braves 56 67 .455 16.5
Astros 56 68 .452 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alan Ashby 4
1 Enos Cabell 4
1 Art Howe 4
1 Elliott Maddox 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Ott 2
2 Dale Berra 1
2 Vic Davalillo 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Grubb 5
2 Broderick Perkins 3
2 Jerry Remy 3
2 Willie Stargell 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Templeton 3
2 Phil Garner 2
2 Hosken Powell 2
2 Jimmy Sexton 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.33
2 Craig Swan 1.25
3 Ray Burris 1.00
4 Ron Guidry 0.75
5 3 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bruno 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Craig Swan 10
2 Phil Niekro 8
2 Nolan Ryan 8
4 Dave LaRoche 6
4 Kip Young 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .340
2 Jim Rice .325
3 Jeff Burroughs .317
4 Leon Roberts .314
5 Al Oliver .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 Steve Garvey 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 56
2 Omar Moreno 52
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 2.21
4 Mike Caldwell 2.35
5 Steve Rogers 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 17
2 Vida Blue 16
2 Mike Caldwell 16
2 Frank Tanana 16
5 5 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 230
2 Nolan Ryan 205
3 Phil Niekro 195
4 Ron Guidry 194
5 Tom Seaver 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
2 Kent Tekulve 23
3 Bruce Sutter 22
4 Doug Bair 21
5 Gene Garber 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .439
2 Rod Carew .424
3 Mike Squires .419
4 Ben Oglivie .418
5 Garry Templeton .407

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 22
2 Reggie Smith 18
3 Jim Rice 17
4 George Hendrick 16
4 Steve Kemp 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 7
1 Omar Moreno 7
3 Julio Cruz 6
3 Miguel Dilone 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Vuckovich 0.36
2 Ron Guidry 0.39
3 Jon Matlack 0.51
4 Kent Tekulve 0.60
5 Doug Rau 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 Aurelio Lopez 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 41
2 J. R. Richard 25
3 Phil Niekro 24
4 Jon Matlack 23
5 Ron Guidry 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 5
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 Lerrin LaGrow 3
2 Don Stanhouse 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .421
2 Richie Hebner .380
3 Warren Cromartie .376
4 Ben Oglivie .368
5 Alan Ashby .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 10
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 29
2 Steve Kemp 28
3 Johnny Grubb 27
4 Dave Parker 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 20
2 Miguel Dilone 15
3 Julio Cruz 13
3 Mike Edwards 13
5 Garry Templeton 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.76
2 Bob Welch 1.29
3 Dan Schatzeder 1.40
4 Kent Tekulve 1.44
5 Vern Ruhle 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Larry McWilliams 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Phil Niekro 59
3 J. R. Richard 53
4 Ron Guidry 49
5 Dennis Eckersley 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Kent Tekulve 7
3 Gene Garber 6
3 Don Stanhouse 6
3 Bruce Sutter 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .357
2 Lou Piniella .322
3 Jim Rice .321
4 Al Oliver .319
5 Pete Rose .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 39
1 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 129
3 George Foster 124
4 Larry Hisle 115
5 Steve Garvey 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 67
1 Omar Moreno 67
3 Frank Taveras 60
4 Gene Richards 50
5 Julio Cruz 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.74
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.34
3 Mike Caldwell 2.47
4 Jim Palmer 2.50
5 Jon Matlack 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Mike Flanagan 21
2 Dennis Leonard 21
2 Jim Palmer 21
2 Paul Splittorff 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 296
2 Phil Niekro 266
3 Nolan Ryan 262
4 Ron Guidry 244
5 Tom Seaver 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Doug Bair 28
4 Rich Gossage 26
5 2 tied 25