On This Day

Monday, August 21, 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 68 54 .557 9.5
Orioles 65 58 .528 13.0
Indians 54 68 .443 23.5
Blue Jays 48 76 .387 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 67 55 .549 --
Angels 69 57 .548 --
Rangers 60 62 .492 7.0
Athletics 62 65 .488 7.5
Twins 56 69 .448 12.5
White Sox 51 71 .418 16.0
Mariners 47 77 .379 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 65 56 .537 --
Cubs 63 60 .512 3.0
Pirates 60 62 .492 5.5
Expos 59 66 .472 8.0
Cardinals 53 72 .424 14.0
Mets 50 74 .403 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 52 .584 --
Giants 72 53 .576 1.0
Reds 70 55 .560 3.0
Padres 66 59 .528 7.0
Astros 57 68 .456 16.0
Braves 56 67 .455 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cruz 4
1 Andre Dawson 4
1 Fernando Gonzalez 4
1 George Hendrick 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ken Griffey 2
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Kurt Bevacqua 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 6
1 Lance Parrish 6
3 Jose Cruz 4
4 Alan Ashby 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dell Alston 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Wayne Garrett 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Flanagan 1.33
2 Jerry Koosman 1.30
3 Gaylord Perry 0.83
4 J. R. Richard 0.67
5 Rick Langford 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Silvio Martinez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 13
2 Mike Flanagan 8
3 Rick Langford 6
3 J. R. Richard 6
5 Gaylord Perry 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Bob Shirley 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 .311

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 103
2 Rusty Staub 99
3 George Foster 93
4 Larry Hisle 90
5 Steve Garvey 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 57
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 Mike Flanagan 16
2 Frank Tanana 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 236
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 .468
2 Mike Squires .419
3 Garry Templeton .418
4 Ben Oglivie .412
5 Rod Carew .410

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 22
2 Jim Rice 17
3 Bill Buckner 15
3 Steve Garvey 15
3 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 7
1 Omar Moreno 7
3 Julio Cruz 6
3 Phil Garner 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pete Vuckovich 0.36
2 Ron Guidry 0.39
3 Jerry Koosman 0.68
4 Jon Matlack 0.69
4 Kent Tekulve 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Aurelio Lopez 3
2 Gaylord Perry 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Jerry Koosman 26
3 Phil Niekro 24
4 Ron Guidry 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 5
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Lerrin LaGrow 3
2 Bob Shirley 3
2 Don Stanhouse 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .421
2 Jose Cruz .380
3 Warren Cromartie .376
4 Ben Oglivie .374
5 Richie Hebner .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 9
1 Reggie Smith 9
3 Bobby Bonds 8
3 Rico Carty 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Kemp 28
2 Leon Roberts 26
3 Dave Parker 25
3 Joe Rudi 25
3 Reggie Smith 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 21
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 Dan Schatzeder 1.40
3 Kent Tekulve 1.44
4 Bob Welch 1.54
5 Paul Hartzell 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Mike Caldwell 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Larry McWilliams 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Phil Niekro 59
2 J. R. Richard 59
4 Ron Guidry 49
5 Jerry Koosman 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Kent Tekulve 7
3 Gene Garber 6
3 Don Stanhouse 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .358
2 Jim Rice .322
3 Lou Piniella .321
4 Pete Rose .320
5 Al Oliver .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Jim Rice 39
3 Reggie Smith 37
4 Greg Luzinski 36
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 138
2 Rusty Staub 126
3 George Foster 125
4 Larry Hisle 114
5 Steve Garvey 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 68
2 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 2.31
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 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 Paul Splittorff 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 302
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