On This Day

Wednesday, August 23, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 78 47 .624 --
Brewers 72 53 .576 6.0
Yankees 70 54 .565 7.5
Tigers 69 56 .552 9.0
Orioles 67 58 .536 11.0
Indians 54 71 .432 24.0
Blue Jays 51 76 .402 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 68 56 .548 --
Angels 70 58 .547 --
Rangers 61 63 .492 7.0
Athletics 62 67 .481 8.5
Twins 56 71 .441 13.5
White Sox 52 72 .419 16.0
Mariners 49 77 .389 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 66 57 .537 --
Cubs 63 62 .504 4.0
Pirates 62 62 .500 4.5
Expos 59 67 .468 8.5
Cardinals 53 73 .421 14.5
Mets 50 76 .397 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 52 .587 --
Giants 74 53 .583 0.5
Reds 71 55 .563 3.0
Padres 67 60 .528 7.5
Astros 59 68 .465 15.5
Braves 56 69 .448 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Parker 4
1 Mickey Stanley 4
3 Bob Bailor 3
3 Sal Bando 3
3 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 Elrod Hendricks 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 4
2 Bernie Carbo 3
2 Doug DeCinces 3
2 Dave McKay 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 2
1 Bob Molinaro 2
3 Rick Bosetti 1
3 Jack Clark 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Kravec 2.25
2 Steve Comer 0.86
2 Dennis Leonard 0.86
2 Eddie Solomon 0.86
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Kravec 9
2 Steve Comer 6
2 Dennis Leonard 6
2 Eddie Solomon 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Enrique Romo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .341
2 Jim Rice .323
3 Jeff Burroughs .319
4 Leon Roberts .315
5 Al Oliver .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 31
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 105
2 Rusty Staub 100
3 George Foster 94
4 Larry Hisle 93
5 Steve Garvey 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 58
2 Omar Moreno 53
3 Miguel Dilone 44
4 Julio Cruz 42
5 Bump Wills 40

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 2.46

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 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
2 Kent Tekulve 24
3 Bruce Sutter 22
4 Doug Bair 21
5 Gene Garber 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .421
2 Rico Carty .409
3 Jim Rice .406
4 Sal Bando .404
5 Reggie Smith .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 6
1 Reggie Smith 6
3 Joe Rudi 5
4 Rico Carty 4
4 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 19
2 Ken Griffey 15
2 Jim Rice 15
2 Reggie Smith 15
5 Larry Hisle 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
2 Phil Garner 7
2 Ron LeFlore 7
4 Jose Cruz 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Comer 0.00
2 Ron Guidry 0.39
3 Gary Serum 0.47
4 Pete Vuckovich 0.56
5 Kent Tekulve 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Ken Kravec 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Jerry Koosman 26
3 Ron Guidry 21
4 J. R. Richard 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 6
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Lerrin LaGrow 3
2 Ron Reed 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .392
2 Warren Cromartie .379
3 Jose Cruz .373
4 Steve Kemp .364
5 2 tied .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 9
2 Rico Carty 8
2 Doug DeCinces 8
2 Dave Parker 8
2 Reggie Smith 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 26
1 Leon Roberts 26
3 Steve Kemp 25
3 Jim Rice 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 20
2 Miguel Dilone 14
3 Julio Cruz 13
4 Bump Wills 12
5 5 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.76
2 Steve Comer 0.98
3 Kent Tekulve 1.29
4 Dan Schatzeder 1.42
5 Bob Welch 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Gaylord Perry 5
1 Don Robinson 5
1 Bob Stanley 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 55
2 Nolan Ryan 52
3 J. R. Richard 51
4 Ron Guidry 49
5 Dennis Eckersley 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Kent Tekulve 8
3 Gene Garber 5
3 Dave LaRoche 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Al Oliver .320
3 Jim Rice .320
4 Pete Rose .319
5 Lou Piniella .319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 139
2 George Foster 125
3 Rusty Staub 124
4 Larry Hisle 114
5 Steve Garvey 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 69
2 Omar Moreno 66
3 Frank Taveras 60
4 Gene Richards 50
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.75
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.31
3 Jim Palmer 2.35
4 Mike Caldwell 2.47
5 Jon Matlack 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Jim Palmer 22
4 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Paul Splittorff 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Phil Niekro 266
3 Nolan Ryan 262
4 Ron Guidry 236
5 2 tied 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Doug Bair 28
4 Rich Gossage 26
4 Kent Tekulve 26