On This Day

Thursday, August 24, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 78 47 .624 --
Brewers 72 54 .571 6.5
Yankees 70 54 .565 7.5
Tigers 70 56 .556 8.5
Orioles 67 58 .536 11.0
Indians 55 71 .437 23.5
Blue Jays 51 77 .398 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 70 58 .547 --
Royals 68 57 .544 0.5
Rangers 62 63 .496 6.5
Athletics 62 67 .481 8.5
Twins 56 72 .438 14.0
White Sox 53 72 .424 15.5
Mariners 49 77 .389 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 66 58 .532 --
Pirates 63 62 .504 3.5
Cubs 63 62 .504 3.5
Expos 59 67 .468 8.0
Cardinals 54 73 .425 13.5
Mets 51 76 .402 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 52 .591 --
Giants 74 53 .583 1.0
Reds 71 56 .559 4.0
Padres 67 61 .523 8.5
Astros 59 68 .465 16.0
Braves 56 70 .444 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Alexander 3
1 Ron Cey 3
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Luis Gomez 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 Bob Horner 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Alexander 5
1 Sixto Lezcano 5
3 Bert Blyleven 3
3 Eric Soderholm 3
3 Jim Sundberg 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Kessinger 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 Jerry Mumphrey 1
1 Joe Nolan 1
1 Mike Tyson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.75
2 Mike Bruhert 0.86
3 Bert Blyleven 0.60
3 Pete Vuckovich 0.60
5 Dave Goltz 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mike Bruhert 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 7
2 Bert Blyleven 6
2 Mike Bruhert 6
2 Pete Vuckovich 6
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Sid Monge 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .338
2 Jim Rice .323
3 Jeff Burroughs .317
4 Al Oliver .315
5 Leon Roberts .315

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 Jon Matlack 2.21
3 Pete Vuckovich 2.22
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 199
4 Ron Guidry 194
5 Tom Seaver 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
2 Kent Tekulve 25
3 Bruce Sutter 22
4 Doug Bair 21
5 Gene Garber 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Ott .424
2 Reggie Smith .413
3 Alan Ashby .405
4 Lou Piniella .400
5 Jim Rice .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 6
1 Reggie Smith 6
3 Bob Horner 5
3 Joe Rudi 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 19
2 Reggie Smith 16
3 Ken Griffey 15
4 Jim Rice 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
2 Phil Garner 7
3 Jose Cruz 6
3 Ron LeFlore 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Comer 0.00
2 Ron Guidry 0.39
3 Gary Serum 0.47
4 Kent Tekulve 0.59
5 Jerry Koosman 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Ken Kravec 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Jerry Koosman 26
3 Phil Niekro 22
4 Bert Blyleven 21
4 Ron Guidry 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 7
2 Lerrin LaGrow 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Charlie Hough 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Warren Cromartie .394
2 Garry Templeton .392
3 Steve Kemp .370
4 Lamar Johnson .365
4 Ben Oglivie .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 10
2 Rico Carty 8
2 Doug DeCinces 8
2 Dave Parker 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 19
2 Miguel Dilone 13
3 Julio Cruz 12
4 Ivan de Jesus 11
4 4 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.76
2 Steve Comer 0.98
3 Kent Tekulve 1.27
4 Dan Schatzeder 1.42
5 Paul Hartzell 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Gaylord Perry 5
1 Don Robinson 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 59
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
1 Kent Tekulve 9
3 Gene Garber 5
3 Dave LaRoche 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .357
2 Pete Rose .322
3 Al Oliver .321
4 Jim Rice .320
5 Lou Piniella .317

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 124
2 Rusty Staub 124
4 Steve Garvey 113
4 Larry Hisle 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 68
2 Omar Moreno 66
3 Frank Taveras 57
4 Gene Richards 50
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.75
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.34
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 Tommy John 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 298
2 Nolan Ryan 262
3 Phil Niekro 257
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 Kent Tekulve 27
5 Rich Gossage 26