On This Day

Friday, August 25, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 79 47 .627 --
Yankees 71 54 .568 7.5
Brewers 72 55 .567 7.5
Tigers 71 56 .559 8.5
Orioles 68 58 .540 11.0
Indians 56 71 .441 23.5
Blue Jays 52 77 .403 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 70 59 .543 --
Royals 68 58 .540 0.5
Rangers 63 63 .500 5.5
Athletics 62 68 .477 8.5
Twins 56 73 .434 14.0
White Sox 53 73 .421 15.5
Mariners 49 78 .386 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 66 59 .528 --
Cubs 64 62 .508 2.5
Pirates 63 63 .500 3.5
Expos 60 67 .472 7.0
Cardinals 55 73 .430 12.5
Mets 52 76 .406 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 52 .594 --
Giants 74 54 .578 2.0
Reds 71 57 .555 5.0
Padres 67 62 .519 9.5
Astros 60 68 .469 16.0
Braves 56 71 .441 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Beall 4
1 George Hendrick 4
1 Garry Templeton 4
4 Bob Bailor 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 2
1 George Hendrick 2
1 Bob Horner 2
1 Mickey Rivers 2
5 18 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 7
2 Bob Horner 5
3 Reggie Jackson 4
3 Al Woods 4
3 Richie Zisk 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
2 Bob Beall 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 1.11
2 Rick Reuschel 0.83
3 Joe Niekro 0.70
4 Francisco Barrios 0.67
5 2 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bruno 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Don Kirkwood 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 10
2 Joe Niekro 7
3 Mike Caldwell 6
4 Ron Guidry 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .339
2 Jim Rice .326
3 Jeff Burroughs .316
4 Al Oliver .313
5 Leon Roberts .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 32
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 106
2 Rusty Staub 100
3 George Foster 95
4 Larry Hisle 93
5 Steve Garvey 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 58
2 Omar Moreno 53
3 Miguel Dilone 44
4 Julio Cruz 43
5 Bump Wills 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.77
2 Jon Matlack 2.20
3 Pete Vuckovich 2.22
4 Craig Swan 2.40
5 Steve Rogers 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 18
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 Ron Guidry 199
3 Phil Niekro 199
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 .444
2 Jim Rice .433
3 Sal Bando .431
4 Garry Templeton .415
5 2 tied .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 7
2 George Hendrick 5
2 Dave Parker 5
2 Jim Rice 5
2 Reggie Smith 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 20
2 George Hendrick 19
3 Ken Griffey 14
3 Bob Horner 14
3 Jim Rice 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
2 Jose Cruz 7
2 Phil Garner 7
4 Julio Cruz 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Comer 0.00
2 Kent Tekulve 0.59
3 Jerry Koosman 0.68
4 Ron Guidry 0.82
5 Dennis Martinez 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Ken Kravec 3
1 Jon Matlack 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Jerry Koosman 26
3 Phil Niekro 22
3 Rick Reuschel 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 7
2 Lerrin LaGrow 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Charlie Hough 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .410
2 Warren Cromartie .390
3 Jose Cruz .371
4 Bob Boone .370
5 George Hendrick .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 12
2 Andre Dawson 8
2 Dave Parker 8
2 Jim Rice 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 28
2 George Hendrick 27
2 Bob Horner 27
4 Steve Garvey 26
5 Jim Rice 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 18
2 Julio Cruz 12
2 Miguel Dilone 12
4 Ivan de Jesus 11
4 3 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.96
2 Steve Comer 0.98
3 Kent Tekulve 1.27
4 Paul Hartzell 1.49
5 Dennis Martinez 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 Jon Matlack 5
1 Joe Niekro 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 59
2 Nolan Ryan 52
3 J. R. Richard 51
4 Ron Guidry 46
5 Dennis Eckersley 42

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 .358
2 Jim Rice .326
3 Lou Piniella .320
4 Al Oliver .319
5 Pete Rose .319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 140
2 George Foster 124
2 Rusty Staub 124
4 Steve Garvey 116
5 Larry Hisle 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 68
2 Omar Moreno 65
3 Frank Taveras 55
4 Gene Richards 50
5 Julio Cruz 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.73
2 Jon Matlack 2.23
3 Pete Vuckovich 2.34
4 Jim Palmer 2.35
5 Mike Caldwell 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
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 257
3 Nolan Ryan 252
4 Ron Guidry 241
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