On This Day

Sunday, August 27, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 81 47 .633 --
Yankees 73 54 .575 7.5
Brewers 73 56 .566 8.5
Tigers 72 57 .558 9.5
Orioles 70 58 .547 11.0
Indians 56 73 .434 25.5
Blue Jays 53 78 .405 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 69 59 .539 --
Angels 70 61 .534 0.5
Rangers 64 64 .500 5.0
Athletics 62 70 .470 9.0
Twins 57 74 .435 13.5
White Sox 55 73 .430 14.0
Mariners 49 80 .380 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 68 59 .535 --
Cubs 66 62 .516 2.5
Pirates 64 64 .500 4.5
Expos 61 69 .469 8.5
Cardinals 57 73 .438 12.5
Mets 52 78 .400 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 54 .585 --
Giants 76 55 .580 0.5
Reds 71 59 .546 5.0
Padres 69 62 .527 7.5
Astros 61 69 .469 15.0
Braves 56 73 .434 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Thad Bosley 4
1 Bake McBride 4
1 Terry Whitfield 4
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Chambliss 2
1 Graig Nettles 2
1 Darrell Porter 2
4 Rico Carty 1
4 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 4
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Jack Clark 3
2 Greg Luzinski 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 2
2 Thad Bosley 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 Al Cowens 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Halicki 1.33
2 Vida Blue 1.29
2 Mike Krukow 1.29
4 Ross Baumgarten 1.00
5 Dennis Leonard 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Baumgarten 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 John Denny 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 9
1 Mike Krukow 9
3 Ed Halicki 8
4 Dennis Leonard 7
5 Ross Baumgarten 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .338
2 Jim Rice .325
3 Al Oliver .314
4 Reggie Smith .312
5 Jeff Burroughs .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 33
2 George Foster 29
2 Larry Hisle 29
2 Gorman Thomas 29
5 Greg Luzinski 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 109
2 Rusty Staub 102
3 George Foster 95
4 Larry Hisle 94
5 Steve Garvey 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 59
2 Omar Moreno 56
3 Julio Cruz 44
3 Miguel Dilone 44
5 Bump Wills 41

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 Mike Flanagan 17
3 Vida Blue 16
3 Mike Caldwell 16
3 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 244
2 Nolan Ryan 205
3 Ron Guidry 199
3 Phil Niekro 199
5 Tom Seaver 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 30
2 Kent Tekulve 26
3 Bruce Sutter 23
4 Doug Bair 21
5 Gene Garber 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Ott .429
2 Jack Clark .426
3 Rico Carty .419
4 Garry Templeton .415
5 Bake McBride .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 7
2 George Hendrick 6
2 Graig Nettles 6
4 Ken Griffey 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 21
2 Dave Parker 20
3 Ken Griffey 16
4 Bob Horner 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 11
2 Jose Cruz 8
3 Phil Garner 7
3 Frank Taveras 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Comer 0.00
2 Kent Tekulve 0.54
3 Dennis Martinez 0.67
4 Ron Guidry 0.82
5 Jon Matlack 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Halicki 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Eric Rasmussen 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 28
2 Dennis Leonard 22
2 Rick Reuschel 22
4 Nolan Ryan 21
4 Don Sutton 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 8
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 Al Hrabosky 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Templeton .409
2 Ben Oglivie .374
3 Warren Cromartie .370
4 Rico Carty .368
5 Lamar Johnson .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Horner 12
2 Jim Rice 9
3 Rico Carty 8
3 Andre Dawson 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 30
1 Dave Parker 30
3 Jim Rice 28
4 Bob Horner 27
5 Graig Nettles 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 18
2 Omar Moreno 14
3 Julio Cruz 13
4 Bump Wills 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.96
2 Steve Comer 0.98
3 Kent Tekulve 1.27
4 Dennis Martinez 1.36
5 Nolan Ryan 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 6
1 Bob Stanley 6
3 Don Robinson 5
4 Jack Billingham 4
4 23 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 54
2 J. R. Richard 50
3 Nolan Ryan 49
4 Ron Guidry 46
5 Jerry Koosman 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 10
2 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Bruce Sutter 6
4 Gene Garber 5
4 Don Stanhouse 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Jim Rice .323
3 Al Oliver .323
4 Thurman Munson .317
5 Carlton Fisk .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 42
2 George Foster 39
3 Greg Luzinski 35
3 Reggie Smith 35
5 Eddie Murray 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 141
2 Rusty Staub 126
3 George Foster 124
4 Steve Garvey 116
5 Larry Hisle 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 69
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Frank Taveras 55
4 Julio Cruz 50
4 Gene Richards 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.73
2 Jon Matlack 2.23
3 Jim Palmer 2.33
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.34
5 Mike Caldwell 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Mike Flanagan 23
3 Jim Palmer 22
4 Dennis Leonard 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 306
2 Phil Niekro 257
3 Nolan Ryan 252
4 Ron Guidry 241
5 Dennis Leonard 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Doug Bair 28
3 Kent Tekulve 28
5 Rich Gossage 26