On This Day

Tuesday, August 29, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 83 47 .638 --
Yankees 75 54 .581 7.5
Brewers 75 56 .573 8.5
Tigers 73 58 .557 10.5
Orioles 72 58 .554 11.0
Indians 56 74 .431 27.0
Blue Jays 54 79 .406 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 70 60 .538 --
Angels 70 63 .526 1.5
Rangers 65 65 .500 5.0
Athletics 62 72 .463 10.0
Twins 57 75 .432 14.0
White Sox 56 74 .431 14.0
Mariners 49 82 .374 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 70 59 .543 --
Pirates 66 64 .508 4.5
Cubs 66 64 .508 4.5
Expos 61 71 .462 10.5
Cardinals 57 74 .435 14.0
Mets 52 79 .397 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 54 .591 --
Giants 77 55 .583 1.0
Reds 71 61 .538 7.0
Padres 69 64 .519 9.5
Astros 62 69 .473 15.5
Braves 58 73 .443 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Bosetti 4
2 Julio Cruz 3
2 Art Howe 3
2 Glenn Hubbard 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Mike Cubbage 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Martin 4
1 George Scott 4
3 Joe Ferguson 3
3 Garry Maddox 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
2 Rob Andrews 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 George Brett 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.33
1 Mike Proly 1.33
3 Bob Knepper 0.86
4 Tom Hausman 0.83
5 Jim Beattie 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 8
2 Ken Forsch 7
3 Tommy John 6
3 Chris Knapp 6
3 Bob Knepper 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .335
2 Jim Rice .324
3 Jeff Burroughs .314
3 Al Oliver .314
5 Dave Parker .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 34
2 George Foster 30
3 Larry Hisle 29
3 Gorman Thomas 29
5 Greg Luzinski 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 111
2 Rusty Staub 104
3 George Foster 96
4 Larry Hisle 95
5 Steve Garvey 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 59
2 Omar Moreno 56
3 Julio Cruz 46
4 Miguel Dilone 44
5 Bump Wills 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.77
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.29
3 Jon Matlack 2.30
4 Craig Swan 2.40
5 Steve Rogers 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 18
2 Mike Flanagan 17
3 Vida Blue 16
3 Mike Caldwell 16
3 5 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 244
2 Phil Niekro 205
2 Nolan Ryan 205
4 Ron Guidry 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
4 Gene Garber 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Ott .435
2 Rico Carty .391
3 Jack Clark .389
4 Bake McBride .386
5 Dave Parker .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 6
1 Jim Rice 6
3 Rico Carty 5
3 Ken Griffey 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 21
2 Dave Parker 16
3 Ken Griffey 15
3 Jim Rice 15
5 Steve Garvey 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
2 Frank Taveras 8
3 Jose Cruz 7
3 Phil Garner 7
3 Rodney Scott 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Replogle 0.00
2 Kent Tekulve 0.59
3 Dave LaRoche 0.71
4 Mike Proly 0.75
5 Ron Guidry 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Ed Halicki 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 28
2 Phil Niekro 23
3 Bert Blyleven 22
3 Dennis Leonard 22
5 Nolan Ryan 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .381
2 Lamar Johnson .377
2 Garry Templeton .377
4 Richie Hebner .371
5 Rico Carty .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 10
1 Jim Rice 10
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Bob Horner 8
3 Dave Parker 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 32
2 George Hendrick 30
2 Jim Rice 30
4 Rico Carty 27
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Julio Cruz 14
2 Omar Moreno 14
4 Bump Wills 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.68
2 Ron Guidry 0.96
3 Dennis Martinez 1.36
4 Nolan Ryan 1.50
5 Burt Hooton 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Catfish Hunter 6
3 Don Robinson 5
3 Dick Ruthven 5
3 Milt Wilcox 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 56
2 J. R. Richard 50
3 Nolan Ryan 49
4 Ron Guidry 46
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 10
2 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Gene Garber 6
3 Bruce Sutter 6
5 Lerrin LaGrow 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Jim Rice .326
3 Al Oliver .321
4 Carlton Fisk .317
5 Thurman Munson .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 43
2 George Foster 39
3 Greg Luzinski 35
3 Reggie Smith 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 142
2 Rusty Staub 126
3 George Foster 122
4 Steve Garvey 111
5 Carlton Fisk 110

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 1.79
2 Jon Matlack 2.32
3 Jim Palmer 2.35
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.41
5 Mike Caldwell 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
1 Jim Palmer 23
3 Mike Flanagan 22
4 Tommy John 21
4 Dennis Leonard 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Phil Niekro 254
3 Nolan Ryan 252
4 Ron Guidry 233
5 Dennis Leonard 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Kent Tekulve 28
4 Doug Bair 27
4 Rich Gossage 27