On This Day

Thursday, August 31, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 84 48 .636 --
Yankees 77 54 .588 6.5
Brewers 76 57 .571 8.5
Tigers 73 59 .553 11.0
Orioles 72 60 .545 12.0
Indians 57 75 .432 27.0
Blue Jays 55 80 .407 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 71 60 .542 --
Angels 70 63 .526 2.0
Rangers 65 65 .500 5.5
Athletics 62 72 .463 10.5
Twins 58 75 .436 14.0
White Sox 56 75 .427 15.0
Mariners 49 82 .374 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 71 59 .546 --
Pirates 66 64 .508 5.0
Cubs 66 65 .504 5.5
Expos 61 73 .455 12.0
Cardinals 58 75 .436 14.5
Mets 53 79 .402 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 54 .594 --
Giants 77 56 .579 2.0
Reds 72 61 .541 7.0
Padres 70 65 .519 10.0
Astros 62 70 .470 16.5
Braves 59 73 .447 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Manning 4
2 Bo Diaz 3
2 Kiko Garcia 3
2 George Hendrick 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Adams 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Rich Chiles 1
1 George Foster 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wayne Garrett 4
2 Ken Griffey 3
2 Joe Morgan 3
2 Andre Thornton 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Manning 1
1 Horace Speed 1
1 Derrel Thomas 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Paxton 2.33
2 Tom Seaver 0.80
3 Dick Tidrow 0.75
4 Scott McGregor 0.50
5 Woodie Fryman 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Eric Rasmussen 1
1 Tom Seaver 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Paxton 7
2 Dick Tidrow 6
3 Woodie Fryman 5
4 Scott McGregor 4
4 Tom Seaver 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Lee 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .334
2 Jim Rice .325
3 Al Oliver .314
4 Jeff Burroughs .314
5 Dave Parker .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 36
2 George Foster 31
3 Larry Hisle 29
3 Gorman Thomas 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 114
2 Rusty Staub 104
3 George Foster 98
4 Larry Hisle 96
5 Steve Garvey 91

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 1.88
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.29
3 Jon Matlack 2.30
4 Mike Caldwell 2.38
5 Steve Rogers 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 19
2 Mike Caldwell 17
2 Mike Flanagan 17
4 Vida Blue 16
4 6 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 244
2 Ron Guidry 207
3 Phil Niekro 205
3 Nolan Ryan 205
5 Tom Seaver 173

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 Bob Boone .422
2 Jack Clark .420
3 Bake McBride .419
4 Ken Reitz .417
5 Ed Ott .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 7
2 George Foster 5
2 Ken Griffey 5
2 Graig Nettles 5
2 Darrell Porter 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 17
1 George Hendrick 17
3 Jim Rice 16
4 Steve Garvey 15
4 Darrell Porter 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
1 Frank Taveras 8
3 Garry Templeton 7
4 Davey Lopes 6
4 Rodney Scott 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Replogle 0.00
2 Dennis Martinez 0.62
3 Kent Tekulve 0.63
4 Dave LaRoche 0.71
5 Mike Proly 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Victor Cruz 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Ed Halicki 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 24
2 Jerry Koosman 21
3 Dennis Leonard 20
4 Ken Kravec 18
4 3 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 7
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 Lerrin LaGrow 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .381
2 Jim Rice .379
3 Garry Templeton .376
4 Rico Carty .368
5 Ben Oglivie .356

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Rico Carty 9
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Bob Horner 8
3 Reggie Smith 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 33
2 George Hendrick 31
2 Dave Parker 31
4 Bob Horner 25
5 Ken Griffey 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 14
2 Omar Moreno 13
3 Ron LeFlore 11
3 Bump Wills 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Comer 1.32
2 Ron Guidry 1.34
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 Larry McWilliams 5
3 Don Robinson 5
3 Craig Swan 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 50
2 Nolan Ryan 49
3 Phil Niekro 46
4 Ron Guidry 44
5 Jerry Koosman 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 9
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Gene Garber 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Jim Rice .325
3 Al Oliver .319
4 Carlton Fisk .313
5 Lou Piniella .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 42
2 George Foster 39
3 Reggie Smith 35
4 Don Baylor 34
4 2 others tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 141
2 Rusty Staub 126
3 George Foster 121
4 Steve Garvey 112
5 Carlton Fisk 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 69
2 Omar Moreno 68
3 Frank Taveras 53
4 Julio Cruz 50
4 Gene Richards 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.88
2 Jon Matlack 2.32
3 Jim Palmer 2.36
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.40
5 Mike Caldwell 2.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 299
2 Phil Niekro 254
3 Ron Guidry 241
3 Nolan Ryan 241
5 Tom Seaver 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Rich Gossage 28
2 Bruce Sutter 28
2 Kent Tekulve 28
5 Doug Bair 27