On This Day

Tuesday, September 5, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 85 52 .620 --
Yankees 81 56 .591 4.0
Brewers 79 59 .572 6.5
Orioles 78 61 .561 8.0
Tigers 75 63 .543 10.5
Indians 60 78 .435 25.5
Blue Jays 55 85 .393 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 75 61 .551 --
Angels 74 63 .540 1.5
Rangers 66 68 .493 8.0
Athletics 64 75 .460 12.5
Twins 62 77 .446 14.5
White Sox 58 80 .420 18.0
Mariners 51 85 .375 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 73 63 .537 --
Pirates 73 64 .533 0.5
Cubs 69 69 .500 5.0
Expos 66 73 .475 8.5
Cardinals 60 78 .435 14.0
Mets 55 84 .396 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 82 56 .594 --
Giants 80 58 .580 2.0
Reds 75 63 .543 7.0
Padres 71 68 .511 11.5
Astros 64 74 .464 18.0
Braves 60 78 .435 22.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Otto Velez 4
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 Gary Carter 3
2 Dave Kingman 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Rod Gilbreath 1
1 Dave Kingman 1
1 Phil Mankowski 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Gilbreath 4
2 Larry Parrish 3
2 Frank White 3
2 Roy White 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 Bucky Dent 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Leonard 1.75
2 Steve Renko 1.25
3 Phil Niekro 1.20
4 Tom Seaver 1.00
5 Jerry Reuss 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 Phil Niekro 1
1 Jim Palmer 1
1 Jerry Reuss 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Renko 10
1 Tom Seaver 10
3 Dennis Leonard 7
3 J. R. Richard 7
5 Phil Niekro 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .340
2 Jim Rice .327
3 Al Oliver .317
4 Jeff Burroughs .316
5 Dave Parker .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 38
2 George Foster 31
2 Gorman Thomas 31
4 Larry Hisle 29
4 2 others tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 121
2 Rusty Staub 107
3 Larry Hisle 99
4 George Foster 98
5 Steve Garvey 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 62
2 Ron LeFlore 61
3 Julio Cruz 48
4 Bump Wills 46
5 Miguel Dilone 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.84
2 Pete Vuckovich 2.35
3 Jon Matlack 2.40
4 Mike Caldwell 2.44
5 Steve Rogers 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 20
2 Jim Palmer 18
3 Mike Caldwell 17
3 Mike Flanagan 17
3 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 256
2 Phil Niekro 216
3 Ron Guidry 215
4 Nolan Ryan 205
5 Tom Seaver 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 30
2 Kent Tekulve 28
3 Doug Bair 24
3 Bruce Sutter 24
5 Rich Gossage 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Ott .419
2 Bake McBride .413
3 Dusty Baker .405
4 Graig Nettles .400
4 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 8
2 Darrell Porter 6
3 Rico Carty 5
3 Darrell Evans 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 18
2 George Hendrick 16
3 Ben Oglivie 15
3 Darrell Porter 15
3 Willie Stargell 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
2 Bump Wills 7
3 Julio Cruz 6
3 Davey Lopes 6
3 Rodney Scott 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.00
1 Mike Garman 0.00
3 Andy Replogle 0.47
4 Mike Proly 0.60
5 Bob Knepper 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Larry Christenson 3
2 Victor Cruz 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 26
2 Bert Blyleven 22
2 Tom Seaver 22
4 Ron Guidry 21
4 Phil Niekro 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 Kent Tekulve 5
3 Doug Bair 3
3 Al Hrabosky 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Ott .423
2 Jim Rice .400
3 Ben Oglivie .390
4 Rod Carew .389
5 Dave Parker .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 13
2 Rico Carty 11
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Dave Kingman 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 35
2 George Hendrick 33
3 Dave Parker 32
4 Steve Garvey 26
4 Willie Stargell 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 17
2 Julio Cruz 12
2 Bump Wills 12
4 Rodney Scott 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.31
2 Steve Comer 1.08
3 Andy Replogle 1.32
4 Ron Guidry 1.34
5 Nolan Ryan 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Stanley 7
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Burt Hooton 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 51
2 Jerry Koosman 47
3 Phil Niekro 45
4 Ron Guidry 42
5 Nolan Ryan 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 10
2 Rich Gossage 7
3 Lerrin LaGrow 6
3 Don Stanhouse 6
5 Gene Garber 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .355
2 Jim Rice .327
3 Al Oliver .325
4 Carlton Fisk .312
5 Jeff Burroughs .309

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 43
2 George Foster 38
3 Greg Luzinski 35
4 Don Baylor 34
4 Eddie Murray 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 143
2 Rusty Staub 121
3 George Foster 119
4 Steve Garvey 110
5 Carlton Fisk 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 74
2 Ron LeFlore 69
3 Bump Wills 53
4 Frank Taveras 52
5 Julio Cruz 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.91
2 Jim Palmer 2.22
3 Jon Matlack 2.42
4 Mike Caldwell 2.44
5 Pete Vuckovich 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
1 Jim Palmer 24
3 Mike Flanagan 22
4 Dennis Leonard 21
5 Paul Splittorff 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 305
2 Phil Niekro 254
3 Ron Guidry 245
4 Nolan Ryan 234
5 Tom Seaver 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Rich Gossage 30
2 Kent Tekulve 30
4 Doug Bair 28
4 Bruce Sutter 28