On This Day

Tuesday, September 12, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 87 57 .604 --
Yankees 86 57 .601 0.5
Brewers 83 62 .572 4.5
Orioles 81 63 .563 6.0
Tigers 78 65 .545 8.5
Indians 62 81 .434 24.5
Blue Jays 57 89 .390 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 79 64 .552 --
Angels 78 68 .534 2.5
Rangers 71 71 .500 7.5
Athletics 66 79 .455 14.0
Twins 64 81 .441 16.0
White Sox 62 83 .428 18.0
Mariners 54 88 .380 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 79 65 .549 --
Pirates 75 69 .521 4.0
Cubs 73 71 .507 6.0
Expos 69 77 .473 11.0
Cardinals 62 84 .425 18.0
Mets 59 86 .407 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 87 58 .600 --
Giants 81 64 .559 6.0
Reds 80 64 .556 6.5
Padres 74 72 .507 13.5
Astros 67 77 .465 19.5
Braves 63 82 .434 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lyman Bostock 3
1 George Brett 3
1 Pete LaCock 3
1 Hal McRae 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 2
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lamar Johnson 4
1 Davey Lopes 4
1 Dave Parker 4
4 Enos Cabell 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Auerbach 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Dave Edwards 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Martinez 1.40
2 Rudy May 1.17
3 Mickey Mahler 1.11
4 Larry Christenson 1.00
5 Gaylord Perry 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Rich Hinton 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Mahler 10
2 Dennis Martinez 7
2 Rudy May 7
2 Mike Torrez 7
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .334
2 Jim Rice .325
3 Lou Piniella .320
4 Al Oliver .319
5 Dave Parker .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 40
2 Don Baylor 32
2 George Foster 32
4 Larry Hisle 31
4 Gorman Thomas 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 124
2 Rusty Staub 109
3 Larry Hisle 105
4 George Foster 104
5 Steve Garvey 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 63
2 Ron LeFlore 62
3 Julio Cruz 49
4 Bump Wills 48
5 Miguel Dilone 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.77
2 Mike Caldwell 2.35
3 Dave Goltz 2.45
4 Jon Matlack 2.46
5 Steve Rogers 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 21
2 Mike Caldwell 18
2 Ross Grimsley 18
2 Burt Hooton 18
2 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 267
2 Nolan Ryan 226
3 Ron Guidry 220
4 Phil Niekro 219
5 Tom Seaver 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 32
2 Kent Tekulve 29
3 Doug Bair 26
4 Bruce Sutter 25
5 2 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bobby Murcer .463
2 Amos Otis .434
3 Tom Paciorek .419
4 Jose Cruz .415
5 Bernie Carbo .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 6
1 Jim Rice 6
3 Ron Cey 5
3 Darrell Porter 5
3 Willie Stargell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 21
2 Garry Maddox 15
2 Willie Stargell 15
4 Don Baylor 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 7
1 Rodney Scott 7
3 John Lowenstein 6
3 Bump Wills 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Bruno 0.00
2 Andy Replogle 0.41
3 Jack Kucek 0.53
4 Dave Goltz 1.07
5 Jim Kaat 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 23
2 Bert Blyleven 21
2 Dennis Eckersley 21
2 Ron Guidry 21
2 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 5
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Dave LaRoche 4
2 Don Stanhouse 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Ott .398
2 Steve Garvey .375
3 Sal Bando .368
4 Dave Parker .362
5 Graig Nettles .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Bob Horner 10
2 Darrell Porter 10
4 Don Baylor 8
4 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 34
2 George Hendrick 28
2 Jim Rice 28
4 Ken Griffey 27
4 Darrell Porter 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 18
2 Rodney Scott 13
3 Jose Cruz 11
3 Frank Taveras 11
3 Bump Wills 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.91
2 Andy Replogle 1.02
3 Ron Guidry 1.34
4 Burt Hooton 1.42
5 Tom Bruno 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 6
2 Ed Figueroa 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 43
2 Jerry Koosman 42
2 Nolan Ryan 42
4 Dennis Leonard 41
5 3 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 11
2 Rich Gossage 7
3 Doug Bair 5
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .351
2 Cecil Cooper .329
3 Al Oliver .324
4 Lou Piniella .324
5 Jim Rice .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 41
2 George Foster 38
3 Don Baylor 36
4 Greg Luzinski 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 133
2 George Foster 120
2 Rusty Staub 120
4 Steve Garvey 113
5 Larry Hisle 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 71
2 Ron LeFlore 68
3 Bump Wills 55
4 Julio Cruz 52
5 Frank Taveras 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.82
2 Jim Palmer 2.33
3 Mike Caldwell 2.37
4 Pete Vuckovich 2.46
5 Jon Matlack 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Jim Palmer 23
3 Mike Flanagan 21
3 Gaylord Perry 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 314
2 Phil Niekro 250
2 Nolan Ryan 250
4 Ron Guidry 245
5 Tom Seaver 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Kent Tekulve 30
3 Rich Gossage 29
3 Bruce Sutter 29
5 Doug Bair 28