On This Day

Thursday, September 14, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 88 57 .607 --
Red Sox 87 59 .596 1.5
Brewers 85 62 .578 4.0
Orioles 81 65 .555 7.5
Tigers 78 67 .538 10.0
Indians 64 81 .441 24.0
Blue Jays 57 89 .390 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 81 64 .559 --
Angels 79 69 .534 3.5
Rangers 72 72 .500 8.5
Athletics 66 81 .449 16.0
Twins 64 81 .441 17.0
White Sox 63 83 .432 18.5
Mariners 54 89 .378 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 81 65 .555 --
Pirates 77 69 .527 4.0
Cubs 73 73 .500 8.0
Expos 70 78 .473 12.0
Cardinals 62 86 .419 20.0
Mets 60 87 .408 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 89 58 .605 --
Giants 81 66 .551 8.0
Reds 80 66 .548 8.5
Padres 76 72 .514 13.5
Astros 67 79 .459 21.5
Braves 65 82 .442 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lyman Bostock 3
1 Gary Carter 3
1 Larry Cox 3
1 Brian Downing 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 2
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 Wayne Cage 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Garner 4
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Lyman Bostock 3
2 Brian Downing 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 2
1 Terry Whitfield 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Jose Cruz 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Paxton 1.17
2 Steve Stone 1.00
3 Joe Niekro 0.75
4 Dan Schatzeder 0.62
5 Ed Halicki 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Jim Bouton 1
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Paxton 7
2 Joe Niekro 6
3 Bill Bonham 5
3 Ed Halicki 5
3 Dan Schatzeder 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .334
2 Jim Rice .322
3 Lou Piniella .319
4 Al Oliver .317
5 Dave Parker .314

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 125
2 Rusty Staub 109
3 Larry Hisle 106
4 George Foster 105
5 Steve Garvey 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 63
2 Ron LeFlore 62
3 Bump Wills 50
4 Julio Cruz 49
5 Miguel Dilone 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.77
2 Mike Caldwell 2.34
3 Jon Matlack 2.45
4 Dave Goltz 2.45
5 Steve Rogers 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 21
2 Mike Caldwell 19
3 Ross Grimsley 18
3 Burt Hooton 18
3 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 33
2 Kent Tekulve 29
3 Doug Bair 26
4 Bruce Sutter 25
5 Gene Garber 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Amos Otis .472
2 Bobby Murcer .455
3 Steve Garvey .436
4 Dave Winfield .426
5 Roy White .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 5
1 Bobby Bonds 5
1 Ron Cey 5
1 Amos Otis 5
1 Willie Stargell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 22
2 Willie Stargell 17
3 Lyman Bostock 15
4 Don Baylor 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bump Wills 8
2 Ivan de Jesus 7
2 Omar Moreno 7
4 John Lowenstein 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Ford 0.00
1 Tom Bruno 0.00
3 Ron Guidry 0.50
4 Jack Kucek 0.53
5 Dave Goltz 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 4
2 Don Aase 3
2 Jim Beattie 3
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 23
2 Dennis Leonard 21
2 Phil Niekro 21
2 Rick Reuschel 21
2 Nolan Ryan 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 5
2 Terry Forster 4
2 Dave LaRoche 4
2 Don Stanhouse 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .386
2 Ed Ott .384
3 Dave Winfield .373
4 Graig Nettles .371
5 Sal Bando .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Darrell Porter 10
3 Willie Stargell 9
4 Don Baylor 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 29
1 Willie Stargell 29
3 George Hendrick 28
3 Dave Parker 28
5 Amos Otis 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 17
2 Rodney Scott 13
3 Frank Taveras 12
3 Bump Wills 12
5 Jose Cruz 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 1.21
2 Ron Guidry 1.34
3 Andy Replogle 1.36
4 Burt Hooton 1.42
5 Bert Blyleven 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 6
1 Burt Hooton 6
3 Mike Caldwell 5
3 Ron Guidry 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 44
2 Dennis Leonard 43
3 Bert Blyleven 42
3 Jerry Koosman 42
3 Nolan Ryan 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 10
2 Rich Gossage 7
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Terry Forster 6
5 5 tied 5