On This Day

Friday, September 15, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 89 57 .610 --
Red Sox 87 60 .592 2.5
Brewers 85 63 .574 5.0
Orioles 82 65 .558 7.5
Tigers 79 67 .541 10.0
Indians 64 82 .438 25.0
Blue Jays 57 90 .388 32.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 82 64 .562 --
Angels 79 70 .530 4.5
Rangers 73 73 .500 9.0
Athletics 67 82 .450 16.5
Twins 65 81 .445 17.0
White Sox 64 83 .435 18.5
Mariners 54 90 .375 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 81 66 .551 --
Pirates 78 69 .531 3.0
Cubs 73 74 .497 8.0
Expos 70 79 .470 12.0
Cardinals 63 86 .423 19.0
Mets 61 87 .412 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 90 58 .608 --
Reds 81 66 .551 8.5
Giants 81 67 .547 9.0
Padres 76 73 .510 14.5
Astros 68 79 .463 21.5
Braves 65 83 .439 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Concepcion 4
1 Dan Ford 4
1 John Stearns 4
4 Rod Carew 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Norman 2
2 Dell Alston 1
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Garner 4
2 Willie Horton 3
2 Lee May 3
2 Dan Norman 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
1 Bill North 2
3 Lyman Bostock 1
3 George Brett 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.50
2 J. R. Richard 1.09
3 Ron Guidry 1.00
3 Alan Wirth 1.00
5 Mike Krukow 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Roger Erickson 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 12
2 Mike Krukow 11
3 Tom Seaver 9
4 Bruce Kison 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .336
2 Jim Rice .320
3 Lou Piniella .316
4 Dave Parker .316
5 Al Oliver .316

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 110
3 Larry Hisle 106
4 George Foster 105
5 Steve Garvey 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 63
1 Omar Moreno 63
3 Julio Cruz 51
4 Bump Wills 50
5 Miguel Dilone 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.71
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 22
2 Mike Caldwell 19
2 Jim Palmer 19
4 Ross Grimsley 18
4 3 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 279
2 Nolan Ryan 231
3 Phil Niekro 226
4 Ron Guidry 225
5 Tom Seaver 197

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 .474
2 Steve Garvey .439
3 Bobby Murcer .438
4 Roy White .421
5 Dave Winfield .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Amos Otis 6
2 Don Baylor 5
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Ron Cey 5
2 Willie Stargell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 23
2 Willie Stargell 17
3 Lyman Bostock 15
4 Don Baylor 14
5 7 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 8
1 Bump Wills 8
3 Omar Moreno 7
3 Willie Randolph 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Ford 0.00
2 Ron Guidry 0.33
3 Jack Kucek 0.53
4 Tom Bruno 0.64
5 Dave Goltz 1.05

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 4
2 Don Aase 3
2 Jim Beattie 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 35
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Tom Seaver 24
4 Mike Krukow 21
4 3 others tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .384
2 Ed Ott .376
3 Graig Nettles .368
4 Bob Boone .365
5 Dave Winfield .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Darrell Porter 9
2 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 Steve Garvey 28
3 Amos Otis 28
3 Dave Parker 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 16
2 Frank Taveras 13
3 Rodney Scott 12
3 Bump Wills 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 1.21
2 Ron Guidry 1.34
3 Andy Replogle 1.36
4 Steve Comer 1.40
5 Burt Hooton 1.42

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 J. R. Richard 50
2 Jerry Koosman 48
3 Nolan Ryan 47
4 Phil Niekro 44
5 Dennis Leonard 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 10
2 Rich Gossage 7
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Terry Forster 6
5 4 tied 5