On This Day

Sunday, September 17, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 90 58 .608 --
Red Sox 88 61 .591 2.5
Brewers 85 65 .567 6.0
Orioles 84 65 .564 6.5
Tigers 80 68 .541 10.0
Indians 65 83 .439 25.0
Blue Jays 57 92 .383 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 83 65 .561 --
Angels 80 71 .530 4.5
Rangers 75 73 .507 8.0
Twins 67 81 .453 16.0
Athletics 67 84 .444 17.5
White Sox 65 84 .436 18.5
Mariners 55 91 .377 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 82 67 .550 --
Pirates 80 69 .537 2.0
Cubs 74 75 .497 8.0
Expos 70 81 .464 13.0
Cardinals 64 87 .424 19.0
Mets 62 88 .413 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 59 .607 --
Reds 82 67 .550 8.5
Giants 82 68 .547 9.0
Padres 78 73 .517 13.5
Astros 68 81 .456 22.5
Braves 66 84 .440 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doug DeCinces 3
1 Ivan de Jesus 3
1 Barry Evans 3
1 Dave Kingman 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Warren Cromartie 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Paul Moskau 4
2 Doug DeCinces 3
2 Dave Parker 3
4 George Brett 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Rick Burleson 1
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Matlack 1.50
2 Byron McLaughlin 1.43
3 Paul Moskau 1.33
4 Mike Bruhert 0.83
4 Mike Flanagan 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mike Bruhert 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Byron McLaughlin 10
2 Jon Matlack 9
3 Paul Moskau 8
4 Jack Kucek 6
4 Phil Niekro 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Bob Stanley 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .337
2 Dave Parker .323
3 Jim Rice .320
4 Al Oliver .317
5 Lou Piniella .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 41
2 George Foster 33
3 Don Baylor 32
3 Larry Hisle 32
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 127
2 Rusty Staub 110
3 Larry Hisle 108
4 Dave Parker 107
5 George Foster 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 65
2 Omar Moreno 63
3 Julio Cruz 53
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 2.40
4 Craig Swan 2.42
5 Dave Goltz 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 22
2 Mike Caldwell 19
2 Phil Niekro 19
2 Jim Palmer 19
2 Gaylord Perry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 279
2 Phil Niekro 232
3 Nolan Ryan 231
4 Ron Guidry 225
5 Tom Seaver 197

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Kent Tekulve 30
3 Doug Bair 26
4 Gene Garber 25
4 Bruce Sutter 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Amos Otis .475
2 Steve Garvey .434
3 Enos Cabell .429
4 Roy White .395
5 Ellis Valentine .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 5
1 Bobby Bonds 5
1 Ron Cey 5
1 Jim Rice 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 21
2 Dave Parker 16
3 Don Baylor 15
4 Lyman Bostock 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 9
2 Amos Otis 7
2 Willie Randolph 7
4 Rodney Scott 6
4 Ozzie Smith 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.33
2 Tom Bruno 0.64
3 Fergie Jenkins 0.67
4 Jack Kucek 1.06
5 Geoff Zahn 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 4
2 Don Aase 3
2 Jim Beattie 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 30
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Steve Carlton 25
4 Bert Blyleven 24
4 Tom Seaver 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Gene Garber 4
2 Dave LaRoche 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .387
2 Steve Garvey .386
3 Bob Boone .368
4 Amos Otis .365
5 Ed Ott .358

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 Willie Stargell 31
2 Amos Otis 30
3 Dave Parker 29
4 Jim Rice 28
5 Ken Griffey 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 14
2 Omar Moreno 13
3 Rodney Scott 12
3 Bump Wills 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Kucek 0.72
2 Ron Guidry 1.34
3 Burt Hooton 1.50
4 Kent Tekulve 1.52
5 Dennis Martinez 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Burt Hooton 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 49
2 Phil Niekro 45
3 Dennis Leonard 44
4 Jerry Koosman 41
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 10
2 Rollie Fingers 7
3 Terry Forster 6
3 Gene Garber 6
3 2 others tied 6