On This Day

Monday, September 18, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 91 58 .611 --
Red Sox 89 61 .593 2.5
Orioles 85 65 .567 6.5
Brewers 85 66 .563 7.0
Tigers 80 69 .537 11.0
Indians 65 84 .436 26.0
Blue Jays 57 92 .383 34.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 84 65 .564 --
Angels 80 72 .526 5.5
Rangers 75 73 .507 8.5
Twins 68 81 .456 16.0
Athletics 68 84 .447 17.5
White Sox 65 85 .433 19.5
Mariners 55 92 .374 28.0

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

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 60 .603 --
Reds 83 67 .553 7.5
Giants 82 68 .547 8.5
Padres 78 73 .517 13.0
Astros 68 81 .456 22.0
Braves 66 84 .440 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
1 Ron Jackson 4
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 Rod Carew 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 2
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 Reggie Jackson 1
2 Steve Kemp 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Roenicke 5
2 Bob Robertson 4
3 Jose Morales 3
3 Billy Smith 3
3 Andre Thornton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 2
2 Glenn Burke 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Dan Ford 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Scott McGregor 1.20
2 Mike LaCoss 0.67
3 Bobby Sprowl 0.56
4 John Henry Johnson 0.50
5 Ed Figueroa 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 John Henry Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Henry Johnson 6
1 Mike LaCoss 6
1 Scott McGregor 6
4 Steve Baker 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Stan Perzanowski 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .340
2 Dave Parker .323
3 Jim Rice .319
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 3 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 127
2 Rusty Staub 111
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 46

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 .474
2 Steve Garvey .453
3 Enos Cabell .438
4 Roy White .409
5 5 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 5
1 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Ron Cey 4
3 Reggie Jackson 4
3 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 21
2 Don Baylor 16
2 Dave Parker 16
4 Lyman Bostock 15
5 Willie Stargell 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 9
2 Amos Otis 7
2 Willie Randolph 7
4 Ozzie Smith 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Rozema 0.00
2 Ron Guidry 0.33
3 Fergie Jenkins 0.67
4 Tom Bruno 0.75
5 Dick Ruthven 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 4
1 Gaylord Perry 4
3 Don Aase 3
3 Steve Carlton 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 30
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Steve Carlton 25
4 Tom Seaver 24
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .383
2 Dave Parker .378
3 Amos Otis .373
4 Ed Ott .372
5 Enos Cabell .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Darrell Porter 9
2 Willie Stargell 9
4 Rico Carty 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 30
1 Willie Stargell 30
3 Ken Griffey 27
3 Dave Parker 27
5 Jim Rice 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 13
2 Rodney Scott 12
2 Frank Taveras 12
4 Julio Cruz 11
4 Bump Wills 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Kucek 0.72
2 Ron Guidry 1.34
3 Burt Hooton 1.50
4 Dennis Martinez 1.52
5 Steve Comer 1.60

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 9
2 Rollie Fingers 7
3 Terry Forster 6
3 Gene Garber 6
3 2 others tied 6