On This Day

Wednesday, September 20, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 60 .605 --
Red Sox 90 62 .592 2.0
Brewers 87 66 .569 5.5
Orioles 85 66 .563 6.5
Tigers 81 70 .536 10.5
Indians 66 84 .440 25.0
Blue Jays 58 93 .384 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 85 66 .563 --
Angels 81 72 .529 5.0
Rangers 75 74 .503 9.0
Twins 69 82 .457 16.0
Athletics 68 86 .442 18.5
White Sox 67 85 .441 18.5
Mariners 55 93 .372 28.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 83 68 .550 --
Pirates 81 70 .536 2.0
Cubs 75 76 .497 8.0
Expos 71 82 .464 13.0
Cardinals 65 88 .425 19.0
Mets 63 89 .414 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 92 61 .601 --
Reds 84 68 .553 7.5
Giants 83 69 .546 8.5
Padres 79 74 .516 13.0
Astros 68 83 .450 23.0
Braves 68 84 .447 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Remy 4
2 Rick Bosetti 3
2 Dan Ford 3
2 Dave McKay 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 2
2 George Foster 1
2 Keith Hernandez 1
2 Roy Howell 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 4
2 Keith Hernandez 3
2 Lou Whitaker 3
4 Sal Bando 2
4 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Underwood 1.40
2 Joe Niekro 1.22
3 Tom Seaver 1.20
4 Ken Clay 1.00
5 Don Sutton 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 12
2 Joe Niekro 11
3 Tom Underwood 7
4 Don Sutton 6
5 Ken Clay 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .340
2 Dave Parker .325
3 Jim Rice .320
4 Al Oliver .317
5 Lou Piniella .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 42
2 George Foster 34
3 Don Baylor 32
3 Larry Hisle 32
3 Greg Luzinski 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 131
2 Rusty Staub 115
3 Dave Parker 111
4 George Foster 108
4 Larry Hisle 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 65
1 Omar Moreno 65
3 Julio Cruz 54
4 Bump Wills 50
5 Miguel Dilone 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.80
2 Mike Caldwell 2.27
3 Jon Matlack 2.40
4 Craig Swan 2.42
5 Steve Rogers 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 22
2 Mike Caldwell 20
3 Phil Niekro 19
3 Jim Palmer 19
3 Gaylord Perry 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 290
2 Nolan Ryan 241
3 Phil Niekro 232
4 Ron Guidry 226
5 Tom Seaver 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Kent Tekulve 30
3 Doug Bair 27
4 Gene Garber 25
4 Bruce Sutter 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Cabell .451
2 Amos Otis .441
3 Dave Parker .434
4 Steve Garvey .421
5 Steve Braun .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 6
1 Dave Parker 6
3 Robin Yount 5
4 Don Baylor 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 20
2 Amos Otis 18
3 Lyman Bostock 16
4 Don Baylor 15
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 10
2 Amos Otis 7
2 Frank Taveras 7
4 Jose Cruz 6
4 Julio Cruz 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Caldwell 0.67
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.67
1 Dave Rozema 0.67
4 Jack Kucek 1.06
5 Gaylord Perry 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 4
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 J. R. Richard 34
3 Tom Seaver 26
4 Steve Carlton 25
5 Fergie Jenkins 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Terry Forster 4
2 Gene Garber 4
4 Doug Bair 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .397
2 Amos Otis .385
3 Jose Cruz .371
4 Steve Garvey .368
5 Lee Mazzilli .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Darrell Porter 9
3 Ron Cey 8
3 Darrell Evans 8
3 Willie Stargell 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 31
2 Dave Parker 30
3 Jim Rice 28
3 Willie Stargell 28
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 13
2 Julio Cruz 12
3 Ivan de Jesus 11
3 Bump Wills 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Kucek 0.72
2 Rick Rhoden 1.35
3 Fergie Jenkins 1.40
4 Burt Hooton 1.50
5 Andy Replogle 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 6
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Burt Hooton 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 60
2 Tom Seaver 48
3 Jerry Koosman 41
4 Don Sutton 39
5 Bert Blyleven 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 7
2 Doug Bair 6
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Gene Garber 6
2 2 others tied 6