On This Day

Friday, September 22, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 61 .604 --
Red Sox 91 63 .591 2.0
Brewers 88 67 .568 5.5
Orioles 85 67 .559 7.0
Tigers 82 71 .536 10.5
Indians 67 84 .444 24.5
Blue Jays 59 94 .386 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 87 67 .565 --
Angels 82 72 .532 5.0
Rangers 78 74 .513 8.0
Twins 70 84 .455 17.0
Athletics 68 87 .439 19.5
White Sox 67 86 .438 19.5
Mariners 55 95 .367 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 83 68 .550 --
Pirates 82 70 .539 1.5
Cubs 76 77 .497 8.0
Expos 71 82 .464 13.0
Cardinals 66 89 .426 19.0
Mets 63 90 .412 21.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 92 62 .597 --
Reds 85 68 .556 6.5
Giants 84 70 .545 8.0
Padres 81 74 .523 11.5
Astros 69 84 .451 22.5
Braves 68 86 .442 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Winfield 4
2 John Ellis 3
2 Jose Morales 3
2 Al Oliver 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Briggs 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Wayne Cage 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 4
2 John Ellis 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Lou Piniella 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Rick Bosetti 1
1 Rich Chiles 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 2.00
2 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.67
3 Bob Knepper 1.60
4 Jim Clancy 0.91
5 Rich Hinton 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Clancy 10
2 Mike Flanagan 9
3 Bob Knepper 8
3 Mike Parrott 8
5 Rich Hinton 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Dave Roberts 1
1 Bob Shirley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .338
2 Dave Parker .324
3 Al Oliver .318
4 Jim Rice .316
5 Bill Madlock .313

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 132
2 Rusty Staub 119
3 Dave Parker 111
4 Larry Hisle 110
5 George Foster 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 66
2 Ron LeFlore 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 2.38
4 Steve Rogers 2.47
5 Dave Goltz 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 22
2 Mike Caldwell 20
2 Gaylord Perry 20
4 Dennis Leonard 19
4 2 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 290
2 Nolan Ryan 241
3 Phil Niekro 236
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 Steve Garvey .434
2 Gene Richards .429
3 Ivan de Jesus .420
4 Amos Otis .419
5 Mike Vail .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 5
1 Dave Parker 5
3 Reggie Jackson 4
3 Jim Rice 4
3 Bill Robinson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 17
1 Dave Parker 17
3 Lyman Bostock 14
3 Amos Otis 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 11
2 Amos Otis 7
2 Frank Taveras 7
2 Willie Wilson 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.33
2 Mike Caldwell 0.67
2 Dave Rozema 0.67
4 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.86
5 Gaylord Perry 0.87

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 34
2 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Tom Seaver 26
4 Jon Matlack 23
5 Gaylord Perry 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Amos Otis .404
2 Dave Parker .402
3 Gene Richards .397
4 Bill Buckner .386
5 Lee Mazzilli .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Darrell Porter 9
3 Ron Cey 8
4 Don Baylor 7
4 8 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 31
2 Dave Parker 30
3 Reggie Jackson 29
3 Jim Rice 29
5 Willie Stargell 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 14
2 Julio Cruz 12
3 Ivan de Jesus 11
3 Frank Taveras 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Kucek 0.72
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.17
3 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.35
4 Burt Hooton 1.50
5 Bert Blyleven 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 6
1 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Ron Guidry 5
3 Burt Hooton 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 54
2 Dennis Leonard 43
2 Tom Seaver 43
4 Phil Niekro 41
5 Fergie Jenkins 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Dave LaRoche 7
3 Doug Bair 6
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 2 others tied 6