On This Day

Saturday, September 23, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 62 .600 --
Red Sox 92 63 .594 1.0
Brewers 89 67 .571 4.5
Orioles 86 68 .558 6.5
Tigers 83 72 .535 10.0
Indians 68 84 .447 23.5
Blue Jays 59 95 .383 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 88 67 .568 --
Angels 82 73 .529 6.0
Rangers 79 74 .516 8.0
Twins 70 85 .452 18.0
White Sox 68 86 .442 19.5
Athletics 68 88 .436 20.5
Mariners 55 96 .364 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 85 68 .556 --
Pirates 82 71 .536 3.0
Cubs 76 78 .494 9.5
Expos 72 82 .468 13.5
Cardinals 67 89 .429 19.5
Mets 63 92 .406 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 93 62 .600 --
Reds 85 69 .552 7.5
Giants 85 70 .548 8.0
Padres 81 75 .519 12.5
Astros 69 85 .448 23.5
Braves 69 86 .445 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 7
2 Pat Kelly 4
2 Willie Randolph 4
4 Cecil Cooper 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Wayne Cage 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Larry Bowa 3
1 Larry Hisle 3
1 Glenn Hubbard 3
1 Don Money 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Schmidt 3
2 Kiko Garcia 2
2 Davey Lopes 2
4 Bobby Bonds 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John D'Acquisto 1.17
1 Dick Ruthven 1.17
3 Larry Christenson 1.00
4 Chris Knapp 0.91
5 Doyle Alexander 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 David Clyde 1
1 John Denny 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Knapp 10
2 Bert Blyleven 8
3 John D'Acquisto 7
3 J. R. Richard 7
3 Dick Ruthven 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .336
2 Dave Parker .325
3 Jim Rice .317
4 Al Oliver .317
5 Bill Madlock .313

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 43
2 George Foster 35
3 Larry Hisle 33
4 Don Baylor 32
4 2 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 133
2 Rusty Staub 119
3 Larry Hisle 113
4 Dave Parker 112
5 George Foster 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 66
1 Omar Moreno 66
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 Jim Palmer 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 22
2 Mike Caldwell 20
2 Jim Palmer 20
2 Gaylord Perry 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 297
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 Pat Kelly .469
2 Steve Garvey .463
3 Gene Richards .447
4 Dave Parker .423
5 Dave Winfield .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 5
1 Dave Parker 5
1 Jim Rice 5
4 George Foster 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 18
2 Don Baylor 14
2 Reggie Jackson 14
4 Bill Robinson 13
5 10 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 10
2 George Brett 6
2 Jose Cruz 6
2 Julio Cruz 6
2 Frank Taveras 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.33
2 Gaylord Perry 0.36
3 Mike Caldwell 0.67
3 Dave Rozema 0.67
5 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Gene Garber 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 41
2 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Tom Seaver 26
4 Fergie Jenkins 20
4 4 others tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Amos Otis .400
2 Dave Parker .391
3 Gene Richards .390
4 Dave Winfield .373
5 Bill Buckner .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Darrell Porter 9
3 Rico Carty 8
3 Ron Cey 8
3 Bob Horner 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 31
2 Dave Parker 30
3 Reggie Jackson 28
3 Jim Rice 28
5 Willie Stargell 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 13
2 Julio Cruz 12
3 Ivan de Jesus 11
3 Willie Randolph 11
3 Frank Taveras 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Kucek 0.72
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.17
3 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.35
4 Doyle Alexander 1.47
5 Burt Hooton 1.72

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 61
2 Bert Blyleven 46
3 Tom Seaver 43
4 Phil Niekro 41
5 Fergie Jenkins 40

Saves

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