On This Day

Monday, September 25, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 62 .603 --
Red Sox 93 63 .596 1.0
Brewers 90 67 .573 4.5
Orioles 86 69 .555 7.5
Tigers 84 72 .538 10.0
Indians 68 85 .444 24.5
Blue Jays 59 96 .381 34.5

Games

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 89 68 .567 --
Angels 83 73 .532 5.5
Rangers 82 74 .526 6.5
Twins 71 86 .452 18.0
White Sox 69 87 .442 19.5
Athletics 68 90 .430 21.5
Mariners 55 99 .357 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 87 68 .561 --
Pirates 83 72 .535 4.0
Cubs 77 79 .494 10.5
Expos 73 83 .468 14.5
Cardinals 68 90 .430 20.5
Mets 63 94 .401 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 62 .603 --
Reds 86 69 .555 7.5
Giants 87 70 .554 7.5
Padres 81 76 .516 13.5
Astros 69 87 .442 25.0
Braves 69 87 .442 25.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ruppert Jones 3
1 Dave Kingman 3
1 Omar Moreno 3
1 Jerry Mumphrey 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Johnny Grubb 1
2 Dave Kingman 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Vail 3
2 Gary Carter 2
2 Lamar Johnson 2
2 Omar Moreno 2
2 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
2 Dell Alston 1
2 Hal McRae 1
2 Omar Moreno 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Silvio Martinez 1.50
2 Dan Schatzeder 1.00
3 Randy Lerch 0.83
3 Gary Serum 0.83
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Jack Kucek 1
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 6
1 Silvio Martinez 6
1 Dan Schatzeder 6
4 Kevin Kobel 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .337
2 Dave Parker .328
3 Al Oliver .321
4 Jim Rice .315
5 Bill Madlock .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 43
2 George Foster 35
3 Don Baylor 33
3 Larry Hisle 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 133
2 Rusty Staub 120
3 Dave Parker 114
4 Larry Hisle 113
5 George Foster 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 68
2 Ron LeFlore 66
3 Julio Cruz 57
4 Bump Wills 51
5 Miguel Dilone 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.74
2 Mike Caldwell 2.26
3 Jon Matlack 2.34
4 Steve Rogers 2.47
5 Jim Palmer 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Mike Caldwell 21
3 Dennis Leonard 20
3 Jim Palmer 20
3 Gaylord Perry 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 297
2 Nolan Ryan 247
3 Phil Niekro 236
4 Ron Guidry 234
5 Tom Seaver 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Kent Tekulve 30
3 Doug Bair 27
4 Bruce Sutter 26
5 Gene Garber 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .451
2 Pat Kelly .444
3 Gene Richards .441
4 Steve Garvey .440
5 Mike Vail .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 5
1 Dave Parker 5
1 Jim Rice 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 18
2 Reggie Jackson 13
3 Bill Buckner 12
3 Phil Garner 12
3 4 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 9
2 Ivan de Jesus 7
2 Frank Taveras 7
4 George Brett 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.33
2 Gaylord Perry 0.36
3 Rick Rhoden 0.60
4 John D'Acquisto 0.71
5 Scott Sanderson 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Leonard 4
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 30
2 Jon Matlack 25
3 Scott Sanderson 23
4 Steve Carlton 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Terry Forster 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
4 Bill Castro 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Amos Otis .406
2 Dave Parker .400
2 Gene Richards .400
4 Dave Winfield .387
5 Steve Garvey .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Rico Carty 8
2 Ron Cey 8
4 Don Baylor 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 31
2 Dave Parker 30
3 Jim Rice 27
4 Al Oliver 26
4 Willie Stargell 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 15
2 Julio Cruz 14
3 Ivan de Jesus 12
3 Frank Taveras 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Kucek 1.11
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.23
3 Mike Caldwell 1.33
4 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.35
5 Tom Hume 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 6
1 Dennis Leonard 6
3 Mike Caldwell 5
3 Dave Goltz 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 61
2 Tom Seaver 43
3 Nolan Ryan 42
4 Dennis Leonard 41
5 Bert Blyleven 40

Saves

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