On This Day

Tuesday, September 26, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 62 .605 --
Red Sox 94 63 .599 1.0
Brewers 90 68 .570 5.5
Orioles 87 69 .558 7.5
Tigers 84 73 .535 11.0
Indians 68 86 .442 25.5
Blue Jays 59 97 .378 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 90 68 .570 --
Angels 84 73 .535 5.5
Rangers 82 75 .522 7.5
Twins 72 86 .456 18.0
White Sox 69 88 .439 20.5
Athletics 69 90 .434 21.5
Mariners 55 100 .355 33.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 88 69 .561 --
Pirates 84 72 .538 3.5
Cubs 77 80 .490 11.0
Expos 74 84 .468 14.5
Cardinals 68 91 .428 21.0
Mets 64 94 .405 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 63 .599 --
Reds 87 69 .558 6.5
Giants 87 71 .551 7.5
Padres 82 76 .519 12.5
Astros 70 87 .446 24.0
Braves 69 88 .439 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Cash 4
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Warren Cromartie 3
2 Tim Foli 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Warren Cromartie 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 George Foster 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 3
1 Rob Picciolo 3
1 Willie Stargell 3
4 Johnny Bench 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Miguel Dilone 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
4 Larry Bowa 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tug McGraw 1.00
2 Rudy May 0.83
2 David Palmer 0.83
2 Gaylord Perry 0.83
5 Tom Seaver 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tug McGraw 6
1 Phil Niekro 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
4 Mike Flanagan 5
4 7 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Dale Murray 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .335
2 Dave Parker .330
3 Al Oliver .325
4 Jim Rice .316
5 Steve Garvey .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 44
2 George Foster 36
3 Don Baylor 33
3 Larry Hisle 33
3 Greg Luzinski 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 135
2 Rusty Staub 120
3 Dave Parker 114
4 Larry Hisle 113
5 George Foster 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 68
1 Omar Moreno 68
3 Julio Cruz 57
4 Bump Wills 51
5 Miguel Dilone 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.74
2 Mike Caldwell 2.26
3 Jon Matlack 2.34
4 Craig Swan 2.43
5 Steve Rogers 2.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 297
2 Nolan Ryan 247
3 Phil Niekro 242
4 Ron Guidry 234
5 Tom Seaver 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Kent Tekulve 30
3 Doug Bair 27
4 Bruce Sutter 26
5 2 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Richards .486
2 Steve Garvey .480
2 Dave Parker .480
4 Dave Winfield .440
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 5
2 Bobby Bonds 4
2 George Foster 4
2 Jim Rice 4
2 Bill Robinson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 18
2 Reggie Jackson 13
2 Bill Robinson 13
4 Doug DeCinces 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 8
2 Ivan de Jesus 7
2 Jerry Remy 7
2 Frank Taveras 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.50
2 Byron McLaughlin 0.53
3 Gaylord Perry 0.55
4 Mike Bruhert 0.56
5 Bob Shirley 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Leonard 4
1 Gaylord Perry 4
3 Mike Caldwell 3
3 Dennis Eckersley 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 30
2 Tom Seaver 27
3 Jon Matlack 25
4 Phil Niekro 23
4 Scott Sanderson 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Terry Forster 3
2 Ron Reed 3
4 Gene Garber 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Gene Richards .417
2 Dave Parker .412
3 Steve Garvey .409
3 Amos Otis .409
5 Dave Winfield .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Rico Carty 8
2 Ron Cey 8
2 Willie Stargell 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 33
2 Dave Parker 29
2 Willie Stargell 29
4 Al Oliver 26
4 Jim Rice 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 14
2 Julio Cruz 13
3 Ivan de Jesus 12
3 Frank Taveras 12
5 Willie Randolph 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Kucek 1.11
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.23
3 Mike Caldwell 1.33
4 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.37
5 Doyle Alexander 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 7
2 Dennis Leonard 6
2 Gaylord Perry 6
4 Mike Caldwell 5
4 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 53
2 Tom Seaver 49
3 Phil Niekro 43
4 Nolan Ryan 42
5 Dennis Leonard 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
2 Doug Bair 6
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Terry Forster 6
2 2 others tied 6