On This Day

Wednesday, September 27, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 62 .608 --
Red Sox 95 63 .601 1.0
Brewers 90 69 .566 6.5
Orioles 88 69 .561 7.5
Tigers 84 74 .532 12.0
Indians 68 87 .439 26.5
Blue Jays 59 98 .376 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 90 69 .566 --
Angels 85 73 .538 4.5
Rangers 83 75 .525 6.5
Twins 72 87 .453 18.0
White Sox 69 88 .439 20.0
Athletics 69 90 .434 21.0
Mariners 56 100 .359 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 89 69 .563 --
Pirates 85 72 .541 3.5
Cubs 77 81 .487 12.0
Expos 74 85 .465 15.5
Cardinals 68 91 .428 21.5
Mets 64 94 .405 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 64 .595 --
Reds 88 69 .561 5.5
Giants 88 71 .553 6.5
Padres 82 77 .516 12.5
Astros 71 87 .449 23.0
Braves 69 89 .437 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Martin 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Carney Lansford 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 George Foster 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Garner 4
2 Toby Harrah 3
2 Jeffrey Leonard 3
2 Ted Martinez 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carney Lansford 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Doug DeCinces 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Knepper 1.33
2 Mario Soto 0.73
3 Don Sutton 0.71
4 Eric Rasmussen 0.67
5 Byron McLaughlin 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Dave Frost 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Knepper 8
1 Mario Soto 8
3 Larry Christenson 5
3 Byron McLaughlin 5
3 Don Sutton 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .335
2 Dave Parker .332
3 Al Oliver .326
4 Steve Garvey .314
5 Jim Rice .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 44
2 George Foster 37
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 121
3 Dave Parker 115
4 George Foster 114
5 Larry Hisle 113

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 28
4 Bruce Sutter 26
5 3 tied 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .490
2 Gene Richards .488
3 Steve Garvey .451
4 Pat Kelly .417
5 Doug DeCinces .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 5
2 Graig Nettles 4
2 Dave Parker 4
2 Jim Rice 4
2 Bill Robinson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Phil Garner 16
2 Dave Parker 15
3 Bill Robinson 14
4 Doug DeCinces 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 8
1 Ivan de Jesus 8
3 Jerry Remy 7
3 Frank Taveras 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Bruhert 0.56
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.56
3 Bob Shirley 0.67
4 Dave Frost 0.73
5 Scott Sanderson 0.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Leonard 4
2 Mike Caldwell 3
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Ed Figueroa 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 30
2 Tom Seaver 27
3 Jon Matlack 25
4 Bob Knepper 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Ron Reed 4
3 Terry Forster 3
3 Dave LaRoche 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .418
2 Dave Parker .416
3 Gene Richards .412
4 Amos Otis .396
5 Dave Winfield .374

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 31
2 Dave Parker 29
3 Al Oliver 27
4 Reggie Jackson 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Kucek 1.11
2 Mike Caldwell 1.33
3 Doyle Alexander 1.47
4 Scott Sanderson 1.50
5 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 7
2 Gaylord Perry 6
3 Mike Caldwell 5
3 Dave Goltz 5
3 9 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 53
2 Tom Seaver 46
3 Phil Niekro 43
4 Nolan Ryan 42
5 Bob Knepper 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 7
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Dave LaRoche 7
4 Rollie Fingers 6
4 2 others tied 6