On This Day

Friday, September 29, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 98 62 .613 --
Red Sox 97 63 .606 1.0
Brewers 91 69 .569 7.0
Orioles 89 70 .560 8.5
Tigers 85 75 .531 13.0
Indians 68 89 .433 28.5
Blue Jays 59 100 .371 38.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 91 69 .569 --
Angels 86 74 .538 5.0
Rangers 85 75 .531 6.0
Twins 72 88 .450 19.0
White Sox 70 89 .440 20.5
Athletics 69 91 .431 22.0
Mariners 56 102 .354 34.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 89 71 .556 --
Pirates 87 72 .547 1.5
Cubs 78 82 .488 11.0
Expos 75 85 .469 14.0
Cardinals 68 92 .425 21.0
Mets 65 95 .406 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 66 .588 --
Reds 90 69 .566 3.5
Giants 89 71 .556 5.0
Padres 83 77 .519 11.0
Astros 72 88 .450 22.0
Braves 69 91 .431 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Mike Colbern 4
1 Dan Norman 4
1 Dave Parker 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 George Foster 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 Steve Henderson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 5
1 Pete Rose 5
3 Don Baylor 4
3 Bake McBride 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Toby Harrah 2
2 Frank Taveras 2
2 Garry Templeton 2
5 21 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Beattie 1.40
2 Steve Carlton 1.25
3 Ed Halicki 1.12
3 Tom Hume 1.12
5 Dennis Leonard 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Kent Tekulve 2
2 Jim Beattie 1
2 Steve Comer 1
2 John D'Acquisto 1
2 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Ed Halicki 9
2 Tom Hume 9
4 Matt Keough 8
5 Jim Beattie 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .335
2 Dave Parker .334
3 Al Oliver .324
4 Steve Garvey .316
5 Jim Rice .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 45
2 George Foster 38
3 Don Baylor 34
3 Greg Luzinski 34
5 Larry Hisle 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 137
2 Rusty Staub 121
3 George Foster 117
4 Dave Parker 115
5 Larry Hisle 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 69
2 Ron LeFlore 68
3 Julio Cruz 58
4 Bump Wills 52
5 Miguel Dilone 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.72
2 Mike Caldwell 2.26
3 Jon Matlack 2.34
4 Craig Swan 2.43
5 Jim Palmer 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Mike Caldwell 21
2 Dennis Leonard 21
2 Jim Palmer 21
2 Gaylord Perry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 303
2 Nolan Ryan 247
3 Ron Guidry 243
4 Phil Niekro 242
5 Tom Seaver 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Kent Tekulve 30
3 Doug Bair 28
4 Bruce Sutter 27
5 Rich Gossage 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .540
2 Gene Richards .463
3 George Brett .429
3 Steve Garvey .429
5 Doug DeCinces .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
2 Jim Rice 5
3 Doug DeCinces 4
3 Carney Lansford 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 15
2 Doug DeCinces 14
3 Al Oliver 13
4 George Foster 12
4 7 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 9
2 Frank Taveras 8
3 Ivan de Jesus 7
3 Jerry Remy 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.56
2 Dennis Eckersley 0.73
2 Dave Frost 0.73
4 Gaylord Perry 0.76
5 Bob Stanley 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Leonard 4
2 Steve Comer 3
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Dave Goltz 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 36
2 Tom Seaver 27
3 Ron Guidry 23
4 Steve Carlton 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Amos Otis .423
2 Steve Garvey .422
3 Dave Parker .416
4 Gene Richards .407
5 Dave Winfield .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Ron Cey 8
2 George Foster 8
4 Don Baylor 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 30
2 Dave Parker 27
3 Jim Rice 26
3 Willie Stargell 26
5 Don Baylor 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 14
2 Omar Moreno 13
3 Julio Cruz 12
3 Frank Taveras 12
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John D'Acquisto 1.05
2 Jack Kucek 1.27
3 Mike Caldwell 1.33
4 Tom Hume 1.45
5 Ron Guidry 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Dennis Leonard 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
5 7 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 59
2 Tom Seaver 46
3 Ron Guidry 44
4 Nolan Ryan 42
5 Steve Carlton 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 7
1 Rollie Fingers 7
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Dave LaRoche 7
5 2 tied 6