On This Day

Saturday, September 30, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 62 .615 --
Red Sox 98 63 .609 1.0
Brewers 92 69 .571 7.0
Orioles 89 71 .556 9.5
Tigers 86 75 .534 13.0
Indians 68 90 .430 29.5
Blue Jays 59 101 .369 39.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 91 70 .565 --
Angels 86 75 .534 5.0
Rangers 86 75 .534 5.0
Twins 73 88 .453 18.0
White Sox 71 89 .444 19.5
Athletics 69 92 .429 22.0
Mariners 56 103 .352 34.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 90 71 .559 --
Pirates 87 73 .544 2.5
Cubs 79 82 .491 11.0
Expos 75 86 .466 15.0
Cardinals 69 92 .429 21.0
Mets 65 96 .404 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 95 66 .590 --
Reds 91 69 .569 3.5
Giants 89 72 .553 6.0
Padres 83 78 .516 12.0
Astros 73 88 .453 22.0
Braves 69 92 .429 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Grich 4
2 Enos Cabell 3
2 Jose Cruz 3
2 Marc Hill 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Randy Lerch 2
2 Rico Carty 1
2 Mike Colbern 1
2 Doug DeCinces 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 4
1 Willie Stargell 4
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 Marc Hill 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Roger Freed 1
2 Phil Garner 1
2 Pete LaCock 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Eckersley 1.50
2 Fred Norman 1.17
3 Chris Knapp 1.00
4 Tommy John 0.80
5 Ed Figueroa 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Baker 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Tom Dixon 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
1 Chris Knapp 9
3 Fred Norman 7
4 Rick Jones 6
4 Phil Niekro 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Joe Sambito 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .334
2 Rod Carew .333
3 Al Oliver .324
4 Steve Garvey .317
5 Jose Cruz .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 45
2 George Foster 38
3 Greg Luzinski 35
4 Don Baylor 34
5 Larry Hisle 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 137
2 Rusty Staub 121
3 George Foster 117
3 Dave Parker 117
5 Larry Hisle 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 70
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 Jon Matlack 2.30
3 Mike Caldwell 2.36
4 Craig Swan 2.43
5 Jim Palmer 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Mike Caldwell 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 Gaylord Perry 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 303
2 Phil Niekro 248
3 Nolan Ryan 247
4 Ron Guidry 243
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 .519
2 George Brett .458
3 Steve Garvey .429
3 Gene Richards .429
5 Doug DeCinces .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
2 Doug DeCinces 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
2 Jim Rice 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 17
2 Doug DeCinces 16
3 Bill Buckner 14
4 Don Baylor 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Julio Cruz 7
2 Omar Moreno 7
2 Jerry Remy 7
2 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.56
2 Dave Frost 0.73
3 Gaylord Perry 0.76
4 Dennis Eckersley 0.80
5 Bob Stanley 0.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 4
1 Dennis Leonard 4
3 Mike Caldwell 3
3 John Denny 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 24
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Chris Knapp 22
2 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Ron Reed 4
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 Dave LaRoche 3
5 11 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .434
2 Dave Parker .415
3 Amos Otis .413
4 Gene Richards .390
5 Jose Cruz .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 9
2 George Foster 8
2 Willie Stargell 8
4 Don Baylor 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 30
2 Amos Otis 29
2 Dave Parker 29
4 Don Baylor 27
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.96
2 John D'Acquisto 1.05
3 Gaylord Perry 1.21
4 Jack Kucek 1.27
5 Tom Hume 1.45

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 59
2 Tom Seaver 46
3 Phil Niekro 43
4 Nolan Ryan 42
5 Steve Carlton 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 7
1 Rollie Fingers 7
1 Dave LaRoche 7
4 Terry Forster 6
4 3 others tied 6