On This Day

Sunday, October 1, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 99 63 .611 --
Yankees 99 63 .611 --
Brewers 93 69 .574 6.0
Orioles 90 71 .559 8.5
Tigers 86 76 .531 13.0
Indians 69 90 .434 28.5
Blue Jays 59 102 .366 39.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 92 70 .568 --
Angels 87 75 .537 5.0
Rangers 87 75 .537 5.0
Twins 73 89 .451 19.0
White Sox 71 90 .441 20.5
Athletics 69 93 .426 23.0
Mariners 56 104 .350 35.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 90 72 .556 --
Pirates 88 73 .547 1.5
Cubs 79 83 .488 11.0
Expos 76 86 .469 14.0
Cardinals 69 93 .426 21.0
Mets 66 96 .407 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 95 67 .586 --
Reds 92 69 .571 2.5
Giants 89 73 .549 6.0
Padres 84 78 .519 11.0
Astros 74 88 .457 21.0
Braves 69 93 .426 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barry Bonnell 5
1 Tony Perez 5
3 Craig Reynolds 4
3 Scot Thompson 4
5 4 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 2
1 Pat Kelly 2
3 Gary Alexander 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 4
2 Darrel Chaney 3
2 George Foster 3
2 Pat Kelly 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Alexander 2
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Steve Brye 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Gura 2.00
1 Luis Tiant 2.00
3 Tom Seaver 1.22
4 Nolan Ryan 1.18
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dan Dumoulin 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 13
2 Tom Seaver 11
3 Gaylord Perry 10
4 Odell Jones 7
5 Lynn McGlothen 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Moose Haas 1
1 Mark Lemongello 1
1 Dale Murray 1
1 Bill Paschall 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .334
2 Rod Carew .333
3 Al Oliver .324
4 Steve Garvey .316
5 Jim Rice .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 46
2 George Foster 40
3 Greg Luzinski 35
4 Don Baylor 34
4 Larry Hisle 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 138
2 Rusty Staub 121
3 George Foster 120
4 Dave Parker 117
5 Larry Hisle 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 71
2 Ron LeFlore 68
3 Julio Cruz 59
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 Nolan Ryan 260
3 Phil Niekro 248
4 Ron Guidry 243
5 Tom Seaver 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Kent Tekulve 31
3 Doug Bair 28
4 Bruce Sutter 27
5 Rich Gossage 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .490
2 George Brett .457
3 Gene Richards .432
4 Bobby Grich .419
5 Steve Garvey .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 7
2 Doug DeCinces 5
2 Jim Rice 5
4 Greg Luzinski 4
4 Dave Parker 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 17
2 Bill Buckner 14
2 George Foster 14
2 Richie Zisk 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 8
1 Omar Moreno 8
3 Julio Cruz 7
4 Ivan de Jesus 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vern Ruhle 0.56
2 Dennis Eckersley 0.80
3 Bob Stanley 0.81
4 Joe Niekro 0.82
5 Byron McLaughlin 1.04

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
1 Tom Seaver 29
3 J. R. Richard 24
4 Mike Flanagan 22
4 3 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Ron Reed 4
3 Rich Gossage 3
4 Doug Bair 2
4 11 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .430
2 Dave Parker .412
3 Amos Otis .411
4 Jose Cruz .389
5 Gene Richards .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 10
2 George Foster 9
3 Bobby Bonds 8
3 Willie Stargell 8
5 5 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 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 15
2 Ivan de Jesus 14
3 Julio Cruz 13
4 Frank Taveras 12
5 Willie Wilson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.96
2 John D'Acquisto 1.05
3 Jack Kucek 1.26
4 Gaylord Perry 1.32
5 Tom Hume 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 7
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
2 Dennis Leonard 6
2 Gaylord Perry 6
5 5 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 59
2 Nolan Ryan 55
3 Tom Seaver 53
4 Phil Niekro 43
5 2 tied 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