On This Day

Friday, October 13, 1978

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1978 World Series

Los Angeles leads series 2 - 1

Los Angeles Dodgers 1
New York Yankees 5
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Rivers 3
2 Dusty Baker 2
2 Bill Russell 2
4 Chris Chambliss 1
4 10 others tied 1

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy White 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bucky Dent 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 Thurman Munson 1
1 Lou Piniella 1
1 2 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 1
1 Lou Piniella 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 0.27
2 Don Sutton 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 4
2 Don Sutton 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .500
2 Bill Russell .462
3 Reggie Jackson .455
4 Steve Garvey .333
4 2 others tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Davey Lopes 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Reggie Jackson 1
2 Roy White 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Davey Lopes 5
3 Ron Cey 4
4 Bucky Dent 3
5 2 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 1
1 Lou Piniella 1
1 Roy White 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Terry Forster 0.00
2 Ron Guidry 1.00
3 Tommy John 3.52
4 Burt Hooton 4.50
5 Catfish Hunter 6.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 Tommy John 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Terry Forster 6
2 Burt Hooton 5
3 Ron Guidry 4
3 Tommy John 4
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Welch 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dusty Baker .480
2 Reggie Jackson .458
3 Bill Russell .433
4 George Brett .429
5 Mickey Rivers .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Garvey 4
1 Davey Lopes 4
3 George Brett 3
3 Reggie Jackson 3
5 3 tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 11
1 Davey Lopes 11
3 Steve Garvey 9
4 Ron Cey 7
4 Bucky Dent 7

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 4
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Pete LaCock 1
2 6 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.04
2 Tug McGraw 1.59
3 Tommy John 1.62
4 Larry Gura 2.84
5 Dennis Leonard 3.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 2
1 Tommy John 2
3 Jim Beattie 1
3 Steve Carlton 1
3 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 11
1 Dennis Leonard 11
3 Burt Hooton 10
4 Steve Carlton 8
4 2 others tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Clay 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Bob Welch 1

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 100 63 .613 --
Red Sox 99 64 .607 1.0
Brewers 93 69 .574 6.5
Orioles 90 71 .559 9.0
Tigers 86 76 .531 13.5
Indians 69 90 .434 29.0
Blue Jays 59 102 .366 40.0

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

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

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