Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond
Standings & League Leaders as of August 20, 1978
MLB News
Injury News
Los Angeles fans will be disappointed to learn that Bob Welch developed a strained elbow ligament while throwing a pitch in today's game. He is expected to miss 8 weeks.
Milestones & Achievements
Los Angeles's Ron LeFlore extends hitting streak to 20 games
Philadelphia's Steve Carlton picks up 200th win
Philadelphia's Steve Carlton Blanks San Francisco
Weekly Awards
AL named Cleveland's Bernie Carbo as the Player of the Week after compiling a .481 average (13-27) with 4 home runs, 7 RBIs and 6 runs scored.
NL named San Diego's Oscar Gamble as the Player of the Week after racking up 11 hits in 22 at bats, 4 home runs and 5 RBIs last week in 6 games.
Standings & League Leaders as of August 20, 1978
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American League National League
Eastern Division W L PCT GB Eastern Division W L PCT GB
New York 73 51 .589 -- St.Louis 77 48 .616 --
Milwaukee 68 54 .557 4 Philadelphia 72 51 .585 4
Boston 65 60 .520 8.5 New York 63 61 .508 13.5
Cleveland 62 64 .492 12 Montreal 58 68 .460 19.5
Detroit 59 62 .488 12.5 Pittsburgh 57 67 .460 19.5
Baltimore 57 69 .452 17 Chicago 55 68 .447 21
Toronto 54 71 .432 19.5
Western Division W L PCT GB Western Division W L PCT GB
Kansas City 64 59 .520 -- Cincinnati 74 50 .597 --
Texas 62 60 .508 1.5 Houston 64 60 .516 10
Chicago 63 62 .504 2 San Diego 60 64 .484 14
California 63 63 .500 2.5 Los Angeles 59 65 .476 15
Minnesota 61 65 .484 4.5 San Francisco 57 67 .460 17
Oakland 61 65 .484 4.5 Atlanta 48 75 .390 25.5
Seattle 60 67 .472 6
Oakland 6, Boston 3 Houston 4, Pittsburgh 1
Cleveland 6, Chicago 1 Los Angeles 8, New York 5
Kansas City 9, Texas 6 St.Louis 6, Atlanta 5
Detroit 3, Milwaukee 0 Montreal 6, San Diego 0
Minnesota 1, Toronto 0 Cincinnati 4, Chicago 2
Baltimore 6, California 3 Philadelphia 2, San Francisco 0
New York 8, Seattle 1
Batting AVG AVG Batting AVG AVG
R.Carew,MIN .372 D.Parker,PIT .361
B.Bochte,SEA .350 G.Templeton,STL .351
L.Bostock,CAL .335 T.Simmons,STL .347
L.Johnson,CHI .331 P.Rose,CIN .336
G.Brett,KC .326 T.Puhl,HOU .331
T.Hutton,TOR .323 J.Cruz,HOU .331
L.Roberts,SEA .320 O.Gamble,SD .327
Homeruns HR Homeruns HR
B.Bonds,CHI 30 W.Stargell,PIT 34
L.Hisle,MIL 29 M.Schmidt,PHI 33
R.Jackson,NY 28 O.GAmble,SD 32
G.Roenicke,BAL 27 B.Horner,ATL 31
J.Rice,BOS 25 D.Parker,PIT 30
F.Lynn,BOS 24 J.Morrison,PHI 29
A.Thornton,CLE 23 R.Smith,LA 29
Runs Batted In RBI Runs Batted In RBI
R.Jackson,NY 85 C.Summers,CIN 98
D.Porter,KC 85 O.Gamble,SD 94
J.Rice,BOS 85 M.Schmidt,PHI 88
L.Roberts,SEA 83 T.Simmons,STL 88
F.Lynn,BOS 82 J.Ferguson,HOU 86
R.Staub,MIN 82 G.Foster,CIN 86
D.Baylor,CAL 77 D.Parker,PIT 86
Runs Scored RS Runs Scored RS
G.Brett,KC 88 D.Parker,PIT 98
M.Page,OAK 86 M.Schmidt,PHI 95
B.Bonds,CHI 83 O.Gamble,SD 89
J.Remy,BOS 82 R.Smith,LA 89
B.Wills,TEX 80 K.Hernandez,STL 85
B.Molinaro,CHI 79 J.Mumphrey,STL 84
W.Wilson,KC 79 T.Simmons,STL 79
Stolen Bases SB Stolen Bases SB
W.Randolph,NY 73 E.Miller,ATL 48
J.Sexton,TOR 50 B.McBride,PHI 47
W.Wilson,KN 49 I.Dejesus,CHI 44
B.Wills,TEX 44 D.Lopes,LA 43
J.Cruz,SEA 41 O.Moreno,PIT 43
M.Rivers,NY 40 J.Cruz,HOU 41
B.Molinaro,CHI 37 G.Templeton,STL 40
Earned Run Average ERA Earned Run Average ERA
R.Guidry,NY 2.25 T.John,LA 2.68
M.Caldwell,MIL 2.59 G.Perry,SD 2.94
N.Ryan,CAL 2.78 B.Forsch,STL 3.11
J.Wright,OAK 2.99 B.Knepper,SF 3.21
L.Sorensen,MIL 3.04 J.Richard,HOU 3.24
M.Fidrych,DET 3.05 L.Christenson,PHI 3.39
J.Matlack,TEX 3.07 B.Blyleven,PIt 3.43
Wins W Wins W
R.Guidry,NY 18 B.Blyleven,PIT 16
N.Ryan,CAL 16 J.Richard,HOU 16
M.Caldwell,MIL 15 B.Forsch,STL 15
J.Bibby,NY 14 L.Christenson,PHI 14
F.Jenkins,TEX 14 K.Kobel,NY 14
D.Leonard,KC 14 G.Perry,SD 14
J.Palmer,MIL 14 S.Rogers,MON 14
Saves SV Saves SV
V.Cruz,TOR 34 D.Tomlin,CIN 37
E.Farmer,MIL 34 S.Lockwood,NY 34
R.Hinton,CHI 33 G.Garber,PHI 30
E.Sosa,OAK 33 G.Lavelle,SF 30
J.Kern,CLE 30 B.Sutter,CHI 30
D.Darwin,TEX 28 T.Forster,LA 27
R.Gossage,NY 28 M.Littell,STL 27
Strikeouts SO Strikeouts SO
N.Ryan,CAL 252 J.Richard,HOU 198
R.Guidry,NY 212 B.Blyleven,PIT 150
D.Leonard,KC 156 S.Carlton,PHI 134
F.Tanana,CAL 153 S.Rogers,MON 132
D.Gullett,NY 152 S.Sanderson,MON 130
K.Kravec,CHI 143 J.Montefusco,SF 127
J.Bibby,NY 127 T.Seaver,CIN 125
Injury News
Los Angeles fans will be disappointed to learn that Bob Welch developed a strained elbow ligament while throwing a pitch in today's game. He is expected to miss 8 weeks.
Milestones & Achievements
Los Angeles's Ron LeFlore extends hitting streak to 20 games
Philadelphia's Steve Carlton picks up 200th win
Philadelphia's Steve Carlton Blanks San Francisco
Weekly Awards
AL named Cleveland's Bernie Carbo as the Player of the Week after compiling a .481 average (13-27) with 4 home runs, 7 RBIs and 6 runs scored.
NL named San Diego's Oscar Gamble as the Player of the Week after racking up 11 hits in 22 at bats, 4 home runs and 5 RBIs last week in 6 games.
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