MLB Standings and Leaders as of August 13, 1978
American League National League Eastern Division W L PCT GB Eastern Division W L PCT GB New York 69 49 .585 -- St.Louis 73 45 .619 -- Milwaukee 66 48 .579 1 Philadelphia 69 48 .590 3.5 Boston 64 54 .542 5 New York 60 58 .508 13 Cleveland 59 60 .496 10.5 Montreal 56 64 .467 18 Detroit 55 59 .482 12 Pittsburgh 53 64 .453 19.5 Baltimore 55 65 .458 15 Chicago 51 65 .440 21 Toronto 50 68 .424 19 Western Division W L PCT GB Western Division W L PCT GB Texas 59 56 .513 -- Cincinnati 72 45 .615 -- Chicago 60 58 .508 0.5 Houston 61 56 .521 11 Kansas City 58 58 .500 1.5 San Diego 58 60 .492 14.5 California 58 62 .483 3.5 Los Angeles 55 63 .466 17.5 Minnesota 57 62 .479 4 San Francisco 53 65 .449 19.5 Oakland 58 63 .479 4 Atlanta 44 72 .379 27.5 Seattle 58 64 .475 4.5 Batting AVG AVG Batting AVG AVG R.Carew,MIN .374 D.Parker,PIT .353 B.Bochte,SEA .346 G.Templeton,STL .351 L.Johnson,CHI .334 T.Simmons,STL .348 L.Bostock,CAL .333 P.Rose,CIN .336 L.Roberts,SEA .321 R.Knight,SD .330 G.Brett,KC .320 K.Hernandez,STL .327 J.Rice,BOS .318 T.Puhl,HOU .325 Homeruns HR Homeruns HR B.Bonds,CHI 30 M.Schmidt,PHI 33 L.Hisle,MIL 28 W.Stargell,PIT 31 G.Roenicke,BAL 27 B.Horner,ATL 29 R.Jackson,NY 25 J.Morrison,PHI 29 J.Rice,BOS 24 D.Parker,PIT 29 A.Thornton,CLE 23 O.Gamble,SD 28 D.Baylor,CAL 22 R.Smith,LA 27 Runs Batted In RBI Runs Batted In RBI L.Roberts,SEA 80 C.Summers,CIN 96 J.Rice,BOS 79 O.Gamble,SD 90 R.Jackson,NY 78 M.Schmidt,PHI 87 F.Lynn,BOS 78 D.Parker,PIT 84 D.Porter,KC 78 T.Simmons,STL 84 R.Staub,MIN 77 G.Foster,CIN 83 D.Baylor,CAL 76 J.Morrison,PHI 83 Runs Scored RS Runs Scored RS B.Bonds,CHI 82 M.Schmidt,PHI 94 M.Page,OAK 81 D.Parker,PIT 90 G.Brett,KC 80 O.Gamble,SD 81 J.Remy,BOS 80 R.Smith,LA 81 B.Wills,TEX 76 K.Hernandez,STL 80 B.Molinaro,CHI 75 J.Mumphrey,STL 77 B.Sample,TEX 74 G.Richards,SD 77 Stolen Bases SB Stolen Bases SB W.Randolph,NY 64 E.Miller,ATL 46 J.Sexton,TOR 50 B.McBride,PHI 45 W.Wilson,KN 47 I.Dejesus,CHI 42 J.Cruz,SEA 40 D.Lopes,LA 41 B.Wills,TEX 37 O.Moreno,PIT 41 B.Molinaro,CHI 36 G.Templeton,STL 40 M.Rivers,NY 36 J.Cruz,HOU 37 Earned Run Average ERA Earned Run Average ERA R.Guidry,NY 2.26 T.John,LA 2.65 M.Caldwell,MIL 2.55 G.Perry,SD 2.94 N.Ryan,CAL 2.80 B.Forsch,STL 3.00 S.Renko,OAK 2.91 B.Knepper,SF 3.21 L.Sorensen,MIL 3.04 J.Richard,HOU 3.23 J.Wright,OAK 3.10 L.Christenson,PHI 3.47 J.Matlack,TEX 3.11 B.Blyleven,PIt 3.49 Wins W Wins W R.Guidry,NY 16 J.Richard,HOU 16 N.Ryan,CAL 15 B.Blyleven,PIT 15 M.Caldwell,MIL 14 B.Forsch,STL 15 F.Jenkins,TEX 14 G.Perry,SD 14 J.Bibby,NY 13 S.Rogers,MON 14 J.Palmer,MIL 13 L.Christenson,PHI 13 J.Augustine,MIL 12 T.Dixon,HOU 13 Saves SV Saves SV E.Farmer,MIL 33 D.Tomlin,CIN 36 V.Cruz,TOR 32 S.Lockwood,NY 33 R.Hinton,CHI 32 G.Garber,PHI 29 E.Sosa,OAK 31 G.Lavelle,SF 28 J.Kern,CLE 30 D.Palmer,MON 27 D.Darwin,TEX 27 B.Sutter,CHI 27 R.Gossage,NY 25 M.Littell,STL 26 Strikeouts SO Strikeouts SO N.Ryan,CAL 239 J.Richard,HOU 191 R.Guidry,NY 197 B.Blyleven,PIT 144 F.Tanana,CAL 146 S.Rogers,MON 129 D.Gullett,NY 141 S.Sanderson,MON 125 D.Leonard,KC 135 S.Carlton,PHI 120 K.Kravec,CHI 130 C.Swan,NY 120 J.Bibby,NY 126 J.Montefusco,SF 119
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Leaders Thru August 13, 1978 Batting Average Earned Run Average S.Garvey .291 T.John 2.65 R.Monday .282 B.Hooton 3.57 R.Smith .279 R.Rhoden 3.74 D.Lopes .271 D.Rau 4.41 D.Baker .253 B.Welch 5.16 Home Runs Wins R.Smith 27 T.John 11 R.Monday 19 R.Rhoden 9 D.Baker 17 B.Hooton 8 R.Cey 16 B.Welch 7 S.Garvey 13 D.Rau 4 Runs Batted In Saves S.Garvey 74 T.Forster 25 R.Smith 70 B.Castillo 2 D.Baker 57 R.Monday 53 L.Lacy 52 Stolen Bases Strikeouts D.Lopes 41 T.John 114 R.LeFlore 26 B.Welch 100 S.Garvey 16 B.Hooton 96 V.Davalillo 14 R.Rhoden 94 L.Lacy 11 D.Rau 75
1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders Thru August 13, 1978 Batting Average Earned Run Average B.Boone .312 L.Christenson 3.47 L.Bowa .307 R.Burris 4.29 R.Hebner .302 J.Kaat 4.42 B.McBride .284 S.Carlton 4.75 J.Morrison .283 Home Runs Wins M.Schmidt 33 L.Christenson 13 J.Morrison 29 R.Burris 8 G.Luzinski 23 D.Roberts 8 R.Hebner 18 W.Brusstar 7 B.McBride 15 S.Carlton 7 Runs Batted In Saves M.Schmidt 87 G.Garber 29 J.Morrison 83 W.Brusstar 4 G.Luzinski 73 R.Lerch 2 R.Hebner 63 J.Lonborg 1 B.Boone 60 D.Patterson 1 Stolen Bases Strikeouts B.McBride 45 S.Carlton 120 J.Morrison 17 L.Christenson 88 L.Bowa 16 R.Burris 55 M.Schmidt 13 J.Kaat 51 R.Hebner 6 D.Roberts 47
1978 St.Louis Cardinals Leaders Thru August 13, 1978 Batting Average Earned Run Average G.Templeton .351 B.Forsch 3.00 T.Simmons .348 J.Urrea 4.13 K.Hernandez .327 R.Dressler 4.13 G.Adams .318 E.Rasmussen 5.76 J.Mumphrey .302 Home Runs Wins T.Simmons 23 B.Forsch 15 G.Adams 11 E.Rasmussen 10 K.Hernandez 10 J.Urrea 8 J.Dwyer 7 R.Dressler 7 S.Ontiveros 5 J.Denny 6 Runs Batted In Saves T.Simmons 84 M.Littell 26 K.Hernandez 69 D.O'Brien 5 G.Templeton 63 B.Schultz 5 G.Adams 54 G.Frazier 2 J.Mumphrey 51 S.Martinez 1 Stolen Bases Strikeouts G.Templeton 40 B.Forsch 89 J.Mumphrey 30 E.Rasmussen 74 K.Hernandez 19 J.Urrea 69 T.Scott 17 R.Dressler 57 J.Dwyer 9 J.Denny 49
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