American League League Leaders
Monday, October 2, 1978

Batting Average

CAREW, Rod WAS .337
OLIVER, Al TEX .337
RICE, Jim BRS .335
BRETT, George KC .335
FORD, Dan WAS .318
YOUNT, Robin MIL .318
BANDO, Sal MIL .312
GRUBB, John CLE/TEX .311
HARLOW, Larry O'S .309
BOSTOCK, Lyman LAA .305

Home Runs

RICE, Jim BRS 42
JACKSON, Reggie NYY 41
BAYLOR, Don LAA 39
BONDS, Bobby CWS/TEX 33
DECINCES, Doug O'S 32
CARTY, Rico TOR/A'S 31
THORNTON, Andy CLE 31
MURRAY, Eddie O'S 30
OGLIVIE, Ben MIL 28
PAGE, Mitchell A'S 28

Runs Batted In

SMALLEY, Roy WAS 121
BAYLOR, Don LAA 117
JACKSON, Reggie NYY 115
RICE, Jim BRS 113
BANDO, Sal MIL 106
ZISK, Richie TEX 100
DECINCES, Doug O'S 99
MCRAE, Hal KC 98
THORNTON, Andy CLE 96
STAUB, Rusty DET 95

Hits

RICE, Jim BRS 213
FORD, Dan WAS 210
CAREW, Rod WAS 205
CHAMBLISS, Chris NYY 197
BANDO, Sal MIL 194
BOSTOCK, Lyman LAA 193
MANNING, Rick CLE 190
THOMPSON, Jason DET 181
SMALLEY, Roy WAS 179
LEFLORE, Ron DET 178

On Base Pct

GRUBB, John CLE/TEX .410
RANDOLPH, Willie NYY .403
OTIS, Amos KC .397
RICE, Jim BRS .397
CAREW, Rod WAS .394
SINGLETON, Ken O'S .390
HARLOW, Larry O'S .388
SMALLEY, Roy WAS .387
THORNTON, Andy CLE .385
BRETT, George KC .383

Slugging Pct

RICE, Jim BRS .608
JACKSON, Reggie NYY .557
OGLIVIE, Ben MIL .548
OTIS, Amos KC .539
DECINCES, Doug O'S .538
OLIVER, Al TEX .534
BRETT, George KC .528
GRUBB, John CLE/TEX .516
CARTY, Rico TOR/A'S .511
BANDO, Sal MIL .502

Runs

RICE, Jim BRS 113
JACKSON, Reggie NYY 108
THORNTON, Andy CLE 106
FORD, Dan WAS 106
LEFLORE, Ron DET 105
OTIS, Amos KC 103
BANDO, Sal MIL 100
LYNN, Fred BRS 100
MURRAY, Eddie O'S 100
BAYLOR, Don LAA 96

Stolen Bases

CRUZ, Julio SEA 61
LEFLORE, Ron DET 52
BONDS, Bobby CWS/TEX 45
JONES, Ruppert SEA 40
RIVERS, Mickey NYY 38
BRETT, George KC 37
BAYLOR, Don LAA 37
WILSON, Willie KC 35
PATEK, Freddie KC 35
WILLS, Bump TEX 35

Doubles

BRETT, George KC 48
MCRAE, Hal KC 43
BURLESON, Rick BRS 41
FISK, Carlton BRS 39
CHAMBLISS, Chris NYY 39
OLIVER, Al TEX 37
LEMON, Chet CWS 36
DECINCES, Doug O'S 36
OGLIVIE, Ben MIL 36
OTIS, Amos KC 36

Triples

GARR, Ralph CWS 14
RICE, Jim BRS 13
CUBBAGE, Mike WAS 11
OTIS, Amos KC 11
PAGE, Mitchell A'S 11
TRAMMELL, Alan DET 10
FORD, Dan WAS 10
BANDO, Sal MIL 9
REMY, Jerry BRS 9
CAREW, Rod WAS 8

Walks

THORNTON, Andy CLE 125
PORTER, Darrell KC 107
SINGLETON, Ken O'S 100
HARGROVE, Mike TEX 97
GRICH, Bobby LAA 95
RANDOLPH, Willie NYY 94
HARRAH, Toby TEX 93
OTIS, Amos KC 92
SMALLEY, Roy WAS 89
YASTRZEMSKI, Carl BRS 88

Strikeouts

ALEXANDER, Gary A'S/CLE 148
BONDS, Bobby CWS/TEX 128
THOMAS, Gorman MIL 122
JACKSON, Reggie NYY 115
MAY, Lee O'S 109
THOMPSON, Jason DET 109
LEZCANO, Sixto MIL 108
RICE, Jim BRS 107
STANTON, Lee SEA 106
LEFLORE, Ron DET 106

Earned Run Average

CALDWELL, Mike MIL 2.14
MCGREGOR, Scott O'S 2.48
GURA, Larry KC 2.51
TIDROW, Dick NYY 2.58
GUIDRY, Ron NYY 2.62
STONE, Steve CWS 2.65
TIANT, Luis BRS 2.72
MARTINEZ, Dennis O'S 2.83
MEDICH, Doc TEX 2.83
WAITS, Rick CLE 2.83

Wins

CALDWELL, Mike MIL 26-6
FLANAGAN, Mike O'S 22-14
GUIDRY, Ron NYY 21-10
MARTINEZ, Dennis O'S 21-13
MCGREGOR, Scott O'S 20-7
SPLITTORFF, Paul KC 19-10
RYAN, Nolan LAA 18-7
GALE, Rich KC 18-9
LEONARD, Dennis KC 18-13
TORREZ, Mike BRS 17-11

Saves

GOSSAGE, Goose NYY 31
STANHOUSE, Don O'S 26
HRABOSKY, Al KC 24
LAROCHE, Dave LAA 19
MARSHALL, Mike WAS 17
LAGROW, Lerrin CWS 17
CLEVELAND, Reggie BRS/TEX 15
KERN, Jim CLE 14
HILLER, John DET 13
SOSA, Elias A'S 12

Winning Pct

CALDWELL, Mike MIL .813
HRABOSKY, Al KC .765
MCGREGOR, Scott O'S .741
BEATTIE, Jim NYY .722
RYAN, Nolan LAA .720
GUIDRY, Ron NYY .677
GALE, Rich KC .667
WILLOUGHBY, Jim CWS .667
SPLITTORFF, Paul KC .655
CLEVELAND, Reggie BRS/TEX .625

Innings Pitched

FLANAGAN, Mike O'S 326.7
PALMER, Jim O'S 313.3
MARTINEZ, Dennis O'S 309.0
CALDWELL, Mike MIL 306.7
LEONARD, Dennis KC 291.7
ERICKSON, Roger WAS 288.0
SORENSEN, Lary MIL 283.3
FIGUEROA, Ed NYY 279.7
SPLITTORFF, Paul KC 275.0
TORREZ, Mike BRS 270.7

Games Started

FLANAGAN, Mike O'S 40
LEONARD, Dennis KC 40
PALMER, Jim O'S 38
MARTINEZ, Dennis O'S 38
SPLITTORFF, Paul KC 38
ERICKSON, Roger WAS 37
SORENSEN, Lary MIL 36
FIGUEROA, Ed NYY 35
TORREZ, Mike BRS 35
ECKERSLEY, Dennis BRS 35

Complete Games

CALDWELL, Mike MIL 26
FLANAGAN, Mike O'S 22
TIANT, Luis BRS 21
FIGUEROA, Ed NYY 21
PALMER, Jim O'S 21
GUIDRY, Ron NYY 20
ECKERSLEY, Dennis BRS 20
MARTINEZ, Dennis O'S 20
ERICKSON, Roger WAS 19
JENKINS, Fergie TEX 17

Shut Outs

JEFFERSON, Jesse TOR 6
SLATON, Jim DET 6
ECKERSLEY, Dennis BRS 6
SPLITTORFF, Paul KC 6
WOOD, Wilbur CWS 5
ABBOTT, Glenn SEA 5
GALE, Rich KC 5
STONE, Steve CWS 5
MCGREGOR, Scott O'S 5
CALDWELL, Mike MIL 5

Strikeouts

RYAN, Nolan LAA 230
GUIDRY, Ron NYY 225
LEONARD, Dennis KC 196
MARTINEZ, Dennis O'S 177
KRAVEC, Ken CWS 176
FLANAGAN, Mike O'S 175
JENKINS, Fergie TEX 167
CALDWELL, Mike MIL 166
UNDERWOOD, Tom TOR 162
WISE, Rick CLE 162

Walks Allowed

RYAN, Nolan LAA 135
BARRIOS, Francisco CWS 98
WAITS, Rick CLE 97
FIGUEROA, Ed NYY 96
TORREZ, Mike BRS 96
PALMER, Jim O'S 95
SORENSEN, Lary MIL 93
FLANAGAN, Mike O'S 91
JEFFERSON, Jesse TOR 90
ECKERSLEY, Dennis BRS 89

HR Allowed

KNAPP, Chris LAA 38
TIANT, Luis BRS 32
JOHNSON, John Henr A'S 30
COLBORN, Jim KC/SEA 29
MOORE, Balor TOR 29
UNDERWOOD, Tom TOR 26
SORENSEN, Lary MIL 26
SLATON, Jim DET 25
LEONARD, Dennis KC 25
WILLIS, Mike TOR 24

Appearances

LACEY, Bob A'S 80
GOSSAGE, Goose NYY 65
HRABOSKY, Al KC 65
MARSHALL, Mike WAS 62
LAROCHE, Dave LAA 59
ROMO, Enrique SEA 58
STANHOUSE, Don O'S 57
KERN, Jim CLE 55
STANLEY, Bob BRS 54
CLEVELAND, Reggie BRS/TEX 53

 

 

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