1978 AMERICAN LEAGUE HITTING LEADERS
Through games played of May 7, 1978
(minimum 3.1 plate appearances per team game played)
BATTING AVERAGE AT BATS RUNS HITS
Lemon CHI .407 Jones SEA 123 Cruz SEA 24 Smalley MIN 41
Smalley MIN .360 Bochte SEA 122 Baylor CAL 22 Meyer SEA 36
Hobson BOS .357 Carew MIN 121 Smalley MIN 21 Lemon CHI 35
Garr CHI .351 Smalley MIN 114 Yastrzemski BOS 19 Munson NY 35
Fisk BOS .349 Meyer SEA 114 Murray BAL 19 Carew MIN 34
Munson NY .337 Stein SEA 111 Rice BOS 18 Jones SEA 33
Cruz SEA .330 Rice BOS 111 Miller CAL 18 Cruz SEA 32
Nettles NY .326 Remy BOS 111 Fisk BOS 18 Murray BAL 31
DeCinces BAL .322 Ford MIN 107 Bosetti TOR 17 Rice BOS 31
Molitor MIL .321 Grich CAL 106 Carty TOR 16 Grich CAL 31
DOUBLES TRIPLES HOME RUNS RUNS BATTED IN
DeCinces BAL 10 Rivers NY 4 Murray BAL 12 Murray BAL 34
Hobson BOS 9 McRae KC 3 Rice BOS 11 Carty TOR 26
Smalley MIN 8 Ford MIN 3 Thomas MIL 10 Baylor CAL 25
Carew MIN 8 Smith BAL 3 Baylor CAL 9 Smalley MIN 23
Bostock CAL 8 Bailor TOR 3 Soderholm CHI 8 Thomas MIL 22
Oglivie MIL 8 17 tied with 2 Alexander OAK 8 Alexander OAK 22
Brett KC 8 May BAL 7 DeCinces BAL 20
Adams MIN 8 Jackson NY 7 Rice BOS 19
4 tied with 7 5 tied with 6 Stanton SEA 17
6 tied with 16
GIDP STOLEN BASES CAUGHT STEALING BASES ON BALLS
Bostock CAL 5 Edwards OAK 12 Molitor MIL 6 Randolph NY 17
Grubb CLE 5 Cruz SEA 10 Wills TEX 4 Bumbry BAL 17
Norwood MIN 5 Dilone OAK 10 Bumbry BAL 4 Smalley MIN 17
Sundberg TEX 5 Wilson KC 9 Dilone OAK 4 Fisk BOS 17
Gomez TOR 4 LeFlore DET 9 Edwards OAK 4 Bando MIL 17
Lynn BOS 4 Wills TEX 7 Terrell KC 4 Singleton BAL 17
Staub DET 4 Patek KC 6 Dade CLE 3 Miller CAL 15
May BAL 4 Molitor MIL 6 Reynolds SEA 3 Cruz SEA 14
Trammell DET 4 Jones SEA 5 McRae KC 3 Hobson BOS 14
Horton CLE 4 Campaneris TEX 5 Gross OAK 14
GAMES ON BASE PERCENTAGE SLUGGING PERCENTAGE ON BASE + SLUGGING
Jones SEA 31 Fisk BOS .456 Murray BAL .763 Murray BAL 1.163
Bochte SEA 30 Hobson BOS .449 Soderholm CHI .667 Lemon CHI 1.108
Stein SEA 30 Lemon CHI .446 Lemon CHI .663 Fisk BOS 1.038
Smalley MIN 29 Smalley MIN .443 DeCinces BAL .644 DeCinces BAL 1.023
Carew MIN 29 Cruz SEA .414 Alexander OAK .636 Smalley MIN 1.022
Meyer SEA 29 Bando MIL .402 Rice BOS .631 Alexander OAK 1.004
Ford MIN 28 Miller CAL .402 Thomas MIL .600 Soderholm CHI .982
Randall MIN 28 Murray BAL .400 Baylor CAL .598 Hobson BOS .973
5 tied with 27 Bostock CAL .383 Fisk BOS .581 Baylor CAL .962
Nettles NY .380 Smalley MIN .579 Rice BOS .941
LOW BATTING AVERAGE LOW ON BASE PCT. LOW SLUGGING PCT. LOW ON BASE + SLG
Grubb CLE .163 Grubb CLE .221 Cubbage MIN .231 Johnson CHI .481
Thornton CLE .165 Jackson NY .223 Gomez TOR .233 Grubb CLE .496
Jackson NY .179 Johnson CHI .237 Belanger BAL .237 Belanger BAL .511
Harrah TEX .182 Cowens KC .238 Dilone OAK .237 Cowens KC .513
Powell MIN .185 Remy BOS .241 Johnson CHI .244 Harrah TEX .514
Oliver TEX .188 Oliver TEX .242 Wills TEX .246 Burleson BOS .517
Wills TEX .188 Burleson BOS .245 Harrah TEX .247 Gomez TOR .524
Cubbage MIN .192 Essian OAK .253 Powell MIN .247 Dilone OAK .526
Burleson BOS .194 Guerrero OAK .255 Burleson BOS .272 Essian OAK .529
Porter KC .195 Revering OAK .263 Randolph NY .273 Cubbage MIN .531
1978 AMERICAN LEAGUE PITCHING LEADERS
Through games played of May 7, 1978
(minimum 1.0 inning pitched per team game played)
EARNED RUN AVERAGE STRIKEOUTS WINS LOSSES
Guidry NY 0.16 Guidry NY 58 Torrez BOS 6 - 1 Garland CLE 0 - 6
Wilcox DET 0.61 Ryan CAL 52 Guidry NY 5 - 0 Wise CLE 1 - 5
Keough OAK 0.94 Tanana CAL 36 Keough OAK 5 - 0 Erickson MIN 1 - 5
Fidrych DET 1.17 Leonard KC 32 Flanagan BAL 4 - 0 Hood CLE 0 - 4
Slaton DET 1.28 Erickson MIN 30 Slaton DET 4 - 0 Medich TEX 0 - 4
Rozema DET 1.60 Mitchell SEA 29 Figueroa NY 4 - 0 Pole SEA 1 - 4
Goltz MIN 1.84 Underwood TOR 29 Goltz MIN 4 - 0 Moore TOR 1 - 4
Hunter NY 1.99 Flanagan BAL 29 Sorenson MIL 4 - 1 Lee BOS 1 - 4
Wirth OAK 1.99 Haas MIL 28 Eckersley BOS 4 - 2 Mitchell SEA 1 - 4
Torrez BOS 1.99 Martinez BAL 26 Gossage NY 3 - 0 Wood CHI 1 - 4
GAMES COMPLETE GAMES SHUTOUTS INNINGS PITCHED
Rawley SEA 14 Torrez BOS 5 Guidry NY 3 Torrez BOS 58.67
Romo SEA 14 Guidry NY 5 Torrez BOS 2 Sorenson MIL 58.33
Kinney CLE 12 Leonard KC 4 Slaton DET 2 Guidry NY 56.00
Murphy TOR 12 Palmer BAL 4 Keough OAK 2 Erickson MIN 54.00
Kern CLE 11 Eckersley BOS 4 Aase CAL 2 Leonard KC 53.67
Johnson MIN 11 Sorenson MIL 3 Gale KC 2 Augustine MIL 52.00
Sosa OAK 11 Matlack TEX 3 14 tied with 1 Ryan CAL 50.33
Miller CAL 11 Figueroa NY 3 Eckersley BOS 49.67
Heaverlo OAK 11 Slaton DET 3 Flanagan BAL 49.00
Willis TOR 10 Caldwell MIL 3 Palmer BAL 48.67
SAVES OPP. BATTING AVG WHIP HOME RUNS ALLOWED
Sosa OAK 6 Guidry NY .111 Slaton DET 0.73 Wood CHI 10
McClure MIL 5 Slaton DET .168 Guidry NY 0.80 Ellis TEX 9
Hiller DET 5 Kravec CHI .169 Hunter NY 0.85 Leonard KC 8
Marshall MIN 4 Johnson OAK .178 Rozema DET 0.98 Garvin TOR 8
Stanhouse BAL 4 Wirth OAK .186 Tidrow NY 1.00 Thormodsgard MIN 8
LaGrow CHI 4 Wilcox DET .189 Caldwell MIL 1.00 Splittorff KC 7
Gossage NY 3 Hunter NY .195 Goltz MIN 1.05 Zahn MIN 7
Willis TOR 3 Tidrow NY .200 Kravec CHI 1.08 Waits CLE 7
Campbell BOS 3 Caldwell MIL .200 Sorenson MIL 1.10 5 tied with 6
Hrabosky KC 3 Keough OAK .203 Johnson OAK 1.11
HIGH EARNED RUN AVG HIGH OPP. BAT AVG. HIGH WHIP
Garland CLE 10.60 Wise CLE .376 Garland CLE 2.24
Stone CHI 8.10 Garland CLE .358 Wise CLE 1.92
Wise CLE 7.64 Hood CLE .356 Stone CHI 1.90
Pole SEA 7.17 Lee BOS .318 Hood CLE 1.88
Hood CLE 7.09 McGregor BAL .315 Pole SEA 1.86
Waits CLE 6.58 Pole SEA .312 Jefferson TOR 1.78
Jefferson TOR 6.53 Stone CHI .307 Mitchell SEA 1.69
Lee BOS 5.91 Thormodsgard MIN .303 McGregor BAL 1.68
Billingham DET 5.59 Jefferson TOR .300 Lee BOS 1.66
Mitchell SEA 5.25 Billingham DET .299 Waits CLE 1.65