On This Day

Tuesday, May 30, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 34 15 .694 --
Yankees 29 16 .644 3.0
Tigers 25 20 .556 7.0
Brewers 23 21 .523 8.5
Orioles 22 25 .468 11.0
Indians 21 24 .467 11.0
Blue Jays 16 31 .340 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 27 20 .574 --
Royals 24 19 .558 1.0
Angels 25 20 .556 1.0
Rangers 23 22 .511 3.0
Twins 19 28 .404 8.0
White Sox 16 28 .364 9.5
Mariners 17 32 .347 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 24 19 .558 --
Phillies 22 20 .524 1.5
Expos 24 22 .522 1.5
Mets 23 26 .469 4.0
Pirates 21 25 .457 4.5
Cardinals 17 32 .347 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 30 15 .667 --
Reds 29 19 .604 2.5
Dodgers 27 19 .587 3.5
Padres 20 26 .435 10.5
Astros 19 25 .432 10.5
Braves 18 26 .409 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ivan de Jesus 4
2 Warren Cromartie 3
2 Mario Guerrero 3
2 Lee Lacy 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Warren Cromartie 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Davalillo 3
1 George Hendrick 3
1 Greg Luzinski 3
4 Rick Burleson 2
4 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Schmidt 3
2 Bake McBride 2
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 Enos Cabell 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Wise 2.00
2 Steve Baker 1.00
2 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
4 Steve Rogers 0.89
5 J. R. Richard 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Baker 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Jamie Easterly 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 8
1 Steve Rogers 8
1 Rick Wise 8
4 Steve Baker 7
4 J. R. Richard 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garman 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Jim Willoughby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Jim Rice .341
3 Reggie Smith .339
4 Jeff Burroughs .338
5 Jim Sundberg .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 18
2 Don Baylor 13
2 Jason Thompson 13
4 Dwight Evans 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 50
2 George Foster 37
3 Lee May 35
3 Reggie Smith 35
5 2 tied 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 23
2 Cesar Cedeno 19
3 Ron LeFlore 18
4 Julio Cruz 17
4 Willie Wilson 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Henry Johnson 1.64
2 Ron Guidry 1.88
3 Bob Knepper 2.01
4 Rick Reuschel 2.12
5 Bob Forsch 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 8
1 Frank Tanana 8
3 Ron Guidry 7
3 Tommy John 7
3 3 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 97
2 J. R. Richard 86
3 Phil Niekro 77
4 Bert Blyleven 64
5 Tom Seaver 61

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 10
2 Doug Bair 8
2 Terry Forster 8
4 Al Hrabosky 7
4 3 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Smith .469
2 Jack Clark .440
3 George Brett .400
3 Terry Puhl .400
5 Ken Griffey .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 9
2 Jim Rice 7
3 John Mayberry 5
3 Jason Thompson 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 19
2 Chris Chambliss 16
3 George Foster 15
3 Al Oliver 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 8
1 Bake McBride 8
3 Julio Cruz 6
3 Miguel Dilone 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 0.67
2 J. R. Richard 0.75
2 Rich Gossage 0.75
4 Tom Seaver 0.76
5 Luis Tiant 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 David Clyde 3
1 Roger Erickson 3
1 Nino Espinosa 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 24
1 Tom Underwood 24
3 Steve Rogers 23
4 Ron Guidry 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 6
2 Doug Bair 4
3 Reggie Cleveland 3
3 Terry Forster 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Clark .406
2 Terry Puhl .384
3 Jim Sundberg .381
4 Rod Carew .378
5 Amos Otis .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 13
2 Dwight Evans 11
3 Jason Thompson 10
4 Sixto Lezcano 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 34
2 Willie Montanez 26
3 Chris Chambliss 25
4 George Foster 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 13
2 Julio Cruz 12
2 Frank Taveras 12
4 Ron LeFlore 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott McGregor 1.16
2 Bob Forsch 1.34
3 Jim Wright 1.38
4 David Clyde 1.57
4 Tom House 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Rich Gale 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Bob Knepper 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 43
2 Ron Guidry 42
3 Bert Blyleven 40
3 Mike Flanagan 40
3 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Terry Forster 6
1 Rich Gossage 6
1 Mike Marshall 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .387
2 Lou Piniella .340
3 Jim Rice .340
4 Ron LeFlore .332
5 Rennie Stennett .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 50
2 Jim Rice 47
3 Greg Luzinski 39
3 Mike Schmidt 39
5 Jason Thompson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 156
2 Jim Rice 133
3 Greg Luzinski 129
4 Lee May 117
5 Reggie Jackson 116

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 65
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Omar Moreno 59
4 Gene Richards 56
5 Ron LeFlore 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.41
2 Ron Guidry 2.50
3 Steve Carlton 2.58
4 Tommy John 2.62
5 Tom Seaver 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
1 Tommy John 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
3 Tom Seaver 21
5 Ron Guidry 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 325
2 Phil Niekro 280
3 J. R. Richard 242
4 Dennis Leonard 238
5 Tom Seaver 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Bill Campbell 24
2 Rich Gossage 24
2 Sparky Lyle 24
5 2 tied 23