On This Day

Wednesday, May 31, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 34 16 .680 --
Yankees 29 17 .630 3.0
Tigers 26 20 .565 6.0
Brewers 23 22 .511 8.5
Orioles 23 25 .479 10.0
Indians 21 24 .467 10.5
Blue Jays 17 31 .354 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 27 20 .574 --
Royals 25 19 .568 0.5
Angels 25 21 .543 1.5
Rangers 23 22 .511 3.0
Twins 19 28 .404 8.0
White Sox 17 28 .378 9.0
Mariners 17 33 .340 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 24 20 .545 --
Expos 25 22 .532 0.5
Phillies 22 21 .512 1.5
Pirates 22 25 .468 3.5
Mets 23 27 .460 4.0
Cardinals 18 32 .360 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 30 16 .652 --
Reds 30 19 .612 1.5
Dodgers 27 20 .574 3.5
Padres 21 26 .447 9.5
Astros 20 25 .444 9.5
Braves 18 27 .400 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jorge Orta 5
2 Bill Madlock 4
3 Thad Bosley 3
3 Enos Cabell 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Henry Cruz 1
1 Ivan de Jesus 1
1 Ron Fairly 1
1 George Foster 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 3
1 Chet Lemon 3
1 Bill Nahorodny 3
1 Jorge Orta 3
1 Ellis Valentine 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Rick Dempsey 1
1 Mike Ivie 1
1 Ron LeFlore 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Milt Wilcox 1.00
2 Tom Seaver 0.73
3 Vida Blue 0.67
3 Ed Figueroa 0.67
3 Mike Flanagan 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Milt Wilcox 9
2 Jim Clancy 8
2 Tom Seaver 8
4 Ed Figueroa 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Buddy Schultz 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Jim Rice .343
3 Jeff Burroughs .338
4 Jim Sundberg .338
5 Ted Simmons .335

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 40
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
2 Ron LeFlore 19
4 Willie Wilson 18
5 Julio Cruz 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 Dave Rozema 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 8
1 Frank Tanana 8
3 Bob Forsch 7
3 Ron Guidry 7
3 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 97
2 J. R. Richard 86
3 Phil Niekro 77
4 Tom Seaver 69
5 Bert Blyleven 64

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 11
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 .548
2 Garry Maddox .415
3 Jack Clark .412
4 Dave Concepcion .400
5 George Brett .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 8
2 Jim Rice 7
3 John Mayberry 5
3 Willie Montanez 5
3 Jason Thompson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 21
2 George Foster 18
3 Dwight Evans 14
3 Al Oliver 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 9
2 Bake McBride 8
3 Larry Bowa 5
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.00
2 John Candelaria 0.43
3 Burt Hooton 0.67
4 J. R. Richard 0.75
5 Luis Tiant 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Roger Erickson 3
1 Nino Espinosa 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 24
1 Mike Flanagan 24
1 Milt Wilcox 24
4 Steve Rogers 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 6
2 Doug Bair 4
2 Kent Tekulve 4
4 Reggie Cleveland 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .397
2 Jack Clark .388
3 Jim Rice .372
4 Terry Puhl .367
5 Frank White .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 13
2 Dwight Evans 11
3 Jason Thompson 9
4 Sixto Lezcano 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 33
2 Willie Montanez 28
3 George Foster 27
4 Al Oliver 24
4 Reggie Smith 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 12
1 Frank Taveras 12
3 Julio Cruz 11
3 Ron LeFlore 11
3 Garry Maddox 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 1.17
2 Scott McGregor 1.25
3 Jim Wright 1.38
4 David Clyde 1.57
4 Tom House 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Tom Seaver 5
1 Mike Torrez 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 44
2 Mike Flanagan 43
2 J. R. Richard 43
4 Phil Niekro 40
4 Steve Rogers 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Terry Forster 6
2 Rich Gossage 6
2 Mike Marshall 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .388
2 Jim Rice .341
3 Lou Piniella .335
4 Ron LeFlore .333
5 Rennie Stennett .327

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 158
2 Jim Rice 133
3 Greg Luzinski 129
4 Rusty Staub 115
4 Bob Watson 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 65
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Omar Moreno 59
4 Gene Richards 56
5 Ron LeFlore 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.41
2 Ron Guidry 2.50
3 Steve Carlton 2.54
4 Tommy John 2.62
5 Burt Hooton 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 22
1 Tom Seaver 22
3 Steve Carlton 21
3 Dennis Leonard 21
5 3 tied 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 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Bill Campbell 24
2 Rich Gossage 24
2 Sparky Lyle 24
5 2 tied 23