On This Day

Friday, June 2, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 35 16 .686 --
Yankees 30 18 .625 3.5
Tigers 27 21 .563 6.5
Orioles 25 25 .500 9.5
Brewers 23 24 .489 10.0
Indians 22 24 .478 10.5
Blue Jays 18 31 .367 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 26 20 .565 --
Athletics 27 21 .563 0.0
Angels 25 22 .532 1.5
Rangers 24 23 .511 2.5
Twins 20 29 .408 7.5
White Sox 18 28 .391 8.0
Mariners 17 35 .327 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 25 20 .556 --
Phillies 23 21 .523 1.5
Expos 25 23 .521 1.5
Pirates 22 26 .458 4.5
Mets 23 28 .451 5.0
Cardinals 18 33 .353 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 31 16 .660 --
Reds 31 19 .620 1.5
Dodgers 27 21 .563 4.5
Padres 22 26 .458 9.5
Astros 21 25 .457 9.5
Braves 18 28 .391 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lyman Bostock 4
1 Rick Dempsey 4
3 Larry Bowa 3
3 Paul Dade 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Hobson 4
1 Billy Smith 4
3 John Hale 3
3 Larry Parrish 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Almon 1
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Paul Dade 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.38
2 Francisco Barrios 0.86
3 John Montefusco 0.75
4 Jesse Jefferson 0.60
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Roger Erickson 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Jesse Jefferson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 11
2 Francisco Barrios 6
2 David Clyde 6
2 John Montefusco 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Jeff Burroughs .340
3 Jim Rice .338
4 Jim Sundberg .338
5 Ted Simmons .337

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 41
3 Richie Zisk 36
4 Lee May 35
4 Reggie Smith 35

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.80
2 Bob Knepper 2.01
3 John Henry Johnson 2.04
4 Rick Reuschel 2.12
5 Jim Palmer 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 8
1 Ron Guidry 8
1 Frank Tanana 8
4 Bob Forsch 7
4 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 102
2 J. R. Richard 86
3 Phil Niekro 77
4 Tom Seaver 69
5 Ron Guidry 65

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 12
2 Doug Bair 8
2 Terry Forster 8
2 Don Stanhouse 8
5 5 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Smith .487
2 Garry Maddox .429
3 Enos Cabell .415
4 George Brett .396
5 Larry Bowa .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 17
2 George Foster 16
3 Ellis Valentine 15
4 Dwight Evans 14
4 Jim Rice 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 9
2 Bake McBride 6
2 Bump Wills 6
4 Juan Beniquez 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.00
1 Geoff Zahn 0.00
3 John Candelaria 0.43
4 J. R. Richard 0.75
5 Ed Halicki 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Erickson 4
1 Jim Palmer 4
3 John Candelaria 3
3 Ron Guidry 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 28
2 John Montefusco 26
3 Milt Wilcox 24
4 J. R. Richard 20
4 Nolan Ryan 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .378
2 Jack Clark .374
2 Bill Madlock .374
4 Reggie Smith .371
5 Frank White .368

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 29
2 George Foster 28
3 Willie Montanez 27
4 Al Oliver 24
4 Reggie Smith 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 11
1 Ron LeFlore 11
1 Garry Maddox 11
1 Omar Moreno 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott McGregor 1.25
2 Jim Wright 1.38
3 Bob Knepper 1.62
4 Joaquin Andujar 1.64
5 Randy Jones 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Tom Seaver 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 46
2 Mike Flanagan 43
2 J. R. Richard 43
2 Nolan Ryan 43
5 Tom Seaver 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Rich Gossage 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
4 Terry Forster 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .389
2 Jim Rice .341
3 Lou Piniella .336
4 Ron LeFlore .332
5 Ken Singleton .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 51
2 Jim Rice 46
3 Greg Luzinski 39
3 Mike Schmidt 39
5 Jason Thompson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 159
2 Jim Rice 132
3 Greg Luzinski 129
4 Rusty Staub 116
5 Bob Watson 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 64
2 Cesar Cedeno 60
3 Omar Moreno 59
4 Gene Richards 56
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.38
2 Rick Reuschel 2.40
3 Steve Carlton 2.54
4 Tommy John 2.61
5 Tom Seaver 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
1 Ron Guidry 21
1 Tommy John 21
1 Dennis Leonard 21
1 Tom Seaver 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 330
2 Phil Niekro 277
3 J. R. Richard 240
4 Dennis Leonard 229
5 Tom Seaver 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Sparky Lyle 24
4 Bill Campbell 23
4 Bruce Sutter 23