On This Day

Saturday, June 3, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 36 16 .692 --
Yankees 30 19 .612 4.5
Tigers 27 22 .551 7.5
Orioles 26 25 .510 9.5
Indians 23 24 .489 10.5
Brewers 23 25 .479 11.0
Blue Jays 19 31 .380 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 28 21 .571 --
Royals 26 21 .553 1.0
Angels 25 23 .521 2.5
Rangers 24 24 .500 3.5
Twins 21 29 .420 7.5
White Sox 19 28 .404 8.0
Mariners 17 36 .321 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 26 20 .565 --
Phillies 24 21 .533 1.5
Expos 26 23 .531 1.5
Mets 24 28 .462 5.0
Pirates 22 27 .449 5.5
Cardinals 19 34 .358 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 31 17 .646 --
Reds 32 19 .627 0.5
Dodgers 27 22 .551 4.5
Astros 22 26 .458 9.0
Padres 22 27 .449 9.5
Braves 18 29 .383 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Manning 4
2 Thad Bosley 3
2 Lyman Bostock 3
2 Jim Breazeale 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Wolfe 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Wolfe 5
2 Davey Johnson 4
3 Jim Breazeale 3
3 Gary Matthews 3
3 Andre Thornton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Winfield 2
2 Bob Bailor 1
2 Thad Bosley 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Dixon 1.00
1 Matt Keough 1.00
3 Pat Zachry 0.91
4 Larry Christenson 0.80
5 Pete Vuckovich 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Matt Keough 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Zachry 10
2 Tom Dixon 6
3 Floyd Bannister 5
3 Mark Littell 5
3 Tom Underwood 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Rich Hinton 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Jim Sundberg .344
3 Craig Reynolds .335
4 Ted Simmons .333
5 Jim Rice .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 18
2 Don Baylor 14
3 Jason Thompson 13
4 Dwight Evans 11
4 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 50
2 George Foster 42
3 Reggie Smith 36
3 Richie Zisk 36
5 Lee May 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 23
2 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 Ron LeFlore 19
2 Willie Wilson 19
5 Julio Cruz 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 9
2 Ron Guidry 8
2 Frank Tanana 8
2 Mike Torrez 8
5 5 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 102
2 J. R. Richard 86
3 Phil Niekro 79
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 Skip Lockwood 8
2 Don Stanhouse 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .469
2 Billy Smith .452
3 Greg Pryor .400
4 Thad Bosley .389
5 Ted Simmons .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 7
2 Jim Rice 6
3 George Foster 5
3 John Mayberry 5
3 Willie Montanez 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 16
2 Willie Montanez 15
2 Ellis Valentine 15
4 Jose Cruz 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 9
2 Bake McBride 6
2 Freddie Patek 6
2 Bump Wills 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.00
1 Geoff Zahn 0.00
3 John Candelaria 0.43
4 Dave Roberts 0.56
5 Dock Ellis 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott McGregor 4
1 Jim Palmer 4
3 John Candelaria 3
3 Roger Erickson 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 28
2 Tom Underwood 24
2 Milt Wilcox 24
4 Phil Niekro 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 5
2 Doug Bair 3
2 Dick Drago 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Clark .384
2 Jim Sundberg .374
3 Rod Carew .372
4 Bill Madlock .369
5 Ted Simmons .365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 28
1 Jim Rice 28
3 Willie Montanez 27
4 Al Oliver 26
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 11
1 Garry Maddox 11
1 Omar Moreno 11
1 Willie Wilson 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.64
2 Scott McGregor 1.21
3 Luis Tiant 1.38
3 Jim Wright 1.38
5 Tom Dixon 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Scott McGregor 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 46
2 Mike Flanagan 43
2 Nolan Ryan 43
4 Phil Niekro 42
5 Tom Seaver 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
1 Mike Marshall 7
3 Rich Gossage 6
4 Doug Bair 5
4 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .385
2 Jim Rice .339
3 Lou Piniella .333
4 Ron LeFlore .333
5 Rennie Stennett .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 52
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 160
2 Jim Rice 132
3 Greg Luzinski 129
4 Rusty Staub 116
5 3 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 64
2 Cesar Cedeno 60
3 Omar Moreno 59
4 Gene Richards 56
5 Freddie Patek 50

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 279
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 Bill Campbell 24
3 Bruce Sutter 24
5 Sparky Lyle 23