On This Day

Sunday, June 4, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 36 17 .679 --
Yankees 30 20 .600 4.5
Tigers 28 22 .560 6.5
Orioles 27 25 .519 8.5
Brewers 25 25 .500 9.5
Indians 23 26 .469 11.0
Blue Jays 19 32 .373 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 29 21 .580 --
Royals 27 21 .563 1.0
Angels 26 23 .531 2.5
Rangers 25 24 .510 3.5
Twins 21 30 .412 8.5
White Sox 19 29 .396 9.0
Mariners 17 37 .315 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 27 20 .574 --
Phillies 25 21 .543 1.5
Expos 26 24 .520 2.5
Pirates 23 27 .460 5.5
Mets 24 29 .453 6.0
Cardinals 20 34 .370 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 32 17 .653 --
Reds 32 20 .615 1.5
Dodgers 27 23 .540 5.5
Padres 23 27 .460 9.5
Astros 22 27 .449 10.0
Braves 18 30 .375 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Dade 5
1 Darrell Porter 5
3 Larry Hisle 4
3 Buck Martinez 4
3 John Milner 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Adams 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Rick Bosetti 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Davis 5
2 Al Oliver 4
2 Ken Singleton 4
4 Al Cowens 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiko Garcia 2
1 Paul Molitor 2
1 Amos Otis 2
4 Lou Brock 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.86
2 Steve Rogers 1.17
3 Bert Blyleven 1.00
4 Frank Tanana 0.83
5 Mike Flanagan 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 13
2 Dick Pole 7
2 Steve Rogers 7
4 Mike Flanagan 6
4 Jerry Koosman 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Jim Sundberg .344
3 Ted Simmons .341
4 Craig Reynolds .333
5 Jim Rice .330

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 37
3 Richie Zisk 37
5 4 tied 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 24
2 Willie Wilson 20
3 Cesar Cedeno 19
3 Ron LeFlore 19
5 Julio Cruz 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.80
2 Bob Knepper 1.93
3 Jim Palmer 2.19
4 John Henry Johnson 2.22
5 Joaquin Andujar 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 9
1 Frank Tanana 9
3 Ron Guidry 8
3 Mike Torrez 8
5 7 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 102
2 J. R. Richard 99
3 Phil Niekro 79
4 Bert Blyleven 69
4 Tom Seaver 69

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 13
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 .458
2 Ted Simmons .444
3 Billy Smith .404
4 Frank White .391
5 Jim Sundberg .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 17
2 Willie Montanez 16
3 Ellis Valentine 15
4 George Brett 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 8
2 Bake McBride 6
3 Toby Harrah 5
3 Paul Molitor 5
3 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.00
2 Geoff Zahn 0.42
3 John Candelaria 0.43
4 Dave Roberts 0.56
5 Dyar Miller 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Scott McGregor 4
2 John Candelaria 3
2 Roger Erickson 3
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 28
2 Steve Rogers 26
3 J. R. Richard 25
4 Tom Underwood 24
4 Milt Wilcox 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .397
2 Jack Clark .379
3 Ted Simmons .378
4 Jim Sundberg .374
5 Bill Madlock .364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 30
2 George Foster 28
3 Willie Montanez 26
4 Jim Rice 25
5 Chris Chambliss 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 12
1 Willie Wilson 12
3 Ron LeFlore 11
3 Garry Maddox 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 1.06
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 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
3 Scott McGregor 5
3 Tom Seaver 5
3 Mike Torrez 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 53
2 Mike Flanagan 49
3 Steve Rogers 47
4 Ron Guidry 46
5 Bert Blyleven 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 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 .384
2 Jim Rice .339
3 Ron LeFlore .333
4 Lou Piniella .333
5 Ken Singleton .327

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 158
2 Jim Rice 132
3 Greg Luzinski 131
4 Rusty Staub 117
5 Reggie Jackson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 64
2 Cesar Cedeno 60
2 Omar Moreno 60
4 Gene Richards 55
5 Freddie Patek 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.38
2 Rick Reuschel 2.45
3 Steve Carlton 2.54
4 Tom Seaver 2.66
5 Bob Knepper 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
1 Mike Flanagan 21
1 Ron Guidry 21
1 Tommy John 21
1 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 330
2 Phil Niekro 279
3 J. R. Richard 253
4 Dennis Leonard 229
5 Tom Seaver 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Bill Campbell 24
3 Bruce Sutter 24
5 Sparky Lyle 23