On This Day

Monday, June 5, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 36 18 .667 --
Yankees 30 21 .588 4.5
Tigers 28 22 .560 6.0
Orioles 28 25 .528 7.5
Brewers 25 25 .500 9.0
Indians 23 27 .460 11.0
Blue Jays 19 32 .373 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 30 21 .588 --
Royals 27 21 .563 1.5
Angels 26 24 .520 3.5
Rangers 25 24 .510 4.0
Twins 21 30 .412 9.0
White Sox 20 29 .408 9.0
Mariners 18 37 .327 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 28 20 .583 --
Phillies 26 21 .553 1.5
Expos 27 24 .529 2.5
Mets 25 29 .463 6.0
Pirates 23 28 .451 6.5
Cardinals 20 35 .364 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 32 18 .640 --
Reds 33 20 .623 0.5
Dodgers 27 24 .529 5.5
Padres 23 28 .451 9.5
Astros 22 28 .440 10.0
Braves 19 30 .388 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee Mazzilli 4
2 Bob Beall 3
2 Wayne Gross 3
2 Larry Herndon 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 4
2 Barry Bonnell 3
2 Ron Cey 3
2 Willie Montanez 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
2 Juan Bernhardt 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.00
1 Rick Waits 1.00
3 Tom Seaver 0.89
4 Steve Carlton 0.75
5 Jim Palmer 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Jamie Easterly 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 8
2 Vida Blue 7
2 Rick Waits 7
4 Steve Carlton 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Jim Sundberg .344
3 Jim Rice .336
4 Ted Simmons .335
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 19
2 Don Baylor 14
3 Jason Thompson 13
4 Dwight Evans 11
4 4 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 52
2 George Foster 42
3 Willie Montanez 37
3 Reggie Smith 37
3 Richie Zisk 37

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.80
2 Bob Knepper 1.93
3 Jim Palmer 2.12
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 Tom Seaver 77
5 Bert Blyleven 69

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 13
2 Doug Bair 8
2 Terry Forster 8
2 Skip Lockwood 8
2 2 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .468
2 Ted Simmons .409
3 Frank White .395
4 Billy Smith .392
5 Buddy Bell .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 6
1 Jim Rice 6
3 John Mayberry 5
3 Willie Montanez 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 17
2 Ellis Valentine 16
3 Al Oliver 14
4 George Brett 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.26
2 Geoff Zahn 0.42
3 Francisco Barrios 0.45
4 Dave Roberts 0.56
5 Luis Tiant 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rudy May 4
2 Roger Erickson 3
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 Ross Grimsley 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 28
2 Steve Rogers 26
3 J. R. Richard 25
4 Tom Seaver 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
3 Dick Drago 3
3 Mike Garman 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .400
2 Jim Sundberg .375
3 Jack Clark .368
4 Ted Simmons .361
5 Frank White .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 12
2 Dwight Evans 11
3 Jason Thompson 8
4 Don Baylor 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 30
2 Willie Montanez 29
3 George Foster 28
4 Jim Rice 27
5 Chris Chambliss 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 12
2 Julio Cruz 11
2 Ron LeFlore 11
2 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
4 Tom Dixon 1.50
5 Bob Knepper 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Skip Lockwood 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 53
2 Tom Seaver 49
3 Mike Flanagan 45
4 Bert Blyleven 44
5 Vida Blue 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
1 Mike Marshall 7
3 Doug Bair 5
3 Reggie Cleveland 5
3 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .387
2 Jim Rice .342
3 Ron LeFlore .332
4 Lou Piniella .332
5 Ken Griffey .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 52
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 134
3 Greg Luzinski 131
4 Rusty Staub 115
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 64
2 Cesar Cedeno 60
2 Omar Moreno 60
4 Gene Richards 54
5 Freddie Patek 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.38
2 Rick Reuschel 2.45
3 Steve Carlton 2.53
4 Tom Seaver 2.57
5 Bob Knepper 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
1 Tom Seaver 22
3 Mike Flanagan 21
3 Ron Guidry 21
3 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 319
2 Phil Niekro 270
3 J. R. Richard 253
4 Dennis Leonard 229
5 Tom Seaver 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Bill Campbell 24
4 Bruce Sutter 23
5 Sparky Lyle 22