On This Day

Tuesday, June 6, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 36 19 .655 --
Yankees 30 22 .577 4.5
Tigers 28 23 .549 6.0
Orioles 29 25 .537 6.5
Brewers 26 25 .510 8.0
Indians 23 28 .451 11.0
Blue Jays 19 32 .373 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 31 21 .596 --
Royals 27 22 .551 2.5
Rangers 26 24 .520 4.0
Angels 26 25 .510 4.5
White Sox 21 29 .420 9.0
Twins 21 30 .412 9.5
Mariners 19 37 .339 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 29 20 .592 --
Phillies 27 21 .563 1.5
Expos 28 24 .538 2.5
Pirates 24 28 .462 6.5
Mets 25 30 .455 7.0
Cardinals 21 35 .375 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 32 19 .627 --
Reds 33 21 .611 0.5
Dodgers 28 24 .538 4.5
Padres 23 29 .442 9.5
Astros 22 29 .431 10.0
Braves 19 31 .380 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lyman Bostock 3
1 Larry Bowa 3
1 Larry Harlow 3
1 Bill Madlock 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Taylor Duncan 1
1 Dave Kingman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Taylor Duncan 4
1 Dave Kingman 4
3 Greg Luzinski 3
3 Dave Roberts 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Harlow 3
2 Larry Bowa 2
2 Lou Brock 2
2 Andre Dawson 2
2 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.60
2 Byron McLaughlin 0.75
3 Jim Bibby 0.71
3 Bob Shirley 0.71
5 Doug Rau 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 8
1 Doug Rau 8
3 Byron McLaughlin 6
4 Jim Bibby 5
4 Bob Shirley 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Atkinson 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Jim Sundberg .337
3 Jim Rice .335
4 Rick Monday .333
4 Craig Reynolds .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 19
2 Don Baylor 14
3 Jason Thompson 13
4 Dwight Evans 11
4 6 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 52
2 George Foster 42
3 Willie Montanez 38
3 Reggie Smith 38
5 Richie Zisk 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 24
2 Willie Wilson 21
3 Julio Cruz 20
4 Cesar Cedeno 19
4 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 Matt Keough 2.28

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 105
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 Don Stanhouse 9
3 Doug Bair 8
3 Terry Forster 8
3 2 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Dade .438
2 Garry Maddox .431
3 Frank White .395
4 Ted Simmons .383
5 Craig Reynolds .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 6
1 Willie Montanez 6
3 Jim Rice 5
4 Glenn Adams 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 18
2 George Brett 14
2 Al Oliver 14
2 Ellis Valentine 14
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 8
1 Bake McBride 8
3 Andre Dawson 6
3 Larry Harlow 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.26
2 Francisco Barrios 0.31
3 Luis Tiant 0.60
4 Geoff Zahn 0.66
5 Bob Knepper 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rudy May 4
2 Francisco Barrios 3
2 Roger Erickson 3
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 28
2 J. R. Richard 25
3 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Tom Seaver 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Dick Drago 3
2 Mike Garman 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 Kent Tekulve 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Bill Madlock .366
3 Jim Sundberg .365
4 Terry Puhl .362
5 Jack Clark .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Dwight Evans 9
3 Dave Kingman 8
4 Don Baylor 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 30
1 Al Oliver 30
3 George Foster 27
4 Dave Kingman 24
5 Jim Rice 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 13
2 Julio Cruz 12
3 Andre Dawson 10
3 Garry Maddox 10
3 2 others 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 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Skip Lockwood 5
1 Scott McGregor 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 53
2 Tom Seaver 46
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 Kent Tekulve 6
4 Doug Bair 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .387
2 Jim Rice .343
3 Ron LeFlore .332
4 Lou Piniella .332
5 Ken Singleton .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 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 158
2 Greg Luzinski 134
2 Jim Rice 134
4 Rusty Staub 115
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 60
2 Omar Moreno 60
4 Gene Richards 55
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 322
2 Phil Niekro 270
3 J. R. Richard 250
4 Dennis Leonard 230
5 Tom Seaver 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Rich Gossage 24
3 Bill Campbell 23
3 Bruce Sutter 23
5 Sparky Lyle 21