On This Day

Wednesday, June 7, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 36 19 .655 --
Yankees 31 22 .585 4.0
Tigers 29 23 .558 5.5
Orioles 29 25 .537 6.5
Brewers 26 26 .500 8.5
Indians 23 28 .451 11.0
Blue Jays 19 32 .373 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 32 22 .593 --
Royals 27 22 .551 2.5
Rangers 26 24 .520 4.0
Angels 27 26 .509 4.5
White Sox 22 29 .431 8.5
Twins 21 31 .404 10.0
Mariners 19 38 .333 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 29 21 .580 --
Phillies 28 21 .571 0.5
Expos 29 24 .547 1.5
Mets 26 30 .464 6.0
Pirates 24 28 .462 6.0
Cardinals 21 36 .368 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 34 21 .618 --
Giants 32 20 .615 0.5
Dodgers 28 25 .528 5.0
Padres 23 30 .434 10.0
Astros 22 29 .431 10.0
Braves 20 31 .392 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Burroughs 4
2 Larry Biittner 3
2 Lyman Bostock 3
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Bucky Dent 1
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 Dave Kingman 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 4
1 Biff Pocoroba 4
1 Rusty Staub 4
4 Reggie Jackson 3
4 Willie McCovey 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Norwood 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Rod Gilbreath 1
2 Bobby Grich 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Brett 1.67
2 Ron Guidry 1.25
3 Matt Keough 1.20
4 Ken Kravec 1.00
4 Pat Zachry 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Kravec 12
2 Ron Guidry 10
3 Ed Halicki 8
4 Burt Hooton 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Jeff Burroughs .339
3 Jim Sundberg .337
4 Craig Reynolds .337
5 Jim Rice .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 19
2 Don Baylor 14
3 Jason Thompson 13
4 Dave Kingman 12
5 6 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 52
2 George Foster 43
3 Willie McCovey 39
3 Rusty Staub 39
5 2 tied 38

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 1.72
2 Bob Knepper 1.93
3 Matt Keough 2.05
4 Jim Palmer 2.12
5 John Henry Johnson 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 10
2 Ron Guidry 9
2 Frank Tanana 9
4 Mike Torrez 8
5 10 tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 105
2 J. R. Richard 99
3 Phil Niekro 81
4 Tom Seaver 77
5 Ron Guidry 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 13
2 Doug Bair 9
2 Elias Sosa 9
2 Don Stanhouse 9
5 2 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .400
2 George Brett .395
3 Ron Jackson .394
3 Darrell Porter .394
5 Willie Montanez .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 6
1 Willie Montanez 6
3 Jim Rice 5
4 Glenn Adams 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 18
2 Ellis Valentine 13
3 George Foster 12
3 Greg Luzinski 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

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 Ross Grimsley 4
1 Tug McGraw 4
3 Francisco Barrios 3
3 Ron Guidry 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 27
2 J. R. Richard 25
3 Pat Zachry 24
4 Ken Kravec 23
5 Tom Seaver 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .374
2 Jack Clark .369
3 Bill Madlock .366
4 Terry Puhl .362
5 Juan Beniquez .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 10
2 Dwight Evans 9
2 Dave Kingman 9
4 George Foster 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 29
1 Al Oliver 29
3 George Foster 27
4 Dave Kingman 26
5 John Mayberry 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 13
2 Julio Cruz 12
3 Andre Dawson 10
3 Garry Maddox 10
3 Bake McBride 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 Ron Guidry 6
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Ross Grimsley 5
2 Skip Lockwood 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 53
2 Ron Guidry 49
3 Tom Seaver 46
4 Mike Flanagan 45
5 Bert Blyleven 44

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 .383
2 Jim Rice .345
3 Lou Piniella .332
4 Ron LeFlore .329
5 George Foster .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 52
2 Jim Rice 47
3 Greg Luzinski 40
4 Mike Schmidt 38
5 Jason Thompson 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 159
2 Greg Luzinski 135
3 Jim Rice 134
4 Rusty Staub 118
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 61
2 Omar Moreno 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Gene Richards 55
5 Freddie Patek 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.34
2 Rick Reuschel 2.51
3 Steve Carlton 2.53
4 Tom Seaver 2.57
5 Burt Hooton 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
1 Ron Guidry 22
1 Tom Seaver 22
4 Mike Flanagan 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 322
2 Phil Niekro 272
3 J. R. Richard 250
4 Dennis Leonard 224
5 Tom Seaver 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Rich Gossage 24
3 Bill Campbell 22
3 Bruce Sutter 22
5 Sparky Lyle 21