On This Day

Thursday, June 8, 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

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 32 23 .582 --
Rangers 28 24 .538 2.5
Royals 27 24 .529 3.0
Angels 28 26 .519 3.5
White Sox 23 29 .442 7.5
Twins 21 32 .396 10.0
Mariners 19 38 .333 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 30 21 .588 --
Phillies 28 21 .571 1.0
Expos 30 24 .556 1.5
Mets 26 30 .464 6.5
Pirates 24 28 .462 6.5
Cardinals 22 36 .379 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 32 20 .615 --
Reds 34 22 .607 0.0
Dodgers 28 26 .519 5.0
Padres 23 30 .434 9.5
Astros 22 29 .431 9.5
Braves 20 32 .385 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Al Cowens 3
1 Hal McRae 3
1 Jose Morales 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Brian Downing 1
1 Mario Guerrero 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 3
1 Andre Dawson 3
1 Brian Downing 3
1 Ron Jackson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bump Wills 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Barry Bonnell 1
2 Al Cowens 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Rogers 6.00
2 Rick Reuschel 1.43
3 Preston Hanna 0.78
4 Jon Matlack 0.62
5 Pete Vuckovich 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Rick Reuschel 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 10
2 Preston Hanna 7
3 Steve Rogers 6
4 Chris Knapp 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Jim Willoughby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .358
2 Craig Reynolds .337
3 Jim Rice .335
4 Jim Sundberg .333
5 Jeff Burroughs .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 19
2 Don Baylor 15
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 Reggie Smith 39
3 Rusty Staub 39

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 Rick Reuschel 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 10
2 Ron Guidry 9
2 Frank Tanana 9
4 Mike Torrez 8
5 12 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 .392
2 Craig Reynolds .388
3 Ron Jackson .382
4 Enos Cabell .380
5 Jorge Orta .377

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 14
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 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Barrios 0.31
2 Jim Palmer 0.36
3 Pete Vuckovich 0.46
4 Luis Tiant 0.60
5 2 tied 0.66

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 Steve Rogers 24
4 Tom Seaver 22
5 Tom Underwood 21

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Clark .369
2 George Brett .368
3 Bill Madlock .366
4 Jim Sundberg .364
5 Terry Puhl .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 10
2 Dwight Evans 9
2 Dave Kingman 9
4 Don Baylor 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 30
2 Willie Montanez 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 Pete Vuckovich 1.21
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 Scott McGregor 5
2 2 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 Reggie Cleveland 6
4 Doug Bair 5
4 5 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .382
2 Jim Rice .344
3 Lou Piniella .331
4 Ron LeFlore .330
5 Ken Griffey .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 52
2 Jim Rice 46
3 Greg Luzinski 39
4 Mike Schmidt 37
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 159
2 Jim Rice 133
3 Greg Luzinski 132
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 54
5 Freddie Patek 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.34
2 Rick Reuschel 2.46
3 Steve Carlton 2.53
4 Tom Seaver 2.66
5 Burt Hooton 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
1 Ron Guidry 22
3 Mike Flanagan 21
3 Tommy John 21
3 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 Ron Guidry 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Rich Gossage 24
3 Bill Campbell 22
3 Bruce Sutter 22
5 Sparky Lyle 21