On This Day

Friday, June 9, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 37 19 .661 --
Yankees 32 22 .593 4.0
Tigers 30 23 .566 5.5
Orioles 30 25 .545 6.5
Brewers 27 26 .509 8.5
Indians 24 28 .462 11.0
Blue Jays 19 33 .365 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 32 24 .571 --
Rangers 28 25 .528 2.5
Royals 27 25 .519 3.0
Angels 28 27 .509 3.5
White Sox 24 29 .453 6.5
Twins 21 33 .389 10.0
Mariners 19 39 .328 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 31 21 .596 --
Phillies 29 21 .580 1.0
Expos 31 24 .564 1.5
Mets 27 30 .474 6.5
Pirates 25 28 .472 6.5
Cardinals 22 37 .373 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 32 21 .604 --
Reds 34 23 .596 0.0
Dodgers 28 27 .509 5.0
Astros 23 29 .442 8.5
Padres 23 31 .426 9.5
Braves 20 33 .377 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cruz 4
1 Ken Griffey 4
1 Bill Robinson 4
4 Cesar Cedeno 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 2
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 Rick Dempsey 1
2 George Foster 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cruz 5
2 Larry Parrish 4
3 George Foster 3
3 Greg Luzinski 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mitchell Page 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.09
2 Larry Christenson 0.88
2 David Clyde 0.88
4 Jerry Koosman 0.75
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 David Clyde 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 12
2 Larry Christenson 7
2 David Clyde 7
4 Mike Flanagan 6
4 Jerry Koosman 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .358
2 Craig Reynolds .335
3 Jim Sundberg .333
4 Ken Griffey .332
5 Jim Rice .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 19
2 Don Baylor 15
3 Dave Kingman 13
3 Jason Thompson 13
5 2 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 52
2 George Foster 46
3 Reggie Smith 41
4 Willie McCovey 40
4 Willie Montanez 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 24
2 Willie Wilson 22
3 Cesar Cedeno 20
3 Julio Cruz 20
3 Ron LeFlore 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.72
2 Bob Knepper 2.04
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 Flanagan 8
4 Mike Torrez 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 111
2 Nolan Ryan 105
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 3 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Dade .531
2 Willie Montanez .400
3 Garry Maddox .392
4 Craig Reynolds .388
5 Lyman Bostock .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 5
1 George Foster 5
1 Larry Parrish 5
4 Glenn Adams 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 15
1 Greg Luzinski 15
3 Willie Montanez 14
3 Larry Parrish 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bake McBride 9
2 Garry Maddox 8
3 Mitchell Page 7
4 Larry Bowa 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Barrios 0.33
2 Jim Palmer 0.36
3 Pete Vuckovich 0.46
4 Rick Langford 0.60
5 Rich Gossage 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tug McGraw 4
2 Francisco Barrios 3
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 Ross Grimsley 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 32
2 Ron Guidry 27
3 Steve Rogers 24
4 Tom Seaver 22
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Doug Bair 3
2 Ken Forsch 3
2 John Hiller 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Clark .379
2 Terry Puhl .368
3 George Brett .363
4 Bill Madlock .360
5 Willie Montanez .356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 31
2 George Foster 28
2 Dave Kingman 28
2 Al Oliver 28
5 Jose Cruz 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 13
2 Julio Cruz 11
2 Bake McBride 11
4 Cesar Cedeno 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott McGregor 1.21
2 Pete Vuckovich 1.21
3 Luis Tiant 1.36
4 Tom Dixon 1.50
5 Matt Keough 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
3 Ross Grimsley 5
3 Skip Lockwood 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 54
2 Mike Flanagan 51
3 Ron Guidry 49
4 Tom Seaver 46
5 Bert Blyleven 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
1 Mike Marshall 7
3 Reggie Cleveland 6
3 Rich Gossage 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .380
2 Jim Rice .341
3 Lou Piniella .332
4 Ron LeFlore .330
5 Ken Griffey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 52
2 Jim Rice 46
3 Greg Luzinski 41
4 Mike Schmidt 37
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 159
2 Greg Luzinski 135
3 Jim Rice 131
4 Rusty Staub 118
5 Reggie Jackson 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 60
1 Frank Taveras 60
3 Omar Moreno 59
4 Gene Richards 53
5 Freddie Patek 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.34
2 Rick Reuschel 2.46
3 Steve Carlton 2.55
4 Tom Seaver 2.66
5 Burt Hooton 2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 303
2 Phil Niekro 272
3 J. R. Richard 262
4 Dennis Leonard 224
5 Ron Guidry 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Bill Campbell 22
3 Bruce Sutter 22
5 2 tied 21