On This Day

Saturday, June 10, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 38 19 .667 --
Yankees 32 23 .582 5.0
Tigers 30 24 .556 6.5
Orioles 31 25 .554 6.5
Brewers 28 26 .519 8.5
Indians 25 28 .472 11.0
Blue Jays 19 34 .358 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 32 25 .561 --
Rangers 29 25 .537 1.5
Royals 28 25 .528 2.0
Angels 29 27 .518 2.5
White Sox 24 30 .444 6.5
Twins 21 34 .382 10.0
Mariners 19 40 .322 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 30 21 .588 --
Cubs 31 22 .585 0.0
Expos 31 25 .554 1.5
Mets 27 31 .466 6.5
Pirates 25 29 .463 6.5
Cardinals 22 38 .367 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 33 21 .611 --
Reds 35 23 .603 0.0
Dodgers 29 27 .518 5.0
Astros 24 29 .453 8.5
Padres 24 31 .436 9.5
Braves 20 34 .370 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Almon 3
1 Rick Burleson 3
1 Dan Driessen 3
1 Dwight Evans 3
1 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Winfield 2
2 Larry Biittner 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 6
2 Bob Watson 4
3 Larry Biittner 3
3 Rick Burleson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 26 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 1.33
2 Steve Renko 1.29
3 Vida Blue 0.89
3 Dick Ruthven 0.89
5 Don Gullett 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Renko 9
2 Vida Blue 8
2 Dick Ruthven 8
2 Nolan Ryan 8
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .358
2 Ken Griffey .333
3 Jim Sundberg .331
4 Craig Reynolds .328
5 Jim Rice .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 19
2 Don Baylor 15
3 Dave Kingman 14
3 Jason Thompson 14
5 3 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 54
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 23
3 Cesar Cedeno 21
4 Julio Cruz 20
4 Ron LeFlore 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.72
2 Jim Palmer 1.93
3 Bob Knepper 2.04
4 Matt Keough 2.05
5 Rick Reuschel 2.18

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 113
2 J. R. Richard 111
3 Tom Seaver 83
4 Phil Niekro 81
5 Ron Guidry 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 14
2 Doug Bair 9
2 Terry Forster 9
2 Elias Sosa 9
2 Don Stanhouse 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Dade .514
2 Lyman Bostock .383
3 Larry Parrish .375
4 Paul Molitor .372
5 Ken Griffey .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 5
1 Dave Kingman 5
3 Glenn Adams 4
3 Dwight Evans 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 15
1 Greg Luzinski 15
3 Dave Kingman 13
3 Al Oliver 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 9
2 Toby Harrah 7
2 Bake McBride 7
4 Larry Harlow 6
4 Willie Wilson 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.26
2 Francisco Barrios 0.33
3 Pete Vuckovich 0.46
4 Rick Langford 0.60
5 Bob Stanley 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tug McGraw 4
2 Francisco Barrios 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 32
2 Ron Guidry 27
3 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Vida Blue 23
5 Tom Seaver 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Gene Garber 3
2 John Hiller 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Clark .365
2 Terry Puhl .364
3 Ron Jackson .361
4 Bill Madlock .360
5 George Brett .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Dwight Evans 10
3 Jim Rice 9
4 George Foster 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 30
1 Willie Montanez 30
3 George Foster 28
4 Al Oliver 26
5 Jose Cruz 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 14
2 Toby Harrah 11
2 Garry Maddox 11
2 Bake McBride 11
5 2 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
4 Steve Renko 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
3 Mike Flanagan 5
3 Ross Grimsley 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 54
2 Tom Seaver 52
3 Ron Guidry 49
4 Vida Blue 44
5 Nolan Ryan 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Mike Marshall 7
3 Rich Gossage 6
4 Doug Bair 5
4 6 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .381
2 Jim Rice .339
3 Lou Piniella .332
4 Ron LeFlore .330
5 Ken Griffey .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 52
2 Jim Rice 44
3 Greg Luzinski 41
4 Mike Schmidt 37
5 Jason Thompson 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 159
2 Greg Luzinski 135
3 Jim Rice 131
4 Rusty Staub 118
5 Bob Watson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Omar Moreno 59
4 Gene Richards 54
5 Freddie Patek 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.34
2 Rick Reuschel 2.46
3 Jim Palmer 2.48
4 Steve Carlton 2.55
5 Burt Hooton 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
1 Ron Guidry 22
1 Dennis Leonard 22
1 Tom Seaver 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 311
2 J. R. Richard 262
3 Phil Niekro 259
4 Dennis Leonard 230
5 Tom Seaver 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Bruce Sutter 22
4 Bill Campbell 21
4 2 others tied 21