On This Day

Sunday, June 11, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 39 19 .672 --
Yankees 32 24 .571 6.0
Tigers 31 24 .564 6.5
Orioles 32 25 .561 6.5
Brewers 30 26 .536 8.0
Indians 26 28 .481 11.0
Blue Jays 19 36 .345 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 32 26 .552 --
Rangers 29 26 .527 1.5
Angels 30 27 .526 1.5
Royals 28 26 .519 2.0
White Sox 25 30 .455 5.5
Twins 21 35 .375 10.0
Mariners 19 41 .317 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 32 22 .593 --
Phillies 30 22 .577 1.0
Expos 31 26 .544 2.5
Pirates 26 29 .473 6.5
Mets 27 32 .458 7.5
Cardinals 23 38 .377 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 34 21 .618 --
Reds 35 24 .593 1.0
Dodgers 30 27 .526 5.0
Astros 24 30 .444 9.5
Padres 24 32 .429 10.5
Braves 21 34 .382 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Hisle 4
1 Roy Howell 4
1 Davey Lopes 4
1 Willie McCovey 4
1 Bill Russell 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 4
2 Jack Clark 3
2 George Hendrick 3
2 Gary Matthews 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
1 Garry Templeton 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Alan Bannister 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 1.17
2 Jim Rooker 1.00
2 Lary Sorensen 1.00
4 Scott McGregor 0.86
5 John Montefusco 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 7
1 Tom Underwood 7
3 Jesse Jefferson 6
3 Scott McGregor 6
3 John Montefusco 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1
1 Ed Whitson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .358
2 Ken Griffey .332
3 Craig Reynolds .328
4 Rick Monday .326
5 Jim Sundberg .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 19
2 Don Baylor 15
3 Dave Kingman 14
3 Jason Thompson 14
5 2 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 54
2 George Foster 47
3 Willie Montanez 42
3 Rusty Staub 42
5 3 tied 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 25
2 Willie Wilson 24
3 Julio Cruz 22
4 Cesar Cedeno 21
5 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 3 tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 113
2 J. R. Richard 111
3 Phil Niekro 88
4 Tom Seaver 83
5 Ron Guidry 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 14
2 Doug Bair 9
2 Terry Forster 9
2 Gary Lavelle 9
2 2 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Dade .514
2 Larry Hisle .424
3 Tim Corcoran .394
4 Lyman Bostock .393
5 Fred Lynn .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
2 Dwight Evans 5
2 Dave Kingman 5
4 Glenn Adams 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 15
1 Greg Luzinski 15
3 Ron Cey 14
3 Dave Kingman 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.26
2 Pete Vuckovich 0.46
3 Francisco Barrios 0.51
4 Charlie Hough 0.60
4 Rick Langford 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 4
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 Ross Grimsley 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 32
2 Ron Guidry 27
3 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Tom Seaver 22
5 Steve Rogers 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 John Hiller 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 Elias Sosa 3
2 Jim Willoughby 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Clark .369
2 Bill Madlock .367
3 Willie Montanez .365
4 Ron Jackson .364
5 Terry Puhl .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 11
1 Dave Kingman 11
3 George Foster 8
3 Jim Rice 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 32
2 Dave Kingman 31
3 George Foster 29
4 Al Oliver 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 15
2 Julio Cruz 12
3 Toby Harrah 11
3 Garry Maddox 11
3 Bake McBride 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott McGregor 1.01
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 Scott McGregor 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
4 Mike Flanagan 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 54
2 Ron Guidry 49
3 Tom Seaver 46
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 8 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .382
2 Jim Rice .337
3 Ron LeFlore .331
4 Lou Piniella .330
5 Ken Griffey .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 52
2 Jim Rice 44
3 Greg Luzinski 40
4 Mike Schmidt 35
4 Jason Thompson 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 157
2 Greg Luzinski 134
3 Jim Rice 131
4 Rusty Staub 121
5 Bob Watson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 60
2 Omar Moreno 60
4 Gene Richards 53
5 Freddie Patek 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.38
2 Jim Palmer 2.48
3 Rick Reuschel 2.54
4 Steve Carlton 2.62
5 Burt Hooton 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Leonard 22
1 Tom Seaver 22
3 Steve Carlton 21
3 Mike Flanagan 21
3 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 311
2 Phil Niekro 266
3 J. R. Richard 262
4 Dennis Leonard 230
5 Tom Seaver 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Bruce Sutter 23
4 Bill Campbell 22
4 Lerrin LaGrow 22