On This Day

Monday, June 12, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 40 19 .678 --
Yankees 33 24 .579 6.0
Orioles 33 25 .569 6.5
Tigers 31 25 .554 7.5
Brewers 31 26 .544 8.0
Indians 26 29 .473 12.0
Blue Jays 19 36 .345 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 32 27 .542 --
Rangers 30 26 .536 0.5
Angels 30 28 .517 1.5
Royals 28 27 .509 2.0
White Sox 26 30 .464 4.5
Twins 21 35 .375 9.5
Mariners 19 42 .311 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 33 22 .600 --
Phillies 30 23 .566 2.0
Expos 31 27 .534 3.5
Pirates 26 30 .464 7.5
Mets 27 33 .450 8.5
Cardinals 23 39 .371 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 35 21 .625 --
Reds 35 25 .583 2.0
Dodgers 31 27 .534 5.0
Astros 25 30 .455 9.5
Padres 25 32 .439 10.5
Braves 22 34 .393 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jesus Alou 4
1 Paul Molitor 4
3 Jack Brohamer 3
3 Enos Cabell 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 4
1 Dwight Evans 4
3 Bobby Bonds 3
3 Cesar Cedeno 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Garner 2
1 Dave Parker 2
3 Bob Beall 1
3 Ivan de Jesus 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 2.20
2 Rick Reuschel 1.67
3 Mickey Mahler 1.29
4 Matt Keough 1.00
4 Steve Rogers 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Ed Halicki 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 11
2 Mickey Mahler 9
3 Dennis Martinez 7
4 Tom Dixon 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Lance Rautzhan 1
1 Joe Sambito 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .358
2 Ken Griffey .327
3 Craig Reynolds .325
4 Rick Monday .324
5 Paul Molitor .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 19
2 Don Baylor 15
2 Jason Thompson 15
4 Dwight Evans 14
4 3 others tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 54
2 George Foster 48
3 Rusty Staub 44
4 Willie Montanez 42
5 3 tied 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 26
2 Willie Wilson 24
3 Julio Cruz 22
4 Cesar Cedeno 21
5 Ron LeFlore 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.57
2 Jim Palmer 1.93
3 Matt Keough 2.00
4 Bob Knepper 2.04
5 Rick Reuschel 2.06

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 113
2 J. R. Richard 111
3 Phil Niekro 88
4 Ron Guidry 86
5 Tom Seaver 83

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 14
2 Don Stanhouse 10
3 Doug Bair 9
3 Terry Forster 9
3 2 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Dade .514
2 Larry Hisle .405
3 Lyman Bostock .403
4 Paul Molitor .392
5 Larry Parrish .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 7
2 Greg Luzinski 6
3 Dwight Evans 5
3 Dave Kingman 5
3 Gorman Thomas 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 18
2 George Foster 15
3 Al Oliver 14
4 Ron Cey 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Toby Harrah 8
2 Garry Maddox 7
2 Willie Wilson 7
4 Larry Harlow 6
4 Bump Wills 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.36
2 Matt Keough 0.48
3 Larry Christenson 0.53
4 Charlie Hough 0.60
5 Ron Guidry 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 3
1 Steve Comer 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 32
1 J. R. Richard 32
3 Steve Rogers 26
4 Pat Zachry 23
5 Tom Seaver 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 John Hiller 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 Elias Sosa 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jack Clark .373
2 Willie Montanez .363
3 Bill Madlock .362
4 Ron Jackson .358
5 Ken Griffey .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 12
2 Dave Kingman 11
3 George Foster 9
4 Jim Rice 8
4 Jason Thompson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 31
1 Willie Montanez 31
3 George Foster 29
4 Jose Cruz 25
4 Al Oliver 25

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 Jim Palmer 1.13
3 Luis Tiant 1.36
4 Steve Renko 1.50
5 Pete Vuckovich 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 7
2 Scott McGregor 6
2 Tom Seaver 6
4 Mike Flanagan 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 60
2 J. R. Richard 54
3 Steve Rogers 46
3 Tom Seaver 46
5 Mike Flanagan 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
1 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 .380
2 Jim Rice .335
3 Ron LeFlore .331
4 Ken Griffey .326
5 George Foster .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 53
2 Jim Rice 44
3 Greg Luzinski 41
4 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Jason Thompson 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 157
2 Jim Rice 131
3 Greg Luzinski 130
4 Rusty Staub 122
5 Bob Watson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 61
2 Cesar Cedeno 60
2 Frank Taveras 60
4 Gene Richards 54
5 Freddie Patek 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.29
2 Jim Palmer 2.48
3 Rick Reuschel 2.49
4 Steve Carlton 2.62
5 Tom Seaver 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 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 258
4 Dennis Leonard 222
5 Tom Seaver 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Bill Campbell 22
3 Lerrin LaGrow 22
3 Bruce Sutter 22