On This Day

Wednesday, June 14, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 42 19 .689 --
Yankees 35 24 .593 6.0
Orioles 35 25 .583 6.5
Brewers 34 26 .567 7.5
Tigers 31 27 .534 9.5
Indians 26 31 .456 14.0
Blue Jays 19 40 .322 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 30 27 .526 --
Athletics 32 29 .525 0.0
Rangers 30 28 .517 0.5
Angels 30 30 .500 1.5
White Sox 28 30 .483 2.5
Twins 24 35 .407 7.0
Mariners 19 44 .302 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 33 24 .579 --
Phillies 30 25 .545 2.0
Expos 31 30 .508 4.0
Pirates 27 31 .466 6.5
Mets 28 34 .452 7.5
Cardinals 23 41 .359 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 37 21 .638 --
Reds 37 25 .597 2.0
Dodgers 33 27 .550 5.0
Astros 26 31 .456 10.5
Padres 27 33 .450 11.0
Braves 24 34 .414 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Paul Molitor 4
1 Lou Piniella 4
1 Ellis Valentine 4
1 Dave Winfield 4
1 Robin Yount 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Garvey 2
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Dan Ford 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Craig Reynolds 4
2 Paul Blair 3
2 Dave Parker 3
2 Lou Piniella 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Robin Yount 3
2 Ozzie Smith 2
3 Alan Bannister 1
3 George Brett 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Schueler 1.75
2 Luis Tiant 1.50
3 Gaylord Perry 1.25
4 Woodie Fryman 1.14
5 Manny Sarmiento 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Woodie Fryman 8
2 Jerry Koosman 7
2 Ron Schueler 7
4 Jon Matlack 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .355
2 Ken Griffey .328
3 Paul Molitor .327
4 Jeff Burroughs .326
5 Craig Reynolds .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 20
2 Don Baylor 15
2 Greg Luzinski 15
2 Jason Thompson 15
5 4 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 57
2 George Foster 48
3 Rusty Staub 44
4 Willie Montanez 42
5 3 tied 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 27
2 Willie Wilson 24
3 Cesar Cedeno 23
4 Julio Cruz 22
5 Ron LeFlore 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.57
2 Jim Palmer 1.86
3 Matt Keough 2.00
4 Rick Reuschel 2.06
5 Bob Knepper 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 10
1 Ron Guidry 10
3 Mike Flanagan 9
3 Jim Palmer 9
3 2 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 116
2 Nolan Ryan 113
3 Phil Niekro 88
4 Ron Guidry 86
5 Tom Seaver 83

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 14
2 Doug Bair 11
3 Don Stanhouse 10
4 Terry Forster 9
4 3 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Dade .452
2 Lyman Bostock .444
3 Paul Molitor .424
4 Jose Morales .412
5 Bill Madlock .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
1 Greg Luzinski 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
4 Dave Kingman 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 15
2 Greg Luzinski 14
3 Jack Clark 13
3 Larry Hisle 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 7
2 Larry Harlow 6
2 Toby Harrah 6
4 Julio Cruz 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Matt Keough 0.48
2 Scott McGregor 0.51
3 Jim Palmer 0.53
3 Rick Waits 0.53
5 Charlie Hough 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 4
2 Francisco Barrios 3
2 Steve Comer 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 32
2 J. R. Richard 30
3 Mike Flanagan 22
3 Tom Seaver 22
5 Vida Blue 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Doug Bair 3
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Lerrin LaGrow 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Molitor .358
2 George Brett .357
3 Willie Montanez .356
4 Bill Madlock .354
5 Lyman Bostock .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 12
2 George Foster 9
2 Jim Rice 9
4 Gorman Thomas 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 30
2 Jose Cruz 26
2 George Foster 26
4 Al Oliver 25
5 Dwight Evans 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Wilson 13
2 Julio Cruz 12
2 Garry Maddox 12
4 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Scott McGregor 1.01
2 Luis Tiant 1.07
3 Jim Palmer 1.11
4 Dave Goltz 1.19
5 2 tied 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Skip Lockwood 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Tom Seaver 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 59
2 Ron Guidry 54
3 Tom Seaver 46
4 Mike Flanagan 42
5 2 tied 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .376
2 Lou Piniella .337
3 Jim Rice .332
4 Ron LeFlore .328
5 Ken Griffey .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 52
2 Jim Rice 45
3 Greg Luzinski 41
4 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Jason Thompson 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 151
2 Jim Rice 131
3 Greg Luzinski 129
4 Rusty Staub 122
5 Bob Watson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 62
2 Omar Moreno 61
2 Frank Taveras 61
4 Gene Richards 53
5 Freddie Patek 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.29
2 Jim Palmer 2.44
3 Rick Reuschel 2.49
4 Steve Carlton 2.54
5 Burt Hooton 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
1 Ron Guidry 22
1 Tommy John 22
1 Jim Palmer 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 301
2 Phil Niekro 264
3 J. R. Richard 263
4 Dennis Leonard 222
5 Ron Guidry 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Lerrin LaGrow 23
4 Bill Campbell 22
4 Bruce Sutter 22