On This Day

Friday, June 16, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 44 19 .698 --
Yankees 36 25 .590 7.0
Orioles 36 26 .581 7.5
Brewers 35 26 .574 8.0
Tigers 31 29 .517 11.5
Indians 26 32 .448 15.5
Blue Jays 21 40 .344 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 32 27 .542 --
Angels 32 30 .516 1.5
Athletics 32 31 .508 2.0
Rangers 30 31 .492 3.0
White Sox 29 31 .483 3.5
Twins 25 35 .417 7.5
Mariners 19 46 .292 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 34 24 .586 --
Phillies 31 26 .544 2.5
Expos 32 31 .508 4.5
Pirates 28 31 .475 6.5
Mets 28 36 .438 9.0
Cardinals 23 42 .354 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 39 21 .650 --
Reds 38 25 .603 2.5
Dodgers 35 27 .565 5.0
Astros 26 32 .448 12.0
Padres 27 35 .435 13.0
Braves 24 35 .407 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Biittner 4
1 Roy Howell 4
1 Reggie Jackson 4
4 Bob Bailor 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Jack Clark 3
2 Johnny Grubb 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bruce Boisclair 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.14
2 Dock Ellis 1.00
2 Tom Seaver 1.00
4 Rick Langford 0.83
5 Tom Underwood 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 8
1 Dock Ellis 8
3 Bert Blyleven 7
3 Darrell Jackson 7
3 Tom Underwood 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 Ed Whitson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Ken Griffey .323
3 Craig Reynolds .322
4 Jeff Burroughs .321
5 Paul Molitor .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 21
2 Don Baylor 16
3 Greg Luzinski 15
3 Gorman Thomas 15
3 Jason Thompson 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 61
2 George Foster 48
3 Rusty Staub 44
4 Willie Montanez 43
5 5 tied 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 27
2 Willie Wilson 24
3 Cesar Cedeno 23
4 Julio Cruz 22
5 Miguel Dilone 21

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 11
2 Ron Guidry 10
2 Frank Tanana 10
2 Mike Torrez 10
5 2 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 116
2 Nolan Ryan 113
3 Phil Niekro 92
4 Ron Guidry 86
4 Tom Seaver 86

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 Lyman Bostock .475
2 Willie Stargell .424
3 Carlton Fisk .413
4 Paul Dade .404
5 Larry Hisle .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 7
1 Gorman Thomas 7
3 Greg Luzinski 6
4 George Foster 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 18
2 Dave Winfield 15
3 Larry Hisle 14
3 Greg Luzinski 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Toby Harrah 6
1 Joe Morgan 6
1 Bill North 6
1 Willie Wilson 6
5 9 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Lamp 0.41
2 Matt Keough 0.48
3 Rick Waits 0.53
4 Charlie Hough 0.63
5 Ron Guidry 0.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 32
2 J. R. Richard 30
3 John Montefusco 25
4 Steve Rogers 23
5 Pat Zachry 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lyman Bostock .373
2 Bill Madlock .365
3 Jack Clark .350
4 George Brett .349
5 Frank White .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 11
2 Jim Rice 10
3 George Foster 9
3 Gorman Thomas 9
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 31
2 George Foster 26
3 Jack Clark 25
3 Jim Rice 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 12
1 Bake McBride 12
3 Toby Harrah 11
4 Miguel Dilone 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.30
2 Luis Tiant 1.07
3 Tom Seaver 1.45
4 Pete Vuckovich 1.47
5 Dyar Miller 1.52

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 Ron Guidry 54
2 J. R. Richard 50
3 Steve Rogers 46
4 John Montefusco 45
5 Mike Flanagan 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 8
2 Doug Bair 7
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Kent Tekulve 6
3 Jim Willoughby 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .377
2 Jim Rice .332
3 Ron LeFlore .321
4 George Brett .320
5 George Foster .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 51
2 Jim Rice 46
3 Greg Luzinski 40
4 Graig Nettles 36
4 Jason Thompson 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 148
2 Jim Rice 135
3 Greg Luzinski 128
4 Rusty Staub 118
5 Reggie Jackson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 62
1 Frank Taveras 62
3 Omar Moreno 61
4 Gene Richards 53
5 Freddie Patek 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.29
2 Jim Palmer 2.39
3 Steve Carlton 2.46
4 Rick Reuschel 2.57
5 Tom Seaver 2.67

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 301
2 Phil Niekro 268
3 J. R. Richard 256
4 Dennis Leonard 230
5 Ron Guidry 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Lerrin LaGrow 24
4 Bruce Sutter 22
5 2 tied 21