On This Day

Sunday, June 18, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 45 20 .692 --
Orioles 38 26 .594 6.5
Yankees 37 26 .587 7.0
Brewers 37 27 .578 7.5
Tigers 31 31 .500 12.5
Indians 27 34 .443 16.0
Blue Jays 21 42 .333 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 33 29 .532 --
Angels 33 31 .516 1.0
Rangers 32 31 .508 1.5
Athletics 32 33 .492 2.5
White Sox 31 32 .492 2.5
Twins 27 35 .435 6.0
Mariners 20 47 .299 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 34 26 .567 --
Phillies 31 28 .525 2.5
Expos 33 32 .508 3.5
Pirates 29 32 .475 5.5
Mets 29 38 .433 8.5
Cardinals 23 44 .343 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 41 22 .651 --
Reds 40 25 .615 2.0
Dodgers 36 28 .563 5.5
Astros 28 32 .467 11.5
Padres 29 35 .453 12.5
Braves 25 36 .410 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wayne Nordhagen 4
1 Eric Soderholm 4
3 Rob Andrews 3
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Soderholm 2
2 Rico Carty 1
2 Rick Dempsey 1
2 Darrell Evans 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 3
1 Dan Ford 3
1 Rowland Office 3
1 Dave Parker 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 4
2 Paul Molitor 3
3 Rod Carew 2
3 Dan Driessen 2
3 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.67
2 Don Sutton 0.86
3 Chris Knapp 0.64
4 Jim Palmer 0.60
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 10
2 Chris Knapp 7
3 Don Sutton 6
4 John Henry Johnson 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 Jim Rice .324
3 Craig Reynolds .323
4 Ken Griffey .322
5 Jeff Burroughs .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 22
2 Don Baylor 16
2 Gorman Thomas 16
2 Jason Thompson 16
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 62
2 George Foster 48
3 Rusty Staub 46
4 Willie Montanez 44
5 Richie Zisk 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 27
2 Willie Wilson 26
3 Cesar Cedeno 23
4 Julio Cruz 22
4 Ron LeFlore 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.45
2 Jim Palmer 1.81
3 Matt Keough 2.00
4 Rick Reuschel 2.06
5 Manny Sarmiento 2.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 11
1 Ron Guidry 11
3 Mike Flanagan 10
3 Jim Palmer 10
3 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 116
2 Nolan Ryan 113
3 Ron Guidry 104
4 Phil Niekro 92
5 Tom Seaver 86

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 15
2 Doug Bair 11
2 Don Stanhouse 11
4 Terry Forster 9
4 5 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rich Dauer .452
2 Willie Stargell .432
3 Dave Parker .419
4 Roy Howell .404
5 Paul Molitor .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 7
2 Greg Luzinski 6
2 Eddie Murray 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 16
2 Dave Winfield 15
3 Greg Luzinski 14
3 Eddie Murray 14
3 Gorman Thomas 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 8
2 Paul Molitor 7
2 Joe Morgan 7
2 Willie Wilson 7
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Willoughby 0.00
2 Ron Guidry 0.33
3 Rick Waits 0.35
4 Steve Comer 0.73
4 Charlie Hough 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 4
1 Gaylord Perry 4
3 Vida Blue 3
3 Ron Guidry 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 39
2 J. R. Richard 30
3 Vida Blue 27
4 Steve Rogers 23
5 Ken Kravec 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Willoughby 5
2 Lerrin LaGrow 4
3 Doug Bair 3
3 Bill Castro 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lyman Bostock .361
2 Enos Cabell .360
3 Frank White .344
4 Andre Thornton .343
5 2 tied .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 12
2 Jim Rice 11
3 George Foster 9
4 Gorman Thomas 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 28
2 Jim Rice 26
3 Dwight Evans 25
4 Jack Clark 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Toby Harrah 11
1 Garry Maddox 11
1 Willie Wilson 11
4 Bake McBride 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.40
2 Ron Guidry 1.01
3 Jim Willoughby 1.05
4 Luis Tiant 1.07
5 Matt Keough 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 7
2 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Ron Guidry 6
2 Tom Seaver 6
5 10 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 67
2 J. R. Richard 50
3 John Montefusco 45
4 Steve Rogers 42
5 Vida Blue 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .380
2 Jim Rice .331
3 Ron LeFlore .320
4 Dave Parker .318
5 George Brett .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 49
2 Jim Rice 46
3 Greg Luzinski 39
4 Jason Thompson 37
5 Graig Nettles 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 144
2 Jim Rice 135
3 Greg Luzinski 125
4 Rusty Staub 119
5 Reggie Jackson 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 62
2 Frank Taveras 61
3 Omar Moreno 60
4 Freddie Patek 52
4 Gene Richards 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.29
2 Jim Palmer 2.36
3 Steve Carlton 2.46
4 Rick Reuschel 2.57
5 Tom Seaver 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 23
1 Jim Palmer 23
3 Steve Carlton 22
3 Ron Guidry 22
3 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 287
2 Phil Niekro 268
3 J. R. Richard 256
4 Ron Guidry 222
4 Dennis Leonard 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Lerrin LaGrow 23
4 Bruce Sutter 22
5 Don Stanhouse 21