On This Day

Wednesday, June 21, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 47 21 .691 --
Orioles 39 27 .591 7.0
Yankees 38 28 .576 8.0
Brewers 38 28 .576 8.0
Tigers 33 31 .516 12.0
Indians 28 36 .438 17.0
Blue Jays 21 44 .323 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 35 30 .538 --
Angels 35 31 .530 0.5
Rangers 33 32 .508 2.0
Athletics 33 34 .493 3.0
White Sox 31 34 .477 4.0
Twins 27 37 .422 7.5
Mariners 22 47 .319 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 35 28 .556 --
Phillies 31 29 .517 2.5
Expos 34 33 .507 3.0
Pirates 31 33 .484 4.5
Mets 30 39 .435 8.0
Cardinals 24 44 .353 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 42 23 .646 --
Reds 41 26 .612 2.0
Dodgers 37 29 .561 5.5
Astros 29 33 .468 11.5
Padres 29 37 .439 13.5
Braves 27 36 .429 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Howell 4
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Rich Dauer 3
2 Phil Garner 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Joe Ferguson 1
1 Butch Hobson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Hobson 3
1 Jason Thompson 3
3 Dusty Baker 2
3 Don Baylor 2
3 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 2
1 Terry Puhl 2
3 Rob Andrews 1
3 George Brett 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Aase 1.33
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.00
2 Ed Halicki 1.00
4 Adrian Devine 0.71
5 Steve Rogers 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Jim Crawford 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Aase 8
2 Dennis Eckersley 7
3 Steve Rogers 6
4 Adrian Devine 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Jim Kern 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Jeff Burroughs .327
3 Craig Reynolds .323
4 Jim Rice .323
5 Fred Lynn .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 22
2 Don Baylor 17
2 Jason Thompson 17
4 Gorman Thomas 16
5 3 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 64
2 George Foster 50
3 Rusty Staub 48
4 Butch Hobson 45
4 Jason Thompson 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 29
2 Willie Wilson 26
3 Cesar Cedeno 23
3 Julio Cruz 23
3 Ron LeFlore 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.45
2 Jim Palmer 1.81
3 Ed Halicki 2.06
4 Matt Keough 2.06
5 Rick Reuschel 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 11
1 Ron Guidry 11
1 Frank Tanana 11
4 Mike Flanagan 10
4 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 123
2 Nolan Ryan 113
3 Ron Guidry 104
4 Phil Niekro 97
5 Tom Seaver 90

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 15
2 Doug Bair 11
2 Don Stanhouse 11
4 Elias Sosa 10
5 6 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rich Dauer .459
2 Dave Parker .426
3 Roy Howell .421
4 Willie Stargell .389
5 Fred Lynn .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 6
2 Eddie Murray 5
2 Gorman Thomas 5
2 Roy White 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 14
1 Jason Thompson 14
1 Dave Winfield 14
4 Jack Clark 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 7
2 Davey Lopes 6
2 Paul Molitor 6
2 Frank Taveras 6
5 9 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Waits 0.00
1 Jim Willoughby 0.00
3 Ron Guidry 0.33
4 Rick Reuschel 0.60
5 Adrian Devine 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Ken Kravec 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 39
2 J. R. Richard 24
3 Dennis Leonard 23
3 John Montefusco 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lyman Bostock .364
2 Garry Maddox .352
3 Davey Lopes .348
4 Fred Lynn .348
5 Andre Thornton .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 10
2 Jim Rice 9
3 George Foster 8
3 Gorman Thomas 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 24
2 Jack Clark 23
2 Jim Rice 23
4 Dwight Evans 22
5 Tony Perez 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Molitor 11
1 Freddie Patek 11
3 Garry Maddox 10
3 Bake McBride 10
3 Willie Wilson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.45
2 Francisco Barrios 0.78
3 Ron Guidry 1.01
4 Jim Willoughby 1.07
5 Dyar Miller 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
4 Ross Grimsley 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 67
2 J. R. Richard 49
3 Steve Rogers 48
4 John Montefusco 41
5 Vida Blue 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Willoughby 7
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Mike Marshall 6
4 Doug Bair 5
4 Gene Garber 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .379
2 Jim Rice .324
3 Ron LeFlore .324
4 George Foster .322
5 Jim Sundberg .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 49
2 Jim Rice 45
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 134
3 Greg Luzinski 124
4 Rusty Staub 119
5 Reggie Jackson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
2 Omar Moreno 61
4 Freddie Patek 54
5 Gene Richards 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.29
2 Jim Palmer 2.36
3 Steve Carlton 2.48
4 Rick Reuschel 2.57
5 John Candelaria 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 23
1 Dennis Leonard 23
3 Ron Guidry 22
3 Jim Palmer 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 287
2 Phil Niekro 264
3 J. R. Richard 254
4 Dennis Leonard 225
5 Ron Guidry 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Rich Gossage 24
3 Bruce Sutter 22
4 Lerrin LaGrow 21
5 4 tied 20