On This Day

Thursday, June 22, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 47 21 .691 --
Orioles 40 27 .597 6.5
Yankees 39 28 .582 7.5
Brewers 38 29 .567 8.5
Tigers 33 32 .508 12.5
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 36 31 .537 0.0
Rangers 34 32 .515 1.5
Athletics 33 35 .485 3.5
White Sox 31 35 .470 4.5
Twins 27 38 .415 8.0
Mariners 23 47 .329 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 35 28 .556 --
Phillies 32 29 .525 2.0
Expos 35 33 .515 2.5
Pirates 31 33 .484 4.5
Mets 30 40 .429 8.5
Cardinals 24 45 .348 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 42 24 .636 --
Reds 42 26 .618 1.0
Dodgers 37 30 .552 5.5
Astros 30 33 .476 10.5
Padres 30 37 .448 12.5
Braves 27 37 .422 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Julio Cruz 3
1 Oscar Gamble 3
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 Pat Kelly 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Ferguson 1
1 Wayne Garrett 1
1 Wayne Gross 1
1 Keith Hernandez 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kiko Garcia 3
1 Chet Lemon 3
1 Eddie Murray 3
4 Bobby Bonds 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bump Wills 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Denny 1.67
2 Ron Guidry 1.00
3 Steve Carlton 0.67
4 Joe Niekro 0.55
5 Dock Ellis 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Hal Dues 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 8
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Joe Niekro 6
4 John Denny 5
5 7 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Manny Sarmiento 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Craig Reynolds .329
3 Ken Griffey .325
4 Terry Puhl .323
5 Jim Rice .323

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 52
3 Rusty Staub 48
4 Butch Hobson 45
4 3 others tied 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 29
2 Willie Wilson 26
3 Julio Cruz 24
4 Cesar Cedeno 23
4 Ron LeFlore 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.50
2 Jim Palmer 1.81
3 Manny Sarmiento 1.95
4 Ed Halicki 2.06
5 Matt Keough 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 12
2 Mike Flanagan 11
2 Ross Grimsley 11
2 Frank Tanana 11
5 2 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 123
2 Nolan Ryan 113
3 Ron Guidry 112
4 Phil Niekro 97
5 Tom Seaver 90

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 16
2 Doug Bair 11
2 Don Stanhouse 11
4 Rich Gossage 10
4 Elias Sosa 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .426
2 Roy Howell .421
3 Rich Dauer .415
4 Willie Stargell .389
5 Bob Stinson .387

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 16
2 Larry Hisle 14
2 Dave Winfield 14
4 Bobby Bonds 13
4 Jack Clark 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 7
2 Davey Lopes 6
2 Paul Molitor 6
2 Ozzie Smith 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Waits 0.00
2 Rick Reuschel 0.60
3 Jerry Augustine 0.63
4 Adrian Devine 0.64
5 Ken Kravec 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 Dave LaRoche 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 37
2 J. R. Richard 24
3 Dennis Leonard 23
3 John Montefusco 23
5 Steve Rogers 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .365
2 Lyman Bostock .362
3 Craig Reynolds .345
4 Andre Thornton .343
5 Davey Lopes .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 10
2 George Foster 8
2 Eddie Murray 8
2 Jim Rice 8
2 Gorman Thomas 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 24
2 Jack Clark 23
3 Dwight Evans 22
4 George Foster 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Molitor 11
1 Freddie Patek 11
3 Garry Maddox 10
3 Bake McBride 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.45
2 Francisco Barrios 1.16
3 Ron Guidry 1.17
4 Dyar Miller 1.23
5 Matt Keough 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 7
1 Ron Guidry 7
3 Jim Palmer 6
4 Ross Grimsley 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 75
2 J. R. Richard 49
3 John Montefusco 41
4 Vida Blue 40
4 Steve Rogers 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .377
2 Ron LeFlore .325
3 Jim Rice .323
4 George Foster .322
5 Cesar Cedeno .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 48
2 Jim Rice 44
3 Greg Luzinski 39
4 Jason Thompson 37
5 Graig Nettles 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 142
2 Jim Rice 133
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 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.19
2 Jim Palmer 2.36
3 Steve Carlton 2.43
4 Rick Reuschel 2.57
5 Tom Seaver 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 24
2 Ron Guidry 23
2 Dennis Leonard 23
4 Steve Carlton 22
4 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 278
2 Phil Niekro 264
3 J. R. Richard 254
4 Dennis Leonard 225
5 Ron Guidry 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Bruce Sutter 22
4 Lerrin LaGrow 20
4 4 others tied 20