On This Day

Saturday, June 24, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 49 21 .700 --
Yankees 40 29 .580 8.5
Orioles 40 29 .580 8.5
Brewers 39 30 .565 9.5
Tigers 34 33 .507 13.5
Indians 30 36 .455 17.0
Blue Jays 21 46 .313 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 37 31 .544 --
Rangers 37 32 .536 0.5
Angels 36 34 .514 2.0
Athletics 34 37 .479 4.5
White Sox 32 36 .471 5.0
Twins 28 39 .418 8.5
Mariners 24 48 .333 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 35 29 .547 --
Cubs 35 31 .530 1.0
Expos 36 34 .514 2.0
Pirates 32 34 .485 4.0
Mets 31 41 .431 8.0
Cardinals 25 46 .352 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 44 24 .647 --
Reds 42 28 .600 3.0
Dodgers 39 30 .565 5.5
Padres 32 37 .464 12.5
Astros 30 35 .462 12.5
Braves 27 39 .409 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mario Guerrero 4
1 John Milner 4
1 Pete Rose 4
1 Jerry Royster 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 Rick Dempsey 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Alexander 4
1 Pete LaCock 4
1 John Milner 4
1 Claudell Washington 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 3
2 Gene Richards 2
3 Bob Beall 1
3 Bert Campaneris 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Matlack 1.67
2 Jim Slaton 0.80
3 Jim Bibby 0.71
4 Jerry Augustine 0.67
4 2 others tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 6
1 Jim Barr 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
4 Jim Bibby 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .345
2 Terry Puhl .328
3 Jim Rice .324
4 Jeff Burroughs .322
5 Larry Bowa .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 22
2 Don Baylor 18
3 Gorman Thomas 17
3 Jason Thompson 17
5 George Foster 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 65
2 George Foster 53
3 Rusty Staub 48
3 Jason Thompson 48
5 2 tied 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 34
2 Willie Wilson 27
3 Miguel Dilone 25
4 Julio Cruz 24
5 3 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.50
2 Manny Sarmiento 1.89
3 Jim Palmer 2.05
4 Matt Keough 2.06
5 Rick Reuschel 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 12
2 Mike Flanagan 11
2 Ross Grimsley 11
2 Frank Tanana 11
5 3 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 123
2 Nolan Ryan 113
3 Ron Guidry 112
4 Phil Niekro 102
5 Vida Blue 91

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 16
2 Doug Bair 11
2 Al Hrabosky 11
2 Don Stanhouse 11
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Howell .441
2 Carlton Fisk .409
3 Gene Richards .396
4 Jason Thompson .393
5 Bob Stinson .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 6
1 Eddie Murray 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
4 Roy White 5
4 Dave Winfield 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 20
2 Larry Hisle 16
2 Dave Winfield 16
4 Eddie Murray 15
4 Jason Thompson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
2 Freddie Patek 9
3 Miguel Dilone 8
4 Gene Richards 7
4 Ozzie Smith 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Augustine 0.39
2 Bob Owchinko 0.40
3 Vida Blue 0.53
4 Woodie Fryman 0.60
5 2 tied 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
1 Gaylord Perry 4
3 Jerry Augustine 3
3 Mike Flanagan 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 37
2 Dennis Leonard 29
3 Vida Blue 27
4 John Montefusco 23
5 Phil Niekro 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 4
1 Lerrin LaGrow 4
1 Jim Willoughby 4
4 Bill Castro 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .357
2 Paul Dade .356
3 Carlton Fisk .356
4 Lyman Bostock .351
5 Larry Bowa .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 10
2 George Foster 9
2 Eddie Murray 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9
5 Jim Rice 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 24
2 Jack Clark 23
3 George Foster 22
3 Greg Luzinski 22
3 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 13
2 Toby Harrah 12
2 Freddie Patek 12
2 Bump Wills 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Francisco Barrios 1.16
2 Matt Keough 1.16
3 Ron Guidry 1.20
4 Jim Palmer 1.22
5 Dyar Miller 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
3 Ross Grimsley 5
3 Ken Kravec 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 64
2 J. R. Richard 49
3 Vida Blue 42
4 Steve Rogers 40
5 Tom Underwood 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
1 Jim Willoughby 7
3 Doug Bair 5
3 Gene Garber 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Cesar Cedeno .324
3 Jim Rice .323
4 Ron LeFlore .322
5 George Foster .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 48
2 Jim Rice 43
3 Greg Luzinski 39
4 Jason Thompson 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 139
2 Jim Rice 133
3 Greg Luzinski 127
4 Rusty Staub 119
5 Reggie Jackson 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 66
2 Frank Taveras 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 61
4 Freddie Patek 52
4 Gene Richards 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.19
2 Jim Palmer 2.31
3 Steve Carlton 2.43
4 Rick Reuschel 2.57
5 Gaylord Perry 2.70

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 231
5 Ron Guidry 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Rich Gossage 24
3 Lerrin LaGrow 21
3 Bruce Sutter 21
5 4 tied 20