On This Day

Monday, June 26, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 51 21 .708 --
Yankees 41 30 .577 9.5
Orioles 40 31 .563 10.5
Brewers 40 31 .563 10.5
Tigers 34 35 .493 15.5
Indians 32 37 .464 17.5
Blue Jays 23 47 .329 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 38 32 .543 --
Rangers 38 32 .543 0.0
Angels 36 36 .500 3.0
Athletics 35 37 .486 4.0
White Sox 32 39 .451 6.5
Twins 30 40 .429 8.0
Mariners 26 48 .351 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 36 30 .545 --
Cubs 36 32 .529 1.0
Expos 37 35 .514 2.0
Pirates 34 34 .500 3.0
Mets 31 43 .419 9.0
Cardinals 26 47 .356 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 45 26 .634 --
Reds 44 28 .611 1.5
Dodgers 39 32 .549 6.0
Padres 35 37 .486 10.5
Astros 30 38 .441 13.5
Braves 29 40 .420 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee May 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Dave Kingman 3
2 John Mayberry 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 2
1 John Mayberry 2
3 Gary Alexander 1
3 Sal Bando 1
3 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 7
2 Roy Howell 4
2 Dave Rader 4
4 Gary Alexander 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Milner 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
1 Amos Otis 2
1 Rodney Scott 2
5 18 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rich Gale 1.43
2 Don Hood 0.70
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.64
4 Mark Lemongello 0.62
5 Andy Messersmith 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Gale 10
2 Dennis Eckersley 7
2 Don Hood 7
4 Andy Messersmith 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Shane Rawley 1
1 Dan Spillner 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .346
2 Terry Puhl .329
3 Larry Bowa .325
4 Jim Rice .324
5 Jeff Burroughs .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 Don Baylor 18
3 Gorman Thomas 17
3 Jason Thompson 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 67
2 George Foster 53
3 Rusty Staub 49
3 Jason Thompson 49
5 Dave Winfield 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 36
2 Willie Wilson 27
3 Julio Cruz 25
3 Miguel Dilone 25
5 Ron LeFlore 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.50
2 Jim Palmer 2.05
3 Steve Rogers 2.16
4 Vida Blue 2.23
5 Ed Halicki 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 12
2 Mike Flanagan 11
2 Ross Grimsley 11
2 Frank Tanana 11
2 Mike Torrez 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 131
2 Nolan Ryan 113
3 Ron Guidry 112
4 Phil Niekro 102
5 John Montefusco 100

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 16
2 Doug Bair 12
3 Rich Gossage 11
3 Al Hrabosky 11
3 2 others tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wayne Nordhagen .486
2 Terry Puhl .410
3 Bob Stinson .400
4 Rich Dauer .396
5 Carlton Fisk .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
2 Dave Parker 5
2 Gorman Thomas 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 18
2 Eddie Murray 16
3 Larry Hisle 14
3 Dave Parker 14
3 Dave Winfield 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 11
2 Freddie Patek 9
3 Ozzie Smith 8
4 Miguel Dilone 7
4 Gene Richards 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.34
1 Gaylord Perry 0.34
3 Jerry Augustine 0.39
4 Dyar Miller 0.55
5 Bob Owchinko 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 37
2 John Montefusco 28
3 Dennis Leonard 23
4 Steve Rogers 21
5 J. R. Richard 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 4
1 Jim Willoughby 4
3 Doug Bair 3
3 Bill Castro 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlton Fisk .378
2 Paul Dade .369
3 Larry Bowa .357
4 Fred Lynn .356
5 Davey Lopes .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 9
1 Eddie Murray 9
1 Gorman Thomas 9
4 Greg Luzinski 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 25
2 Bobby Bonds 24
2 Greg Luzinski 24
4 Eddie Murray 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 15
2 Toby Harrah 12
2 Freddie Patek 12
4 Miguel Dilone 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dyar Miller 1.18
2 Ron Guidry 1.20
3 Jim Palmer 1.22
4 Rick Waits 1.23
5 Vida Blue 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
3 Ken Kravec 5
3 Jim Palmer 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 64
2 J. R. Richard 52
3 John Montefusco 45
4 Vida Blue 42
4 Steve Rogers 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
1 Jim Willoughby 7
3 Gene Garber 6
3 Mike Marshall 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Jim Rice .328
3 Jim Sundberg .325
4 Cesar Cedeno .324
5 Dave Parker .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 48
2 Jim Rice 44
3 Greg Luzinski 40
4 Jason Thompson 36
5 Don Baylor 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 138
2 Jim Rice 135
3 Greg Luzinski 128
4 Rusty Staub 117
5 Reggie Jackson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 68
2 Frank Taveras 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 60
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 2.37
4 Rick Reuschel 2.71
5 Gaylord Perry 2.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 24
2 Ron Guidry 23
3 Steve Carlton 22
3 Dennis Leonard 22
3 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 266
2 Phil Niekro 264
3 J. R. Richard 259
4 Ron Guidry 224
5 Dennis Leonard 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Bruce Sutter 22
4 Lerrin LaGrow 21
5 3 tied 20