On This Day

Wednesday, June 28, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 51 22 .699 --
Brewers 43 31 .581 8.5
Yankees 42 32 .568 9.5
Orioles 40 34 .541 11.5
Tigers 36 36 .500 14.5
Indians 33 39 .458 17.5
Blue Jays 26 47 .356 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 39 33 .542 --
Royals 38 34 .528 1.0
Angels 38 36 .514 2.0
Athletics 36 38 .486 4.0
White Sox 34 39 .466 5.5
Twins 30 41 .423 8.5
Mariners 26 50 .342 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 38 30 .559 --
Cubs 37 33 .529 2.0
Expos 37 37 .500 4.0
Pirates 34 37 .479 5.5
Mets 32 44 .421 10.0
Cardinals 29 47 .382 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 47 27 .635 --
Reds 44 30 .595 3.0
Dodgers 41 32 .562 5.5
Padres 36 39 .480 11.5
Astros 32 38 .457 13.0
Braves 29 42 .408 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Oscar Gamble 5
1 Larry Herndon 5
3 Dave Chalk 4
3 Don Money 4
5 20 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 4
2 Gary Alexander 3
2 Ron Cey 3
2 Garry Maddox 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Keith Hernandez 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Milt Wilcox 1.17
2 Phil Niekro 0.88
3 Ken Kravec 0.80
4 Jim Clancy 0.78
5 Steve Renko 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Kravec 8
2 Jim Clancy 7
2 Phil Niekro 7
2 Milt Wilcox 7
5 Steve Renko 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Paul Hartzell 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Terry Puhl .332
3 Jim Sundberg .326
4 Jim Rice .323
5 Bill Madlock .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 Don Baylor 18
3 Greg Luzinski 17
3 Gorman Thomas 17
3 Jason Thompson 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 67
2 George Foster 53
3 Rusty Staub 52
4 Dave Winfield 51
5 2 tied 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 36
2 Willie Wilson 28
3 Julio Cruz 25
3 Miguel Dilone 25
3 Ron LeFlore 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.71
2 Vida Blue 2.14
3 Steve Rogers 2.16
4 Ed Halicki 2.23
5 Rick Reuschel 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 12
2 Vida Blue 11
2 Mike Flanagan 11
2 Ross Grimsley 11
2 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 131
2 Ron Guidry 118
3 Nolan Ryan 113
4 Phil Niekro 109
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 John Milner .424
2 Terry Puhl .413
3 Wayne Nordhagen .412
4 Larry Herndon .411
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 5
1 Dave Parker 5
3 Gary Alexander 4
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 16
2 Dave Winfield 15
3 Gary Alexander 14
3 Rico Carty 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
1 Freddie Patek 10
3 Rod Carew 8
4 Enos Cabell 7
4 Ozzie Smith 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Schatzeder 0.00
1 Sid Monge 0.00
3 Bob Owchinko 0.35
4 Vida Blue 0.51
5 Dyar Miller 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 4
1 Vida Blue 4
3 Bert Blyleven 3
3 Pedro Borbon 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 32
2 Dennis Leonard 29
3 John Montefusco 28
4 Vida Blue 22
5 Phil Niekro 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 4
2 Bill Castro 3
2 John D'Acquisto 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rich Dauer .403
2 Bill Madlock .386
3 Lyman Bostock .373
4 Carlton Fisk .363
5 Bob Stinson .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 10
2 George Foster 9
2 Greg Luzinski 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9
5 Dave Winfield 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 28
2 Greg Luzinski 26
3 Bobby Bonds 25
3 Jack Clark 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 14
2 Freddie Patek 13
3 Toby Harrah 12
3 Bump Wills 12
5 Willie Wilson 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dyar Miller 1.14
2 Vida Blue 1.24
3 Rick Waits 1.40
4 Steve Rogers 1.46
5 Ron Guidry 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Dock Ellis 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 64
2 J. R. Richard 52
3 John Montefusco 42
3 Steve Rogers 42
5 Vida Blue 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Lerrin LaGrow 6
1 Mike Marshall 6
1 Jim Willoughby 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Jim Sundberg .332
3 Jim Rice .328
4 Lou Piniella .325
5 Bake McBride .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 48
2 Jim Rice 44
3 Greg Luzinski 41
4 Eddie Murray 35
4 Graig Nettles 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 135
1 Jim Rice 135
3 Greg Luzinski 130
4 Rusty Staub 119
5 Reggie Jackson 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 66
2 Frank Taveras 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Freddie Patek 52
4 Gene Richards 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.09
2 Steve Carlton 2.37
3 Jim Palmer 2.47
4 Rick Reuschel 2.71
5 Tom Seaver 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 23
1 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 260
3 J. R. Richard 259
4 Dennis Leonard 226
5 Ron Guidry 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Rich Gossage 24
3 Lerrin LaGrow 22
4 Doug Bair 20
4 3 others tied 20