On This Day

Thursday, June 29, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 52 22 .703 --
Brewers 43 31 .581 9.0
Yankees 42 32 .568 10.0
Orioles 40 35 .533 12.5
Tigers 36 37 .493 15.5
Indians 34 39 .466 17.5
Blue Jays 26 47 .356 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 39 34 .534 --
Royals 38 35 .521 1.0
Angels 39 36 .520 1.0
Athletics 37 38 .493 3.0
White Sox 34 40 .459 5.5
Twins 30 41 .423 8.0
Mariners 27 50 .351 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 39 30 .565 --
Cubs 37 34 .521 3.0
Expos 37 37 .500 4.5
Pirates 35 37 .486 5.5
Mets 32 45 .416 11.0
Cardinals 29 47 .382 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 47 27 .635 --
Reds 44 31 .587 3.5
Dodgers 42 32 .568 5.0
Padres 36 39 .480 11.5
Astros 33 38 .465 12.5
Braves 29 43 .403 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Joe Wallis 4
2 Ken Macha 3
2 Jerry Martin 3
2 Jeff Newman 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Lamar Johnson 1
1 Greg Luzinski 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Stinson 4
2 Gary Alexander 3
2 Jose Cardenal 3
2 Ron Fairly 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Julio Cruz 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 1.00
2 Dennis Martinez 0.62
3 Bert Blyleven 0.60
4 Dave Frost 0.50
4 Don Sutton 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Dave Frost 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 7
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 Allen Ripley 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Ed Whitson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Terry Puhl .333
3 Jim Rice .327
4 Bill Madlock .323
5 Larry Bowa .323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 68
2 George Foster 53
2 Rusty Staub 53
4 Dave Winfield 51
5 2 tied 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 36
2 Willie Wilson 28
3 Julio Cruz 26
4 Miguel Dilone 25
4 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 Steve Ontiveros .444
2 Larry Herndon .434
3 Terry Puhl .412
4 Oscar Gamble .400
4 2 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 5
1 Eddie Murray 5
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 Rico Carty 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Alexander 17
2 Bobby Bonds 16
3 Rico Carty 14
4 Eddie Murray 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 10
2 Omar Moreno 9
3 Enos Cabell 7
3 Rod Carew 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Schatzeder 0.00
1 Sid Monge 0.00
3 Vida Blue 0.33
4 Bob Owchinko 0.35
5 Steve Carlton 0.72

Wins

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

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 4
2 Bill Castro 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 Lerrin LaGrow 3
5 19 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .400
2 Rich Dauer .389
3 Lyman Bostock .382
4 Larry Bowa .365
5 Bob Stinson .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 28
2 Greg Luzinski 27
3 Bobby Bonds 24
3 Jack Clark 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dyar Miller 1.14
2 Vida Blue 1.24
3 Rick Waits 1.28
4 Steve Rogers 1.46
5 Ron Guidry 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Ken Kravec 5
2 2 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 Jim Willoughby 6
4 Gene Garber 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .360
2 Jim Sundberg .333
3 Jim Rice .330
4 Lou Piniella .325
5 Dave Parker .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 Jim Rice 136
2 George Foster 135
3 Greg Luzinski 131
4 Rusty Staub 120
5 Reggie Jackson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 66
2 Frank Taveras 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Freddie Patek 52
5 Gene Richards 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.09
2 Steve Carlton 2.37
3 Jim Palmer 2.47
4 Rick Reuschel 2.74
5 Tom Seaver 2.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 23
1 Ron Guidry 23
3 Steve Carlton 22
3 Jim Palmer 22
3 Tom Seaver 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 266
2 Phil Niekro 260
3 J. R. Richard 259
4 Ron Guidry 223
5 Dennis Leonard 220

Saves

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