On This Day

Sunday, July 2, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 52 24 .684 --
Brewers 45 32 .584 7.5
Yankees 45 33 .577 8.0
Orioles 42 35 .545 10.5
Tigers 37 40 .481 15.5
Indians 36 41 .468 16.5
Blue Jays 28 49 .364 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 40 36 .526 --
Angels 41 37 .526 0.0
Royals 39 38 .506 1.5
Athletics 40 39 .506 1.5
White Sox 35 42 .455 5.5
Twins 32 42 .432 7.0
Mariners 28 52 .350 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 42 31 .575 --
Cubs 38 37 .507 5.0
Expos 38 40 .487 6.5
Pirates 36 38 .486 6.5
Mets 33 46 .418 12.0
Cardinals 32 48 .400 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 48 30 .615 --
Dodgers 45 33 .577 3.0
Reds 45 34 .570 3.5
Padres 39 40 .494 9.5
Astros 34 41 .453 12.5
Braves 32 44 .421 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lamar Johnson 4
1 Jerry Mumphrey 4
1 Tom Paciorek 4
1 Mitchell Page 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Tucker Ashford 1
1 Rick Auerbach 1
1 Larvell Blanks 1
1 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dale Murphy 6
2 Jack Clark 3
2 George Foster 3
2 George Hendrick 3
2 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 3
2 Jerry Mumphrey 2
3 Lyman Bostock 1
3 Glenn Burke 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Vuckovich 1.00
2 Ken Holtzman 0.86
3 Ron Guidry 0.75
4 Tom Dixon 0.71
5 Dave Lemanczyk 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doug Rau 7
2 Tom Griffin 6
2 Ron Guidry 6
2 Ken Holtzman 6
2 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Jeff Burroughs .335
3 Craig Reynolds .323
4 Bill Madlock .322
5 Fred Lynn .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 Don Baylor 18
2 Greg Luzinski 18
2 Jason Thompson 18
5 3 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 68
2 Rusty Staub 59
3 Jack Clark 58
4 George Foster 57
5 Dave Winfield 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 36
2 Willie Wilson 29
3 Miguel Dilone 27
3 Ron LeFlore 27
5 Julio Cruz 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.75
2 Matt Keough 2.06
3 Steve Rogers 2.09
4 Dave Rozema 2.22
5 Rick Reuschel 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 13
2 Vida Blue 11
2 Mike Flanagan 11
2 Ross Grimsley 11
2 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 136
2 Ron Guidry 124
3 Nolan Ryan 113
4 Phil Niekro 110
5 Tom Seaver 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 18
2 Doug Bair 12
2 Rich Gossage 12
2 Al Hrabosky 12
5 2 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Otto Velez .500
2 Steve Ontiveros .441
3 Larry Milbourne .417
4 Bob Watson .412
5 Jorge Orta .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 6
1 Jack Clark 6
3 Eric Soderholm 5
4 Carlton Fisk 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Alexander 18
2 Jack Clark 17
3 Rico Carty 16
4 Rusty Staub 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Freddie Patek 8
3 Ron LeFlore 7
3 Paul Molitor 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.00
2 Dyar Miller 0.66
3 Hal Dues 0.69
3 Jim Lonborg 0.69
5 Bert Blyleven 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 25
2 Vida Blue 23
3 Ron Guidry 20
3 J. R. Richard 20
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Gene Garber 4
1 Al Hrabosky 4
4 Victor Cruz 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lyman Bostock .397
2 Dave Parker .392
3 Wayne Nordhagen .371
4 Rich Dauer .370
5 Steve Ontiveros .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 11
2 Jack Clark 9
2 Greg Luzinski 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 35
2 Dave Winfield 32
3 Larry Hisle 28
4 Bobby Bonds 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 13
2 Freddie Patek 12
2 Ozzie Smith 12
4 Enos Cabell 11
4 4 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.71
2 Rick Waits 1.06
3 Dyar Miller 1.14
4 Steve Rogers 1.41
5 Matt Keough 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Mike Flanagan 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 70
2 J. R. Richard 50
3 John Montefusco 43
4 Vida Blue 40
4 Dennis Leonard 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Gene Garber 6
2 Rich Gossage 6
2 Lerrin LaGrow 6
2 Jim Willoughby 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .357
2 Jim Sundberg .331
3 Dave Parker .330
4 Jim Rice .327
5 Lou Piniella .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 48
2 Jim Rice 44
3 Greg Luzinski 41
4 Graig Nettles 36
5 Eddie Murray 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 136
2 George Foster 135
3 Greg Luzinski 129
4 Rusty Staub 126
5 Reggie Jackson 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 65
2 Frank Taveras 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Freddie Patek 52
5 Gene Richards 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.10
2 Jim Palmer 2.47
3 Steve Carlton 2.47
4 Tom Seaver 2.72
5 Rick Reuschel 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Mike Flanagan 23
3 Tom Seaver 22
4 Steve Carlton 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 257
2 J. R. Richard 255
3 Nolan Ryan 254
4 Ron Guidry 229
5 Dennis Leonard 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Lerrin LaGrow 22
4 Doug Bair 20
4 2 others tied 20