On This Day

Monday, July 3, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 53 24 .688 --
Brewers 45 33 .577 8.5
Yankees 45 34 .570 9.0
Orioles 42 36 .538 11.5
Tigers 38 40 .487 15.5
Indians 37 41 .474 16.5
Blue Jays 28 50 .359 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 42 37 .532 --
Rangers 40 37 .519 1.0
Athletics 41 39 .513 1.5
Royals 39 39 .500 2.5
White Sox 36 42 .462 5.5
Twins 33 42 .440 7.0
Mariners 28 53 .346 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 42 31 .575 --
Cubs 39 37 .513 4.5
Expos 39 40 .494 6.0
Pirates 36 39 .480 7.0
Mets 33 46 .418 12.0
Cardinals 32 49 .395 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 48 31 .608 --
Reds 46 34 .575 2.5
Dodgers 45 34 .570 3.0
Padres 40 40 .500 8.5
Astros 34 42 .447 12.5
Braves 33 44 .429 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larvell Blanks 3
1 Ted Cox 3
1 Ralph Garr 3
1 Keith Hernandez 3
1 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Larvell Blanks 1
1 Rick Bosetti 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larvell Blanks 3
1 Carlton Fisk 3
1 George Foster 3
1 Chet Lemon 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Griffey 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Lyman Bostock 1
2 George Brett 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 1.00
2 Roger Erickson 0.89
3 Mike Paxton 0.75
4 Floyd Bannister 0.71
5 Ken Kravec 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Hal Dues 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Erickson 8
2 Ken Kravec 7
3 John Candelaria 6
3 Mike Paxton 6
3 Milt Wilcox 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .346
2 Jeff Burroughs .333
3 Sixto Lezcano .326
4 Reggie Smith .323
5 Ron Jackson .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 Don Baylor 18
2 George Foster 18
2 Greg Luzinski 18
2 Jason Thompson 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 68
2 George Foster 60
2 Rusty Staub 60
4 Jack Clark 59
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 2.06
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 19
2 Doug Bair 12
2 Rich Gossage 12
2 Al Hrabosky 12
5 3 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Otto Velez .500
2 Larry Herndon .420
3 Bob Watson .415
4 Oscar Gamble .404
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 7
2 Gary Alexander 6
3 Roy Smalley 5
4 George Foster 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Alexander 20
2 Jack Clark 18
3 Rico Carty 14
3 Larry Hisle 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
2 Freddie Patek 7
2 Gene Richards 7
2 Ozzie Smith 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.00
2 Hal Dues 0.45
3 Dyar Miller 0.66
4 Dave Heaverlo 0.67
5 Jim Lonborg 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Broberg 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 Mike Paxton 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 25
2 Ron Guidry 20
2 Ken Kravec 20
2 Mark Littell 20
2 J. R. Richard 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Al Hrabosky 4
2 Dave LaRoche 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .391
2 Steve Ontiveros .367
3 Lyman Bostock .362
4 Bob Watson .361
5 Rick Miller .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 11
2 Jack Clark 10
3 Greg Luzinski 9
3 Gorman Thomas 9
5 George Foster 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 36
2 Dave Winfield 29
3 Larry Hisle 27
4 Rusty Staub 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 13
2 Enos Cabell 11
2 Miguel Dilone 11
2 Toby Harrah 11
2 5 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.71
2 Hal Dues 0.96
3 Rick Waits 1.06
4 Dyar Miller 1.33
5 Steve Rogers 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 Dave Goltz 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 59
2 J. R. Richard 50
3 Ken Kravec 44
4 Vida Blue 40
4 Dennis Leonard 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Gene Garber 6
2 Lerrin LaGrow 6
2 Jim Willoughby 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Dave Parker .331
3 Jim Sundberg .328
4 Jim Rice .328
5 Lou Piniella .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 49
2 Jim Rice 44
3 Greg Luzinski 41
4 Graig Nettles 37
5 Eddie Murray 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 138
2 Jim Rice 136
3 Greg Luzinski 128
4 Rusty Staub 126
5 Reggie Jackson 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 64
2 Frank Taveras 59
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
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 Bob Knepper 2.69
5 Tom Seaver 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 24
2 Mike Flanagan 22
2 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 38
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Lerrin LaGrow 22
4 Doug Bair 20
4 3 others tied 20