On This Day

Thursday, July 6, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 55 24 .696 --
Yankees 46 35 .568 10.0
Brewers 45 35 .563 10.5
Orioles 45 37 .549 11.5
Tigers 40 41 .494 16.0
Indians 37 44 .457 19.0
Blue Jays 30 52 .366 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 43 39 .524 --
Athletics 43 40 .518 0.5
Rangers 41 39 .513 1.0
Royals 41 40 .506 1.5
White Sox 37 44 .457 5.5
Twins 35 42 .455 5.5
Mariners 29 55 .345 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 45 32 .584 --
Cubs 41 38 .519 5.0
Pirates 38 40 .487 7.5
Expos 39 43 .476 8.5
Mets 35 48 .422 13.0
Cardinals 33 51 .393 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 50 32 .610 --
Dodgers 47 35 .573 3.0
Reds 47 35 .573 3.0
Padres 41 42 .494 9.5
Astros 35 43 .449 13.0
Braves 34 46 .425 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bailor 3
1 Rick Dempsey 3
1 Frank Duffy 3
1 Lamar Johnson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Lamar Johnson 1
1 Steve Kemp 1
1 Davey Lopes 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 5
2 Davey Lopes 4
2 Jason Thompson 4
4 Carlton Fisk 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Vic Davalillo 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 0.88
2 Rick Rhoden 0.86
2 Jim Rooker 0.86
4 John Henry Johnson 0.60
5 Bob Knepper 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 7
2 John Henry Johnson 6
2 Bob Knepper 6
2 Rick Rhoden 6
2 Jim Rooker 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Enrique Romo 1
1 Mike Willis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .351
2 Jeff Burroughs .333
3 Fred Lynn .327
4 Sixto Lezcano .320
5 Jim Rice .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 Greg Luzinski 20
3 Don Baylor 19
3 Jason Thompson 19
5 George Foster 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 69
2 Rusty Staub 63
3 Jack Clark 61
3 George Foster 61
5 Dave Winfield 59

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.75
2 Steve Rogers 2.06
3 Matt Keough 2.16
4 Jim Palmer 2.23
5 Rick Reuschel 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 13
2 Mike Flanagan 12
3 Vida Blue 11
3 Ross Grimsley 11
3 3 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 145
2 Ron Guidry 124
3 Phil Niekro 117
4 Nolan Ryan 114
5 2 tied 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 19
2 Doug Bair 13
3 Rich Gossage 12
3 Al Hrabosky 12
3 2 others tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Otto Velez .483
2 Rick Dempsey .455
3 Oscar Gamble .451
4 Gary Thomasson .429
5 Jerry Mumphrey .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 7
1 Jack Clark 7
3 Greg Luzinski 5
3 Lee Mazzilli 5
5 18 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Alexander 23
2 Jack Clark 20
3 Dave Winfield 18
4 Bobby Bonds 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 7
1 Gene Richards 7
1 Ozzie Smith 7
4 Enos Cabell 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Heaverlo 0.00
1 Kevin Kobel 0.00
3 Hal Dues 0.45
4 Rich Gossage 0.69
5 Bert Blyleven 0.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Broberg 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 Mike Paxton 3
1 Eric Rasmussen 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 22
1 Craig Swan 22
3 Mike Flanagan 21
4 Ron Guidry 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John D'Acquisto 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Gene Garber 4
1 Dave LaRoche 4
1 3 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .398
2 Wayne Nordhagen .377
3 Fred Lynn .363
4 Bob Watson .362
5 Roy Howell .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 11
2 Jack Clark 9
2 Eddie Murray 9
4 Bobby Bonds 8
4 Dave Winfield 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 34
2 Dave Winfield 32
3 Bobby Bonds 28
3 Rusty Staub 28
3 Jason Thompson 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 12
1 Gene Richards 12
1 Ozzie Smith 12
4 George Brett 10
4 7 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.71
2 Hal Dues 0.96
3 Steve Rogers 1.23
4 Dyar Miller 1.33
5 Vida Blue 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 59
2 J. R. Richard 46
3 Dennis Leonard 43
4 Ken Kravec 42
5 John Montefusco 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 7
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Lerrin LaGrow 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6
2 Jim Willoughby 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Dave Parker .332
3 Jim Rice .326
4 Jim Sundberg .325
5 George Brett .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 47
2 Greg Luzinski 43
2 Jim Rice 43
4 Graig Nettles 36
5 Don Baylor 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 136
2 Jim Rice 135
3 Greg Luzinski 128
4 Rusty Staub 127
5 Reggie Jackson 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 64
2 Frank Taveras 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Freddie Patek 52
5 Gene Richards 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.17
2 Jim Palmer 2.47
3 John Candelaria 2.60
4 Tom Seaver 2.63
5 Steve Carlton 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 23
1 Ron Guidry 23
3 Dennis Leonard 22
3 Tom Seaver 22
5 5 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 264
2 Phil Niekro 258
3 Nolan Ryan 244
4 Dennis Leonard 223
5 Ron Guidry 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Rich Gossage 24
3 Bruce Sutter 22
4 Doug Bair 21
4 2 others tied 21