On This Day

Thursday, June 1, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 34 16 .680 --
Yankees 29 18 .617 3.5
Tigers 27 20 .574 5.5
Brewers 23 23 .500 9.0
Orioles 24 25 .490 9.5
Indians 21 24 .467 10.5
Blue Jays 17 31 .354 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 26 19 .578 --
Athletics 27 20 .574 --
Angels 25 21 .543 1.5
Rangers 24 22 .522 2.5
Twins 19 29 .396 8.5
White Sox 17 28 .378 9.0
Mariners 17 34 .333 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 24 20 .545 --
Expos 25 22 .532 0.5
Phillies 22 21 .512 1.5
Pirates 22 25 .468 3.5
Mets 23 27 .460 4.0
Cardinals 18 32 .360 9.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 30 16 .652 --
Reds 30 19 .612 1.5
Dodgers 27 20 .574 3.5
Padres 21 26 .447 9.5
Astros 20 25 .444 9.5
Braves 18 27 .400 11.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Adams 3
1 Juan Beniquez 3
1 Rich Chiles 3
1 Frank White 3
1 Richie Zisk 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Adams 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Dan Ford 1
1 Toby Harrah 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Dan Ford 3
2 Darrell Porter 3
5 5 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bump Wills 2
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Dick Davis 1
2 Larry Harlow 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Slaton 0.43
2 Jim Beattie 0.40
3 Jim Palmer 0.29
4 Paul Thormodsgard 0.17
5 Dennis Leonard 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Comer 1
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 Jim Palmer 1
1 Jim Slaton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Beattie 4
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 Jim Slaton 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Jim Rice .343
3 Jeff Burroughs .338
4 Jim Sundberg .338
5 Ted Simmons .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 18
2 Don Baylor 13
2 Jason Thompson 13
4 Dwight Evans 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 50
2 George Foster 40
3 Richie Zisk 36
4 Lee May 35
4 Reggie Smith 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 23
2 Cesar Cedeno 19
2 Ron LeFlore 19
4 Willie Wilson 18
5 Julio Cruz 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Henry Johnson 1.64
2 Ron Guidry 1.88
3 Bob Knepper 2.01
4 Rick Reuschel 2.12
5 Jim Palmer 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 8
1 Frank Tanana 8
3 Bob Forsch 7
3 Ron Guidry 7
3 5 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 97
2 J. R. Richard 86
3 Phil Niekro 77
4 Tom Seaver 69
5 Bert Blyleven 64

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 11
2 Doug Bair 8
2 Terry Forster 8
4 Al Hrabosky 7
4 3 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Billy Smith .500
2 Garry Maddox .420
3 Lenny Randle .400
4 Willie Montanez .396
5 2 tied .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 8
2 Jim Rice 7
3 John Mayberry 5
3 Willie Montanez 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 21
2 George Foster 16
3 Dwight Evans 14
3 Jim Rice 14
3 Ellis Valentine 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 8
2 Bake McBride 7
3 Bump Wills 6
4 Juan Beniquez 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.00
2 John Candelaria 0.43
3 Bill Bonham 0.59
4 Burt Hooton 0.67
5 J. R. Richard 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 John Candelaria 3
2 Roger Erickson 3
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 24
1 Milt Wilcox 24
3 Steve Rogers 23
4 Ron Guidry 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 6
2 Doug Bair 4
2 Kent Tekulve 4
4 Reggie Cleveland 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .397
2 Jack Clark .384
3 Bill Madlock .372
4 Frank White .368
5 Terry Puhl .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 11
1 Jim Rice 11
3 Jason Thompson 9
4 Sixto Lezcano 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 29
2 George Foster 27
2 Willie Montanez 27
4 Al Oliver 24
4 Reggie Smith 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 12
1 Frank Taveras 12
3 Julio Cruz 11
3 Ron LeFlore 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 1.17
2 Scott McGregor 1.25
3 Jim Wright 1.38
4 David Clyde 1.57
5 Bob Knepper 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Tom Seaver 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 43
1 J. R. Richard 43
3 Tom Seaver 41
4 Phil Niekro 40
4 Steve Rogers 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Terry Forster 6
2 Rich Gossage 6
2 Mike Marshall 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Jim Rice .341
3 Lou Piniella .335
4 Ron LeFlore .333
5 Rennie Stennett .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 50
2 Jim Rice 46
3 Greg Luzinski 39
3 Mike Schmidt 39
5 Jason Thompson 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 158
2 Jim Rice 132
3 Greg Luzinski 129
4 Rusty Staub 116
5 Bob Watson 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 64
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Omar Moreno 59
4 Gene Richards 56
5 Ron LeFlore 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.41
2 Ron Guidry 2.50
3 Steve Carlton 2.54
4 Burt Hooton 2.59
5 Tommy John 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 22
1 Dennis Leonard 22
1 Tom Seaver 22
4 Steve Carlton 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 325
2 Phil Niekro 277
3 J. R. Richard 240
4 Dennis Leonard 239
5 Tom Seaver 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 33
2 Bill Campbell 24
2 Rich Gossage 24
2 Sparky Lyle 24
5 2 tied 23