On This Day

Thursday, June 15, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 43 19 .694 --
Yankees 36 24 .600 6.0
Orioles 35 26 .574 7.5
Brewers 34 26 .567 8.0
Tigers 31 28 .525 10.5
Indians 26 31 .456 14.5
Blue Jays 19 40 .322 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 31 27 .534 --
Athletics 32 30 .516 1.0
Rangers 30 29 .508 1.5
Angels 31 30 .508 1.5
White Sox 29 30 .492 2.5
Twins 24 35 .407 7.5
Mariners 19 45 .297 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 33 24 .579 --
Phillies 30 26 .536 2.5
Expos 32 30 .516 3.5
Pirates 27 31 .466 6.5
Mets 28 35 .444 8.0
Cardinals 23 41 .359 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 38 21 .644 --
Reds 37 25 .597 2.5
Dodgers 34 27 .557 5.0
Astros 26 31 .456 11.0
Padres 27 34 .443 12.0
Braves 24 34 .414 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 3
1 Taylor Duncan 3
1 Jerry Remy 3
1 Alan Trammell 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Blomberg 1
1 Rich Dauer 1
1 Ike Hampton 1
1 Graig Nettles 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 4
2 Graig Nettles 3
3 Ron Blomberg 2
3 Jack Clark 2
3 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 2
1 Reggie Jackson 2
3 George Brett 1
3 Jack Clark 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Stone 1.20
2 John Montefusco 1.00
3 Rick Rhoden 0.80
4 Dennis Leonard 0.73
5 Don Gullett 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 John Montefusco 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 11
2 Dennis Leonard 8
3 Steve Stone 6
4 Don Gullett 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .355
2 Ken Griffey .328
3 Paul Molitor .327
4 Jeff Burroughs .326
5 Jim Rice .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 21
2 Don Baylor 15
2 Greg Luzinski 15
2 Jason Thompson 15
5 4 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 61
2 George Foster 48
3 Rusty Staub 44
4 Willie Montanez 42
5 3 tied 41

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 27
2 Willie Wilson 24
3 Cesar Cedeno 23
4 Julio Cruz 22
5 Miguel Dilone 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.57
2 Jim Palmer 1.86
3 Matt Keough 2.00
4 Rick Reuschel 2.06
5 Bob Knepper 2.28

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 11
2 Ron Guidry 10
2 Frank Tanana 10
2 Mike Torrez 10
5 2 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 116
2 Nolan Ryan 113
3 Phil Niekro 88
4 Ron Guidry 86
5 2 tied 83

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 14
2 Doug Bair 11
3 Don Stanhouse 10
4 Terry Forster 9
4 3 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lyman Bostock .475
2 Paul Dade .452
3 Larry Parrish .429
4 Paul Molitor .418
5 Jose Morales .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
3 George Foster 5
3 Dave Kingman 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 15
1 Dave Winfield 15
3 Greg Luzinski 14
4 Larry Hisle 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Harlow 6
1 Toby Harrah 6
1 Bill North 6
1 Willie Wilson 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Lamp 0.41
2 Matt Keough 0.48
3 Jim Palmer 0.53
3 Rick Waits 0.53
5 Charlie Hough 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 3
1 Steve Comer 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ross Grimsley 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 32
2 J. R. Richard 30
3 John Montefusco 25
4 Pat Zachry 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .363
2 Paul Molitor .362
3 Lyman Bostock .355
4 Bill Madlock .354
5 Ken Griffey .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 12
2 Jim Rice 10
3 George Foster 9
4 Gorman Thomas 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 30
2 George Foster 26
3 Jose Cruz 25
3 Dwight Evans 25
3 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 12
1 Bake McBride 12
1 Willie Wilson 12
4 Julio Cruz 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 1.04
2 Luis Tiant 1.07
3 Jim Palmer 1.11
4 Dave Goltz 1.19
5 Pete Vuckovich 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Skip Lockwood 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Tom Seaver 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 54
2 J. R. Richard 50
3 Tom Seaver 46
4 John Montefusco 45
5 Mike Flanagan 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 8
2 Doug Bair 7
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Rich Gossage 6
3 2 others tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .378
2 Jim Rice .334
3 Ron LeFlore .325
4 Ken Griffey .322
5 George Brett .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 52
2 Jim Rice 46
3 Greg Luzinski 41
4 Graig Nettles 36
4 Jason Thompson 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 151
2 Jim Rice 135
3 Greg Luzinski 129
4 Rusty Staub 120
5 Bob Watson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 62
2 Omar Moreno 61
2 Frank Taveras 61
4 Gene Richards 53
5 Freddie Patek 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.29
2 Jim Palmer 2.39
3 Rick Reuschel 2.49
4 Steve Carlton 2.54
5 Burt Hooton 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 22
1 Ron Guidry 22
1 Tommy John 22
1 Dennis Leonard 22
1 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 301
2 Phil Niekro 264
3 J. R. Richard 263
4 Dennis Leonard 230
5 Ron Guidry 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Lerrin LaGrow 24
4 Bruce Sutter 22
5 2 tied 21