On This Day

Saturday, June 17, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 45 19 .703 --
Yankees 37 25 .597 7.0
Orioles 37 26 .587 7.5
Brewers 36 26 .581 8.0
Tigers 31 30 .508 12.5
Indians 26 33 .441 16.5
Blue Jays 21 41 .339 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 32 28 .533 --
Angels 32 31 .508 1.5
Rangers 31 31 .500 2.0
Athletics 32 32 .500 2.0
White Sox 30 31 .492 2.5
Twins 26 35 .426 6.5
Mariners 19 47 .288 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 34 25 .576 --
Phillies 31 27 .534 2.5
Expos 33 31 .516 3.5
Pirates 29 31 .483 5.5
Mets 29 36 .446 8.0
Cardinals 23 43 .348 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 39 22 .639 --
Reds 39 25 .609 1.5
Dodgers 35 28 .556 5.0
Astros 27 32 .458 11.0
Padres 28 35 .444 12.0
Braves 24 36 .400 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Burleson 4
1 Derrel Thomas 4
3 Bobby Bonds 3
3 Dave Cash 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Larry Herndon 3
1 Lee Mazzilli 3
1 Bob Watson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 3
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 3.00
2 Fergie Jenkins 0.83
3 Ken Kravec 0.71
4 John Candelaria 0.67
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 18
2 Milt Wilcox 6
3 Fergie Jenkins 5
3 Ken Kravec 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hal Dues 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Dale Murray 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1
1 Jim Willoughby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Jeff Burroughs .325
3 Ken Griffey .322
4 Jim Rice .318
5 Sixto Lezcano .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 21
2 Don Baylor 16
2 Gorman Thomas 16
4 Dwight Evans 15
4 2 others tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 61
2 George Foster 48
3 Willie Montanez 44
3 Rusty Staub 44
5 Richie Zisk 43

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 1.45
2 Jim Palmer 1.86
3 Matt Keough 2.00
4 Rick Reuschel 2.06
5 Steve Rogers 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 11
1 Ron Guidry 11
3 Mike Flanagan 10
3 Frank Tanana 10
3 Mike Torrez 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 116
2 Nolan Ryan 113
3 Ron Guidry 104
4 Phil Niekro 92
5 Tom Seaver 86

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lyman Bostock .436
2 Carlton Fisk .429
3 Willie Stargell .424
4 Paul Molitor .386
5 Roy Howell .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gorman Thomas 8
2 Eddie Murray 7
3 Greg Luzinski 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 Dave Kingman 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 18
2 Gorman Thomas 15
2 Dave Winfield 15
4 Greg Luzinski 14
4 Eddie Murray 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 7
2 Toby Harrah 6
2 Bill North 6
2 Willie Wilson 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.33
2 Dennis Lamp 0.41
3 Matt Keough 0.48
4 Rick Waits 0.53
5 2 tied 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 4
1 Ken Kravec 4
3 Ross Grimsley 3
3 Ron Guidry 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 39
2 J. R. Richard 30
3 Ken Kravec 24
4 Steve Rogers 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lerrin LaGrow 4
1 Jim Willoughby 4
3 Doug Bair 3
3 Elias Sosa 3
3 Don Stanhouse 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lyman Bostock .378
2 Willie Montanez .352
3 Enos Cabell .351
4 Larry Bowa .347
5 George Brett .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 12
2 Jim Rice 10
3 George Foster 9
3 Gorman Thomas 9
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 32
2 Dwight Evans 25
2 Jim Rice 25
4 Jack Clark 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Toby Harrah 11
1 Garry Maddox 11
1 Bake McBride 11
4 Bump Wills 10
4 Willie Wilson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.30
2 Luis Tiant 1.07
3 Ron Guidry 1.31
4 Tom Seaver 1.45
5 Dyar Miller 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 7
1 Ron Guidry 7
3 Skip Lockwood 6
3 Jim Palmer 6
3 Tom Seaver 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 72
2 J. R. Richard 50
3 Steve Rogers 46
4 Mike Flanagan 45
4 John Montefusco 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 8
2 Doug Bair 7
2 Jim Willoughby 7
4 Kent Tekulve 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .376
2 Jim Rice .330
3 George Brett .321
4 Ron LeFlore .320
5 Dave Parker .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 51
2 Jim Rice 45
3 Greg Luzinski 40
4 Graig Nettles 36
4 Jason Thompson 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 148
2 Jim Rice 134
3 Greg Luzinski 128
4 Rusty Staub 118
5 2 tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 62
1 Frank Taveras 62
3 Omar Moreno 60
4 Gene Richards 52
5 Freddie Patek 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.29
2 Jim Palmer 2.39
3 Steve Carlton 2.46
4 Rick Reuschel 2.57
5 Tom Seaver 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Ron Guidry 22
2 Tommy John 22
2 3 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 287
2 Phil Niekro 268
3 J. R. Richard 256
4 Ron Guidry 222
4 Dennis Leonard 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Lerrin LaGrow 23
4 Bruce Sutter 22
5 3 tied 21