On This Day

Monday, June 19, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 46 20 .697 --
Orioles 38 26 .594 7.0
Yankees 37 27 .578 8.0
Brewers 37 27 .578 8.0
Tigers 31 31 .500 13.0
Indians 27 35 .435 17.0
Blue Jays 21 42 .333 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 34 29 .540 --
Angels 33 31 .516 1.5
Rangers 32 32 .500 2.5
Athletics 33 33 .500 2.5
White Sox 31 33 .484 3.5
Twins 27 35 .435 6.5
Mariners 21 47 .309 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 35 26 .574 --
Phillies 31 28 .525 3.0
Expos 33 32 .508 4.0
Pirates 29 33 .468 6.5
Mets 29 38 .433 9.0
Cardinals 23 44 .343 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 41 22 .651 --
Reds 40 25 .615 2.0
Dodgers 36 28 .563 5.5
Astros 28 32 .467 11.5
Padres 29 35 .453 12.5
Braves 25 36 .410 15.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ivan de Jesus 3
1 Hal McRae 3
1 Frank Taveras 3
1 Andre Thornton 3
5 22 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Thurman Munson 1
1 Jeff Newman 1
1 Bob Robertson 1
1 Andre Thornton 1
1 Roy White 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Robertson 3
1 Andre Thornton 3
3 Bruce Bochte 2
3 Thurman Munson 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hal McRae 2
2 Dell Alston 1
2 Al Cowens 1
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Leonard 0.90
2 Jon Matlack 0.83
3 Steve Renko 0.50
4 David Clyde 0.40
5 Ken Clay 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 Mike Parrott 1
1 Steve Renko 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 9
2 Rich Gossage 5
2 Jon Matlack 5
4 David Clyde 4
4 Rich Hinton 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Enrique Romo 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 Craig Reynolds .323
3 Jim Rice .322
4 Ken Griffey .322
5 Jeff Burroughs .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 22
2 Don Baylor 16
2 Gorman Thomas 16
2 Jason Thompson 16
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 64
2 George Foster 48
3 Rusty Staub 46
4 Willie Montanez 44
5 Richie Zisk 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 28
2 Willie Wilson 26
3 Cesar Cedeno 23
3 Julio Cruz 23
5 Ron LeFlore 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.45
2 Jim Palmer 1.81
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 Jim Palmer 10
3 2 others tied 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 15
2 Doug Bair 11
2 Don Stanhouse 11
4 Elias Sosa 10
5 6 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rich Dauer .452
2 Dave Parker .435
3 Roy Howell .426
4 Carlton Fisk .419
5 Willie Stargell .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 6
1 Eddie Murray 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 Roy White 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 15
2 Jack Clark 14
2 Eddie Murray 14
2 Jim Rice 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 8
2 Joe Morgan 6
2 Frank Taveras 6
2 Willie Wilson 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Willoughby 0.00
2 Ron Guidry 0.33
3 Rick Waits 0.35
4 Rick Reuschel 0.60
5 Jim Palmer 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Ken Kravec 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 39
2 Vida Blue 27
3 Dennis Leonard 24
4 Ken Kravec 22
5 Steve Renko 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Willoughby 5
2 Lerrin LaGrow 4
3 Doug Bair 3
3 Joe Sambito 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andre Thornton .368
2 Lyman Bostock .358
3 Garry Maddox .340
4 Dan Ford .337
5 Enos Cabell .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 11
2 Jim Rice 10
3 George Foster 8
3 Gorman Thomas 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 26
1 Jim Rice 26
3 Jack Clark 24
4 Dwight Evans 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Toby Harrah 11
1 Garry Maddox 11
1 Willie Wilson 11
4 Bake McBride 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.40
2 Ron Guidry 1.01
3 Matt Keough 1.13
4 Francisco Barrios 1.33
5 Tom Seaver 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 7
2 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Ron Guidry 6
2 Tom Seaver 6
5 8 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 67
2 J. R. Richard 50
3 Steve Rogers 42
4 Vida Blue 40
5 Tom Underwood 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Willoughby 8
2 Mike Marshall 7
3 Doug Bair 6
3 Rollie Fingers 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .382
2 Jim Rice .331
3 Ron LeFlore .321
4 Dave Parker .319
5 George Brett .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 48
2 Jim Rice 46
3 Greg Luzinski 39
4 Graig Nettles 36
4 Jason Thompson 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 143
2 Jim Rice 137
3 Greg Luzinski 125
4 Rusty Staub 119
5 Reggie Jackson 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Omar Moreno 60
4 Freddie Patek 51
4 Gene Richards 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.29
2 Jim Palmer 2.36
3 Steve Carlton 2.46
4 Rick Reuschel 2.57
5 Tom Seaver 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 23
1 Dennis Leonard 23
3 Steve Carlton 22
3 Ron Guidry 22
3 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 287
2 Phil Niekro 259
3 J. R. Richard 256
4 Dennis Leonard 231
5 Ron Guidry 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Lerrin LaGrow 22
3 Bruce Sutter 22
5 Don Stanhouse 21