On This Day

Tuesday, June 20, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 46 21 .687 --
Orioles 39 26 .600 6.0
Yankees 38 27 .585 7.0
Brewers 37 28 .569 8.0
Tigers 32 31 .508 12.0
Indians 27 36 .429 17.0
Blue Jays 21 43 .328 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 35 29 .547 --
Angels 34 31 .523 1.5
Rangers 33 32 .508 2.5
Athletics 33 34 .493 3.5
White Sox 31 34 .477 4.5
Twins 27 36 .429 7.5
Mariners 22 47 .319 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 35 27 .565 --
Phillies 31 29 .517 3.0
Expos 33 33 .500 4.0
Pirates 30 33 .476 5.5
Mets 30 38 .441 8.0
Cardinals 24 44 .353 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 41 23 .641 --
Reds 41 25 .621 1.0
Dodgers 36 29 .554 5.5
Astros 29 32 .475 10.5
Padres 29 36 .446 12.5
Braves 26 36 .419 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Sundberg 4
2 Jesus Alou 3
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Dan Driessen 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Breazeale 2
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Brian Downing 1
2 George Foster 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Stanley 4
2 Brian Downing 3
2 Ron Fairly 3
2 Butch Hobson 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Matt Keough 1.20
1 Scott McGregor 1.20
3 Nino Espinosa 0.83
4 Bert Blyleven 0.78
4 Steve Stone 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 7
1 J. R. Richard 7
1 Steve Stone 7
4 Don Gullett 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Bo McLaughlin 1
1 Enrique Romo 1
1 Dave Tomlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .358
2 Jeff Burroughs .325
3 Ken Griffey .325
4 Craig Reynolds .323
5 Jim Rice .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 22
2 Don Baylor 16
2 Gorman Thomas 16
2 Jason Thompson 16
5 3 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 64
2 George Foster 50
3 Rusty Staub 46
4 Willie Montanez 44
4 Richie Zisk 44

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 2.06
4 Rick Reuschel 2.06
5 Steve Rogers 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ross Grimsley 11
1 Ron Guidry 11
1 Frank Tanana 11
4 Mike Flanagan 10
4 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 123
2 Nolan Ryan 113
3 Ron Guidry 104
4 Phil Niekro 97
5 John Montefusco 89

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 Dave Parker .438
2 Rich Dauer .417
3 Carlton Fisk .400
4 Lyman Bostock .396
5 Willie Stargell .389

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 14
1 Eddie Murray 14
1 Dave Winfield 14
4 Steve Garvey 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 6
1 Frank Taveras 6
1 Willie Wilson 6
4 Rod Carew 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Waits 0.00
1 Jim Willoughby 0.00
3 Ron Guidry 0.33
4 Rick Reuschel 0.60
5 Jim Palmer 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Ken Kravec 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 39
2 John Montefusco 25
3 Dennis Leonard 24
3 J. R. Richard 24
5 Ken Kravec 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Andre Thornton .362
2 Lyman Bostock .357
3 Tony Perez .340
4 Garry Maddox .337
5 Frank White .333

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 26
2 Jack Clark 24
2 Jim Rice 24
4 Dwight Evans 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Toby Harrah 10
1 Garry Maddox 10
1 Bake McBride 10
1 Paul Molitor 10
1 Willie Wilson 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.45
2 Ron Guidry 1.01
2 Jim Willoughby 1.01
4 Dyar Miller 1.23
5 Francisco Barrios 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Scott McGregor 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Tom Seaver 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 67
2 J. R. Richard 49
3 Steve Rogers 42
4 John Montefusco 41
5 Vida Blue 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .380
2 Jim Rice .326
3 Ron LeFlore .321
4 George Foster .320
5 Jim Sundberg .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 49
2 Jim Rice 45
3 Greg Luzinski 39
4 Graig Nettles 36
4 Jason Thompson 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 144
2 Jim Rice 135
3 Greg Luzinski 124
4 Reggie Jackson 118
5 Rusty Staub 117

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Omar Moreno 60
4 Freddie Patek 52
5 Gene Richards 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.29
2 Jim Palmer 2.36
3 Steve Carlton 2.48
4 Rick Reuschel 2.56
5 Tom Seaver 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 23
1 Dennis Leonard 23
3 Ron Guidry 22
3 Jim Palmer 22
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 287
2 Phil Niekro 264
3 J. R. Richard 263
4 Dennis Leonard 231
5 Ron Guidry 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Bruce Sutter 22
4 Lerrin LaGrow 21
4 Enrique Romo 21