On This Day

Friday, June 23, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 48 21 .696 --
Yankees 40 28 .588 7.5
Orioles 40 28 .588 7.5
Brewers 38 30 .559 9.5
Tigers 33 33 .500 13.5
Indians 29 36 .446 17.0
Blue Jays 21 45 .318 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 36 31 .537 --
Rangers 36 32 .529 0.5
Angels 36 33 .522 1.0
Athletics 34 36 .486 3.5
White Sox 31 36 .463 5.0
Twins 28 38 .424 7.5
Mariners 24 47 .338 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 34 29 .540 --
Cubs 35 30 .538 --
Expos 35 34 .507 2.0
Pirates 31 34 .477 4.0
Mets 31 40 .437 7.0
Cardinals 25 45 .357 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 43 24 .642 --
Reds 42 27 .609 2.0
Dodgers 38 30 .559 5.5
Astros 30 34 .469 11.5
Padres 31 37 .456 12.5
Braves 27 38 .415 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Larry Bowa 4
1 Al Cowens 4
1 Miguel Dilone 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Gary Alexander 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Chris Chambliss 4
2 Hector Cruz 4
4 Gary Alexander 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Miguel Dilone 3
2 Paul Dade 2
2 Toby Harrah 2
2 Greg Luzinski 2
2 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Glenn Abbott 1.20
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.20
3 Vida Blue 1.00
4 Burt Hooton 0.83
5 Gaylord Perry 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 7
2 Glenn Abbott 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
2 Dennis Leonard 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Mark Littell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .346
2 Jim Rice .329
3 Craig Reynolds .326
4 Jeff Burroughs .322
5 Terry Puhl .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 22
2 Don Baylor 18
3 Jason Thompson 17
4 Gorman Thomas 16
5 3 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 65
2 George Foster 52
3 Rusty Staub 48
4 Don Baylor 46
4 2 others tied 46

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 31
2 Willie Wilson 27
3 Miguel Dilone 25
4 Julio Cruz 24
5 2 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.50
2 Jim Palmer 2.05
3 Ed Halicki 2.06
4 Matt Keough 2.06
5 Rick Reuschel 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 12
2 Mike Flanagan 11
2 Ross Grimsley 11
2 Frank Tanana 11
5 3 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 123
2 Nolan Ryan 113
3 Ron Guidry 112
4 Phil Niekro 97
5 Vida Blue 91

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 16
2 Doug Bair 11
2 Don Stanhouse 11
4 Rich Gossage 10
4 2 others tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Sixto Lezcano .405
2 Roy Howell .400
3 Gene Richards .389
4 Freddie Patek .387
5 Rich Dauer .386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 19
2 Eddie Murray 16
3 Larry Hisle 14
3 Dave Winfield 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 9
2 Miguel Dilone 8
3 Omar Moreno 7
3 Ozzie Smith 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.53
2 Jerry Augustine 0.63
3 Adrian Devine 0.64
4 Ron Guidry 0.69
5 Ken Kravec 0.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
1 Mike Flanagan 4
1 Gaylord Perry 4
4 Dave Goltz 3
4 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 37
2 Dennis Leonard 29
3 Vida Blue 27
4 J. R. Richard 24
5 John Montefusco 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lerrin LaGrow 4
1 Jim Willoughby 4
3 Bill Castro 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .366
2 Lyman Bostock .358
3 Paul Dade .356
4 Garry Maddox .354
5 Carlton Fisk .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 10
2 George Foster 8
2 Eddie Murray 8
2 Jim Rice 8
2 Gorman Thomas 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 24
2 Bobby Bonds 23
2 Jack Clark 23
4 Dwight Evans 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 12
2 Miguel Dilone 11
2 Toby Harrah 11
2 Garry Maddox 11
2 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.06
2 Francisco Barrios 1.16
3 Matt Keough 1.16
4 Ron Guidry 1.20
5 Dyar Miller 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 64
2 J. R. Richard 49
3 Vida Blue 42
4 John Montefusco 41
5 Steve Rogers 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
1 Jim Willoughby 7
3 Doug Bair 5
3 Gene Garber 5
3 Mike Marshall 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Jim Rice .324
3 Cesar Cedeno .324
4 Ron LeFlore .322
5 Jim Sundberg .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 47
2 Jim Rice 43
3 Greg Luzinski 39
4 Jason Thompson 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 138
2 Jim Rice 133
3 Greg Luzinski 127
4 Rusty Staub 119
5 Reggie Jackson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 63
2 Frank Taveras 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 61
4 Freddie Patek 55
5 Gene Richards 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.19
2 Jim Palmer 2.31
3 Steve Carlton 2.43
4 Rick Reuschel 2.57
5 Gaylord Perry 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 24
2 Ron Guidry 23
2 Dennis Leonard 23
4 Steve Carlton 22
4 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 278
2 Phil Niekro 259
3 J. R. Richard 254
4 Dennis Leonard 231
5 Ron Guidry 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Rich Gossage 24
3 Bruce Sutter 21
4 Lerrin LaGrow 20
4 4 others tied 20