On This Day

Sunday, June 25, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 50 21 .704 --
Yankees 41 29 .586 8.5
Orioles 40 30 .571 9.5
Brewers 39 31 .557 10.5
Tigers 34 34 .500 14.5
Indians 31 37 .456 17.5
Blue Jays 22 47 .319 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 38 32 .543 --
Royals 37 32 .536 0.5
Angels 36 35 .507 2.5
Athletics 35 37 .486 4.0
White Sox 32 38 .457 6.0
Twins 30 39 .435 7.5
Mariners 25 48 .342 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 36 29 .554 --
Cubs 35 32 .522 2.0
Expos 36 35 .507 3.0
Pirates 33 34 .493 4.0
Mets 31 42 .425 9.0
Cardinals 26 46 .361 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 45 25 .643 --
Reds 43 28 .606 2.5
Dodgers 39 31 .557 6.0
Padres 34 37 .479 11.5
Astros 30 37 .448 13.5
Braves 28 40 .412 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wayne Nordhagen 5
1 Rowland Office 5
1 Jorge Orta 5
4 Paul Dade 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rowland Office 2
1 Roy Smalley 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Rick Burleson 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Smalley 6
2 Jorge Orta 4
2 Leon Roberts 4
2 Dave Winfield 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Herndon 2
1 Gary Matthews 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
4 Rob Andrews 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Shirley 1.33
2 J. R. Richard 1.14
3 John Montefusco 1.10
4 Mike Torrez 0.75
5 Bert Blyleven 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Roger Erickson 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 11
2 Mike Torrez 9
3 J. R. Richard 8
3 Bob Shirley 8
5 Jamie Easterly 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .347
2 Terry Puhl .328
3 Jim Rice .323
4 Craig Reynolds .322
5 Jeff Burroughs .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 65
2 George Foster 53
3 Rusty Staub 49
4 Jason Thompson 48
5 3 tied 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 34
2 Willie Wilson 27
3 Miguel Dilone 25
4 Julio Cruz 24
5 3 tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.50
2 Jim Palmer 2.05
3 Vida Blue 2.23
4 Ed Halicki 2.23
5 Steve Rogers 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 12
2 Mike Flanagan 11
2 Ross Grimsley 11
2 Frank Tanana 11
2 Mike Torrez 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 131
2 Nolan Ryan 113
3 Ron Guidry 112
4 Phil Niekro 102
5 John Montefusco 100

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 16
2 Doug Bair 12
3 Rich Gossage 11
3 Al Hrabosky 11
3 2 others tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Wayne Nordhagen .450
2 Bob Stinson .415
3 Roy Howell .413
4 Davey Lopes .400
5 Steve Garvey .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 6
1 Gorman Thomas 6
3 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Roy White 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 18
2 Jack Clark 15
2 Larry Hisle 15
2 Eddie Murray 15
5 Dave Winfield 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
2 Freddie Patek 9
3 Ozzie Smith 8
4 Miguel Dilone 7
4 Gene Richards 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.34
1 Gaylord Perry 0.34
3 Jerry Augustine 0.39
4 Bob Owchinko 0.40
5 Woodie Fryman 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 37
2 John Montefusco 34
3 Dennis Leonard 23
4 Phil Niekro 21
5 J. R. Richard 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 4
1 Lerrin LaGrow 4
1 Jim Willoughby 4
4 Doug Bair 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Paul Dade .375
2 Carlton Fisk .367
3 Fred Lynn .356
4 Davey Lopes .354
5 Larry Bowa .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 9
1 George Foster 9
1 Eddie Murray 9
1 Gorman Thomas 9
5 Greg Luzinski 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 24
1 Greg Luzinski 24
1 Dave Winfield 24
4 George Foster 22
4 Eddie Murray 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 13
2 Toby Harrah 12
2 Freddie Patek 12
2 Bump Wills 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.20
2 Francisco Barrios 1.21
3 Jim Palmer 1.22
4 Rick Waits 1.23
5 Dyar Miller 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
3 Ken Kravec 5
3 Jim Palmer 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 64
2 J. R. Richard 52
3 John Montefusco 45
4 Vida Blue 42
5 Steve Rogers 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
1 Jim Willoughby 7
3 Doug Bair 6
3 Mike Marshall 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Jim Rice .325
3 Jim Sundberg .324
4 Cesar Cedeno .324
5 Ron LeFlore .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 48
2 Jim Rice 43
3 Greg Luzinski 40
4 Jason Thompson 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 139
2 Jim Rice 133
3 Greg Luzinski 128
4 Rusty Staub 120
5 Reggie Jackson 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 66
2 Frank Taveras 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 60
4 Freddie Patek 52
4 Gene Richards 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.19
2 Jim Palmer 2.31
3 Steve Carlton 2.43
4 Rick Reuschel 2.71
5 Tom Seaver 2.78

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 278
2 Phil Niekro 264
3 J. R. Richard 262
4 Ron Guidry 224
5 Dennis Leonard 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Lerrin LaGrow 21
3 Bruce Sutter 21
5 5 tied 20