On This Day

Tuesday, June 27, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 51 22 .699 --
Yankees 42 30 .583 8.5
Brewers 41 31 .569 9.5
Orioles 40 33 .548 11.0
Tigers 35 35 .500 14.5
Indians 32 38 .457 17.5
Blue Jays 25 47 .347 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 39 32 .549 --
Royals 38 33 .535 1.0
Angels 37 36 .507 3.0
Athletics 35 38 .479 5.0
White Sox 33 39 .458 6.5
Twins 30 41 .423 9.0
Mariners 26 49 .347 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 37 30 .552 --
Cubs 36 33 .522 2.0
Expos 37 36 .507 3.0
Pirates 34 36 .486 4.5
Mets 32 43 .427 9.0
Cardinals 28 47 .373 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 46 26 .639 --
Reds 44 29 .603 2.5
Dodgers 40 32 .556 6.0
Padres 35 38 .479 11.5
Astros 31 38 .449 13.5
Braves 29 41 .414 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bailor 5
1 Dave McKay 5
3 Rich Dauer 4
3 Larry Hisle 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Lemon 2
2 Jim Breazeale 1
2 Rico Carty 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 4
1 Jack Clark 4
1 John Hale 4
1 Joe Rudi 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 2
2 Bob Bailor 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Hal Dues 1.67
2 Pete Vuckovich 0.86
3 Moose Haas 0.75
4 Dick Ruthven 0.62
5 John Candelaria 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Jefferson 7
2 Ron Guidry 6
2 Dennis Leonard 6
2 Jim Palmer 6
2 Pete Vuckovich 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Joe Sambito 1
1 Buddy Schultz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Terry Puhl .332
3 Jim Rice .323
4 Bill Madlock .321
5 Craig Reynolds .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 Don Baylor 18
3 Greg Luzinski 17
3 Gorman Thomas 17
3 Jason Thompson 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 67
2 George Foster 53
3 Rusty Staub 51
4 Jason Thompson 49
5 2 tied 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 36
2 Willie Wilson 28
3 Julio Cruz 25
3 Miguel Dilone 25
3 Ron LeFlore 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.71
2 Vida Blue 2.14
3 Steve Rogers 2.16
4 Ed Halicki 2.23
5 Rick Reuschel 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 12
2 Vida Blue 11
2 Mike Flanagan 11
2 Ross Grimsley 11
2 2 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 131
2 Ron Guidry 118
3 Nolan Ryan 113
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 .486
2 Rich Dauer .429
3 Terry Puhl .419
4 Gene Richards .411
5 Terry Whitfield .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 6
2 Dave Parker 5
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 Carlton Fisk 4
3 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 16
2 Jack Clark 15
3 Roy Howell 14
3 Eddie Murray 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 10
1 Freddie Patek 10
3 Rod Carew 8
3 Ozzie Smith 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Augustine 0.39
2 Vida Blue 0.51
3 Dyar Miller 0.55
4 Bob Owchinko 0.57
5 Kent Tekulve 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
2 Jerry Augustine 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 32
2 Dennis Leonard 29
3 John Montefusco 28
4 Vida Blue 22
5 J. R. Richard 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 4
2 Doug Bair 3
2 Bill Castro 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rich Dauer .377
2 Terry Whitfield .368
3 Carlton Fisk .366
4 Paul Dade .364
4 Bob Stinson .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 10
2 George Foster 9
2 Greg Luzinski 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 25
1 Jack Clark 25
1 Greg Luzinski 25
1 Dave Winfield 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 15
2 Freddie Patek 13
3 Toby Harrah 12
3 Bump Wills 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dyar Miller 1.14
2 Rick Waits 1.23
3 Vida Blue 1.24
4 Steve Rogers 1.46
5 Steve Carlton 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Dock Ellis 5
3 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 70
2 J. R. Richard 52
3 John Montefusco 45
4 Steve Rogers 42
5 Vida Blue 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 Jim Sundberg .329
3 Lou Piniella .329
4 Jim Rice .326
5 Cesar Cedeno .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 48
2 Jim Rice 44
3 Greg Luzinski 41
4 Eddie Murray 35
4 2 others tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 137
2 Jim Rice 135
3 Greg Luzinski 129
4 Rusty Staub 119
5 Reggie Jackson 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 66
2 Frank Taveras 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Freddie Patek 52
4 Gene Richards 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.28
2 Steve Carlton 2.37
3 Jim Palmer 2.47
4 Rick Reuschel 2.71
5 Tom Seaver 2.80

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 266
2 J. R. Richard 259
3 Phil Niekro 253
4 Ron Guidry 230
5 Dennis Leonard 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Rich Gossage 24
3 Lerrin LaGrow 21
3 Bruce Sutter 21
5 3 tied 20