On This Day

Friday, June 30, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 52 23 .693 --
Brewers 44 31 .587 8.0
Yankees 43 32 .573 9.0
Orioles 41 35 .539 11.5
Tigers 36 38 .486 15.5
Indians 35 39 .473 16.5
Blue Jays 26 48 .351 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 39 35 .527 --
Angels 40 36 .526 --
Royals 38 36 .514 1.0
Athletics 38 38 .500 2.0
White Sox 34 40 .459 5.0
Twins 30 41 .423 7.5
Mariners 27 51 .346 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 40 31 .563 --
Cubs 38 35 .521 3.0
Expos 37 38 .493 5.0
Pirates 35 38 .479 6.0
Mets 33 45 .423 10.5
Cardinals 30 47 .390 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 47 29 .618 --
Dodgers 44 32 .579 3.0
Reds 44 33 .571 3.5
Padres 37 39 .487 10.0
Astros 33 39 .458 12.0
Braves 31 43 .419 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Gilbreath 5
2 George Foster 4
2 Larry Hisle 4
2 Lenny Randle 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 3
2 Larry Hisle 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Jeff Burroughs 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
3 Jeff Burroughs 4
3 Jack Clark 4
3 Mike Ivie 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Molitor 2
1 Ozzie Smith 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 George Brett 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Wise 1.33
2 Mike Flanagan 1.30
3 Bob Welch 1.20
4 Paul Moskau 1.00
5 Don Aase 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 13
2 Don Aase 8
2 Rick Wise 8
4 Paul Moskau 7
4 Luis Tiant 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Lance Rautzhan 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .344
2 Terry Puhl .328
3 Jeff Burroughs .326
4 Bill Madlock .325
5 Jim Rice .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 Don Baylor 18
2 Greg Luzinski 18
4 Eddie Murray 17
4 2 others tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 68
2 George Foster 54
2 Dave Winfield 54
4 Ron Cey 53
4 Rusty Staub 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 36
2 Willie Wilson 28
3 Julio Cruz 26
4 Miguel Dilone 25
4 Ron LeFlore 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.71
2 Matt Keough 2.06
3 Vida Blue 2.14
4 Steve Rogers 2.16
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 136
2 Ron Guidry 118
3 Nolan Ryan 113
4 Phil Niekro 109
5 John Montefusco 101

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 17
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 Steve Ontiveros .436
2 Larry Milbourne .433
3 Larry Herndon .418
4 Dave Parker .407
5 Jorge Orta .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 6
2 Gary Alexander 5
2 Jack Clark 5
2 Larry Hisle 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Alexander 17
2 Bobby Bonds 16
2 Dave Winfield 16
4 Larry Hisle 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
1 Freddie Patek 9
3 Enos Cabell 7
3 Rod Carew 7
3 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Schatzeder 0.00
1 Sid Monge 0.00
3 Vida Blue 0.33
4 Bob Owchinko 0.35
5 Pete Broberg 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 3
1 Jerry Augustine 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 32
2 Bert Blyleven 22
3 Dennis Leonard 21
3 Phil Niekro 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 4
2 Bill Castro 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 Dave LaRoche 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .400
2 Rich Dauer .395
3 Lyman Bostock .389
4 Dave Parker .376
5 Fred Lynn .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 11
2 Greg Luzinski 9
2 Gorman Thomas 9
4 George Foster 8
4 Dave Winfield 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 31
2 Jack Clark 28
2 Larry Hisle 28
4 Eddie Murray 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 13
1 Freddie Patek 13
3 Ozzie Smith 12
4 Paul Molitor 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 1.24
2 Dyar Miller 1.26
3 Rick Waits 1.28
4 Matt Keough 1.42
5 Ron Guidry 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 Ken Kravec 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 64
2 J. R. Richard 50
3 John Montefusco 43
4 Mike Flanagan 42
5 Vida Blue 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Lerrin LaGrow 6
3 Gene Garber 5
3 Rich Gossage 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .357
2 Jim Sundberg .333
3 Lou Piniella .329
4 Jim Rice .329
5 Dave Parker .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 136
1 Jim Rice 136
3 Greg Luzinski 131
4 Rusty Staub 120
5 Reggie Jackson 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 66
2 Frank Taveras 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Freddie Patek 52
5 Gene Richards 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.09
2 Steve Carlton 2.43
3 Jim Palmer 2.47
4 Rick Reuschel 2.74
5 Tom Seaver 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 23
1 Ron Guidry 23
3 Steve Carlton 22
3 Jim Palmer 22
3 Tom Seaver 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 264
2 Phil Niekro 260
3 Nolan Ryan 254
4 Ron Guidry 223
5 Dennis Leonard 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 36
2 Rich Gossage 24
3 Lerrin LaGrow 22
4 Doug Bair 20
4 2 others tied 20