On This Day

Saturday, July 1, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 52 24 .684 --
Brewers 45 31 .592 7.0
Yankees 43 33 .566 9.0
Orioles 42 35 .545 10.5
Tigers 37 38 .493 14.5
Indians 35 40 .467 16.5
Blue Jays 27 48 .360 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 40 35 .533 --
Angels 40 37 .519 1.0
Royals 38 37 .507 2.0
Athletics 39 38 .506 2.0
White Sox 34 41 .453 6.0
Twins 31 41 .431 7.5
Mariners 27 52 .342 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 41 31 .569 --
Cubs 38 36 .514 4.0
Expos 38 38 .500 5.0
Pirates 36 38 .486 6.0
Mets 33 46 .418 11.5
Cardinals 30 48 .385 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 48 29 .623 --
Dodgers 45 32 .584 3.0
Reds 44 34 .564 4.5
Padres 38 40 .487 10.5
Astros 34 40 .459 12.5
Braves 31 44 .413 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Enos Cabell 4
1 Rusty Staub 4
1 Dave Winfield 4
4 Bob Bailor 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 4
1 Jack Clark 4
3 Toby Harrah 3
3 Wilbur Howard 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tucker Ashford 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Miguel Dilone 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Henry Johnson 1.12
1 Tom Seaver 1.12
3 Kevin Kobel 1.00
3 Jim Rooker 1.00
5 Randy Lerch 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 John Henry Johnson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Henry Johnson 9
1 Tom Seaver 9
3 Dave Goltz 7
3 Rick Rhoden 7
5 Mike Torrez 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Victor Cruz 1
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Jon Matlack 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .347
2 Jeff Burroughs .332
3 Terry Puhl .326
4 Jim Sundberg .324
5 Bill Madlock .322

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 Rusty Staub 56
3 Jack Clark 55
4 George Foster 54
4 Dave Winfield 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 36
2 Willie Wilson 29
3 Julio Cruz 26
3 Miguel Dilone 26
3 Ron LeFlore 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.71
2 Matt Keough 2.06
3 Steve Rogers 2.09
4 Vida Blue 2.14
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 3 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 Tom Seaver 103

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 .441
2 Larry Milbourne .433
3 Jorge Orta .432
4 Jim Sundberg .432
5 Larry Herndon .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Alexander 5
1 Jack Clark 5
3 Carlton Fisk 4
3 Keith Hernandez 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Alexander 17
2 Bobby Bonds 16
2 Rico Carty 16
2 Dave Winfield 16
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 9
1 Freddie Patek 9
3 Gene Richards 8
4 Paul Molitor 7
4 Ozzie Smith 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Schatzeder 0.00
1 Kevin Kobel 0.00
3 Vida Blue 0.33
4 Bert Blyleven 0.73
5 Pete Broberg 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 32
2 Dennis Leonard 25
3 Vida Blue 20
3 Mike Flanagan 20
3 J. R. Richard 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Victor Cruz 3
1 John D'Acquisto 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Gene Garber 3
1 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lyman Bostock .398
2 Dave Parker .392
3 Rich Dauer .370
4 Steve Ontiveros .367
5 Bob Stinson .355

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 32
2 Dave Winfield 31
3 Larry Hisle 28
4 Bobby Bonds 25
4 Eddie Murray 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.71
2 Dyar Miller 1.26
3 Vida Blue 1.27
4 Rick Waits 1.28
5 Steve Rogers 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 64
2 J. R. Richard 50
3 John Montefusco 43
4 Dennis Leonard 41
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 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 .358
2 Jim Sundberg .333
3 Dave Parker .328
4 Jim Rice .327
5 Lou Piniella .325

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 Jim Rice 136
2 George Foster 134
3 Greg Luzinski 129
4 Rusty Staub 123
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 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.09
2 Jim Palmer 2.45
3 Steve Carlton 2.47
4 Tom Seaver 2.72
5 Rick Reuschel 2.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 264
2 Phil Niekro 256
3 Nolan Ryan 254
4 Dennis Leonard 224
5 Ron Guidry 223

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