On This Day

Tuesday, July 4, 1978

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 53 24 .688 --
Yankees 45 34 .570 9.0
Brewers 45 34 .570 9.0
Orioles 43 36 .544 11.0
Tigers 38 41 .481 16.0
Indians 37 42 .468 17.0
Blue Jays 29 50 .367 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 42 38 .525 --
Athletics 42 39 .519 0.5
Rangers 40 38 .513 1.0
Royals 40 39 .506 1.5
White Sox 37 42 .468 4.5
Twins 34 42 .447 6.0
Mariners 28 54 .341 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 43 32 .573 --
Cubs 40 37 .519 4.0
Pirates 38 39 .494 6.0
Expos 39 42 .481 7.0
Mets 34 47 .420 12.0
Cardinals 32 50 .390 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 48 32 .600 --
Dodgers 46 34 .575 2.0
Reds 46 35 .568 2.5
Padres 41 40 .506 7.5
Astros 35 42 .455 11.5
Braves 33 45 .423 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Perez 5
2 John Mayberry 4
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 Larry Biittner 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee Mazzilli 2
1 Tony Perez 2
1 Joe Wallis 2
4 Tony Armas 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee Mazzilli 5
2 Joe Wallis 4
2 Dave Winfield 4
4 Bert Blyleven 3
4 Tony Perez 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Glenn Burke 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.80
2 Pat Zachry 1.67
3 Craig Swan 1.44
4 Preston Hanna 0.75
5 Dave Frost 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Rich Gale 1
1 Dave Geisel 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Craig Swan 13
2 J. R. Richard 9
3 Preston Hanna 6
3 Don Robinson 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 2
2 John D'Acquisto 1
2 Ron Reed 1
2 Don Stanhouse 1
2 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .341
2 Jeff Burroughs .329
3 Sixto Lezcano .324
4 Craig Reynolds .320
5 Fred Lynn .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 23
2 Don Baylor 19
3 George Foster 18
3 Greg Luzinski 18
3 Jason Thompson 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 68
2 George Foster 61
3 Jack Clark 60
3 Rusty Staub 60
5 Dave Winfield 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 36
2 Willie Wilson 29
3 Miguel Dilone 27
3 Ron LeFlore 27
5 Julio Cruz 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.75
2 Matt Keough 2.06
3 Steve Rogers 2.06
4 Dave Rozema 2.22
5 Rick Reuschel 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 13
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 145
2 Ron Guidry 124
3 Nolan Ryan 113
4 Phil Niekro 110
5 2 tied 103

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 19
2 Doug Bair 12
2 Rich Gossage 12
2 Al Hrabosky 12
2 Don Stanhouse 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Otto Velez .516
2 Larry Herndon .412
3 John Mayberry .404
4 John Milner .400
5 Gene Clines .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Clark 7
2 Gary Alexander 6
3 Roy Smalley 5
4 George Foster 4
4 13 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Alexander 21
2 Jack Clark 19
3 Dave Winfield 18
4 Rico Carty 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 8
1 Gene Richards 8
1 Ozzie Smith 8
4 Freddie Patek 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.00
1 Bob Welch 0.00
3 Hal Dues 0.45
4 Dyar Miller 0.66
5 Dave Heaverlo 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Pete Broberg 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 29
2 Craig Swan 22
3 Ron Guidry 20
3 Ken Kravec 20
3 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 5
2 John D'Acquisto 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Dave LaRoche 4
2 Kent Tekulve 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .398
2 Willie Stargell .394
3 Steve Ontiveros .375
4 Sixto Lezcano .357
5 Roy Howell .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 10
2 Jack Clark 9
2 Greg Luzinski 9
4 Gorman Thomas 8
4 Dave Winfield 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 35
2 Dave Winfield 33
3 Larry Hisle 27
4 Rusty Staub 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 13
2 Paul Molitor 12
2 Gene Richards 12
2 Ozzie Smith 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kevin Kobel 0.71
2 Hal Dues 0.96
3 Rick Waits 1.06
4 Dyar Miller 1.33
5 Steve Rogers 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Mike Flanagan 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 59
1 J. R. Richard 59
3 Ken Kravec 42
4 Vida Blue 40
4 Dennis Leonard 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Gene Garber 6
2 Lerrin LaGrow 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6
2 Jim Willoughby 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Dave Parker .333
3 Jim Sundberg .329
4 Jim Rice .327
5 George Brett .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 48
2 Jim Rice 44
3 Greg Luzinski 41
4 Graig Nettles 37
5 Don Baylor 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 138
2 Jim Rice 135
3 Greg Luzinski 125
3 Rusty Staub 125
5 Reggie Jackson 118

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 64
2 Frank Taveras 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Freddie Patek 52
4 Gene Richards 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 2.17
2 Jim Palmer 2.47
3 Steve Carlton 2.47
4 Bob Knepper 2.69
5 Tom Seaver 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 23
2 Mike Flanagan 22
2 Tom Seaver 22
4 Steve Carlton 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 264
2 Phil Niekro 257
3 Nolan Ryan 254
4 Ron Guidry 220
4 Dennis Leonard 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 37
2 Rich Gossage 25
3 Lerrin LaGrow 22
4 Don Stanhouse 21
4 Bruce Sutter 21