The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

**doncoryell** · 02-24-2009, 03:22 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings & Leaders as of June 11, 1978

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American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Milwaukee          33  24  .579  --     St.Louis           41  22  .651  --
Boston             33  27  .550   1.5   Philadelphia       31  25  .554   6.5
New York           32  27  .542   2     Montreal           33  27  .550   6.5
Baltimore          30  31  .492   5     Pittsburgh         29  30  .492  10
Detroit            29  30  .492   5     New York           30  32  .484  10.5
Cleveland          29  31  .483   5.5   Chicago            25  32  .439  13
Toronto            29  32  .475   6

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Chicago            31  28  .525  --     Cincinnati         40  19  .678  --
Kansas City        29  27  .518   0.5   Houston            30  31  .492  11
Minnesota          31  33  .492   2     Los Angeles        27  31  .466  12.5
California         28  31  .475   3     San Diego          24  34  .414  15.5
Seattle            29  33  .468   3.5   San Francisco      23  35  .397  16.5
Oakland            28  32  .467   3.5   Atlanta            22  37  .373  18
Texas              26  32  .448   4.5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
R.Carew,MIN          .370               T.Simmons,STL        .365
B.Bochte,SEA         .364               R.Hebner,PHI         .364
A.Cowens,KC          .344               D.Parker,PIT         .358
R.Jackson,NY         .341               G.TEmpleton,STL      .345
R.Carty,SEA          .335               R.Knight,SD          .344
W.Nordhagen,CHI      .333               J.Cruz,HOU           .340
M.Vail,CLE           .332               G.Foster,CIN         .338

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
G.Roenicke,BAL         21               B.Horner,ATL           18
A.Thornton,CLE         16               M.Schmidt,PHI          18
D.Baylor,CAL           14               G.Foster,CIN           17
B.Bonds,CHI            14               J.Morrison,PHI         17
L.Hisle,MIL            14               W.Stargell,PIT         17
R.Smalley,MIN          13               T.Simmons,STL          16
C.Johnson,NY           12               C.Summers,CIN          16

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
L.Roberts,SEA          48               C.Summers,CIN          62
A.Thornton,CLE         47               G.Foster,CIN           57
R.Staub,MIN            46               D.Parker,PIT           48
G.Roenicke,BAL         44               T.Simmons,STL          48
D.Baylor,CAL           42               J.Ferguson,HOU         45
B.Bonds,CHI            41               W.Montanez,NY          44
D.Porter,KC            40               W.Stargell,PIT         44

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
J.Grubb,CLE            43               J.Cruz,HOU             52
G.Roenicke,BAL         41               K.Griffey Sr,CIN       48
W.Randolph,NY          40               M.Schmidt,PHI          47
A.Thornton,CLE         40               G.Foster,CIN           45
R.Howell,TOR           39               K.Hernandez,STL        44
A.Cowens,KC            38               D.Parker,PIT           44
W.Wilson,KC            38               R.Smith,LA             43

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
W.Randolph,NY          31               J.Cruz,HOU             26
J.Sexton,TOR           26               B.McBride,PHI          23
W.Wilson,KC            24               D.Lopes,LA             21
J.Cruz,SEA             23               E.Miller,ATL           20
B.Molinaro,CHI         20               O.Moreno,PIT           20
M.Rivers,NY            18               G.Templeton,STL        19
R.LeFlore,DET          17               J.Mummphrey,STL        17

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
R.Guidry,NY          2.04               L.McWilliams,ATL     2.44
M.Caldwell,MIL       2.45               J.Richard,HOU        2.68
J.Garvin,TOR         2.73               H.Dues,MON           2.81
M.Paxton,CLE         2.74               R.Rhoden,LA          2.87
M.Fidrych,DET        2.75               B.Knepper,SF         2.95
S.Renko,OAK          2.79               F.Norman,CIN         3.09
L.Sorensen,MIL       2.93               S.Sanderson,MON      3.13

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
J.Augustine,MIL         9               J.Richard,HOU           9
J.Bibby,NY              8               F.Norman,CIN            8
M.Flanagan,BAL          8               G.Perry,SD              8
R.Guidry,NY             8               S.Rogers,MON            8
F.Jenkins,TEX           8               B.Blyleven,PIT          7
M.Caldwell,MIL          7               L.Christenson,PHI       7
D.Leonard,KC            7               B.Forsch,STL            7



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
E.Farmer,MIL           20               D.Tomlin,CIN           22
R.Hinton,CHI           19               S.Lockwood,NY          20
V.Cruz,TOR             17               T.Forster,LA           17
D.Darwin,TEX           16               K.Tekulve,PIT          15
M.Marshall,MIN         16               G.Garber,PHI           14
E.Sosa,OAK             16               G.Lavelle,SF           14
J.Kern,CLE             14               D.Palmer,MON           14
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
N.Ryan,CAL            117               J.Richard,HOU         106
R.Guidry,NY           106               C.Swan,NY              67
D.Leonard,KC           79               B.Blyleven,PIT         66
F.Tanana,CAL           78               G.Perry,SD             63
D.Gullett,NY           76               T.Seaver,CIN           62
K.Kravec,CHI           74               P.Niekro,ATL           61
J.Bibby,NY             68               S.Sanderson,MON        59

Los Angeles Dodgers

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1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Leaders
Thru June 11, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
S.Garvey         .286         R.Rhoden          2.87
R.Monday         .286         T.John            3.43
D.Baker          .285         B.Hooton          3.99
R.Cey            .263         B.Welch           5.85
J.Essian         .261


Home Runs                     Wins
D.Baker            13         R.Rhoden             7
R.Cey              13         B.Hooton             4
R.Smith            13         T.John               4
R.Monday            9         B.Welch              4
S.Garvey            7         D.Sutton             3


Runs Batted In                Saves
D.Baker            42         T.Forster           17
R.Cey              33         B.Castillo           1
R.Smith            30         
S.Garvey           28         
R.Monday           25


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
D.Lopes            21         R.Rhoden            53
S.Garvey            8         B.Hooton            50
L.Lacy              3         T.John              48
D.Baker             2         B.Welch             46
V.Davalillo         2         D.Rau               36

Philadelphia Phillies

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1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru June 11, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
R.Hebner         .364         L.Christenson     3.20
B.Boone          .286         S.Carlton         5.75
J.Johnstone      .281         J.Kaat            6.11
M.Schmidt        .281         
J.Morrison       .277


Home Runs                     Wins
M.Schmidt          18         L.Christenson        7
J.Morrison         17         W.Brusstar           4
B.McBride          11         R.Burris             4
G.Luzinski         10         G.Garber             4
R.Hebner            8         J.Kaat               3


Runs Batted In                Saves
J.Morrison         38         G.Garber            14
M.Schmidt          38         W.Brusstar           3
R.Hebner           30         J.Lonborg            1
G.Luzinski         29
B.McBride          29


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride          23         S.Carlton           57
J.Morrison          6         L.Christenson       50
M.Schmidt           6         W.Brusstar          30
L.Bowa              5         D.Roberts           24
B.Boone             1         R.Reed              22

St.Louis Cardinals

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1978 St.Louis Cardinals Leaders
Thru June 11, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
T.Simmons        .365         B.Forsch          3.15
G.Templeton      .345         E.Rasmussen       6.60
G.Adams          .317         
K.Hernandez      .311         
J.Mumphrey       .308


Home Runs                     Wins
T.Simmons          16         B.Forsch             7
G.Adams             7         J.Urrea              5
K.Hernandez         7         M.Littell            4
J.Dwyer             5         J.Denny              3
S.Ontiveros         3         P.Falcone            3


Runs Batted In                Saves
T.Simmons          48         M.Littell           10
K.Hernandez        41         B.Schultz            4
G.Templeton        34         D.O'Brien            3
G.Adams            32         G.Frazier            1
J.Mumphrey         28         R.Thomas             1


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
G.Templeton        19         B.Forsch            46
J.Mumphrey         17         J.Urrea             39
K.Hernandez         9         E.Rasmussen         38
J.Dwyer             6         A.Lopez             27
K.Oberkfell         6         J.Denny             26

**doncoryell** · 02-24-2009, 03:25 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Team Stats thru June 11, 1978

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1978 Boston Red Sox


                         Week of June 5-June 11
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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1b  George Scott       .238  21  5  3  1   2  1  | .236  .370  .270 165 20 39  4  0  6  18  8 35  1  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .231  13  3  2  0   0  2  | .319  .415  .369 229 34 73  6  5  2  21 19 15  8  9
2b  Jack Brohamer      .250   8  2  1  0   0  0  | .175  .225  .267  80  9 14  1  0  1   5  9  7  1  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .053  19  1  1  1   2  0  | .214  .355  .248 220 21 47 11  1  6  27 10 50  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .217  23  5  2  1   1  0  | .228  .316  .265 250 26 57 12  2  2  16 12 24  1  3
ss  Frank Duffy        .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .133  .200  .206  30  4  4  0  1  0   1  3  8  0  0
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .333  21  7  2  0   2  0  | .329  .441  .391 152 17 50  5  0  4  15 14 15  2  2
cf  Fred Lynn          .263  19  5  3  3   3  0  | .261  .472  .346 199 28 52 13  1  9  29 27 26  0  3
rf  Dwight Evans       .353  17  6  4  3   6  1  | .296  .489  .353 186 22 55  9  0  9  25 17 41  1  2
dh  Jim Rice           .273  11  3  1  1   2  0  | .265  .471  .314 189 26 50 10  1  9  32 12 35  2  2
dh  Bob Bailey         .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .146  .208  .163  48  4  7  0  0  1   4  1 11  0  0
dh  Bernie Carbo       .286   7  2  0  0   0  0  | .293  .384  .440  99 17 29  3  0  2  10 25 22  0  0
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PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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C   #Carlton Fisk      .500   4  2  0  0   0  0  | .243  .376  .297 202 15 49 11  2  4  35 13 43  1  2
C   Fred Kendall       .000   4  0  0  0   0  0  | .370  .667  .393  27  3 10  3  1  1   1  1  3  0  0
C   Bob Montgomery     .091  11  1  0  0   0  0  | .167  .333  .200  24  2  4  1  0  1   2  1  6  0  0



                    Week of June 4-June 11
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS  IP    H ER HR BB SO
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Mike Torrez         0  0  0 10 11.0  0.00  |  3  4  4.04  1.28 10 10 64.2  63 29  8 20 26
Dennis Eckersley    1  0  0  4  9.0  0.00  |  6  3  3.07  0.96 13 13 93.2  87 32 10  3 56
Bill Lee            1  0  0  1  7.2  0.00  |  4  5  3.89  1.13 13 13 85.2  87 37 14 10 16
Allen Ripley        0  1  0  0  0.2 13.49  |  1  6  5.37  1.32 10  9 53.2  60 32  8 11 28
Luis Tiant          1  0  0  6  9.0  1.00  |  5  4  3.17  1.06  9  8 59.2  55 21  8  8 30
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Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV  IP    H ER HR BB SO
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Bob Stanley         0  0  1  0  2.2 10.12  |  4  0  3.54  1.43 23  4 48.1  56 19  2 13  4
Tom Burgmeier       0  0  0  0  0.0  ----  |  2  3  3.67  1.18 20  1 41.2  38 17  9 11 14
Bill Campbell       1  0  0  1  3.0  3.00  |  2  1  2.32  1.00 16  4 31.0  23  8  2  8 21
Dick Drago          0  0  1  0  0.2  0.00  |  2  1  2.45  1.50 15  4 22.0  29  6  0  4 11
Jim Wright          0  0  0  1  4.0  9.00  |  4  0  2.91  1.34  8  0 43.1  48 14  4 10 21


Team Batting Stats                                            Team Pitching Stats
                          Xtra BASE
 AVG  OBP  SLG  RUNS  HITS  HITS   HR   BB    K  SB            ERA   RA   HA   OAVG   HRA   BB    K
---------------------------------------------------           -------------------------------------
.257 .315 .394   248   540   160   57  172  341  17           3.54  232  546   .259    69   98  238
  13   13    9    10     9     7    5    9   12  14 AL Rank      2    2    6      3    14    1   14

**doncoryell** · 03-05-2009, 12:08 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

June 12,13 vs. California

June 12
California 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 0
Boston 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 2 1
Ryan, LaRoche (9) and Downing
Tiant, Drago (7) and Montgomery
WP: Ryan (7-4), LP: Tiant (5-5), SV: LaRoche (14)
HR - CAL: Baylor (15) BOS: Yastrzemski (5)

Nolan Ryan (7-4) dominated the game as he went 8 innings allowing only 1 run and 2 hits plus struck out 10 in hurling the California Angels to a 4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox in game 1 of a 2 game series. California struck first with single runs in the 1st and 2nd innings on an RBI double by Brian Downing and an RBI ground out by Carney Lansford, respectively. Boston got one of those runs back on a solo HR by Carl Yastrzemski in the 4th before the Angels got 2 more runs off Red Sox starter Luis Tiant (5-5) on a 2-run HR by Don Baylor in the top of the next inning.

June 13
California 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 1 0 - 8 16 1
Boston 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 2 - 9 14 1
Tanana, Hartzell (8), Brett (8), LaRoche (9) and Downing
Torrez, Burgmeier (4), Stanley (6) and Montgomery
WP: Stanley (5-0), LP: LaRoche (4-1)
HR - CAL: Jackson (2)

Butch Hobson drove in Jim Rice and George Scott with a 2-out single in the bottom of the ninth off Angels' closer Dave LaRoche (4-1) to give the Boston Red Sox a 9-8 come from behind victory over the California Angels. California's Ken Landreaux was voted player of the game for going 4-5 with 2 RBIs. Brian Downing and Don Baylor each drove in a pair of runs to add support. Rick Burleson went 2-5 with 2 RBIs plus Fred Lynn went 2-4 and Hobson went 2-5 with each driving in 3 runs to pace the Red Sox offense.

June 14,15 vs Oakland

June 14
Oakland 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 4 0
Boston 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
Norris, Broberg (7), Lacey (8), Heaverlo (8) and Alexander
Eckersley and Montgomery
WP: Norris (2-3), LP: Eckersley (6-4), SV: Heaverlo (2)
HR - OAK: Murphy (5), Alexander (4)

Gary Alexander and Dwayne Murphy each hit solo HRs to lead the Oakland A's to a 2-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Boston Starter Dennis Eckersley (6-4) was named player of the game as he went the distance allowing 2 runs and just 4 hits. The Red Sox lone run came on an RBI double by Jim Rice in the 3rd inning off A's starter Mike Norris (2-3).

June 15
Oakland 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 4
Boston 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 x - 7 11 1
Keough, Coleman (6), Broberg (7) and Robinson
Ripley, Campbell (6) and Kendall
WP: Ripley (2-6), LP: Keough (5-6), SV: Campbell (5)
HR - OAK: Murphy (6), Page (8), Robinson (1) BOS: Lynn (10)

Fred Lynn (pog) went 1-4 with a HR and 3 RBIs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 7-3 win over the Oakland A's. Dwayne Murphy, Mitchell Page and Bruce Robinson provided the Oakland offense with solo homers. Jerry Remy, Carl Yastrzemski, Dwight Evans and Butch Hobson each drove in a run to support Lynn.

June 16,17,18 vs Seattle

June 16
Seattle 0 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 - 5 7 1
Boston 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 11 0
Parrott, House (7), Brown (8), Romo (9) and Stinson
Wright, Stanley (6) and Montgomery
WP: Parrott (7-4), LP: Wright (4-1), SV: Romo (11)
HR - SEA: Jones (8), Baez (1) BOS: Rice (10)

Rupert Jones (pog) drove in a pair of runs with an inside the park home run in the 6th inning following an RBI ground out by Leon Roberts to lead the Seattle Mariners to a 5-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox. Seattle's other runs were from a solo HR by Jose Baez and an RBI double by Dan Meyer. Boston's runs were from a solo HR by Jim Rice and a bases loaded walk to Jerry Remy.

June 17
Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 5 1
Boston 3 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 x 10 13 2
Ri.Jones, Brown (5) and Stinson
Tiant, Burgmeier (9) and Montgomery
WP: Tiant (6-5), LP: Jones (4-6)
HR - BOS: Yastrzemski (6), Lynn (11)

Luis Tiant went 8 innings allowing 5 hits and 1 run in pitching the Boston Red Sox to a 10-1 rout over the Seattle Mariners. Carl Yastrzemski went 2-3 with a HR and 4 RBIs and Fred Lynn went 2-4 with a HR and 2 RBIs to pace the Boston hitting attack. Rick Burleson and Jerry Remy each drove in a pair of runs during the 13-hit attack.

June 18
Seattle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 10 1
Boston 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 3 x 10 10 1
Mitchell, Rawley (4), Montague (6) and Stinson
Torrez, Hunter (7) and Montgomery
WP: Torrez (4-4), LP: Mitchell (6-3)
HR - none

Mike Torrez (pog) pitched 6 2/3 innings allowing 1 run on 7 hits in hurling the Boston Red Sox to a 10-1 win over the Seattle Mariners in the rubber game of the 3-game series. Boston battered Seattle starter Paul Mitchell for 7 runs on 7 hits to break open the game. Rick Burleson, Jim Rice, Dwight Evans and Bob Montgomery each drove in 2 runs with John Brohamer and Fred Lynn each driving in 1 to provide the rest of the Red Sox offense. The Mariners' lone run came in the top of the 1st on an RBI single by Bruce Bochte.

Red Sox News
6/15 - Claimed p Catfish Hunter off waivers from Seattle
6/16 - Sold of Bernie Carbo to the Cleveland Indians

MLB News

Weekly Awards
Lou Piniella was named AL Player of the Week with a .481 average (13-27), 1 HR, 8 RBIs and 6 runs.
Oscar Gamble was voted NL Player of the Week for tagging opposing pitchers for a .407 average (11-27), 3 HRs, 4 runs scored and 8 RBIs.

Injury News
6/12 - Philadelphia's Tug McGraw is expected to be out for 2 weeks due to a hyperextended knee
6/16 - Cincinnati shortstop Dave Concepcion has a fractured elbow and is expected to be out for 7 months
6/17 - Oakland's Gary Thomasson will be out for 2 weeks due to a strained back muscle

Contract News
6/13 - Team officials announced that the Astros and superstar reliever Ken Forsch have closed a deal that will keep the 31-year old in Houston for another year. Forsch will earn $1,213,000 as part of the settlement.
6/15 - The Pittsburgh Pirates have reached an agreement with Bert Blyleven to continue as their starting pitcher for another 3 years. The dollar amount was not available at press time.
6/18 - San Diego's Oscar Gamble has signed a 5-year extention at a pay rate of $3,777,000 per annum.
6/18 - Flanked by team officials, Frank Tanana announced that he'd agreed to terms with the Angels for $1,840,000 per year. The length of the agreement was not disclosed.
6/19 - The Reds and Ken Griffey Sr. have come to terms on a $4,520,000 package that will keep the right fielder in town another 2 years.

Trade News
6/16 - The Baltimore Orioles have sent 31-year old right fielder Ken Singleton to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for 26-year old catcher Barry Foote.
6/18 - The Boston Red Sox have finalized a deal with the Oakland Athletics for the services of 24-year old minor league pitcher John Tudor. In exchange, the Athletics will receive 27-year old pitcher Jim Wright, 21-year old minor league second baseman Tony Bernazard and cash.

Amateur Draft
See following post for Red Sox and "watched teams" draft results.

**doncoryell** · 03-05-2009, 12:15 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

1978 First-Year Player Draft

Boston Red Sox
1. Tony Bernazard, 2b
2. Bobby Brown, cf
3. Tim Flannery, 2b
4. Al Greene, lf

Los Angeles Dodgers
1. Craig Chamberlain, p
2. LaMarr Hoyt, p
3. Kim Seaman, p
4. Kevin Stanfield, p

Philadelphia Phillies
1. Richard Dotson, p
2. Dave Patterson, p
3. Rick Anderson, p
4. Danny Ainge, 2b

St.Louis Cardinals
1. Mike Griffin, p
2. Jeff Reardon, p
3. Win Remmerswaal, p
4. Gary Christenson, p
5. Gary Holle, 1b

**doncoryell** · 03-05-2009, 12:18 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings and Leaders as of June 19, 1978

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American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
New York           37  29  .561  --     St.Louis           42  27  .609  --
Milwaukee          36  29  .554   0.5   Philadelphia       34  29  .540   5
Boston             37  30  .552   0.5   Montreal           36  32  .529   5.5
Baltimore          34  34  .500   4     New York           37  33  .529   5.5
Cleveland          33  35  .485   5     Pittsburgh         31  34  .477   9
Detroit            30  36  .455   7     Chicago            26  37  .413  13
Toronto            31  38  .449   7.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Chicago            36  31  .537  --     Cincinnati         45  20  .692  --
Kansas City        34  30  .531   0.5   Houston            36  31  .537  10
Minnesota          37  33  .529   0.5   Los Angeles        31  34  .477  14
California         31  35  .470   4.5   San Diego          27  39  .409  18.5
Texas              31  35  .470   4.5   San Francisco      26  40  .394  19.5
Oakland            31  36  .463   5     Atlanta            25  40  .385  20
Seattle            31  38  .449   6




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
R.Carew,MIN          .365               T.Simmons,STL        .363
B.Bochte,SEA         .357               L.Biittner,CHI       .357
A.Cowens,KC          .351               D.Parker,PIT         .351
W.Nordhagen,CHI      .345               G.Templeton,STL      .339
L.Johnson,CHI        .339               P.Rose,CIN           .337
R.Jackson,NY         .336               G.Foster,CIN         .336
G.Brett,KC           .333               K.Griffey Sr,CIN     .333

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
G.Roenicke,BAL         23               M.Schmidt,PHI          20
D.Baylor,CAL           17               G.Foster,CIN           19
A.Thornton,CLE         17               B.Horner,ATL           19
L.Hisle,MIL            16               C.Summers,CIN          19
B.Bonds,CHI            15               J.Morrison,PHI         18
R.Smalley,MIN          14               W.Stargell,PIT         18
G.Thomas,MIL           14               D.Parker,PIT           17

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
L.Roberts,SEA          52               C.Summers,CIN          67
A.Thornton,CLE         52               G.Foster,CIN           63
D.Baylor,CAL           50               D.Parker,PIT           52
G.Roenicke,BAL         49               T.Simmons,STL          51
R.Staub,MIN            47               J.Ferguson,HOU         50
L.Piniella,NY          45               O.Gamble,SD            50
D.Porter,KC            45               W.Montanez,NY          48

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
G.Roenicke,BAL         46               J.Cruz,HOU             57
J.Grubb,CLE            45               M.Schmidt,PHI          52
A.Cowens,KC            43               K.Griffey Sr,CIN       50
B.Wills,TEX            43               R.Smith,LA             50
W.Wilson,KC            43               D.Parker,PIT           49
B.Bonds,CHI            42               G.Foster,CIN           48
R.Howell,TOR           42               K.Hernandez,STL        48

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
W.Randolph,NY          34               J.Cruz,HOU             28
J.Sexton,TOR           30               B.McBride,PHI          25
W.Wilson,KC            29               D.Lopes,LA             22
J.Cruz,SEA             24               E.Miller,ATL           21
B.Molinaro,CHI         22               O.Moreno,PIT           20
M.Rivers,NY            21               G.Templeton,STL        20
R.LeFlore,DET          20               R.Scott,CHI            19

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
R.Guidry,NY          2.33               L.McWilliams,ATL     2.44
M.Caldwell,MIL       2.51               J.Richard,HOU        2.63
M.Fidrych,DET        2.71               R.Rhoden,LA          2.80
L.Sorensen,MIL       2.72               H.Dues,MON           2.82
J.Matlack,TEX        2.76               B.Forsch,STL         2.83
N.Ryan,CAL           2.79               V.Blue,SF            2.99
S.Renko,OAK          2.79               B.Knepper,SF         3.00

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
J.Augustine,MIL         9               J.Richard,HOU          10
J.Bibby,NY              9               G.Perry,SD              9
F.Jenkins,TEX           9               S.Rogers,MON            9
M.Flanagan,BAL          8               B.Blyleven,PIT          8
R.Guidry,NY             8               L.Christenson,PHI       8
A.Hassler,KC            8               T.Dixon,HOU             8
A.Replogle,MIL          8               B.Forsch,STL            8



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
E.Farmer,MIL           21               D.Tomlin,CIN           24
R.Hinton,CHI           21               S.Lockwood,NY          23
V.Cruz,TOR             19               T.Forster,LA           17
D.Darwin,TEX           17               D.Palmer,MON           17
J.Kern,CLE             17               G.Lavelle,SF           16
E.Sosa,OAK             17               J.Sambito,HOU          16
M.Marshall,MIN         16               K.Tekulve,PIT          16
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
N.Ryan,CAL            133               J.Richard,HOU         115
R.Guidry,NY           111               C.Swan,NY              76
F.Tanana,CAL           90               P.Niekro,ATL           73
D.Leonard,KC           85               G.Perry,SD             73
D.Gullett,NY           83               S.Sanderson,MON        73
K.Kravec,CHI           82               B.Blyleven,PIT         72
J.Bibby,NY             72               T.Seaver,CIN           70

Los Angeles Dodgers

Code:

1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Leaders
Thru June 18, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
S.Garvey         .281         R.Rhoden          2.80
D.Baker          .278         T.John            3.26
R.Monday         .276         B.Hooton          4.03
R.Smith          .266         B.Welch           5.06
R.Cey            .265


Home Runs                     Wins
R.Cey              15         R.Rhoden             8
D.Baker            14         T.John               5
R.Smith            14         B.Hooton             4
R.Monday            9         B.Welch              4
S.Garvey            7         D.Rau                3


Runs Batted In                Saves
D.Baker            45         T.Forster           17
R.Cey              36         B.Castillo           1
R.Smith            34         
S.Garvey           30         
R.Monday           25


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
D.Lopes            22         T.John              59
S.Garvey            9         R.Rhoden            56
L.Lacy              3         B.Welch             56
D.Baker             2         B.Hooton            53
V.Davalillo         2         D.Rau               43

Philadelphia Phillies

Code:

1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru June 18, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
R.Hebner         .333         L.Christenson     3.08
L.Bowa           .307         R.Burris          3.17
J.Johnstone      .283         J.Kaat            5.27
B.Boone          .280         S.Carlton         5.71
M.Schmidt        .275


Home Runs                     Wins
M.Schmidt          20         L.Christenson        8
J.Morrison         18         R.Burris             5
B.McBride          11         W.Brusstar           4
G.Luzinski         10         G.Garber             4
R.Hebner            8         J.Kaat               3


Runs Batted In                Saves
J.Morrison         44         G.Garber            15
M.Schmidt          44         W.Brusstar           4
R.Hebner           32         J.Lonborg            1
G.Luzinski         32
B.McBride          32


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride          25         S.Carlton           61
L.Bowa              8         L.Christenson       59
J.Morrison          7         W.Brusstar          30
M.Schmidt           7         D.Roberts           29
B.Boone             1         R.Burris            27

St.Louis Cardinals

Code:

1978 St.Louis Cardinals Leaders
Thru June 18, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
T.Simmons        .363         B.Forsch          2.83
G.Templeton      .339         E.Rasmussen       6.75
G.Adams          .318         
K.Hernandez      .317         
T.Scott          .302


Home Runs                     Wins
T.Simmons          16         B.Forsch             8
K.Hernandez         8         J.Urrea              5
G.Adams             7         M.Littell            4
J.Dwyer             5         J.Denny              3
S.Ontiveros         3         P.Falcone            3


Runs Batted In                Saves
T.Simmons          51         M.Littell           11
K.Hernandez        43         B.Schultz            4
G.Templeton        36         D.O'Brien            3
G.Adams            33         G.Frazier            1
J.Mumphrey         29         R.Thomas             1


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
G.Templeton        20         B.Forsch            52
J.Mumphrey         18         J.Urrea             42
K.Hernandez        10         E.Rasmussen         40
K.Oberkfell         8         A.Lopez             27
J.Dwyer             7         J.Denny             26

**doncoryell** · 03-05-2009, 12:20 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Team Stats thru June 18, 1978

Code:

1978 Boston Red Sox


                         Week of June 11-June 18
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1b  George Scott       .231  26  6  5  0   0  0  | .236  .351  .276 191 25 45  4  0  6  18 10 40  1  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .267  30  8  5  0   4  1  | .313  .405  .363 259 39 81  8  5  2  25 21 19  9 10
2b  Jack Brohamer      .000   5  0  0  0   1  0  | .165  .212  .253  85  9 14  1  0  1   6  9  9  1  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .250  24  6  4  0   4  0  | .217  .352  .254 244 25 53 13  1  6  31 12 53  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .233  30  7  4  0   6  0  | .229  .311  .269 280 30 64 13  2  2  22 15 26  1  3
ss  Frank Duffy        .000   1  0  0  0   0  0  | .129  .194  .200  31  4  4  0  1  0   1  3  9  0  0
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .360  25  9  4  2   6  0  | .333  .469  .402 177 21 59  6  0  6  21 18 17  2  2
cf  Fred Lynn          .417  24 10  5  2   9  0  | .278  .498  .356 223 33 62 14  1 11  38 28 30  0  4
rf  Dwight Evans       .280  25  7  5  0   3  1  | .294  .474  .353 211 27 62 11  0  9  28 20 48  2  2
dh  Jim Rice           .333  27  9  5  1   4  0  | .273  .477  .328 216 31 59 12  1 10  36 15 40  2  2
dh  Bob Bailey         .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .146  .208  .163  48  4  7  0  0  1   4  1 11  0  0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C   Fred Kendall       .000   4  0  0  0   0  0  | .323  .581  .344  31  3 10  3  1  1   1  1  3  0  0
C   Bob Montgomery     .250  20  5  3  0   3  0  | .205  .318  .255  44  5  9  2  0  1   5  3  9  0  0



                   Week of June 11-June 18
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS   IP    H ER HR BB SO
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mike Torrez         1  0  0  3 10.1  6.97  |  4  4  4.44  1.35 12 12  75.0  79 37  9 22 29
Dennis Eckersley    1  0  0  6  9.0  2.00  |  6  4  2.98  0.94 14 14 102.2  91 34 16  5 62
Bill Lee            0  0  0  0  0.0  ----  |  4  5  3.89  1.13 13 13  85.2  87 37 14 10 16
Allen Ripley        1  0  0  0  5.1  8.44  |  2  6  5.34  1.32 11 10  59.0  66 35 11 12 30
Luis Tiant          1  1  0 10 14.0  2.57  |  6  5  3.05  1.09 11 10  73.2  67 25  9 13 40
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV   IP    H ER HR BB SO
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bob Stanley         1  0  0  2  7.0  1.29  |  5  0  3.25  1.32 25  4  55.1  60 20  2 13  6
Tom Burgmeier       0  0  0  1  2.2  0.00  |  2  3  3.45  1.20 22  1  44.1  41 17  9 12 15
Bill Campbell       0  0  1  4  3.2  0.00  |  2  1  2.08  0.98 17  5  34.2  25  8  2  9 25
Dick Drago          0  0  0  1  3.0  0.00  |  2  1  2.16  1.44 16  4  25.0  31  6  0  5 12
Catfish Hunter      0  0  0  0  2.1  0.00  |  2  5  4.69  1.34 11  0  71.0  66 37 10 29 30

Team Batting Stats                                            Team Pitching Stats
                          Xtra BASE
 AVG  OBP  SLG  RUNS  HITS  HITS   HR   BB    K  SB            ERA   RA   HA   OAVG   HRA   BB    K
---------------------------------------------------           -------------------------------------
.259 .318 .394   288   607   177   62  194  379  19           3.52  256  605   .257    78  112  259
  12   12   10    10    10     7    7    9   12  14 AL Rank      2    2    4      2    14    1   14

**doncoryell** · 03-15-2009, 03:47 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

June 19,20,21 vs New York

June 19
New York 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 1
Boston 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 0
Guidry, Gossage (9) and Dyer, Kusick (9)
Eckersley, Campbell (9) and Montgomery
WP: Guidry (9-5) LP: Eckersley (6-5) SV: Gossage (11)
HR - NY: Spencer (9)

Ron Guidry scattered 6 hits while striking out 10 and allowed only 1 run in 8 innings as he hurled the New York Yankees to a 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. Fred Lynn drove in a run on a ground out in the 2nd for Boston then Jim Spencer belted a 2-run HR in the 4th to give New York the lead and Lou Piniella added an insurance run with an RBI single in the 5th.

June 20
New York 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 6 11 1
Boston 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 9 1
Bibby, Rajsich (9), Gossage (9) and Dyer
Lee, Stanley (6) and Montgomery
WP: Bibby (10-3) LP: Lee (4-6) SV: Gossage (12)
HR - NY: Jackson (12), Rivers (7) BOS: Lynn (12)

Jim Bibby went 8 innings scattering 7 hits and allowed 2 runs to pitch the New York Yankees to a 6-3 win over the Boston Red Sox. Willie Randolph went 2-4 with 2 RBIs and Reggie Jackson had a 2-run HR to lead the New York attack. Mickey Rivers hit a solo HR and Cliff Johnson had an RBI single to account for the other Yankee runs. Fred Lynn (2-3, HR, 2 RBI, pog) had a 2-run HR and Dwight Evans had a sac fly for the Boston runs.

June 21
New York 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 12 0
Boston 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 x - 5 6 0
Gullett and Johnson
Tiant, Campbell (7), Drago (9) and Fisk
WP: Tiant (7-5) LP: Gullett (7-6) SV: Drago (5)
HR - NY: Johnson (13) BOS: Rice (11), Hobson (7)

Jim Rice and Butch Hobson both hit 2-run home runs to pace the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 win over the New York Yankees to avoid a sweep. Carl Yastrzemski drove in the other Boston run. Cliff Johnson (pog) went 2-5 with a solo HR to lead the Yankees. Freddie Patek and Roy White each had an RBI for New York.

June 23,24,25 vs Baltimore

June 23
Baltimore 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 7 12 0
Boston 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 7 0
Palmer, T.Martinez (9) and Foote
Torrez, Stanley (4), Ripley (7) and Fisk
WP: Palmer (6-5) LP: Torrez (4-5) SV: T.Martinez (11)
HR - BOS: Yastrzemski (7), Lynn (13)

Jim Palmer won his 200th game of his career as he went 8 innings allowing 4 runs on 7 hits as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Boston Red Sox, 7-4, in the first game of the 3-game series. Al Bumbry had 2 RBIs and Rick Sofield, Gary Roenicke, Doug Decinces, Terry Crowley, Billy Smith each drove in a run for the Orioles. Carl Yastrzemski (pog, 1-4, HR, 3 RBIs) had a 3-run homer and Fred Lynn had a solo HR to provide the Boston runs.

June 24
Baltimore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 9 0
Boston 3 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 x - 10 20 1
Briles, Kerrigan (5), Stephenson (8) and Dempsey
Eckersley, Campbell (8) and Fisk, Kendall (8)
WP: Eckersley (7-5) LP: Briles (5-5)
HR - BOS: Yastrzemski (8), Lynn (14), Evans (10)

Carl Yastrzemski (pog) went 4-4 with a 3-run HR to lead Boston's 20 hit barrage as the Red Sox routed the Baltimore Orioles, 10-2. Fred Lynn hit a home run for the second straight game and drove in 3 runs and Dwight Evans had a 2-run HR to help lead the Boston charge. Rick Burleson and Carlton Fisk drove in the other Red Sox runs. Al Bumbry and Eddie Murray each had an RBI single to provide the runs for Baltimore.

June 25
Baltimore 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 4 11 1
Boston 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 x - 6 14 1
D.Martinez, Stoddard (8), Ford (8) and Foote
Hunter, Burgmeier (6), Stanley (7) and Fisk
WP: Stanley (6-0) LP: Stoddard (1-5)
HR - BAL: Bumbry (3)

Rick Burleson drove in George Scott in the bottom of the 8th to break a 4-4 tie and gave the Boston Red Sox a 6-4 come from behind win over the Baltimore Orioles to take the rubber game of the 3-game weekend series. Jerry Remy went 3-5 with an RBI with Carl Yastrzemski, Dwight Evans and Butch Hobson each driving in a run each for the Bosox. Al Bumbry (pog) went 3-5 with a home run and drove in a pair of runs to lead the Orioles with Eddie Murray and Gary Roenicke each driving in a run for Baltimore.

MLB News

Weekly Awards
Milwaukee's Larry Hisle was named the AL Player of the Week for hitting .440 while collecting 11 hits in 25 at bats, 3 home runs and 6 RBIs.
Philadelphia's Mike Schmidt collected the NL Player of the Week award as he racked up 10 hits in 24 at bats, 4 home runs and 11 RBIs in 7 games.

Injury News
6/20 - Pittsburgh's Will McEnaney will miss 5-6 weeks due to a herniated disc.
6/20 - Chicago Cubs' Dave Geisel could miss the remainder of the season because of a torn rotator cuff muscle. He is expected to be out 11 months.
6/23 - California's Bobby Grich suffered a fractured wrist and is expected to miss 6 weeks.
6/24 - Texas's Rick Miller could miss the remainder of the year with a herniated disc and would be out a minimum of 8 months.
6/25 - Chicago Cubs' Garry Maddox will miss the rest of the season and is expected to miss 10 months after tearing ankle ligaments.

MLB Contract News
6/19 - The Cincinnati Reds and Ken Griffey Sr have come to terms on a $4,520,000 package that will keep the right fielder in town for another 2 years.
6/21 - Media analysts hailed Texas's signing of Toby Harrah as a pivotal move. Harrah is expected to earn $14,390,000 over the next 5 years.
6/25 The Milwaukee Brewers have finalized a deal with All-Star caliber reliever Bill Castro that will extend his stay in Milwaukee at least 3 years and will pay out $1,044,000.

Milestones & Achievements
6/20 - Cincinnati's Ken Griffey Sr stretched his hitting streak to 20 games.
6/23 - Baltimore's Jim Palmer records win #200
6/24 - New York Yankees' Lou Piniella had his hit streak reach 20 games
6/24 - Minnesota's Rod Carew got his 2000th hit
6/25 - Cincinnati's Ken Griffey Sr continued his hitting streak to 25 games.

Other MLB News
6/23 - Pittsburgh's John Milner was suspended 5 games for berating an umpire during and after today's loss to the New York Mets.

**doncoryell** · 03-15-2009, 03:48 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Standings and Leaders as of June 25, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Milwaukee          41  30  .577  --     St.Louis           45  30  .600  --
New York           42  31  .575  --     Philadelphia       39  31  .557   3.5
Boston             40  33  .548   2     New York           42  34  .553   3.5
Cleveland          37  37  .500   5.5   Montreal           37  37  .500   7.5
Baltimore          35  39  .473   7.5   Pittsburgh         32  39  .451  11
Detroit            33  39  .458   8.5   Chicago            30  40  .429  12.5
Toronto            31  43  .419  11.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Kansas City        39  32  .549  --     Cincinnati         46  25  .648  --
Chicago            39  34  .534   1     Houston            41  33  .554   6.5
Minnesota          39  36  .520   2     Los Angeles        33  38  .465  13
Oakland            35  39  .473   5.5   San Francisco      32  41  .438  15
California         34  38  .472   5.5   San Diego          31  42  .425  16
Seattle            34  41  .453   7     Atlanta            27  45  .375  19.5
Texas              33  40  .452   7




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
R.Carew,MIN          .371               T.Simmons,STL        .350
B.Bochte,SEA         .353               D.Parker,PIT         .349
A.Cowens,KC          .344               P.Rose,CIN           .344
W.Nordhagen,CHI      .344               J.Cruz,HOU           .341
G.Brett,KC           .332               D.Thomas,SD          .338
L.Hisle,MIL          .331               K.Griffey Sr,CIN     .338
R.Jackson,NY         .331               G.Templeton,STL      .335

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
G.Roenicke,BAL         24               M.Schmidt,PHI          24
A.Thornton,CLE         21               G.Foster,CIN           21
L.Hisle,MIL            18               B.Horner,ATL           20
D.Baylor,CAL           17               W.Stargell,PIT         20
G.Thomas,MIL           16               C.Summers,CIN          19
B.Bonds,CHI            15               J.Morrison,PHI         18
C.Johnson,NY           14               O.Gamble,SD            17

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
A.Thornton,CLE         57               C.Summers,CIN          71
G.Roenicke,BAL         55               G.Foster,CIN           67
D.Baylor,CAL           53               D.Parker,PIT           57
L.Roberts,SEA          53               J.Ferguson,HOU         55
L.Piniella,NY          49               O.Gamble,SD            55
D.Porter,KC            48               M.Schmidt,PHI          53
R.Staub,MIN            48               T.Simmons,STL          52

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
J.Grubb,CLE            49               J.Cruz,HOU             63
G.Roenicke,BAL         48               M.Schmidt,PHI          61
W.Randolph,NY          47               K.Griffey Sr,CIN       56
B.Wills,TEX            47               D.Parker,PIT           56
A.Cowens,KC            46               R.Smith,LA             54
A.Thornton,CLE         46               K.Hernandez,STL        53
G.Brett,KC             45               G.Foster,CIN           51

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
W.Randolph,NY          40               J.Cruz,HOU             34
J.Sexton,TOR           31               B.McBride,PHI          28
W.Wilson,KC            29               D.Lopes,LA             27
J.Cruz,SEA             24               E.Miller,ATL           26
B.Molinaro,CHI         24               O.Moreno,PIT           24
R.LeFlore,DET          21               G.Templeton,STL        21
M.Rivers,NY            21               G.Richards,SD          20

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
R.Guidry,NY          2.25               J.Richard,HOU        2.44
M.Caldwell,MIL       2.50               G.Perry,SD           2.83
M.Fidrych,DET        2.58               R.Rhoden,LA          2.93
N.Ryan,CAL           2.60               B.Knepper,SF         2.96
M.Paxton,CLE         2.65               B.Forsch,STL         3.03
J.Matlack,TEX        2.79               R.Burris,PHI         3.07
L.Sorensen,MIL       2.82               J.Montefusco,SF      3.17

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
J.Bibby,NY             11               J.Richard,HOU          11
J.Augustine,MIL        10               G.Perry,SD             10
R.Guidry,NY            10               L.Christenson,PHI       9
A.Hassler,KC            9               T.Dixon,HOU             9
F.Jenkins,TEX           9               S.Rogers,MON            9
P.Splittorff,KC         9               B.Blyleven,PIT          8
M.Caldwell,MIL          8               B.Forsch,STL            8



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
R.Hinton,CHI           24               S.Lockwood,NY          25
E.Farmer,MIL           22               D.Tomlin,CIN           24
V.Cruz,TOR             19               G.Lavelle,SF           19
J.Kern,CLE             19               G.Garber,PHI           18
E.Sosa,OAK             19               D.Palmer,MON           18
D.Darwin,TEX           18               J.Sambito,HOU          18
A.Hrabosky,KC          17               T.Forster,LA           17
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
N.Ryan,CAL            147               J.Richard,HOU         129
R.Guidry,NY           127               C.Swan,NY              83
F.Tanana,CAL           94               G.Perry,SD             79
D.Gullett,NY           90               T.Seaver,CIN           79
D.Leonard,KC           90               S.Sanderson,MON        78
K.Kravec,CHI           87               B.Blyleven,PIT         77
J.Bibby,NY             81               P.Niekro,ATL           76

Los Angeles Dodgers

Code:

1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Leaders
Thru June 25, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
S.Garvey         .286         R.Rhoden          2.93
R.Monday         .276         T.John            3.35
R.Smith          .275         B.Hooton          3.86
D.Baker          .270         B.Welch           5.44
D.Lopes          .260


Home Runs                     Wins
D.Baker            16         R.Rhoden             8
R.Cey              16         B.Hooton             5
R.Smith            15         T.John               5
R.Monday           11         B.Welch              4
S.Garvey            7         D.Rau                3


Runs Batted In                Saves
D.Baker            48         T.Forster           17
R.Cey              40         B.Castillo           1
R.Smith            37         
S.Garvey           33         
R.Monday           31


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
D.Lopes            27         T.John              64
S.Garvey           10         B.Hooton            61
L.Lacy              4         R.Rhoden            59
D.Baker             3         B.Welch             57
V.Davalillo         2         D.Rau               43

Philadelphia Phillies

Code:

1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru June 25, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
R.Hebner         .318         R.Burris          3.07
L.Bowa           .315         L.Christenson     3.40
J.Johnstone      .304         J.Kaat            5.14
M.Schmidt        .288         S.Carlton         5.83
B.Boone          .272


Home Runs                     Wins
M.Schmidt          24         L.Christenson        9
J.Morrison         18         R.Burris             6
B.McBride          12         W.Brusstar           5
G.Luzinski         10         G.Garber             4
R.Hebner            9         S.Carlton            3


Runs Batted In                Saves
M.Schmidt          53         G.Garber            18
J.Morrison         44         W.Brusstar           4
B.McBride          38         R.Lerch              1
R.Hebner           36         J.Lonborg            1
G.Luzinski         33


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride          28         S.Carlton           69
L.Bowa              9         L.Christenson       61
J.Morrison          8         W.Brusstar          32
M.Schmidt           8         D.Roberts           31
B.Boone             2         R.Burris            29

St.Louis Cardinals

Code:

1978 St.Louis Cardinals Leaders
Thru June 25, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
T.Simmons        .350         B.Forsch          3.03
G.Templeton      .335         J.Urrea           4.32
K.Hernandez      .323         E.Rasmussen       6.78
G.Adams          .318         
J.Mumphrey       .304


Home Runs                     Wins
T.Simmons          16         B.Forsch             8
K.Hernandez         9         J.Urrea              5
G.Adams             7         J.Denny              4
J.Dwyer             5         R.Dressler           4
S.Ontiveros         4         M.Littell            4


Runs Batted In                Saves
T.Simmons          52         M.Littell           14
K.Hernandez        49         B.Schultz            4
G.Templeton        43         D.O'Brien            3
G.Adams            33         G.Frazier            1
J.Mumphrey         33         R.Thomas             1


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
G.Templeton        21         B.Forsch            53
J.Mumphrey         19         J.Urrea             46
K.Hernandez        11         E.Rasmussen         43
K.Oberkfell         8         A.Lopez             30
J.Dwyer             7         J.Denny             29

**doncoryell** · 03-15-2009, 03:48 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Team Stats Through June 25, 1978

Code:

1978 Boston Red Sox


                         Week of June 19-June 25
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1b  George Scott       .273  22  6  2  0   0  1  | .239  .347  .285 213 27 51  5  0  6  18 13 44  2  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .261  23  6  3  0   1  1  | .309  .397  .359 282 42 87  9  5  2  26 23 21 10 11
2b  Jack Brohamer      .000   2  0  0  0   0  0  | .161  .207  .247  87  9 14  1  0  1   6  9  9  1  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .300  20  6  3  1   3  0  | .223  .367  .256 264 28 59 15  1  7  34 12 59  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .292  24  7  2  0   2  0  | .234  .316  .276 304 32 71 15  2  2  24 17 30  1  4
ss  Frank Duffy        .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .129  .194  .200  31  4  4  0  1  0   1  3  9  0  0
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .375  24  9  6  2   8  0  | .338  .498  .399 201 27 68  8  0  8  29 18 19  2  2
cf  Fred Lynn          .304  23  7  6  3   7  0  | .280  .516  .356 246 39 69 14  1 14  45 30 35  0  4
rf  Dwight Evans       .318  22  7  2  1   4  0  | .296  .481  .352 233 29 69 13  0 10  32 21 54  2  3
dh  Jim Rice           .320  25  8  3  1   2  0  | .278  .473  .330 241 34 67 12  1 11  38 16 45  2  3
dh  Bob Bailey        1.000   1  1  1  0   0  0  | .163  .224  .180  49  5  8  0  0  1   4  1 11  0  0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C   Carlton Fisk       .200  15  3  1  0   1  0  | .240  .373  .294 217 16 52 13  2  4  36 14 47  1  2
C   Fred Kendall      1.000   1  1  0  0   0  0  | .344  .594  .364  32  3 11  3  1  1   1  1  3  0  0
C   Bob Montgomery     .167   6  1  0  0   0  0  | .200  .300  .245  50  5 10  2  0  1   5  3 11  0  0



                   Week of June 18-June 25
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS   IP    H ER HR BB SO
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mike Torrez         0  1  0  0  3.1 13.50  |  4  5  4.83  1.44 13 13  78.1  87 42  9 26 29
Dennis Eckersley    1  1  0 11 15.1  2.35  |  7  5  2.90  0.97 16 16 118.0 109 38 17  5 73
Bill Lee            0  1  0  2  5.0  7.20  |  4  6  4.07  1.16 14 14  90.2  94 41 16 11 18
Allen Ripley        0  0  0  1  3.0  0.00  |  2  6  5.08  1.27 12 10  62.0  67 35 11 12 31
Luis Tiant          1  0  0  3  6.0  3.00  |  7  5  3.05  1.13 12 11  79.2  75 27  9 15 43
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV   IP    H ER HR BB SO
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bob Stanley         1  0  0  4  9.1  1.93  |  6  0  3.06  1.27 28  4  64.2  68 22  2 14 10
Tom Burgmeier       0  0  0  0  1.1  6.75  |  2  3  3.55  1.23 23  1  45.2  44 18  9 12 15
Bill Campbell       0  0  0  3  4.2  1.93  |  2  1  2.06  0.97 20  5  39.1  27  9  3 11 28
Dick Drago          0  0  1  0  1.0  0.00  |  2  1  2.08  1.46 17  5  26.0  33  6  0  5 12
Catfish Hunter      0  0  0  1  5.0  5.40  |  2  5  4.74  1.38 12  0  76.0  73 40 11 32 31

Team Batting Stats                                            Team Pitching Stats
                          Xtra BASE
 AVG  OBP  SLG  RUNS  HITS  HITS   HR   BB    K  SB            ERA   RA   HA   OAVG   HRA   BB    K
---------------------------------------------------           -------------------------------------
.262 .319 .400   317   669   197   70  206  419  21           3.53  281  669   .260    83  125  284
  11   13   10     8    11     8    6    9   13  14 AL Rank      3    2    4      3    14    1   14

Next Week for the Red Sox
June 26,27 @ New York
June 29,30, July 1,2 @ Baltimore

**doncoryell** · 04-03-2009, 09:46 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

June 26,27 @ New York

June 26
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 - 5 7 0
New York 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 5 x - 8 9 2
Lee, Ripley (8), Drago (8) and Fisk
Gullett, Davis (8), Gossage (9) and Dyer
WP: Davis (3-1), LP: Ripley (2-7), SV: Gossage (14)
HR - NY: Jackson (14), Johnson (15)

Cliff Johnson capped a 5-run outburst with a 3-run home run to break a 5-5 tie and give the New York Yankees an 8-5 win over the Boston Red Sox in the first game of a brief 2-game series. Johnson (pog) went 2-4 with a double to go along with the 3-run blast off Boston reliever Allen Ripley (2-7). Reggie Jackson drove in a pair with his 14th HR of the season with White, Spencer and Dyer each driving in one apiece to account for the other New York runs. Burleson, Remy, Scott and Evans each had an RBI for Boston.

June 27
Boston 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 10 0
New York 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 1
Tiant and Fisk
May and Johnson
WP: Tiant (8-5), LP: May (4-9)
HR - BOS: Rice (12), Lynn (15) NY: Nettles (13)

Boston starter Luis Tiant (8-5) went the distance, scattering 9 hits, allowing only 2 runs to hurl the Red Sox to a 4-2 victory over the New York Yankees to split the 2-game series. Jim Rice and Fred Lynn each had 2-run homers in the 1st inning to give the Red Sox a quick 4-0 lead. Graig Nettles had a solo HR in the bottom of the 1st and Cliff Johnson had an RBI single to provide the Yankees' runs.

June 29,30, July 1,2 @ Baltimore

June 29
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 10 1
Baltimore 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 x - 3 9 0
Torrez, Campbell (7) and Fisk
D.Martinez, Stoddard (8), Stephenson (8), Ford (8) and Foote
WP: D.Martinez (4-8) LP: Torrez (4-6) SV: Ford (2)
HR - none

"El Presidente", Dennis Martinez, went 7 innings allowing 1 run and 8 hits to pitch the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox in the first game of a 4-game weekend series. Doug DeCinces drove in a pair of runs and Billy Smith drove in another run with a double to provide the O's runs. Carlton Fisk drove in the only Red Sox run with a ground out in the 6th inning off Dennis Martinez (4-8).

June 30
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 3 8 0
Baltimore 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 3 x - 9 15 0
Eckersley, Burgmeier (7) and Fisk
Flanagan and Dempsey
WP: Flanagan (10-7) LP: Eckersley (7-6)
HR - BAL: Murray (13), DeCinces (10)

Doug DeCinces went 4-4 including a 2-run double and a 3-run home run to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 9-3 rout over the Boston Red Sox in game two of the series. Eddie Murray went 4-5 with a 3-run HR and Rick Dempsey had an RBI single to account for the other Baltimore runs. Boston's runs came on an RBI double by Fred Lynn in the 7th and both Jerry Remy and Jim Rice had RBI ground outs in the 8th.

July 1
Boston 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 - 5 10 1
Baltimore 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 6 10 0
Lee, Stanley (4) and Fisk
McGregor, Kerrigan (7), Stoddard (8), Stephenson (8), Ford (8), T.Martinez (9) and Foote
WP: McGregor (5-5), LP: Lee (4-7), SV: T.Martinez (13)
HR - BAL: Roenicke (26), Garcia (2)

Gary Roenicke belted a 2-run HR in the bottom of the 1st off Boston starter Bill Lee (4-7) and went 2-4 to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 6-5 win over the Boston Red Sox. Kiko Garcia had a 2-run homer and both Rick Dempsey and Eddie Murray each drove in a run for the other Orioles runs. Carlton Fisk, Jerry Remy, Jim Rice and Carl Yastrzemski each drove in a run for Boston.

July 2
Boston 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 5 9 1
Baltimore 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 1 x - 7 8 1
Tiant, Burgmeier (7) and Fisk
Palmer, T.Martinez and Foote
WP: Palmer (7-6), LP: Tiant (8-6)
HR - BOS: Scott (7) BAL: Mora (5), Murray (14), DeCinces 2 (12), Crowley (1)

Eddie Murray and Doug DeCinces went back-to-back in the bottom of the 6th to give Baltimore a 3-2 lead then the Orioles held on for a 7-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox to sweep the 4-game series. Doug DeCinces (pog) also had a solo HR in the 2nd inning as he went 3-5 for the day. Andres Mora belted a 3-run pinch-hit homer and Terry Crowley had a solo HR to account for the other Baltimore runs. Jim Rice and George Scott each drove in a run for an early 2-0 Boston lead. Fred Lynn drove in a pair of runs with a single and Carlton Fisk had an RBI double to provide the other Boston runs.

MLB News

Monthly Awards
Minnesota's Rod Carew was named the AL Batter of the Month for June after batting .457 with 3 HRs, 19 RBIs and 16 runs scored
Jon Matlack of the Texas Rangers was named the AL Pitcher of the Month for June after going 5-1, fanning 29 in 50.2 innings, and logged an ERA of 1.60
Oakland's Dwayne Murphy was awarded the AL Rookie of the Month for June after batting .333 with 3 home runs and 6 runs batted in
St.Louis's Keith Hernandez was honored with the NL Batter of the Month for June after posting a .400 batting average with 4 HRs, 19 RBIs and 27 runs scored
Kevin Kobel of the New York Mets won the NL Pitcher of the Month Award for June by going 6-0, striking out 25 in 47 innings and compiling a 1.53 ERA
Atlanta's Bob Horner was voted the NL Rookie of the Month for June after putting up a .304 average with 34 hits, 7 HRs and 21 RBIs

Weekly Awards
Minnesota's Rod Carew was named AL Player of the Week after racking up 14 hits in 23 at bats, 2 HRs and 8 RBIs in 5 games
Philadelphia's Ken Singleton was named the NL Player of the Week after piling up 12 hits in 28 at bats (.429 avg) with 3 HRs and 5 RBIs

Contract News
6/26 - Bruce Bochte and the Seattle Mariners came to terms on a 3-year $4,986,000 extension
6/27 - The Brewers reached an agreement with Robin Yount on a 3-year, $2,711,289 extension
6/28 - The California Angels and Don Baylor put the finishing touches on a $11,160,000 contract extension that will keep the 29-year old in town 4 years longer
6/30 - The California Angels and star second baseman Ike Hampton put the finishing touches on a 3-year, $1,491,000 contract extension

Injury News
6/26 - Kansas City's Amos Otis is expected to miss 2 weeks with a sore knee
6/26 - California's Paul Hartzell could miss the remainder of the season because of back spasms. He could be out for 8 months or longer.
6/28 - Milwaukee's Gorman Thomas suffered a torn labrum and will have to retire from baseball at the age of 27.
6/28 - Houston's Jose Cruz is likely to be out for 6 weeks after straining a medial collateral ligament.
6/29 - Cincinnati's Johnny Bench has a damaged meniscus and is expected to miss 4 weeks
6/30 - Oakland's Bob Lacey will be out for at least 7 months with a torn rotator cuff muscle
7/01 - Texas's Toby Harrah suffered a torn rib cage muscle and is expected to miss as much as 3-4 months

Trade News
6/28 - Officials for California confirmed that they have traded 25-year old third baseman Ron Jackson to the San Francisco Giants. In return, the Angels will receive 26-year old reliever Greg Minton
6/28 - The Los Angeles Dodgers and Detroit Tigers have finalized a deal involving start players: Detroit welcomes 30-year old third baseman Ron Cey aboard while saying good-bye to 30-year old center fielder Ron LeFlore and 24-year old minor league second baseman Joe Strain

**doncoryell** · 04-03-2009, 09:50 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

MLB Standings & Leaders as of July 2, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Milwaukee          44  34  .564  --     St.Louis           51  31  .622  --
New York           45  36  .556   0.5   Philadelphia       43  34  .558   5.5
Boston             41  38  .519   3.5   New York           45  38  .542   6.5
Cleveland          41  40  .506   4.5   Montreal           40  41  .494  10.5
Baltimore          41  41  .500   5     Pittsburgh         34  44  .436  15
Detroit            36  43  .456   8.5   Chicago            33  44  .429  15.5
Toronto            36  46  .439  10

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Chicago            43  37  .537  --     Cincinnati         49  30  .620  --
Kansas City        42  37  .532   0.5   Houston            45  37  .549   5.5
Minnesota          42  38  .525   1     Los Angeles        37  42  .468  12
California         38  41  .481   4.5   San Diego          36  44  .450  13.5
Oakland            38  43  .469   5.5   San Francisco      34  46  .425  15.5
Texas              37  42  .468   5.5   Atlanta            32  48  .400  17.5
Seattle            37  45  .451   7




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
R.Carew,MIN          .387               T.Simmons,STL        .353
B.Bochte,SEA         .350               D.Parker,PIT         .349
A.Cowens,KC          .339               J.Cruz,HOU           .343
L.Johnson,CHI        .333               G.Templeton,STL      .342
L.Roberts,SEA        .333               K.Griffey Sr,CIN     .340
C.Yastrzemski,BOS    .332               P.Rose,CIN           .336
W.Nordhagen,CHI      .331               D.Thomas,SD          .331

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
G.Roenicke,BAL         26               M.Schmidt,PHI          24
A.Thornton,CLE         21               G.Foster,CIN           21
L.Hisle,MIL            19               J.Morrison,PHI         21
D.Baylor,CAL           17               W.Stargell,PIT         21
B.Bonds,CHI            16               B.Horner,ATL           20
G.Thomas               16               D.Parker,PIT           20
R.Jackson,NY           15               C.Summers,CIN          19

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
L.Roberts,SEA          61               C.Summers,CIN          77
G.Roenicke,BAL         59               G.Foster,CIN           69
A.Thornton,CLE         57               D.Parker,PIT           63
D.Baylor,CAL           55               J.Ferguson,HOU         61
R.Staub,MIN            55               O.Gamble,SD            59
D.Porter,KC            53               T.Simmons,STL          59
L.Piniella,NY          52               M.Schmidt,PHI          57

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
J.Grubb,CLE            55               J.Cruz,HOU             66
G.Roenicke,BAL         53               M.Schmidt,PHI          63
A.Thornton,CLE         53               D.Parker,PIT           62
W.Randolph,NY          52               K.Griffey Sr,CIN       61
B.Wills,TEX            52               K.Hernandez,STL        61
B.Bonds,CHI            50               R.Smith,LA             56
A.Cowens,KC            50               O.Gamble,SD            55

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
W.Randolph,NY          44               J.Cruz,HOU             36
J.Sexton,TOR           34               B.McBride,PHI          29
W.Wilson,KC            32               E.Miller,ATL           29
B.Molinaro,CHI         26               D.Lopes,LA             27
J.Cruz,SEA             24               O.Moreno,PIT           25
M.Rivers,NY            22               G.Templeton,STL        25
A.Cowens,KC            21               G.Richards,SD          24

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
R.Guidry,NY          2.32               J.Richard,HOU        2.88
M.Caldwell,MIL       2.40               B.Forsch,STL         2.94
N.Ryan,CAL           2.50               T.John,LA            2.99
J.Matlack,TEX        2.59               B.Knepper,SF         3.13
L.Sorensen,MIL       2.80               G.Perry,SD           3.15
S.Renko,OAK          2.81               J.Montefusco,SF      3.21
M.Paxton,CLE         2.90               S.Rogers,MON         3.25

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
J.Bibby,NY             11               J.Richard,HOU          12
J.Augustine,MIL        10               G.Perry,SD             11
M.Caldwell,MIL         10               L.Christenson,PHI      10
M.Flanagan,BAL         10               T.Dixon,HOU            10
R.Guidry,NY            10               B.Forsch,STL           10
F.Jenkins,TEX          10               S.Rogers,MON           10
A.Hassler,KC            9               K.Kobel,NY              9



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
R.Hinton,CHI           25               S.Lockwood,NY          28
E.Farmer,MIL           24               D.Tomlin,CIN           25
V.Cruz,TOR             22               D.Palmer,MON           20
E.Sosa,OAK             20               T.Forster,LA           19
J.Kern,CLE             19               G.Garber,PHI           19
D.Darwin,TEX           18               G.Lavelle,SF           19
D.LaRoche,CAL          18               J.Sambito,HOU          18
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
N.Ryan,CAL            159               J.Richard,HOU         141
R.Guidry,NY           131               P.Niekro,ATL           90
D.Gullett,NY          103               T.Seaver,CIN           89
F.Tanana,CAL           99               S.Sanderson,MON        87
D.Leonard,KC           98               C.Swan,NY              86
K.Kravec,CHI           88               G.Perry,SD             85
J.Bibby,NY             86               B.Blyleven,PIT         83

Los Angeles Dodgers

Code:

1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Leaders
Thru July 2, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
S.Garvey         .293         T.John            2.99
R.Monday         .283         R.Rhoden          3.35
J.Essian         .273         B.Hooton          3.66
D.Baker          .264         B.Welch           5.33
R.Smith          .262


Home Runs                     Wins
D.Baker            16         R.Rhoden             8
R.Cey              16         T.John               7
R.Smith            16         B.Hooton             6
R.Monday           14         B.Welch              5
S.Garvey            8         D.Rau                3


Runs Batted In                Saves
D.Baker            48         T.Forster           19
R.Cey              41         B.Castillo           1
R.Smith            39         
R.Monday           37         
S.Garvey           35


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
D.Lopes            27         T.John              71
S.Garvey           11         B.Hooton            65
V.Davalillo         7         R.Rhoden            65
L.Lacy              5         B.Welch             62
D.Baker             4         D.Rau               49

Philadelphia Phillies

Code:

1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru July 2, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
R.Hebner         .318         R.Burris          3.07
L.Bowa           .315         L.Christenson     3.40
J.Johnstone      .304         J.Kaat            5.14
M.Schmidt        .288         S.Carlton         5.83
B.Boone          .272


Home Runs                     Wins
M.Schmidt          24         L.Christenson        9
J.Morrison         18         R.Burris             6
B.McBride          12         W.Brusstar           5
G.Luzinski         10         G.Garber             4
R.Hebner            9         S.Carlton            3


Runs Batted In                Saves
M.Schmidt          53         G.Garber            18
J.Morrison         44         W.Brusstar           4
B.McBride          38         R.Lerch              1
R.Hebner           36         J.Lonborg            1
G.Luzinski         33


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride          28         S.Carlton           69
L.Bowa              9         L.Christenson       61
J.Morrison          8         W.Brusstar          32
M.Schmidt           8         D.Roberts           31
B.Boone             2         R.Burris            29

St. Louis Cardinals

Code:

1978 St.Louis Cardinals Leaders
Thru July 2, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
T.Simmons        .353         B.Forsch          2.94
G.Templeton      .342         J.Urrea           4.52
K.Hernandez      .327         E.Rasmussen       6.55
J.Mumphrey       .317         
G.Adams          .313


Home Runs                     Wins
T.Simmons          18         B.Forsch            10
K.Hernandez         9         J.Urrea              6
G.Adams             8         M.Littell            5
J.Dwyer             5         E.Rasmussen          5
S.Ontiveros         4         J.Denny              4


Runs Batted In                Saves
T.Simmons          59         M.Littell           15
K.Hernandez        53         B.Schultz            5
G.Templeton        45         D.O'Brien            4
J.Mumphrey         39         G.Frazier            2
G.Adams            37         R.Thomas             1


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
G.Templeton        25         B.Forsch            61
J.Mumphrey         20         E.Rasmussen         52
K.Hernandez        13         J.Urrea             51
J.Dwyer             8         A.Lopez             30
K.Oberkfell         8         J.Denny             29

**doncoryell** · 04-03-2009, 09:51 PM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Red Sox Team Stats thru July 2, 1978

Code:

1978 Boston Red Sox


                         Week of June 26-July 2
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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1b  George Scott       .087  23  2  1  1   2  0  | .225  .335  .273 236 28 53  5  0  7  20 15 52  2  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .360  25  9  4  0   3  1  | .313  .401  .363 307 46 96 11  5  2  29 25 26 11 11
2b  Jack Brohamer      .091  11  1  0  0   0  0  | .153  .194  .231  98  9 15  1  0  1   6  9 12  1  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .000   5  0  0  0   0  0  | .219  .361  .254 269 28 59 15  1  7  34 13 61  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .269  26  7  3  0   1  1  | .236  .315  .276 330 35 78 16  2  2  25 18 31  2  4
ss  Frank Duffy        .000   4  0  1  0   0  0  | .114  .171  .200  35  5  4  0  1  0   1  4  9  0  0
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .263  19  5  2  0   1  0  | .332  .477  .396 220 29 73  8  0  8  30 21 22  2  2
cf  Fred Lynn          .304  23  7  3  1   5  0  | .283  .513  .356 269 42 76 15  1 15  50 31 36  0  4
rf  Dwight Evans       .300  20  6  2  0   1  1  | .296  .470  .355 253 31 75 14  0 10  33 24 58  3  3
dh  Jim Rice           .296  27  8  3  1   5  0  | .280  .474  .326 268 37 75 14  1 12  43 16 50  2  3
dh  Bob Bailey         .500   4  2  0  0   0  0  | .189  .245  .204  53  5 10  0  0  1   4  1 12  0  0
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PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R  H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
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C   Carlton Fisk       .250  24  6  4  0   3  0  | .241  .365  .292 241 20 58 14  2  4  39 15 52  1  2
C   Fred Kendall      1.000   1  1  0  0   0  0  | .364  .606  .382  33  3 12  3  1  1   1  1  3  0  0
C   Bob Montgomery     .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .200  .300  .245  50  5 10  2  0  1   5  3 11  0  0



                   Week of June 26-July 2
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS   IP    H ER HR BB SO
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mike Torrez         0  1  0  1  6.0  3.00  |  4  6  4.70  1.47 14 14  84.1  96 44  9 28 30
Dennis Eckersley    0  1  0  1  6.1  8.53  |  7  6  3.18  1.01 17 17 124.1 121 44 18  5 74
Bill Lee            0  1  0  4 10.2  8.44  |  4  7  4.53  1.19 16 16 101.1 108 51 19 13 22
Allen Ripley        0  1  0  0  0.0  ----  |  2  7  5.52  1.32 13 10  62.0  70 38 12 12 31
Luis Tiant          1  1  0  2 15.1  4.11  |  8  6  3.22  1.14 14 13  95.0  90 34 13 18 45
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV   IP    H ER HR BB SO
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bob Stanley         0  0  0  0  5.0  0.00  |  6  0  2.84  1.22 29  4  69.2  70 22  2 15 10
Tom Burgmeier       0  0  0  3  3.1 13.50  |  2  3  4.22  1.27 25  1  49.0  49 23 12 13 18
Bill Campbell       0  0  0  2  2.0  0.00  |  2  1  1.96  0.94 21  5  41.1  27  9  3 12 30
Dick Drago          0  0  0  0  0.1  0.00  |  2  1  2.05  1.44 18  5  26.1  33  6  0  5 12
Catfish Hunter      0  0  0  0  0.0  ----  |  2  5  4.74  1.38 12  0  76.0  73 40 11 32 31

Team Batting Stats                                            Team Pitching Stats
                          Xtra BASE
 AVG  OBP  SLG  RUNS  HITS  HITS   HR   BB    K  SB            ERA   RA   HA   OAVG   HRA   BB    K
---------------------------------------------------           -------------------------------------
.262 .318 .395   340   723   208   73  221  457  24           3.70  316  729   .263    95  135  297
  11   13   11    10    11    10    7   10   13  14 AL Rank      3    2    4      3    14    1   14

On tap next week for the Red Sox:

July 3,4 vs New York
July 5,6 @ Chicago
July 7,8(2),9 @ Cleveland

**doncoryell** · 04-12-2009, 12:51 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

July 3,4 vs New York

July 3
New York 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 5 3 0
Boston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0
R.Guidry, D.Tidrow (9) and C.Johnson
M.Torrez, D.Drago (8) and C.Fisk
WP: R.Guidry (11-6) LP: M.Torrez (4-7)
HR - NY: R.Jackson (16), J.Spencer (15)

Ron Guidry (11-6) pitched 8 innings, allowing 1 run on 5 hits, to hurl the New York Yankees to a 5-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. Reggie Jackson and Jim Spencer both hit 2-run home runs and Mickey Klutts drove in a run with a sac fly for New York. Boston scored it's lone run on an RBI single by Jim Rice. Mike Torrez (4-7) went 7 2/3 innings and took the loss.

July 4
New York 0 1 3 1 0 6 0 0 2 - 13 15 1
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 - 4 13 1
E.Figueroa and D.Dyer
Eckersley, Burgmeier (5), Campbell (6), Drago (7) and Fisk
WP: Figueroa (5-5) LP: Eckersley (7-7)
HR - NY: Jackson (17) BOS: Rice (13)

Mickey Rivers went 3-5 with a solo HR and 1 RBI to lead the New York Yankees to a 13-4 blowout win over the Boston Red Sox to sweep the 2-game series. Ed Figueroa (5-5) went the distance scattering 13 hits in winning his 5th game of the season. Dennis Eckersley (7-7) was roughed up for 5 runs on 6 hits through 4 innings. Reggie Jackson belted a 3-run HR, both Willie Randolph and Lou Piniella drove in a pair of runs with Duffy Dyer, Roy White, Craig Kusick, Bucky Dent and Mickey Klutts each driving in a run for the Yankees. Jim Rice had a solo HR with Fred Lynn and Jerry Remy each driving in a run for the Red Sox.

July 5,6 @ Chicago

July 5
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1 6 0
Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 x - 4 10 1
Hunter, Stanley (7) and Montgomery
Rainey, Hinton (9) and Nahorodny
WP: Rainey (3-0) LP: Hunter (2-6) SV: Hinton (26)
HR - CHI: Nahorodny (6)

Chuck Rainey (3-0) went 8 innings, allowing 1 run on 6 hits, to pitch the Chicago White Sox to a 4-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox in the first game of the 2-game midweek series. Jorge Orta drove in the first run of the game in the 6th with a double then Bill Nahorodny belted a 3-run HR the next inning to give the White Sox a 4-0 lead. Boston's only run came on an RBI double by Dwight Evans in the 8th to avoid the shutout. Catfish Hunter (2-6) pitched into the 7th before giving way to Bob Stanley and took the loss as he allowed 4 runs on 8 hits.

July 6
Boston 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 0 - 9 12 0
Chicago 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 - 4 10 1
Ripley, Stanley (7), Campbell (8) and Fisk
Waits, Kucek (7), Willoughby (7) and Nordhagen.
WP: Ripley (3-7) LP: Waits (4-4)
HR - BOS: Scott (8), Evans (11) CHI: Bonds (17)

Dwight Evans (pog) went 2-5 with a grand slam HR that broke open a 5-2 game to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 9-4 win over the Chicago White Sox to split the 2-game series. Fred Lynn and George Scott each went 2-3 and drove in a pair of runs with Carl Yastrzemski driving in the other run for Boston. Bobby Bonds had a 2-run HR with Bob Molinaro and Lamar Johnson each driving in a run for the White Sox.

July 7, 8(2),9 @ Cleveland

July 7
Boston 1 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 8 12 0
Cleveland 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 - 4 13 1
Tiant, Stanley (7), Campbell (8) and Fisk
Fitzmorris, Hood (4), Stanhouse (8) and Hassey
WP: Tiant (9-6) LP: Fitzmorris (5-4)
HR - BOS: Burleson (3), Rice 2 (15), Evans (12)

Jim Rice belted a pair of HRs and drove in 3 runs to lead the Boston Red Sox to an 8-4 win over the Cleveland Indians in the first game of the 4-game series. Dwight Evans had a 2-run HR and Rick Burleson, Jerry Remy and Butch Hobson each had an RBI for Boston. Bernie Carbo, Johnny Grubb, Andre Thornton and Ron Hassey each drove in a run for the Indians. Luis Tiant (9-6) went 6 1/3 innings to pick up his team leading 9th win and his 200th in his career.

July 8 (1 of 2)
Boston 0 0 4 3 0 2 0 0 0 - 9 14 0
Cleveland 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 - 8 12 0
Torrez, Burgmeier (6), Drago (7) and Fisk
Jefferson, Stanhouse (5), Moore (6) and Hassey
WP: Torrez (5-7) LP: Jefferson (2-7)
HR - BOS: Rice (16), Yastrzemski (9), Lynn (16) CLE: Carbo (3)

Fred Lynn went 3-5 with a HR and 4 RBIs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 9-8 win over the Cleveland Indians in a slugfest to take the first game of a double header. Jim Rice and Carl Yastrzemski each belted a 2-run HR and Rick Burleson drove in a run for the Red Sox. Bernie Carbo and Alfredo Griffin each drove in a pair of runs and Mike Vail, Andre Thornton and Alan Bannister each had an RBI for the Indians.

July 8 (2 of 2)
Boston 1 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 0 - 10 10 1
Cleveland 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 6 11 0
Lee, Stanley (6) and Fisk
Paxton, Moore (6), Monge (8) and Pruitt
WP: Lee (5-7) LP: Paxton (9-9) SV: Stanley (5)
HR - BOS: Lynn 2 (18)

Fred Lynn went 3-4 with a pair of solo HRs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 10-6 victory over the Cleveland Indians in the nightcap to sweep the double header. Dwight Evans had 3 RBIs with Jerry Remy, Jim Rice, Carl Yastrzemski and Frank Duffy each driving in a run for Boston. Johnny Grubb drove in a pair of runs with Mike Vail, Gary Matthews and Alan Bannister each driving in a run for Cleveland. Fred Lynn went 6-9 with 3 HRs and 6 RBIs in the twin bill.

July 9
Boston 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 - 4 11 2
Cleveland 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 5 1
Eckersley, Campbell (8) and Montgomery
Clyde, Niemann (8) and Pruitt
WP: Eckersley (8-7) LP: Clyde (4-5) SV: Campbell (5)
HR - BOS: Evans (13) CLE: Bell (7)

Jim Rice drove in Jerry Remy with a double in the top of the 8th to break a 2-2 tie and Rick Burleson added an insurance run to give the Boston Red Sox a 4-2 win and a sweep of the 4-game series over the Cleveland Indians. Dennis Eckersley (8-7) went 7 2/3 innings allowing 2 runs and 4 hits and was named the player of the game. Dwight Evans belted a 2-run HR to account for the other Boston runs. Cleveland's runs came on a 2-run HR by Buddy Bell that gave the Indians an early 2-0 lead before Evans' blast tied the game the following inning.

MLB News

Weekly Awards
Lamar Johnson of the Chicago White Sox collected the AL Player of the Week Award for racking up 13 hits in 25 at bats with 1 HR and 8 RBIs
San Francisco's Jack Clark won the NL Player of the Week for batting .500 with 16 hits in 32 at bats, 3 HRs and 9 RBIs

Injury News
7/3 - Detroit's Ron Cey developed blurred vision while colliding with a player at a base and is expected to miss 2 weeks
7/4 - Milwaukee's Sixto Lezcano suffered a torn thigh muscle and will miss 2 months
7/4 - St.Louis's Buddy Schultz has a strained bicep muscle and will miss at least 4 weeks
7/4 - San Francisco's Vida Blue sustained a strained bicep muscle and will be sidelined for the next 2 weeks
7/5 - San Diego's Gaylord Perry developed a tender elbow and is expected to miss 2 weeks
7/7 - Pittsburgh's Ed Whitson has been diagnosed with back spasms and is expected to miss 3-4 weeks

Contract News
7/9 - The Philadelphia Phillies and star reliever Tug McGraw put the finishing touches on a 2-year, $2,292,000 contract extension
7/9 - The Montreal Expos have finalized a deal with All Star-caliber starting pitcher Steve Rogers that will extend his stay in Montreal at least 3 years and will pay out $5,316,000

Milestones & Achievements
7/4 - 2000th hit for Willie Stargell
7/6 - Philadelphia's Bob Boone goes 5-5
7/6 - Kansas City's George Brett slaps 5 hits

The All-Stars were announced and no players were selected from the Boston Red Sox

**doncoryell** · 04-12-2009, 12:55 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

MLB Standings & Leaders as of July 9, 1978

Code:

American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Milwaukee          49  35  .583  --     St.Louis           57  32  .640  --
New York           49  39  .557   2     Philadelphia       48  37  .565   7
Boston             46  41  .529   4.5   New York           48  42  .533   9.5
Baltimore          43  46  .483   8.5   Montreal           42  47  .472  15
Cleveland          43  46  .483   8.5   Pittsburgh         37  48  .435  18
Detroit            41  45  .477   9     Chicago            36  48  .429  18.5
Toronto            40  49  .449  11.5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Chicago            45  42  .517  --     Cincinnati         52  34  .605  --
Kansas City        44  42  .512   0.5   Houston            49  40  .551   4.5
Minnesota          44  43  .506   1     Los Angeles        42  44  .488  10
Texas              42  44  .488   2.5   San Diego          39  48  .448  13.5
California         42  45  .483   3     San Francisco      38  50  .432  15
Seattle            43  47  .478   3.5   Atlanta            34  52  .395  18
Oakland            41  48  .461   5




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
R.Carew,MIN          .369               T.Simmons,STL        .354
B.Bochte,SEA         .346               D.Parker,PIT         .348
L.Johnson,CHI        .343               J.Cruz,HOU           .343
L.Roberts,SEA        .331               G.Templeton,STL      .339
A.Cowens,KC          .331               K.Hernandez,STL      .338
G.Brett,KC           .329               P.Rose,CIN           .328
C.Reynolds,SEA       .325               T.Puhl,HOU           .327

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
G.Roenicke,BAL         27               M.Schmidt,PHI          27
A.Thornton,CLE         22               J.Morrison,PHI         25
L.Hisle,MIL            20               B.Horner,ATL           23
B.Bonds,CHI            18               W.Stargell,PIT         23
R.Jackson,NY           18               G.Foster,CIN           22
F.Lynn,BOS             18               D.Parker,PIT           22
D.Baylor,CAL           17               O.Gamble,SD            20

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
L.Roberts,SEA          66               C.Summers,CIN          82
G.Roenicke,BAL         63               G.Foster,CIN           71
A.Thornton,CLE         62               D.Parker,PIT           68
R.Staub,MIN            59               J.Ferguson,HOU         65
D.Baylor,CAL           58               M.Schmidt,PHI          65
F.Lynn,BOS             57               O.Gamble,SD            63
L.Piniella,NY          56               J.Morrison,PHI         63

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
J.Grubb,CLE            59               M.Schmidt,PHI          74
W.Randolph,NY          59               J.Cruz,HOU             66
A.Thornton,CLE         57               D.Parker,PIT           66
G.Roenicke,BAL         56               K.Hernandez,STL        64
B.Wills,TEX            56               K.Griffey Sr,CIN       62
A.Cowens,KC            55               R.Smith,LA             61
B.Bonds,CHI            54               G.Templeton,STL        61

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
W.Randolph,NY          52               J.Cruz,HOU             36
J.Sexton,TOR           39               B.McBride,PHI          35
W.Wilson,KC            34               D.Lopes,LA             31
J.Cruz,SEA             29               E.Miller,ATL           31
B.Molinaro,CHI         28               G.Templeton,STL        30
M.Rivers,NY            24               I.DeJesus,CHI          27
A.Cowens,KC            23               O.Moreno,PIT           26

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
N.Ryan,CAL           2.28               T.John,LA            2.83
R.Guidry,NY          2.30               J.Richard,HOU        2.97
M.Caldwell,MIL       2.36               B.Knepper,SF         2.97
J.Matlack,TEX        2.55               B.Forsch,STL         3.01
L.Sorensen,MIL       2.84               G.Perry,SD           3.05
S.Renko,OAK          2.90               J.Montefusco,SF      3.15
M.Paxton,CLE         3.16               R.Rhoden,LA          3.35

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
J.Augustine,MIL        11               J.Richard,HOU          13
J.Bibby,NY             11               B.Forsch,STL           11
R.Guidry,NY            11               G.Perry,SD             11
N.Ryan,CAL             11               B.Blyleven,PIT         10
M.Caldwell,MIL         10               L.Christenson,PHI      10
M.Flanagan,BAL         10               T.Dixon,HOU            10
F.Jenkins,TEX          10               S.Rogers,MON           10



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
E.Farmer,MIL           26               S.Lockwood,NY          29
R.Hinton,CHI           26               D.Tomlin,CIN           27
V.Cruz,TOR             24               G.Garber,PHI           21
E.Sosa,OAK             22               D.Palmer,MON           21
J.Kern,CLE             21               T.Forster,LA           20
D.Darwin,TEX           19               J.Sambito,HOU          20
A.Hrabosky,KC          18               G.Lavelle,SF           19
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
N.Ryan,CAL            177               J.Richard,HOU         150
R.Guidry,NY           150               P.Niekro,ATL           96
F.Tanana,CAL          106               T.Seaver,CIN           93
D.Gullett,NY          104               C.Swan,NY              93
D.Leonard,KC          101               B.Blyleven,PIT         92
K.Kravec,CHI           94               G.Perry,SD             88
J.Bibby,NY             90               S.Sanderson,MON        87

Los Angeles Dodgers

Code:

1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Leaders
Thru July 9, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
S.Garvey         .298         T.John            2.83
R.Monday         .294         R.Rhoden          3.35
D.Baker          .268         B.Hooton          3.74
D.Lopes          .265         B.Welch           5.17
R.Smith          .258


Home Runs                     Wins
R.Smith            17         R.Rhoden             8
D.Baker            16         T.John               7
R.Cey              16         B.Hooton             6
R.Monday           16         B.Welch              5
S.Garvey           10         D.Sutton             4


Runs Batted In                Saves
D.Baker            50         T.Forster           20
R.Smith            45         B.Castillo           2
R.Monday           44         
S.Garvey           43         
R.Cey              41


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
D.Lopes            31         T.John              76
S.Garvey           13         B.Hooton            73
V.Davalillo         7         R.Rhoden            70
L.Lacy              5         B.Welch             68
R.LeFlore           5         D.Rau               55

Philadelphia Phillies

Code:

1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru July 9, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
L.Bowa           .311         L.Christenson     3.55
R.Hebner         .304         R.Burris          3.86
B.Boone          .304         D.Roberts         4.03
M.Schmidt        .295         J.Kaat            4.88
G.Luzinski       .287         S.Carlton         5.54


Home Runs                     Wins
M.Schmidt          27         L.Christenson       10
J.Morrison         25         W.Brusstar           7
G.Luzinski         15         R.Burris             6
R.Hebner           13         D.Roberts            6
B.McBride          13         S.Carlton            4


Runs Batted In                Saves
M.Schmidt          65         G.Garber            21
J.Morrison         63         W.Brusstar           4
G.Luzinski         49         R.Lerch              1
R.Hebner           45         J.Lonborg            1
B.McBride          45         D.Patterson          1


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride          35         S.Carlton           80
L.Bowa             11         L.Christenson       70
J.Morrison          9         D.Roberts           41
M.Schmidt           9         J.Kaat              38
R.Hebner            3         R.Reed              37

St.Louis Cardinals

Code:

1978 St.Louis Cardinals Leaders
Thru July 9, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
T.Simmons        .354         B.Forsch          3.01
G.Templeton      .339         R.Dressler        4.32
K.Hernandez      .338         J.Urrea           4.48
J.Mumphrey       .311         E.Rasmussen       6.06
G.Adams          .309


Home Runs                     Wins
T.Simmons          18         B.Forsch            10
K.Hernandez        10         J.Urrea              6
G.Adams             9         M.Littell            5
J.Dwyer             5         E.Rasmussen          5
S.Ontiveros         4         J.Denny              4


Runs Batted In                Saves
K.Hernandez        62         M.Littell           15
T.Simmons          62         B.Schultz            5
G.Templeton        48         D.O'Brien            4
G.Adams            41         G.Frazier            2
K.Oberkfell        41         R.Thomas             1


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
G.Templeton        30         B.Forsch            61
J.Mumphrey         20         E.Rasmussen         52
K.Hernandez        15         J.Urrea             51
T.Scott            10         A.Lopez             30
J.Dwyer             9         J.Denny             29

**doncoryell** · 04-12-2009, 12:59 AM

Re: The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

Team Stats thru July 9, 1978

Code:

1978 Boston Red Sox


                         Week of July 3-July 9
PO  Batters              BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R   H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1b  George Scott       .214  28  6  5  1   2  0  | .223  .337  .275 264 33  59  6  0  8  22 17 58  2  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .333  30 10  7  0   3  1  | .315  .395  .365 337 53 106 11  5  2  32 28 29 12 12
2b  Jack Brohamer      .182  11  2  0  0   0  0  | .156  .193  .233 109  9  17  1  0  1   6 10 12  1  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .176  17  3  1  0   1  0  | .217  .357  .250 286 29  62 15  2  7  35 13 70  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .269  26  7  2  1   3  1  | .239  .331  .276 356 37  85 20  2  3  28 18 33  3  4
ss  Frank Duffy        .333  15  5  3  0   1  0  | .180  .280  .236  50  8   9  3  1  0   2  4 11  0  0
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .250  28  7  2  1   4  0  | .323  .476  .388 248 31  80 11  0  9  34 24 27  2  2
cf  Fred Lynn          .360  25  9  5  3   7  0  | .289  .537  .366 294 47  85 17  1 18  57 35 41  0  4
cf  Sam Bowen          .000   4  0  0  0   0  0  | .000  .000  .200   4  0   0  0  0  0   0  1  0  0  0
rf  Dwight Evans       .407  27 11  6  3  12  1  | .305  .511  .369 282 37  86 17  1 13  45 30 60  4  3
dh  Jim Rice           .400  30 12  9  4   9  1  | .292  .510  .346 298 46  87 15  1 16  52 21 54  3  3
dh  Bob Bailey         .000   8  0  2  0   0  1  | .164  .213  .203  61  7  10  0  0  1   4  3 16  1  0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PO  Catchers             BA  AB  H  R HR RBI SB  |  BA    SLG   OBA  AB  R   H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
C   Carlton Fisk       .364  22  8  3  0   2  1  | .251  .373  .310 263 23  66 16  2  4  41 20 53  2  2
C   Fred Kendall       .667   3  2  0  0   0  0  | .389  .611  .421  36  3  14  3  1  1   1  2  3  0  0
C   Bob Montgomery     .125   8  1  1  0   0  0  | .190  .276  .23   58  6  11  2  0  1   5  3 12  0  0



                   Week of July 3-July 9
Starting Pitchers   W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G GS   IP    H ER HR BB SO
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mike Torrez         1  1  0  7 12.2  7.82  |  5  7  5.10  1.48 16 16  97.0 107 55 11 37 37
Dennis Eckersley    1  1  0 10 11.2  5.40  |  8  7  3.38  1.01 19 19 136.0 131 51 21  7 84
Bill Lee            1  0  0  4  5.0  5.40  |  5  7  4.57  1.24 17 17 106.1 114 54 19 18 23
Allen Ripley        1  0  0  1  6.2  2.70  |  3  7  5.24  1.33 14 11  68.2  77 40 12 14 32
Luis Tiant          1  0  0  4  6.1  2.84  |  9  6  3.20  1.14 15 14 101.1  97 36 13 19 49
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Relief Pitchers     W  L SV SO  IP   ERA   |  W  L  ERA   WHIP  G SV   IP    H ER HR BB SO
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bob Stanley         0  0  1  1  7.2  4.70  |  6  0  3.03  1.29 33  5  77.1  84 26  3 16 11
Tom Burgmeier       0  0  0  1  2.2 20.25  |  2  3  5.05  1.34 27  1  51.2  56 29 13 13 19
Bill Campbell       0  0  1  4  6.0  4.50  |  2  1  2.28  0.99 25  6  47.1  32 12  3 15 34
Dick Drago          0  0  1  1  6.0  3.00  |  2  1  2.23  1.39 21  6  32.1  37  8  0  8 13
Catfish Hunter      0  1  0  3  6.1  5.68  |  2  6  4.81  1.40 13  0  82.1  81 44 12 34 34

Team Batting Stats                                            Team Pitching Stats
                          Xtra BASE
 AVG  OBP  SLG  RUNS  HITS  HITS   HR   BB    K  SB            ERA   RA   HA   OAVG   HRA   BB    K
---------------------------------------------------           -------------------------------------
.265 .323 .406   386   806   242   86  254  501  30           3.87  362  808   .265   103  163  330
  11    8    8     9    11     6    4    8   13  13 AL Rank      5    3    4      3    14    1   14

On tap for the Red Sox this week:

After the All-Star break, Boston plays two games at home against the Texas Rangers then a 3-games in two days series with the Minnesota Twins @ Fenway Park

The 1978 Boston Red Sox & Beyond

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