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Old 02-08-2009, 07:51 PM   #41 (permalink)
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May 29,30,31 vs Toronto

May 29
Toronto 4 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 - 9 12 1
Boston 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 - 5 8 0
Colborn, Wallace (9) and Ashby
Lee, Stanley (2), Burgmeier (4) and Fisk
WP: Colborn (1-2), LP: Lee (2-5)
HR: Kranepool (1), Sexton (4), Remy (2), Hobson (5)


Ed Kranepool belted a 3-run HR in the 1st off Bill Lee (2-5) and went 2-4 in leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 9-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox. He hit the homer following an RBI single by Roy Howell. The Blue Jays got a solo run in the 2nd on an RBI single by Rick Bosetti then scored two more in the 4th on RBI singles by Tom Hutton and Al Woods. Jimmy Sexton clouted a solo HR in the 5th and Tim Nordbrook added an RBI triple to provide the other Blue Jays runs, Boston scored one run in the 2nd on an RBI single by Rick Burleson then nothing until the 9th when Butch Hobson hit a solo HR and Jerry Remy smashed a 3-run HR.

May 30
Toronto 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 9 0
Boston 1 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 7 13 0
Clancy, Willis (4), Wallace (6), Buskey (8) and Cerone
Tiant, Drago (8) and Fisk
WP: Tiant (4-4), LP: Clancy (2-3)
HR: Mayberry (8), Hutton (4), Carbo (2)


John Mayberry went 3-4, including a solo HR, but it wasn't enough as the Red Sox battered starter Jim Clancy (2-3) around for 7 runs and 9 hits in 3 2/3 innings and defeated the Blue Jays, 7-3. Boston starter Luis Tiant (4-4) went 7 2/3 innings allowing 3 runs and 8 hits to pick up the win. Toronto's other runs were scored by a solo HR by Tom Hutton and an RBI double by Al Woods. Bernie Carbo started the scoring with a solo HR in the last of the 1st then the Red Sox added 4 more on RBI singles by Fred Lynn and Butch Hobson, plus an RBI double by Jerry Remy and a base-loaded walk by Carl Yastrzemski. Carlton Fisk rounded out the Bosox scoring with a 2-run single in the 4th.

May 31
Toronto 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 9 0
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 9 0
Garvin, Cruz (9) and Ashby, Cerone (9)
Torrez, Campbell (8) and Fisk
WP: Garvin (5-5), LP: Torrez (3-4), SV: Cruz (16)
HR: Lynn (6)


Roy Howell went 3-4 driving in two runs to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox in the rubber game of the 3-game series. Rick Manning drove in the other Toronto run on a sac fly in the 2nd to start the scoring. Fred Lynn drove in both Boston runs on a ground out and a solo HR.

June 2,3,4 @ California

June 2
Boston 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 0
California 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 9 1
Eckersley, Burgmeier (10) and Fisk
Ryan, LaRoche (10) and Downing
WP: LaRoche (4-0), LP: Burgmeier (2-3)
HR: Fairly (9), Solaita (5), Hampton (4)


Tony Solaita belted a 3-run HR in the 4th inning off Dennis Eckersley to tie the game at 4-4 and led the California Angels to a 5-4 win in 11 innings over the Boston Red Sox in the first of a 3-game series. Carlton Fisk's 2-run double in the 1st gave Boston the quick lead then after Hampton's solo HR in the 3rd, the Red Sox added two more in the 4th on an RBI single by Dwight Evans and a sac fly by Frank Duffy to make it 4-1 before Solaita's blast. Ron Fairly crushed a walk off HR, announced as one of the longest ever hit at Anaheim Stadium, off reliever Tom Burgmeier (2-3) to win the game for California.

June 3
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
California 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 x - 5 10 0
Ripley, Wright (7) and Fisk
Tanana and Downing
WP: Tanana (3-6), LP: Ripley (1-5)
HR: Baylor 2 (13)


Frank Tanana allowed one run, scattering 6 hits and striking out 12, to hurl the California Angels to a 5-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. Don Baylor had a pair of 2-run HRs and Brian Downing had an RBI single to provide the offensive backup for Tanana. Boston's only run came in the 6th on a sac fly by Fred Lynn.

June 4
Boston 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 - 5 13 0
California 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 - 3 7 1
Lee and Fisk
Frost, Brett (7) and Downing
WP: Lee (3-5), LP: Frost (4-5)
HR: Scott (5), Rettenmund (2)


Bill Lee bounced back from a poor pitching performance and scattered 7 hits, allowing 3 runs, to pitch the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 win over the California Angels to avoid being swept in the series. A solo HR by George Scott and an RBI single by Yaz gave the Red Sox a 2-0 lead before Merv Rettenmund smashed a 2-run HR to tie the game in the 6th. Carlton Fisk broke the 2-2 tie with a 2-run double in the 7th and the Red Sox got an insurance run on an error by Ike Hampton. Ron Jackson drove in the other California run on a ground out in the 7th.


MLB News

Monthly Awards

Baltimore's Eddie Murray captured the AL Player of the Month for May by averaging .306 with 9 HRs, 21 RBIs, 21 runs scored, 12 walks and a .368 on-base percentage.
Pittsburgh's Dave Parker snatched the NL Player of the Month for May by batting .380 with 7 HRs, 28 RBIs and 21 runs scored.
Cleveland's Mike Paxton was awarded the AL Pitcher of the Month for May with these impressive statistics: 5-1 record, 2.27 ERA, 7 GS, 43.2 IP, 39 HA, 15 BB, 21 K, .235 OBA.
Montreal's Steve Rogers was named the NL Pitcher of the Month for May with a 5-0 record, 2.12 ERA, 6 GS, 46.2 IP, 23 K, .241 OBA.
Milwaukee's Paul Molitor was awarded the AL Rookie of the Month for May with these numbers: 97 AB, 13 R, 30 H, .309 BA, 5 HR, 11 RBI, 5 BB, .343 OBP.
Atlanta's Bob Horner was chosen the NL Rookie of the Month for May by posting a .216 average while racking up 21 hits, 10 home runs and 19 RBIs.

Weekly Awards
Milwaukee's Paul Molitor was named the AL Player of the Week after collecting 14 hits in 24 at bats (.583 average), 1 HR, 4 RBIs and 5 runs scored.
St.Louis's Steve Ontiveros was selected the NL Player of the Week for stroking 10 hits in 17 at bats, 2 HRs, 8 RBIs and 7 runs scored.

Injury News
6/04
- San Diego's Gene Tenace is expected to be out of action for 5 weeks after suffering a strained hamstring muscle.

Contract News
5/30
- Mike Schmidt announced that he'd agreed to terms with the Phillies today. Officials declined to specify a salary publicly, but in private say the figure is $3,583,000 per year.
6/03 - The New York Mets announced that an agreement has been reached with Jerry Koosman to continue as their starting pitcher for another 3 years. The salary amount was not disclosed.
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Standings and Leaders as of June 4, 1978
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American League                         National League

Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Eastern Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Milwaukee          29  22  .569  --     St.Louis           36  20  .643  --
New York           29  24  .547   1     Montreal           29  24  .547   5.5
Boston             29  26  .527   2     Philadelphia       26  24  .520   7
Detroit            28  26  .519   2.5   New York           27  29  .482   9
Toronto            28  27  .509   3     Pittsburgh         25  27  .481   9
Baltimore          27  29  .482   4.5   Chicago            20  30  .400  13
Cleveland          25  28  .472   5

Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB     Western Division    W   L   PCT  GB
Chicago            28  24  .538  --     Cincinnati         38  14  .731  --
California         26  26  .500   2     Houston            27  27  .500  12
Kansas City        25  25  .500   2     Los Angeles        23  28  .451  14.5
Minnesota          28  30  .483   3     San Diego          22  30  .423  16
Oakland            25  28  .472   3.5   Atlanta            21  31  .404  17
Seattle            26  30  .464   4     San Francisco      21  31  .404  17
Texas              22  30  .423   6




Batting AVG           AVG               Batting AVG           AVG
B.Bochte,SEA         .360               R.Hebner,PHI         .361
R.Carew,MIN          .354               T.Simmons,STL        .358
T.Hutton,TOR         .349               D.Parker,PIT         .355
A.Cowens,KC          .344               G.Foster,CIN         .349
R.LeFlore,DET        .340               R.Knight,SD          .346
W.Wilson,KC          .340               K.Griffey Sr,CIN     .344
R.Carty,SEA          .338               G.Templeton,STL      .338

Homeruns               HR               Homeruns               HR
G.Roenicke,BAL         18               J.Morrison,PHI         15
A.Thornton,CLE         15               W.Stargell,PIT         15
L.Hisle,MIL            14               G.Foster,CIN           14
D.Baylor,CAL           13               B.Horner,ATL           14
B.Bonds,CHI            12               T.Simmons,STL          14
E.Murray,BAL           12               C.Summers,CIN          14
R.Smalley,MIN          12               R.Cey,LA               13

Runs Batted In        RBI               Runs Batted In        RBI
L.Roberts,SEA          44               C.Summers,CIN          58
R.Staub,MIN            44               G.Foster,CIN           51
A.Thornton,CLE         44               T.Simmons,STL          42
D.Baylor,CAL           40               D.Parker,PIT           41
G.Roenicke,BAL         38               W.Stargell,PIT         40
D.Porter,KC            36               D.Baker,LA             39
B.Bonds,CHI            35               O.Gamble,SD            38

Runs Scored            RS               Runs Scored            RS
J.Grubb,CLE            39               K.Griffey Sr,CIN       46
R.Howell,TOR           36               J.Cruz,HOU             43
G.Roenicke,BAL         36               K.Hernandez,STL        40
A.Thornton,CLE         36               C.Summers,CIN          40
W.Randolph,NY          35               G.Foster,CIN           39
W.Wilson,KC            35               M.Schmidt,PHI          39
R.Jackson,NY           34               T.Simmons,STL          39

Stolen Bases           SB               Stolen Bases           SB
W.Randolph,NY          27               J.Cruz,HOU             23
J.Sexton,TOR           24               B.McBride,PHI          22
W.Wilson,KC            23               D.Lopes,LA             21
J.Cruz,SEA             20               E.Miller,ATL           20
R.LeFlore,DET          17               O.Moreno,PIT           18
B.Molinaro,CHI         17               J.Mummphrey,STL        17
M.Page,OAK             16               G.Templeton,STL        17

Earned Run Average    ERA               Earned Run Average    ERA
R.Guidry,NY          1.96               J.Richard,HOU        2.25
J.Garvin,TOR         2.77               L.McWilliams,ATL     2.44
M.Caldwell,MIL       2.84               H.Dues,MON           2.79
M.Fidrych,DET        2.89               B.Blyleven,PIT       2.91
M.Paxton,CLE         3.03               R.Burris,PHI         3.10
S.Renko,OAK          3.03               G.Perry,SD           3.10
J.Matlack,TEX        3.05               F.Norman,CIN         3.12

Wins                    W               Wins                    W
J.Augustine,MIL         8               J.Richard,HOU           8
J.Bibby,NY              7               B.Blyleven,PIT          7
M.Flanagan,BAL          7               B.Forsch,STL            7
R.Guidry,NY             7               F.Norman,CIN            7
T.Underwood,TOR         7               G.Perry,SD              7
F.Jenkins,TEX           6               S.Rogers,MON            7
K.Kravec,CHI            6               C.Swan,NY               7



Saves                  SV               Saves                  SV
E.Farmer,MIL           18               D.Tomlin,CIN           20
R.Hinton,CHI           17               S.Lockwood,NY          18
V.Cruz,TOR             16               T.Forster,LA           16
E.Sosa,OAK             15               G.Lavelle,SF           13
M.Marshall,MIN         14               J.Sambito,HOU          13
D.Darwin,MIN           13               G.Garber,PHI           12
S.Foucault,DET         12               K.Tekulve,PIT          12
                                         

Strikeouts             SO               Strikeouts             SO
N.Ryan,CAL            108               J.Richard,HOU          94
R.Guidry,NY            96               C.Swan,NY              66
F.Tanana,CAL           74               B.Blyleven,PIT         63
K.Kravec,CHI           71               P.Niekro,ATL           59
D.Gullett,NY           64               G.Perry,SD             58
D.Leonard,KC           63               S.Sanderson,MON        57
J.Bibby,NY             60               T.Seaver,CIN           54
Philadelphia Phillies
Code:
1978 Philadelphia Phillies Leaders
Thru June 4, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
R.Hebner         .361         R.Burris          3.10
L.Bowa           .313         L.Christenson     3.57
B.Boone          .290         S.Carlton         5.93
J.Morrison       .272         
J.Johnstone      .267


Home Runs                     Wins
J.Morrison         15         L.Christenson        5
M.Schmidt          13         W.Brusstar           4
B.McBride          11         R.Burris             4
G.Luzinski          8         G.Garber             4
R.Hebner            7         J.Kaat               3


Runs Batted In                Saves
J.Morrison         31         G.Garber            12
R.Hebner           29         W.Brusstar           3
B.McBride          29         J.Lonborg            1
M.Schmidt          29
G.Luzinski         25


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
B.McBride          22         S.Carlton           51
J.Morrison          5         L.Christenson       39
M.Schmidt           5         W.Brusstar          30
L.Bowa              4         R.Burris            19
B.Boone             1         R.Reed              19
St.Louis Cardinals
Code:
1978 St.Louis Cardinals Leaders
Thru June 4, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
T.Simmons        .358         J.Denny           3.26
G.Templeton      .338         B.Forsch          3.38
G.Adams          .316         E.Rasmussen       6.52
K.Hernandez      .303         
J.Mumphrey       .300


Home Runs                     Wins
T.Simmons          14         B.Forsch             7
K.Hernandez         7         M.Littell            4
G.Adams             6         J.Urrea              4
J.Dwyer             4         J.Denny              3
S.Ontiveros         3         P.Falcone            3


Runs Batted In                Saves
T.Simmons          42         M.Littell           10
K.Hernandez        38         B.Schultz            4
G.Adams            29         D.O'Brien            3
G.Templeton        26         G.Frazier            1
K.Oberkfell        25         R.Thomas             1


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
J.Mumphrey         17         B.Forsch            44
G.Templeton        17         E.Rasmussen         36
K.Hernandez         7         J.Urrea             34
K.Oberkfell         6         J.Denny             26
J.Dwyer             5         A.Lopez             22
Los Angeles Dodgers
Code:
1978 Los Angeles Dodgers Leaders
Thru June 4, 1978


Batting Average               Earned Run Average
R.Monday         .285         R.Rhoden          3.21
D.Baker          .276         T.John            3.40
S.Garvey         .271         B.Hooton          4.00
R.Cey            .267         B.Welch           6.28
J.Essian         .267


Home Runs                     Wins
R.Cey              13         R.Rhoden             6
D.Baker            11         T.John               4
R.Smith            10         B.Hooton             3
R.Monday            8         D.Sutton             3
S.Garvey            6         B.Welch              3


Runs Batted In                Saves
D.Baker            39         T.Forster           16
R.Cey              31         B.Castillo           1
S.Garvey           26         
R.Smith            22         
R.Monday           21


Stolen Bases                  Strikeouts
D.Lopes            21         R.Rhoden            46
S.Garvey            7         B.Hooton            43
D.Baker             2         T.John              43
V.Davalillo         2         B.Welch             40
L.Lacy              2         D.Rau               28
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Team Stats thru June 4, 1978
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1978 Boston Red Sox


                            Week of May 29-June 4
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       .286  14  4  1  1   1  0  | .236  .368  .270 144 17 34  4  0  5  16  7 30  0  0
2b  Jerry Remy         .348  23  8  2  1   4  2  | .324  .417  .372 216 32 70  4  5  2  21 17 12  7  9
2b  Jack Brohamer      .000   9  0  2  0   0  1  | .167  .222  .268  72  8 12  1  0  1   5  9  6  1  0
3b  Butch Hobson       .208  24  5  2  1   2  0  | .229  .368  .262 201 20 46 11  1  5  25  9 45  0  0
ss  Rick Burleson      .414  29 12  4  0   1  0  | .229  .308  .267 227 24 52 11  2  1  15 12 23  1  2
ss  Frank Duffy        .000   4  0  0  0   1  0  | .133  .200  .206  30  4  4  0  1  0   1  3  8  0  0
lf  Carl Yastrzemski   .174  23  4  2  0   2  0  | .328  .458  .397 131 15 43  5  0  4  13 13 15  2  2
cf  Fred Lynn          .227  22  5  3  1   4  0  | .261  .444  .345 180 25 47 13  1  6  26 24 23  0  3
rf  Dwight Evans       .353  17  6  1  0   1  0  | .290  .450  .344 169 18 49  9  0  6  19 14 36  0  1
dh  Bob Bailey         .200   5  1  0  0   0  0  | .146  .208  .163  48  4  7  0  0  1   4  1 11  0  0
dh  Bernie Carbo       .316  19  6  5  1   1  0  | .293  .391  .435  92 17 27  3  0  2  10 22 21  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       .292  24  7  2  0   6  0  | .237  .374  .293 198 15 47 11  2  4  35 13 43  1  2
C   Fred Kendall       .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .435  .783  .458  23  3 10  3  1  1   1  1  3  0  0
C   Bob Montgomery     .---   0  0  0  0   0  0  | .231  .538  .286  13  2  3  1  0  1   2  1  2  0  0



                      Week of May 29-June 4
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  1  0  2  7.2  3.52  |  3  4  4.86  1.42  9  9 53.2  60 29  8 16 16
Dennis Eckersley    0  0  0  6  9.0  4.00  |  5  3  3.40  1.02 12 12 84.2  33 32 14  3 52
Bill Lee            1  1  0  4 10.0  7.20  |  3  5  4.27  1.14 12 12 78.0  81 37 14  8 15
Allen Ripley        0  1  0  6  6.1  7.11  |  1  5  5.26  1.28  9  9 53.0  58 31  8 10 28
Luis Tiant          1  0  0  3  7.2  3.52  |  4  4  3.55  1.14  8  7 50.2  50 20  7  8 24
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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  1  2.2  6.75  |  4  0  3.15  1.36 21  3 45.2  51 16  2 11  4
Tom Burgmeier       0  1  0  1  6.1  4.26  |  2  3  3.67  1.18 20  1 41.2  38 17  9 11 14
Bill Campbell       0  0  0  0  1.1  0.00  |  1  1  2.25  0.96 15  4 28.0  20  7  1  7 20
Dick Drago          0  0  0  1  1.1  0.00  |  2  1  2.53  1.50 14  3 21.1  28  6  0  4 11
Jim Wright          0  0  0  0  1.2  0.00  |  4  0  2.29  1.25  7  0 39.1  41 10  4  8 20


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 .316 .392   229   498   147   47  157  310  14           3.70  222  510   .264    67   86  205
  12   12   11     9     8     6    7    8   13  14 AL Rank      4    3    8      4    14    1   14
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June 5,6 @ Oakland

June 5
Boston 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 10 0
Oakland 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0
Tiant and Fisk, Montgomery (8)
Johnson, Heaverlo (8) and Alexander
WP: Tiant (5-4), LP: Johnson (1-1)
HR - BOS: Lynn (7) OAK: Page (7)


Luis Tiant went the distance scattering 5 hits and striking out 6 in hurling the Boston Red Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Oakland Athletics. Boston opened the scoring with a sac fly by Carl Yastrzemski then Oakland tied the game on a Mitchell Page solo HR in the bottom of the 4th. Fred Lynn homered in the top of the 6th to break the tie then El Tiante shuts the Athletic lineup down to pick up his 5th win of the season. Carlton Fisk suffered some bruised ribs in a collision with the first baseman on a pickoff throw and was placed on the 15-day DL after the game.

June 6
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0
Oakland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 0
Torrez, Ripley (12) and Montgomery
Wirth, Coleman (7), Broberg (9) and Robinson
WP: Broberg (2-1), LP: Ripley (1-6)
HR - none


Bruce Robinson singled home Gary Thomasson in the bottom of the 12th off Allen Ripley (1-6) to give the Oakland Athletics a 1-0 win over the Boston Red Sox in 12 innings. Mike Torrez (pog) went 11 innings allowing only 3 hits and striking out 10 before giving way to Ripley in the 12th.

June 9,10,11 @ Seattle

June 9
Boston 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 - 7 8 0
Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
Eckersley and Kendall
Honeycutt, Burke (6) and Stinson
WP: Eckersley (6-3), LP: Honeycutt (4-6)
HR - BOS: Evans 2 (8), Hobson (6)


Dennis Eckersley went the distance allowing only 4 hits and striking out 4 in shuting out the Seattle Mariners, 7-0, for his team leading 6th win. Dwight Evans was the hitting hero as he went 2-2 with 2 HRs and driving in 4 and Butch Hobson added a 2-run HR to aid the power effort. Boston's other run came on an RBI ground out by Carl Yastrzemski.

June 10
Boston 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 4 5 0
Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 3 10 0
Lee, Stanley (8), Drago (9) and Montgomery
Mitchell, Burke (7), House (9) and Pasley
WP: Lee (4-5), LP: Mitchell (6-2), SV: Drago (4)
HR - BOS: Lynn 2 (9), Scott (6)


Bill Lee pitched 7 2/3 innings, allowing 6 hits and walking 2, to hurl the Boston Red Sox to a 4-3 win over the Seattle Mariners. Boston opened the scoring with Fred Lynn belting a solo HR in the top of the 3rd then added 2 more on a 2-run HR by George Scott in the top of the 4th. The Red Sox made it 4-0 on Fred Lynn's second HR of the game then held on as Seattle rallied for 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th on an RBI single by Craig Reynolds and a 2-run single by Kevin Pasley before Dick Drago got Leon Roberts to hit into a double play to preserve the Red Sox win.

June 11
Boston 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 - 6 16 0
Seattle 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 5 12 0
Wright, Campbell (5), Stanley (8) and Montgomery
Parrott, House (5), Montague (6), Brown (8) and Stinson
WP: Campbell (2-1), LP: House (1-3), SV: Stanley (4)
HR - BOS: Rice (9), Evans (9), Burleson (2); SEA: Meyer (6)


Dwight Evans went 3-5 with a 2-run HR to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6-5 win over the Seattle Mariners for a 3-game series sweep. Seattle scored first as Craig Reynolds singled in Julio Cruz in the bottom of the 1st then Boston got single runs in the 2nd and 3rd on a double play ground out by George Scott and a solo HR by Rick Burleson, respectively. The Mariners tied the game at 2-2 on an RBI single by Craig Reynolds in the bottom of the 3rd before Jim Rice smacked a 2-run HR off Tom House (1-3) in the top of the 5th to give the Red Sox a 4-2 lead. Seattle came back with RBI singles by Craig Reynolds and Leon Roberts in their half of the 5th then Boston regained the lead with a 2-run HR by Dwight Evans to make it 6-4 Red Sox. Dan Meyer cracked a solo HR in the bottom of the 6th to cut the deficit to 6-5 then a single by Bob Stinson chased Bill Campbell (2-1) to begin the 8th inning. Bob Stanley got Julio Cruz to hit into a double play with the bases loaded to end the threat. Stanley allowed a 2-out single by Leon Roberts in the 9th before getting Rupert Jones to ground out to end the game.


MLB News

Weekly Awards

Mike Vail of the Cleveland Indians was named the AL Player of the Week after posting these numbers: 28 AB, 3 R, 13 H, .464 BA, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, .500 OBP
Reggie Smith of the Los Angeles Dodgers was announced as the NL Player of the Week after batting .355 (11-31) with 5 home runs, 10 RBIs and 8 runs scored.

Injury News
6/7
- Pittsburgh's Bob Sykes suffered a strained tricep muscle and will be out for at least 4 weeks.

Contract News
6/11
- A $4,734,000 package keeping Doug Rau a member of the Dodgers has been accepted by the player and his agent. He will earn $1,578,000 annually over the next 3 years.

Milestones & Achievements
6/7
- Joe Ferguson got 5 hits against Pittsburgh
6/7 - Milwaukee's Mike Caldwell hurls a 1-hit shutout against Detroit
6/7 - Atlanta's Dick Ruthven threw a 3-hit shutout against St.Louis
6/9 - Rick Rhoden of Los Angeles shuts out Expos on 5 hits
6/11 - Ted Simmons cracked 5 hits against Houston
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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
Code:
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
Code:
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
Code:
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
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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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
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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.

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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
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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
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