On This Day

Wednesday, June 8, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 24 .564 --
Red Sox 29 24 .547 1.0
Orioles 29 24 .547 1.0
Brewers 27 29 .482 4.5
Indians 23 26 .469 5.0
Tigers 22 29 .431 7.0
Blue Jays 21 31 .404 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 33 21 .611 --
White Sox 29 23 .558 3.0
Rangers 26 24 .520 5.0
Angels 26 26 .500 6.0
Athletics 26 27 .491 6.5
Royals 25 27 .481 7.0
Mariners 23 35 .397 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 32 19 .627 --
Pirates 29 21 .580 2.5
Cardinals 30 23 .566 3.0
Phillies 29 23 .558 3.5
Expos 23 28 .451 9.0
Mets 22 32 .407 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 37 18 .673 --
Reds 26 26 .500 9.5
Giants 26 30 .464 11.5
Padres 26 33 .441 13.0
Astros 22 33 .400 15.0
Braves 20 36 .357 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Jack Clark 3
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 Al Cowens 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bucky Dent 2
1 Larry Hisle 2
1 John Mayberry 2
4 Glenn Borgmann 1
4 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bucky Dent 4
1 Larry Hisle 4
1 Butch Hobson 4
1 John Mayberry 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 2
1 Warren Cromartie 2
3 Doug Ault 1
3 Bob Bailor 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.73
2 Bert Blyleven 1.14
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.00
3 John Hiller 1.00
5 Jesse Jefferson 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 19
2 John Hiller 9
3 Bert Blyleven 8
4 Dennis Eckersley 7
4 Steve Rogers 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .381
2 Manny Trillo .379
3 Dave Parker .355
4 Carlton Fisk .343
5 Bob Bailor .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Zisk 15
2 Ron Cey 14
2 Larry Hisle 14
2 Reggie Smith 14
5 2 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 52
2 Ron Cey 51
3 Dave Winfield 46
4 Jeff Burroughs 44
5 Steve Garvey 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 24
2 Cesar Cedeno 21
3 Enos Cabell 20
3 Joe Morgan 20
5 Jerry Remy 19

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 1.66
2 Steve Rogers 1.77
3 Dick Tidrow 1.92
4 Frank Tanana 1.99
5 Rollie Fingers 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 9
2 Ray Burris 8
2 Steve Carlton 8
2 Rick Rhoden 8
2 2 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 143
2 Frank Tanana 99
3 Steve Rogers 90
4 Bert Blyleven 82
5 Jim Palmer 74

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 16
2 Charlie Hough 15
3 Rollie Fingers 14
4 Sparky Lyle 11
5 Bill Campbell 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Concepcion .429
2 Al Cowens .426
3 Rod Carew .421
4 Robin Yount .418
5 Cesar Geronimo .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 8
2 Lee May 7
3 Reggie Jackson 6
3 John Mayberry 6
5 Carl Yastrzemski 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 21
2 Larry Hisle 16
2 Ken Reitz 16
4 Johnny Bench 15
4 Mike Ivie 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 7
2 Jose Cruz 6
2 Mickey Rivers 6
2 Jerry Royster 6
2 Frank Taveras 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Norman 0.50
2 Steve Rogers 0.53
3 Sparky Lyle 0.59
4 Gary Lavelle 0.63
5 Frank Tanana 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Bill Castro 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 42
2 Dennis Eckersley 27
3 Dennis Leonard 25
3 Steve Rogers 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6
3 Sparky Lyle 5
4 Ken Forsch 4
4 Skip Lockwood 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Ontiveros .411
2 Rod Carew .404
3 Barry Bonnell .389
4 Bob Bailor .389
5 Manny Trillo .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 10
2 Graig Nettles 9
2 Jim Rice 9
4 George Foster 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 27
2 Ken Reitz 25
3 Johnny Bench 24
3 Mike Ivie 24
3 Lee May 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 15
1 Joe Morgan 15
3 Frank Taveras 13
4 Enos Cabell 11
4 Jerry Royster 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.66
2 Frank Tanana 0.68
3 Sparky Lyle 0.89
4 Bruce Sutter 0.94
5 Rollie Fingers 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Gary Lavelle 5
1 Steve Rogers 5
1 Frank Tanana 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 80
2 Steve Rogers 53
3 Frank Tanana 46
4 Ed Halicki 40
5 4 tied 35

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 10
1 Bruce Sutter 10
3 Charlie Hough 8
4 Bill Campbell 7
5 6 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Bill Madlock .335
3 Dave Parker .330
4 Lyman Bostock .323
5 Ken Griffey .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 41
2 Reggie Jackson 36
3 Mike Schmidt 32
4 Jim Rice 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 117
2 Larry Hisle 116
3 Graig Nettles 113
4 Thurman Munson 108
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 72
2 Davey Lopes 68
3 Bill North 59
4 Joe Morgan 58
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.14
2 Frank Tanana 2.15
3 John Denny 2.35
4 Mark Fidrych 2.38
5 Jim Palmer 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Jim Palmer 23
1 Don Sutton 23
4 Ray Burris 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Frank Tanana 257
3 Jerry Koosman 225
4 Dennis Eckersley 223
4 Tom Seaver 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 32
2 Rollie Fingers 29
3 Rawly Eastwick 27
3 Sparky Lyle 27
5 Bill Campbell 25