On This Day

Friday, June 17, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 35 25 .583 --
Yankees 36 27 .571 0.5
Orioles 34 27 .557 1.5
Brewers 30 34 .469 7.0
Tigers 27 32 .458 7.5
Indians 25 31 .446 8.0
Blue Jays 23 36 .390 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 36 26 .581 --
White Sox 32 27 .542 2.5
Rangers 30 28 .517 4.0
Angels 30 29 .508 4.5
Royals 29 31 .483 6.0
Athletics 28 31 .475 6.5
Mariners 28 39 .418 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 39 20 .661 --
Cardinals 34 27 .557 6.0
Pirates 32 26 .552 6.5
Phillies 32 28 .533 7.5
Expos 26 33 .441 13.0
Mets 27 36 .429 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 41 22 .651 --
Reds 33 27 .550 6.5
Giants 29 35 .453 12.5
Padres 29 38 .433 14.0
Astros 26 38 .406 15.5
Braves 23 41 .359 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Meyer 5
2 Jose Baez 4
2 Juan Beniquez 4
2 Bobby Bonds 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 2
1 Carlton Fisk 2
1 George Foster 2
1 Richie Hebner 2
1 Andre Thornton 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Thornton 6
2 Jeff Burroughs 4
2 George Foster 4
2 Richie Hebner 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rob Andrews 1
1 Jose Baez 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 0.73
2 Doyle Alexander 0.58
3 Mike Krukow 0.57
4 Andy Messersmith 0.54
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 8
2 Doyle Alexander 7
2 Nelson Briles 7
2 Andy Messersmith 7
5 Jerry Reuss 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Tom House 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .383
2 Manny Trillo .382
3 Carlton Fisk .358
4 Dave Parker .356
5 Ken Singleton .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 18
2 George Foster 17
3 Larry Hisle 16
3 George Scott 16
3 Richie Zisk 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 57
2 Jeff Burroughs 55
3 George Foster 53
3 Steve Garvey 53
3 Joe Rudi 53

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 28
2 Joe Morgan 23
3 Enos Cabell 22
3 Cesar Cedeno 22
3 Jerry Remy 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 0.75
2 Frank Tanana 1.94
3 John Candelaria 2.07
4 Bert Blyleven 2.07
5 Dick Tidrow 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 10
2 Rudy May 9
2 Rick Reuschel 9
2 Rick Rhoden 9
2 Nolan Ryan 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 167
2 Frank Tanana 109
3 Steve Rogers 96
4 Jim Palmer 90
5 Bert Blyleven 88

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 17
2 Rollie Fingers 16
2 Charlie Hough 16
4 Bill Campbell 13
4 Sparky Lyle 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .431
1 Manny Trillo .431
3 Rennie Stennett .422
4 Willie Montanez .411
5 Carlton Fisk .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 8
2 Jeff Burroughs 6
2 George Foster 6
2 Steve Garvey 6
2 Greg Luzinski 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 22
2 Greg Luzinski 18
3 Mike Schmidt 16
4 Jeff Burroughs 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 8
1 Frank Taveras 8
3 Carlos Lopez 6
4 Ron LeFlore 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.00
1 Steve Mingori 0.00
1 Bruce Sutter 0.00
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.39
5 Tom Seaver 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Jackie Brown 3
1 Mark Fidrych 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Phil Niekro 24
3 Dave Goltz 23
3 John Hiller 23
3 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 5
2 Skip Lockwood 4
2 Sparky Lyle 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Trillo .410
2 Rod Carew .406
3 Rennie Stennett .396
4 Greg Luzinski .392
5 Willie Montanez .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 13
2 Jim Rice 10
3 Jeff Burroughs 9
3 Greg Luzinski 9
3 George Scott 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 32
2 Johnny Bench 27
3 Steve Garvey 26
4 Larry Hisle 25
4 Lee May 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 15
2 Jerry Royster 12
2 Frank Taveras 12
4 Gene Richards 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 0.85
2 Frank Tanana 0.87
3 Clay Carroll 1.37
4 Dick Pole 1.47
5 Gary Lavelle 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 6
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 Rudy May 5
2 Fred Norman 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 90
2 Ed Halicki 50
3 Jim Palmer 47
4 Dennis Leonard 45
5 Steve Rogers 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 10
2 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Bill Campbell 7
3 Skip Lockwood 7
3 Sparky Lyle 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .358
2 Bill Madlock .336
3 Dave Parker .334
4 Ken Griffey .332
5 Lyman Bostock .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 37
1 Mike Schmidt 37
3 Reggie Jackson 35
4 George Foster 34
5 Jim Rice 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 119
2 George Foster 118
3 Lee May 112
4 Joe Rudi 110
5 Graig Nettles 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 72
2 Davey Lopes 67
3 Joe Morgan 61
4 Bill North 58
5 Cesar Cedeno 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.98
2 Rollie Fingers 2.22
3 Bert Blyleven 2.24
4 Jerry Koosman 2.32
5 Mark Fidrych 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
1 Jim Palmer 22
1 Don Sutton 22
4 Nolan Ryan 21
4 Frank Tanana 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 381
2 Frank Tanana 247
3 Jerry Koosman 227
4 Dennis Eckersley 220
5 Tom Seaver 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 30
2 Bill Campbell 28
2 Rollie Fingers 28
4 Sparky Lyle 27
5 Rawly Eastwick 26