On This Day

Wednesday, June 29, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 41 31 .569 --
Yankees 41 33 .554 1.0
Orioles 39 35 .527 3.0
Indians 35 35 .500 5.0
Brewers 36 38 .486 6.0
Tigers 34 38 .472 7.0
Blue Jays 28 44 .389 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 42 32 .568 --
White Sox 40 32 .556 1.0
Royals 38 35 .521 3.5
Angels 36 35 .507 4.5
Rangers 35 37 .486 6.0
Athletics 32 41 .438 9.5
Mariners 34 45 .430 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 47 23 .671 --
Phillies 39 32 .549 8.5
Cardinals 40 33 .548 8.5
Pirates 39 33 .542 9.0
Expos 30 41 .423 17.5
Mets 30 43 .411 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 50 25 .667 --
Reds 39 33 .542 9.5
Giants 35 42 .455 16.0
Astros 33 43 .434 17.5
Padres 32 46 .410 19.5
Braves 27 47 .365 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Duane Kuiper 7
2 Paul Dade 5
3 Andre Dawson 4
3 Steve Garvey 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Garvey 2
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Rico Carty 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 5
2 Thad Bosley 3
2 Dan Driessen 3
2 Mike Ivie 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sixto Lezcano 2
1 Gene Richards 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
4 Juan Beniquez 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 1.60
2 Nolan Ryan 1.50
3 Jerry Koosman 1.00
4 Tom Seaver 0.80
5 Jim Colborn 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Mark Fidrych 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Tom Seaver 8
2 Don Sutton 8
4 Jim Bibby 6
4 Jerry Koosman 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Enrique Romo 1
1 Dan Spillner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .411
2 Manny Trillo .342
3 Dave Parker .341
4 Carlton Fisk .340
5 Ted Simmons .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 21
2 Jeff Burroughs 20
2 George Foster 20
2 Steve Garvey 20
2 Mike Schmidt 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 71
2 Steve Garvey 68
3 George Foster 67
4 Ron Cey 61
5 Johnny Bench 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 31
2 Gene Richards 27
3 Jerry Remy 26
4 Cesar Cedeno 25
4 Joe Morgan 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.82
2 John Candelaria 2.05
3 Bert Blyleven 2.34
4 Rick Reuschel 2.37
5 Steve Rogers 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 11
1 Frank Tanana 11
3 Rick Rhoden 10
3 Nolan Ryan 10
5 9 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 200
2 Frank Tanana 133
3 Phil Niekro 111
4 Dennis Leonard 102
4 Steve Rogers 102

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 21
2 Charlie Hough 18
3 Rollie Fingers 16
4 Bill Campbell 15
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .527
2 John Stearns .474
3 Glenn Adams .455
4 Paul Dade .438
5 Lamar Johnson .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Garvey 8
2 Mike Schmidt 7
2 George Scott 7
4 George Foster 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 21
2 Johnny Bench 18
2 Steve Garvey 18
4 Rod Carew 16
4 Steve Kemp 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 10
2 Freddie Patek 7
3 Rennie Stennett 6
3 Garry Templeton 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.70
2 Floyd Bannister 0.78
3 Rick Reuschel 0.99
4 Dan Spillner 1.04
5 Fergie Jenkins 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 4
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Jim Colborn 3
2 Dave Goltz 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 47
2 Dennis Leonard 31
3 Dave Goltz 29
4 Frank Tanana 27
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 4
1 Lerrin LaGrow 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Bill Campbell 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .458
2 Paul Dade .411
3 Lamar Johnson .370
4 John Stearns .363
5 Mickey Rivers .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Steve Garvey 12
3 George Foster 10
3 Carl Yastrzemski 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 37
2 Steve Garvey 33
3 Johnny Bench 32
3 Rod Carew 32
5 Larry Hisle 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 16
2 Frank Taveras 12
3 Ron LeFlore 10
3 Rennie Stennett 10
5 7 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 0.36
2 Rick Reuschel 0.92
3 Frank Tanana 1.31
4 Enrique Romo 1.52
5 Rick Wise 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 6
2 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Jim Bibby 5
2 Tom Johnson 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 87
2 Dennis Leonard 55
3 Phil Niekro 52
4 Dennis Eckersley 44
4 3 others tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 8
2 Jim Kern 7
2 Skip Lockwood 7
2 Bruce Sutter 7
5 Rollie Fingers 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Ken Griffey .340
3 Dave Parker .338
4 Bill Madlock .329
5 Lyman Bostock .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Graig Nettles 36
3 George Foster 33
4 Reggie Jackson 32
4 George Scott 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 130
2 George Foster 126
3 Carl Yastrzemski 112
4 Thurman Munson 110
4 Joe Rudi 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 71
2 Davey Lopes 69
3 Joe Morgan 63
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
4 Bill North 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.92
2 Don Sutton 2.26
3 Mark Fidrych 2.29
4 Charlie Hough 2.29
5 Jerry Koosman 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Frank Tanana 22
4 Ray Burris 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 391
2 Frank Tanana 271
3 Jerry Koosman 236
4 Dennis Eckersley 232
5 Tom Seaver 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 29
1 Charlie Hough 29
1 Bruce Sutter 29
4 Rollie Fingers 27
5 Rawly Eastwick 25