On This Day

Saturday, July 2, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 34 .558 --
Red Sox 41 33 .554 0.5
Orioles 41 36 .532 2.0
Indians 36 37 .493 5.0
Brewers 37 39 .487 5.5
Tigers 35 39 .473 6.5
Blue Jays 29 46 .387 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 42 32 .568 --
Twins 42 34 .553 1.0
Royals 40 35 .533 2.5
Angels 36 37 .493 5.5
Rangers 36 38 .486 6.0
Athletics 34 41 .453 8.5
Mariners 35 46 .432 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 47 26 .644 --
Phillies 42 32 .568 5.5
Cardinals 43 33 .566 5.5
Pirates 39 36 .520 9.0
Expos 33 42 .440 15.0
Mets 31 46 .403 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 52 26 .667 --
Reds 42 33 .560 8.5
Giants 35 45 .438 18.0
Astros 34 44 .436 18.0
Padres 32 48 .400 21.0
Braves 29 48 .377 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Adams 3
1 Larry Bowa 3
1 Al Bumbry 3
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Spencer 2
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 Warren Cromartie 1
2 Darrell Evans 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Spencer 8
2 Mike Jorgensen 4
3 Steve Garvey 3
3 Ray Knight 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Hassler 4.00
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.33
3 Mike Flanagan 1.17
4 Ken Forsch 0.80
5 Glenn Abbott 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Santo Alcala 1
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 8
1 Ken Forsch 8
1 Pete Vuckovich 8
4 Mike Flanagan 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Mike Kekich 1
1 Steve Kline 1
1 Will McEnaney 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .408
2 Ted Simmons .343
3 Ken Griffey .336
4 Carlton Fisk .333
5 Manny Trillo .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Garvey 22
1 Mike Schmidt 22
3 George Foster 21
3 George Scott 21
5 Jeff Burroughs 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 73
1 Larry Hisle 73
3 George Foster 71
4 Ron Cey 65
5 Johnny Bench 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 32
2 Joe Morgan 27
2 Gene Richards 27
4 Cesar Cedeno 26
4 2 others tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.82
2 John Candelaria 2.25
3 Bert Blyleven 2.34
4 Rick Reuschel 2.37
5 Nolan Ryan 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 11
1 Frank Tanana 11
3 Steve Carlton 10
3 Rick Rhoden 10
3 Nolan Ryan 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 200
2 Frank Tanana 133
3 Phil Niekro 115
4 Jim Palmer 107
5 Steve Rogers 105

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 .529
2 Steve Yeager .474
3 Glenn Adams .455
4 John Stearns .449
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Garvey 8
2 Mike Schmidt 7
3 Lamar Johnson 6
3 Jason Thompson 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 20
2 Johnny Bench 18
2 George Foster 18
4 Rod Carew 17
5 Larry Hisle 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 8
2 Freddie Patek 7
2 Rennie Stennett 7
4 Davey Lopes 6
5 6 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lary Sorensen 0.53
2 Enrique Romo 0.60
3 Gaylord Perry 0.70
4 Rawly Eastwick 0.73
5 Fergie Jenkins 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Mark Fidrych 3
2 Wayne Garland 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Phil Niekro 29
2 Pete Vuckovich 29
4 Dave Goltz 26
5 2 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
3 Pedro Borbon 3
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .478
2 Paul Dade .396
3 Mickey Rivers .369
4 Joe Morgan .368
5 John Stearns .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 15
2 Steve Garvey 14
3 George Foster 10
4 Johnny Bench 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 40
2 Steve Garvey 34
3 Johnny Bench 32
4 Mike Schmidt 30
5 Rod Carew 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 16
2 Frank Taveras 12
3 Rennie Stennett 11
4 Davey Lopes 10
4 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.63
2 Mark Fidrych 1.33
2 Frank Tanana 1.33
4 Joaquin Andujar 1.46
5 Craig Swan 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 6
2 Dave Lemanczyk 5
2 Phil Niekro 5
2 Fred Norman 5
2 Rick Reuschel 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 87
2 Phil Niekro 53
3 Dave Goltz 49
4 Dennis Leonard 45
5 3 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 7
1 Jim Kern 7
1 Skip Lockwood 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Ken Griffey .342
3 Dave Parker .332
4 Bill Madlock .329
5 Lyman Bostock .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Graig Nettles 36
3 George Foster 34
4 Reggie Jackson 32
4 2 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 131
2 George Foster 130
3 Thurman Munson 113
4 Steve Garvey 112
5 Carl Yastrzemski 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 70
2 Davey Lopes 69
3 Joe Morgan 65
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Bill North 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.95
2 Don Sutton 2.26
3 Mark Fidrych 2.29
4 Jerry Koosman 2.34
5 Rick Reuschel 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Don Sutton 23
3 Jim Palmer 22
4 Ray Burris 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 391
2 Frank Tanana 267
3 Dennis Eckersley 240
4 Jerry Koosman 236
5 J. R. Richard 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 29
1 Charlie Hough 29
1 Bruce Sutter 29
4 Rawly Eastwick 26
4 Rollie Fingers 26