On This Day

Monday, July 4, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 45 35 .563 --
Red Sox 42 34 .553 1.0
Orioles 43 36 .544 1.5
Indians 37 38 .493 5.5
Brewers 38 40 .487 6.0
Tigers 36 41 .468 7.5
Blue Jays 30 48 .385 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 45 32 .584 --
Twins 43 36 .544 3.0
Royals 41 36 .532 4.0
Angels 38 37 .507 6.0
Rangers 37 40 .481 8.0
Athletics 34 43 .442 11.0
Mariners 35 48 .422 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 48 28 .632 --
Phillies 44 32 .579 4.0
Cardinals 43 36 .544 6.5
Pirates 41 37 .526 8.0
Expos 36 42 .462 13.0
Mets 31 48 .392 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 54 26 .675 --
Reds 42 35 .545 10.5
Astros 36 44 .450 18.0
Giants 35 47 .427 20.0
Padres 33 49 .402 22.0
Braves 30 49 .380 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Anderson 5
1 Warren Cromartie 5
3 Andre Dawson 4
3 Ivan de Jesus 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Fred Lynn 2
1 George Scott 2
1 Ellis Valentine 2
1 John Wockenfuss 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Andre Dawson 5
1 Ellis Valentine 5
3 Jose Cruz 4
3 Mike Cubbage 4
5 9 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mitchell Page 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Buddy Schultz 999.00
2 Nolan Ryan 1.10
3 Don Sutton 0.86
4 Jim Rooker 0.83
5 Jim Colborn 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Atkinson 1
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Jim Colborn 7
2 Bob McClure 7
4 Rich Gossage 6
4 5 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .403
2 Paul Dade .345
3 Ted Simmons .337
4 Ken Griffey .337
5 Ken Singleton .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 23
1 George Scott 23
3 George Foster 22
3 Steve Garvey 22
5 Jeff Burroughs 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 76
2 George Foster 73
2 Larry Hisle 73
4 Ron Cey 71
5 Johnny Bench 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 32
2 Gene Richards 28
3 Joe Morgan 27
3 Jerry Remy 27
5 2 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.89
2 Rick Reuschel 2.24
3 John Candelaria 2.25
4 Bert Blyleven 2.34
5 Nolan Ryan 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 12
2 Rick Reuschel 11
2 Nolan Ryan 11
4 Steve Carlton 10
4 4 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 211
2 Frank Tanana 144
3 Phil Niekro 121
4 Steve Rogers 108
5 Jim Palmer 107

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 21
2 Charlie Hough 18
3 Rollie Fingers 17
4 Bill Campbell 15
5 Rich Gossage 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .520
2 Dan Driessen .479
3 Steve Yeager .474
4 Glenn Adams .471
5 Warren Cromartie .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Garvey 8
1 Mike Schmidt 8
3 Johnny Bench 6
3 Butch Hobson 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 23
2 Johnny Bench 19
3 George Foster 18
4 Ron Cey 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 6
1 Dan Driessen 6
1 Davey Lopes 6
1 Bake McBride 6
1 Gene Richards 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.35
2 Rick Reuschel 0.81
3 Burt Hooton 1.16
4 Rich Gossage 1.23
5 Bob Sykes 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 4
1 Phil Niekro 4
3 Jim Colborn 3
3 Mark Fidrych 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 44
2 Pete Vuckovich 29
3 Dennis Leonard 27
3 Frank Tanana 27
5 Phil Niekro 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 5
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Pedro Borbon 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .438
2 Paul Dade .395
3 Dan Driessen .387
4 Ken Griffey .383
5 Jim Rice .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 16
2 Steve Garvey 14
3 George Foster 11
3 George Scott 11
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 40
2 Steve Garvey 37
3 Mike Schmidt 32
4 Johnny Bench 31
5 Greg Luzinski 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.55
2 Bruce Sutter 1.05
3 Rich Gossage 1.53
4 Frank Tanana 1.57
5 Bill Campbell 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 6
1 Phil Niekro 6
3 Jackie Brown 5
3 Dave Lemanczyk 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 98
2 Phil Niekro 59
3 Dennis Leonard 49
3 Frank Tanana 49
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 7
1 Jim Kern 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Rich Gossage 6
4 Skip Lockwood 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Ken Griffey .338
3 Dave Parker .333
4 Bill Madlock .330
5 Lyman Bostock .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 40
2 Graig Nettles 37
3 George Foster 35
4 George Scott 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 131
2 George Foster 130
3 Steve Garvey 115
4 Thurman Munson 114
5 Carl Yastrzemski 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 70
2 Davey Lopes 67
3 Joe Morgan 64
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Bill North 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.98
2 Don Sutton 2.13
3 Rick Reuschel 2.39
4 Jerry Koosman 2.47
5 Burt Hooton 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Nolan Ryan 22
3 Frank Tanana 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 394
2 Frank Tanana 278
3 Dennis Eckersley 240
4 Jerry Koosman 227
5 J. R. Richard 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 29
1 Charlie Hough 29
1 Bruce Sutter 29
4 Rollie Fingers 27
5 Rawly Eastwick 26