On This Day

Tuesday, July 5, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 46 35 .568 --
Orioles 45 36 .556 1.0
Red Sox 42 34 .553 1.5
Indians 37 39 .487 6.5
Brewers 38 41 .481 7.0
Tigers 36 43 .456 9.0
Blue Jays 30 48 .385 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 46 32 .590 --
Twins 44 36 .550 3.0
Royals 42 36 .538 4.0
Angels 39 37 .513 6.0
Rangers 37 41 .474 9.0
Athletics 34 44 .436 12.0
Mariners 35 49 .417 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 48 29 .623 --
Phillies 45 32 .584 3.0
Cardinals 44 36 .550 5.5
Pirates 41 38 .519 8.0
Expos 37 42 .468 12.0
Mets 31 49 .388 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 54 26 .675 --
Reds 43 35 .551 10.0
Astros 36 45 .444 18.5
Giants 35 47 .427 20.0
Padres 34 49 .410 21.5
Braves 30 50 .375 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Bumbry 4
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 Tito Fuentes 3
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Jay Johnstone 2
3 Ed Armbrister 1
3 Tucker Ashford 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tim McCarver 5
2 Andre Dawson 4
2 Jay Johnstone 4
2 Lee May 4
2 Mike Tyson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Warren Cromartie 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 4.00
2 Wayne Simpson 1.25
3 Milt Wilcox 1.14
4 Woodie Fryman 0.75
5 John D'Acquisto 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Woodie Fryman 9
2 Milt Wilcox 8
3 Jim Bibby 7
3 John D'Acquisto 7
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Will McEnaney 1
1 Dyar Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .403
2 Paul Dade .348
3 Ken Griffey .339
4 Ted Simmons .337
5 Ken Singleton .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 24
2 George Foster 23
2 George Scott 23
4 Steve Garvey 22
5 Jeff Burroughs 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 76
2 George Foster 74
3 Larry Hisle 73
4 Ron Cey 71
5 2 tied 62

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.89
2 Rick Reuschel 2.24
3 Nolan Ryan 2.48
4 John Candelaria 2.56
5 Don Sutton 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 12
2 Steve Carlton 11
2 Rick Reuschel 11
2 Nolan Ryan 11
5 6 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 211
2 Frank Tanana 144
3 Phil Niekro 121
4 Jim Palmer 109
5 Steve Rogers 108

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 .521
2 Glenn Adams .484
3 Dan Driessen .471
4 Warren Cromartie .422
5 Johnny Bench .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 8
2 Steve Garvey 7
3 Johnny Bench 6
3 Dan Driessen 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 21
2 Johnny Bench 19
2 George Foster 19
4 Dan Driessen 18
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 6
1 Dan Driessen 6
1 Davey Lopes 6
1 Bake McBride 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.35
2 Rick Reuschel 0.84
3 Dave Rozema 0.95
4 Bob Forsch 1.08
5 Burt Hooton 1.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Phil Niekro 4
3 Jim Colborn 3
3 Woodie Fryman 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 44
2 Pete Vuckovich 29
3 Frank Tanana 27
4 Phil Niekro 26
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 4
1 Jim Kern 4
1 Mark Littell 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .454
2 Ken Griffey .393
3 Dan Driessen .393
4 Paul Dade .389
5 Jim Rice .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 17
2 Steve Garvey 14
3 George Foster 12
4 George Scott 11
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 41
2 Steve Garvey 35
2 Mike Schmidt 35
4 Johnny Bench 30
5 Greg Luzinski 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 15
2 Frank Taveras 12
3 Jose Cruz 10
3 Rennie Stennett 10
5 Davey Lopes 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.55
2 Enrique Romo 1.53
3 Frank Tanana 1.57
4 Bill Campbell 1.59
5 Rich Gossage 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 6
2 Jackie Brown 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Phil Niekro 5
2 Rick Reuschel 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 87
2 Phil Niekro 50
3 Dennis Leonard 49
3 Frank Tanana 49
5 Gaylord Perry 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 7
1 Jim Kern 7
3 Rich Gossage 6
3 Bruce Sutter 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Ken Griffey .340
3 Dave Parker .332
4 Lyman Bostock .329
5 Bill Madlock .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
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 130
2 George Foster 128
3 Steve Garvey 115
3 Thurman Munson 115
5 Lee May 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 70
2 Davey Lopes 67
3 Joe Morgan 64
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Bill North 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.95
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 Jim Palmer 22
3 Nolan Ryan 22
5 Frank Tanana 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 394
2 Frank Tanana 277
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