On This Day

Friday, July 8, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 48 35 .578 --
Red Sox 45 34 .570 1.0
Orioles 46 37 .554 2.0
Indians 38 40 .487 7.5
Brewers 38 43 .469 9.0
Tigers 36 45 .444 11.0
Blue Jays 30 51 .370 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 48 32 .600 --
Twins 46 37 .554 3.5
Royals 44 36 .550 4.0
Rangers 40 41 .494 8.5
Angels 39 40 .494 8.5
Athletics 34 47 .420 14.5
Mariners 36 50 .419 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 51 29 .638 --
Phillies 47 33 .588 4.0
Pirates 43 38 .531 8.5
Cardinals 44 39 .530 8.5
Expos 38 43 .469 13.5
Mets 31 52 .373 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 56 27 .675 --
Reds 45 35 .563 9.5
Astros 37 47 .440 19.5
Giants 37 48 .435 20.0
Padres 35 51 .407 22.5
Braves 30 52 .366 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Singleton 4
1 Butch Wynegar 4
3 Larvell Blanks 3
3 Julio Cruz 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larvell Blanks 2
1 Bill Stein 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Sal Bando 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larvell Blanks 5
1 Jorge Orta 5
1 Leroy Stanton 5
4 George Foster 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Leonard 1.86
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.00
3 Phil Niekro 0.78
4 Floyd Bannister 0.75
4 Burt Hooton 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Capilla 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 13
2 Floyd Bannister 9
2 Dennis Eckersley 9
4 Reggie Cleveland 7
4 Phil Niekro 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Atkinson 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Dale Murray 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .403
2 Ken Singleton .347
3 Paul Dade .346
4 Ted Simmons .343
5 Ken Griffey .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 25
2 George Foster 24
2 George Scott 24
4 Steve Garvey 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 80
2 Steve Garvey 79
3 Larry Hisle 74
4 Ron Cey 71
5 Thurman Munson 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 33
2 Gene Richards 29
3 Joe Morgan 28
4 Cesar Cedeno 27
4 Jerry Remy 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.08
2 Frank Tanana 2.11
3 Bill Campbell 2.45
4 John Candelaria 2.56
5 Don Sutton 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 12
1 Frank Tanana 12
3 Steve Carlton 11
3 Nolan Ryan 11
5 7 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 214
2 Frank Tanana 146
3 Phil Niekro 128
4 Dennis Leonard 119
5 Jim Palmer 109

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 23
2 Charlie Hough 19
3 Rollie Fingers 17
4 Bill Campbell 16
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .471
2 Rod Carew .462
3 Fred Lynn .440
4 Steve Yeager .436
5 Willie Randolph .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Dan Driessen 6
2 Steve Garvey 6
4 Johnny Bench 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 19
2 Richie Zisk 18
3 Dan Driessen 17
3 George Foster 17
3 Thurman Munson 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 8
2 Jose Cruz 6
2 Bake McBride 6
2 Gene Richards 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.35
2 Rick Reuschel 0.59
3 Gary Lavelle 0.63
4 Ron Reed 0.67
5 2 tied 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 Woodie Fryman 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 38
2 Dennis Leonard 34
3 Frank Tanana 29
4 Phil Niekro 28
5 Pete Vuckovich 25

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .460
2 Jim Rice .411
3 Ken Griffey .400
4 Ted Simmons .383
5 Paul Dade .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 16
2 George Foster 13
2 Steve Garvey 13
4 George Scott 12
5 Jim Rice 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 47
2 Steve Garvey 37
3 Mike Schmidt 34
4 Dan Driessen 27
5 4 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 15
2 Juan Beniquez 10
2 Jose Cruz 10
2 Frank Taveras 10
5 Rennie Stennett 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.52
2 Gaylord Perry 1.29
3 Enrique Romo 1.52
4 Bill Campbell 1.60
5 J. R. Richard 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 5
1 Mark Fidrych 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
1 Rick Reuschel 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 90
2 Phil Niekro 57
3 Dennis Leonard 56
4 Frank Tanana 47
5 Dennis Eckersley 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 7
2 Bill Campbell 6
2 Jim Kern 6
4 Pedro Borbon 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Ken Griffey .339
3 Dave Parker .339
4 Bill Madlock .331
5 Ken Singleton .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Graig Nettles 37
3 George Foster 36
4 George Scott 35
5 Jim Rice 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 132
2 Larry Hisle 128
3 Thurman Munson 120
4 Steve Garvey 115
5 Carl Yastrzemski 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 68
2 Davey Lopes 66
3 Joe Morgan 65
4 Cesar Cedeno 58
5 Bill North 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.01
2 Frank Tanana 2.07
3 Jerry Koosman 2.38
4 Rick Reuschel 2.39
5 Jim Palmer 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Don Sutton 23
3 Jim Palmer 22
4 Nolan Ryan 21
4 Frank Tanana 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 387
2 Frank Tanana 279
3 Dennis Eckersley 244
4 Jerry Koosman 226
5 J. R. Richard 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 30
1 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Charlie Hough 29
4 Rawly Eastwick 26
5 Rollie Fingers 25