On This Day

Saturday, July 9, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 48 36 .571 --
Red Sox 45 35 .563 1.0
Orioles 47 37 .560 1.0
Indians 39 40 .494 6.5
Brewers 39 43 .476 8.0
Tigers 36 46 .439 11.0
Blue Jays 30 52 .366 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 49 32 .605 --
Twins 46 38 .548 4.5
Royals 44 37 .543 5.0
Rangers 41 41 .500 8.5
Angels 39 41 .488 9.5
Athletics 35 47 .427 14.5
Mariners 37 50 .425 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 51 30 .630 --
Phillies 47 34 .580 4.0
Pirates 44 38 .537 7.5
Cardinals 45 39 .536 7.5
Expos 38 44 .463 13.5
Mets 32 52 .381 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 56 28 .667 --
Reds 46 35 .568 8.5
Giants 38 48 .442 19.0
Astros 37 48 .435 19.5
Padres 36 51 .414 21.5
Braves 30 53 .361 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bailor 4
2 Duffy Dyer 3
2 Phil Garner 3
2 Ralph Garr 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Meyer 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Andre Dawson 1
2 Tito Fuentes 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Davey Johnson 5
2 Bruce Boisclair 3
2 Jack Clark 3
2 Andres Mora 3
2 Lenny Randle 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Almon 2
1 Garry Maddox 2
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 Jeff Burroughs 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Freisleben 2.00
2 Don Sutton 1.71
3 Dave Goltz 1.00
3 Tom Seaver 1.00
5 Gaylord Perry 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Dave Freisleben 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 12
2 Dave Goltz 8
2 Gaylord Perry 8
2 Tom Seaver 8
5 Jerry Garvin 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .401
2 Paul Dade .345
3 Ken Singleton .342
4 Ted Simmons .339
5 Ken Griffey .338

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 2 tied 65

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.08
2 Frank Tanana 2.11
3 Bill Campbell 2.45
4 Don Sutton 2.47
5 Dave Rozema 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 12
1 Frank Tanana 12
3 Steve Carlton 11
3 Nolan Ryan 11
5 8 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 214
2 Frank Tanana 146
3 Phil Niekro 128
4 Dennis Leonard 119
5 Steve Rogers 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 23
2 Charlie Hough 19
3 Rollie Fingers 18
4 Bill Campbell 16
5 3 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .472
2 Steve Yeager .457
3 Rod Carew .436
4 Mike Schmidt .435
5 Fred Lynn .431

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Orta 18
1 Richie Zisk 18
3 Johnny Bench 17
3 Dan Driessen 17
3 3 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 8
2 Jose Cruz 6
2 Mitchell Page 6
4 Dan Driessen 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 0.61
2 Enrique Romo 0.69
3 Rick Reuschel 0.73
4 Gaylord Perry 1.00
5 Dave Rozema 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 Woodie Fryman 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 Ken Kravec 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 38
2 Phil Niekro 28
2 Don Sutton 28
4 Pete Vuckovich 25
5 2 tied 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .444
2 Ken Griffey .409
3 Jim Rice .393
4 Ralph Garr .382
5 Paul Dade .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 16
2 Steve Garvey 13
3 George Foster 12
3 George Scott 12
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 44
2 Steve Garvey 36
3 Mike Schmidt 34
4 Johnny Bench 27
4 Dan Driessen 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 14
2 Juan Beniquez 10
2 Jose Cruz 10
4 Mitchell Page 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.52
2 Enrique Romo 1.39
3 Gaylord Perry 1.40
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 71
2 Phil Niekro 57
3 Dennis Leonard 56
4 Gaylord Perry 48
5 Frank Tanana 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 7
2 Bill Campbell 6
2 Jim Kern 6
2 Lerrin LaGrow 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Dave Parker .339
3 Ken Griffey .338
4 Bill Madlock .333
5 Lyman Bostock .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Graig Nettles 38
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 126
3 Thurman Munson 121
4 Steve Garvey 115
5 Dave Parker 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 68
2 Davey Lopes 66
3 Joe Morgan 65
4 Cesar Cedeno 59
5 Bill North 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.98
2 Frank Tanana 2.07
3 Jerry Koosman 2.38
4 Rick Reuschel 2.39
5 John Denny 2.56

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
4 Rollie Fingers 26