On This Day

Friday, July 15, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 52 38 .578 --
Red Sox 50 37 .575 0.5
Yankees 50 40 .556 2.0
Indians 40 46 .465 10.0
Brewers 40 48 .455 11.0
Tigers 39 49 .443 12.0
Blue Jays 33 56 .371 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 53 35 .602 --
Royals 49 38 .563 3.5
Twins 48 41 .539 5.5
Rangers 45 43 .511 8.0
Angels 41 45 .477 11.0
Athletics 38 49 .437 14.5
Mariners 40 53 .430 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 53 34 .609 --
Phillies 51 37 .580 2.5
Pirates 49 40 .551 5.0
Cardinals 47 43 .522 7.5
Expos 40 47 .460 13.0
Mets 35 54 .393 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 57 33 .633 --
Reds 48 39 .552 7.5
Giants 42 50 .457 16.0
Astros 41 50 .451 16.5
Padres 40 53 .430 18.5
Braves 33 56 .371 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Vail 5
2 Greg Luzinski 4
2 Jerry Morales 4
2 Jason Thompson 4
5 25 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 2
1 Greg Luzinski 2
1 Leroy Stanton 2
4 Brian Asselstine 1
4 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailor 4
1 Toby Harrah 4
1 Lamar Johnson 4
1 Greg Luzinski 4
1 Leroy Stanton 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 3
2 Bobby Murcer 2
3 Juan Beniquez 1
3 Steve Braun 1
3 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nino Espinosa 1.40
2 Len Barker 0.88
3 Pat Dobson 0.75
4 Pat Zachry 0.71
5 Jim Lonborg 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Atkinson 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 7
1 Nino Espinosa 7
3 Pat Dobson 6
4 Bert Blyleven 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Ted Simmons .337
3 Bob Bailor .335
4 Lyman Bostock .335
5 Dave Parker .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 29
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 George Scott 25
4 Jim Rice 23
5 Steve Garvey 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 90
2 Steve Garvey 80
2 Larry Hisle 80
4 Ron Cey 74
5 Dave Winfield 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 33
2 Joe Morgan 29
2 Gene Richards 29
4 Enos Cabell 28
4 4 others tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.15
2 Rick Reuschel 2.17
3 Nolan Ryan 2.58
4 Don Sutton 2.58
5 Dave Rozema 2.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 222
2 Frank Tanana 152
3 Phil Niekro 132
4 Dennis Leonard 128
5 Steve Rogers 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 23
2 Rollie Fingers 20
3 Charlie Hough 19
4 Bill Campbell 16
5 3 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Schmidt .471
2 Dan Ford .458
3 Frank White .447
4 Jerry Morales .436
5 Butch Hobson .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 9
2 Jose Cruz 6
2 Doug Rader 6
2 Leroy Stanton 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 21
2 Jorge Orta 18
3 Greg Luzinski 16
3 Eddie Murray 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.00
2 J. R. Richard 0.67
3 Dave Rozema 1.06
4 Rick Reuschel 1.19
5 Marty Pattin 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Mike Flanagan 4
3 Doyle Alexander 3
3 Stan Bahnsen 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 26
1 J. R. Richard 26
1 Don Sutton 26
4 Dennis Eckersley 25
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Adrian Devine 3
3 Lerrin LaGrow 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .408
2 Ralph Garr .389
3 Steve Yeager .371
4 Jim Rice .370
5 Ted Simmons .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 15
2 Mike Schmidt 13
3 George Scott 11
4 Steve Garvey 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 44
2 Steve Garvey 30
3 Mike Schmidt 29
4 Steve Kemp 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 13
2 Gene Richards 12
3 Jose Cruz 11
3 Mitchell Page 11
3 Freddie Patek 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 1.08
2 Enrique Romo 1.19
3 Dave Rozema 1.44
4 Gaylord Perry 1.61
5 J. R. Richard 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Colborn 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Ken Kravec 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 69
2 Dennis Leonard 57
3 Dave Goltz 49
4 Phil Niekro 46
4 Frank Tanana 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lerrin LaGrow 7
2 Mark Littell 6
2 Skip Lockwood 6
2 Enrique Romo 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Dave Parker .337
3 Bill Madlock .333
4 Ken Griffey .332
5 Lyman Bostock .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
1 Mike Schmidt 41
3 Graig Nettles 40
4 Jim Rice 35
4 George Scott 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 139
2 Larry Hisle 132
3 Thurman Munson 123
4 Steve Garvey 115
4 2 others tied 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 67
2 Davey Lopes 66
2 Joe Morgan 66
4 Cesar Cedeno 58
5 Ron LeFlore 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.04
2 Frank Tanana 2.06
3 Jerry Koosman 2.41
4 Rick Reuschel 2.43
5 Burt Hooton 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Jim Palmer 22
2 Nolan Ryan 22
2 Don Sutton 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 383
2 Frank Tanana 283
3 Dennis Eckersley 251
4 Jerry Koosman 239
5 J. R. Richard 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 30
2 Bill Campbell 29
2 Charlie Hough 29
4 Rollie Fingers 28
5 Rawly Eastwick 26