On This Day

Sunday, July 24, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 55 41 .573 --
Red Sox 53 41 .564 1.0
Yankees 53 44 .546 2.5
Indians 43 50 .462 10.5
Tigers 43 52 .453 11.5
Brewers 43 53 .448 12.0
Blue Jays 34 61 .358 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 57 36 .613 --
Royals 53 40 .570 4.0
Twins 54 43 .557 5.0
Rangers 49 44 .527 8.0
Angels 45 48 .484 12.0
Mariners 43 57 .430 17.5
Athletics 40 55 .421 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 56 38 .596 --
Phillies 55 39 .585 1.0
Pirates 54 42 .563 3.0
Cardinals 50 46 .521 7.0
Expos 45 49 .479 11.0
Mets 38 58 .396 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 60 36 .625 --
Reds 48 45 .516 10.5
Astros 46 52 .469 15.0
Giants 46 53 .465 15.5
Padres 42 57 .424 19.5
Braves 35 60 .368 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lyman Bostock 5
2 Tony Armas 4
2 Larry Biittner 4
2 George Brett 4
2 9 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Enos Cabell 2
1 Art Howe 2
1 Eric Soderholm 2
4 Tony Armas 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Art Howe 6
2 Bobby Bonds 4
3 Larry Biittner 3
3 Willie Crawford 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Murray 2
1 Jerry Remy 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
4 Matt Alexander 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tommy John 1.33
2 Eric Rasmussen 0.83
3 Jim Barr 0.80
4 Paul Moskau 0.75
4 Bob Sykes 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tommy John 8
2 Joe Niekro 7
3 Francisco Barrios 6
3 Bruce Kison 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Johnson 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Dyar Miller 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .386
2 Lyman Bostock .339
3 Dave Parker .338
4 Rennie Stennett .331
5 Greg Luzinski .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 29
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 George Scott 25
4 Jim Rice 24
5 Larry Hisle 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 90
2 Larry Hisle 85
3 Steve Garvey 81
4 Ron Cey 80
5 Greg Luzinski 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 35
2 Jerry Remy 31
2 Gene Richards 31
4 Enos Cabell 30
4 2 others tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.25
2 Rick Reuschel 2.28
3 Bert Blyleven 2.52
4 Burt Hooton 2.64
5 Dave Rozema 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 13
1 Rick Reuschel 13
1 Nolan Ryan 13
4 Bob Forsch 12
4 Frank Tanana 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 238
2 Frank Tanana 152
3 Phil Niekro 146
4 Dennis Leonard 135
5 Jerry Koosman 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 24
2 Rollie Fingers 21
3 Charlie Hough 19
4 Bill Campbell 17
4 Lerrin LaGrow 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mitchell Page .531
2 Butch Hobson .424
3 Larry Bowa .418
4 Mike Hargrove .417
5 Dan Ford .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 5
1 Butch Hobson 5
1 Greg Luzinski 5
1 Andre Thornton 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 18
2 Bobby Bonds 14
2 Steve Henderson 14
2 Butch Hobson 14
2 Roy Smalley 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 7
2 Freddie Patek 5
3 Bob Bailor 4
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 10 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Hinds 0.47
2 Jim Palmer 0.49
3 Dave Goltz 1.00
4 Nino Espinosa 1.02
5 Dennis Leonard 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 29
2 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Francisco Barrios 23
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 4
2 Rick Camp 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Lerrin LaGrow 3
2 Gary Lavelle 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mitchell Page .400
2 Ralph Garr .396
3 Dan Ford .392
4 Mike Schmidt .378
5 Jerry Morales .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 9
2 Butch Hobson 8
2 Graig Nettles 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
2 Andre Thornton 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 28
2 George Foster 27
2 Jason Thompson 27
4 Lamar Johnson 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 11
2 Larry Bowa 10
2 Mitchell Page 10
4 Jose Cruz 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.68
2 Sparky Lyle 1.05
3 Gaylord Perry 1.24
4 Sam Hinds 1.42
5 J. R. Richard 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Doyle Alexander 5
2 Stan Bahnsen 5
2 Vida Blue 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Dennis Leonard 50
3 Jerry Koosman 46
3 Phil Niekro 46
5 Dennis Eckersley 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 6
1 Enrique Romo 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6
4 Rollie Fingers 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Dave Parker .336
3 Bill Madlock .333
4 Ken Griffey .329
5 Lyman Bostock .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Graig Nettles 39
2 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Jim Rice 36
5 George Scott 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 135
2 Larry Hisle 132
3 Dave Parker 115
4 Steve Garvey 112
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 63
2 Frank Taveras 61
3 Joe Morgan 60
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Lou Brock 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.91
2 Don Sutton 2.18
3 Rick Reuschel 2.43
4 Burt Hooton 2.49
5 Bert Blyleven 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Don Sutton 21
4 Ray Burris 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 388
2 Frank Tanana 274
3 Dennis Eckersley 257
4 Jerry Koosman 238
5 J. R. Richard 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 30
2 Bill Campbell 29
2 Charlie Hough 29
4 Rollie Fingers 28
5 Rawly Eastwick 25