On This Day

Saturday, July 30, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 59 43 .578 --
Red Sox 57 43 .570 1.0
Yankees 57 45 .559 2.0
Tigers 46 54 .460 12.0
Brewers 46 56 .451 13.0
Indians 43 55 .439 14.0
Blue Jays 34 66 .340 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 61 37 .622 --
Royals 55 42 .567 5.5
Twins 58 45 .563 5.5
Rangers 53 45 .541 8.0
Angels 47 52 .475 14.5
Mariners 45 61 .425 20.0
Athletics 42 59 .416 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 60 41 .594 --
Pirates 59 43 .578 1.5
Phillies 58 43 .574 2.0
Cardinals 56 47 .544 5.0
Expos 48 53 .475 12.0
Mets 42 59 .416 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 65 38 .631 --
Reds 50 51 .495 14.0
Astros 48 56 .462 17.5
Giants 47 57 .452 18.5
Padres 45 61 .425 21.5
Braves 36 65 .356 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Puhl 4
1 Roy White 4
3 Dave Cash 3
3 Ivan de Jesus 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Hendrick 5
2 Greg Luzinski 4
2 Bill Robinson 4
2 Roy White 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 3
2 Pat Kelly 2
3 Bill Almon 1
3 Juan Beniquez 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jeff Byrd 0.83
2 Dock Ellis 0.78
3 Jim Slaton 0.67
4 Nolan Ryan 0.60
5 Luis Tiant 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Dave Freisleben 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dock Ellis 7
2 Nolan Ryan 6
2 Jim Slaton 6
4 Jeff Byrd 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .385
2 Dave Parker .338
3 Rennie Stennett .337
4 Lyman Bostock .337
5 Greg Luzinski .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 32
2 Jim Rice 27
2 Mike Schmidt 27
4 George Scott 25
5 4 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 97
2 Larry Hisle 87
3 Steve Garvey 85
4 Ron Cey 83
5 Greg Luzinski 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 35
1 Frank Taveras 35
3 Freddie Patek 33
3 Gene Richards 33
5 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.25
2 Rick Reuschel 2.28
3 Bert Blyleven 2.39
4 John Candelaria 2.61
5 Nolan Ryan 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 15
2 Steve Carlton 14
2 Nolan Ryan 14
4 Bob Forsch 13
5 6 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 254
2 Frank Tanana 156
3 Phil Niekro 155
4 Jerry Koosman 139
4 Dennis Leonard 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 24
2 Rollie Fingers 22
3 Charlie Hough 19
4 Bill Campbell 17
4 2 others tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mitchell Page .465
2 George Brett .426
3 Richie Zisk .410
4 Andre Thornton .408
5 Steve Henderson .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 5
1 Bill Robinson 5
1 Eric Soderholm 5
4 George Brett 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 19
2 Steve Henderson 16
3 Don Baylor 14
3 Greg Luzinski 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 9
1 Davey Lopes 9
3 Freddie Patek 5
4 Bill Almon 4
4 11 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.00
1 Bob Forsch 0.00
3 Bert Blyleven 0.50
4 Ron Guidry 0.51
5 Dave Wehrmeister 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 Dave Rozema 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Jerry Koosman 24
3 Phil Niekro 23
4 Wayne Garland 21
4 Rick Langford 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garman 3
1 Tom Johnson 3
3 Bob Apodaca 2
3 Adrian Devine 2
3 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .397
2 Mitchell Page .395
3 Jim Sundberg .391
4 Ralph Garr .382
5 Wayne Garrett .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 12
2 Graig Nettles 9
2 Jim Rice 9
4 Greg Luzinski 8
5 9 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 32
2 George Foster 30
3 Ted Simmons 26
4 Jim Rice 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 13
2 Davey Lopes 11
3 Mitchell Page 10
4 Juan Beniquez 9
4 Freddie Patek 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Urrea 1.29
2 Tommy John 1.45
3 Gaylord Perry 1.48
4 Bob Forsch 1.59
5 Pablo Torrealba 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 5
1 Stan Bahnsen 5
1 Doug Bird 5
1 Vida Blue 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Jerry Koosman 44
2 Phil Niekro 44
4 J. R. Richard 43
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Adrian Devine 5
2 Lerrin LaGrow 5
2 Skip Lockwood 5
2 Tug McGraw 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Dave Parker .336
3 Ken Griffey .328
4 Bill Madlock .328
5 Lyman Bostock .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 41
2 George Foster 40
3 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Jim Rice 37
5 George Scott 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 132
2 Larry Hisle 130
3 Steve Garvey 114
3 Thurman Munson 114
5 Ron Cey 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 69
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
3 Frank Taveras 58
5 3 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.95
2 Don Sutton 2.30
3 Bert Blyleven 2.50
4 Rick Reuschel 2.51
5 John Denny 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Jim Palmer 20
3 Rick Reuschel 20
3 Don Sutton 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 397
2 Frank Tanana 271
3 Dennis Eckersley 255
4 Jerry Koosman 240
5 J. R. Richard 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 30
2 Charlie Hough 29
3 Rollie Fingers 28
4 Bill Campbell 27
5 Skip Lockwood 25