On This Day

Sunday, July 31, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 58 43 .574 --
Orioles 59 44 .573 0.0
Yankees 58 45 .563 1.0
Tigers 46 55 .455 12.0
Brewers 46 57 .447 13.0
Indians 44 56 .440 13.5
Blue Jays 35 66 .347 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 62 38 .620 --
Royals 56 43 .566 5.5
Twins 59 46 .562 5.5
Rangers 54 45 .545 7.5
Angels 47 53 .470 15.0
Mariners 46 61 .430 19.5
Athletics 42 60 .412 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 61 41 .598 --
Phillies 59 43 .578 2.0
Pirates 59 44 .573 2.5
Cardinals 56 48 .538 6.0
Expos 48 54 .471 13.0
Mets 43 59 .422 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 38 .635 --
Reds 51 51 .500 14.0
Astros 48 57 .457 18.5
Giants 47 58 .448 19.5
Padres 45 62 .421 22.5
Braves 37 65 .363 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal McRae 5
2 Lyman Bostock 4
2 Ken Griffey 4
2 Joe Morgan 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Lemon 2
1 Greg Luzinski 2
1 Amos Otis 2
4 Bruce Bochte 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 4
2 Steve Henderson 3
2 Cliff Johnson 3
2 Duane Kuiper 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Cowens 2
2 Lyman Bostock 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Vic Harris 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Aase 1.75
2 Dave Lemanczyk 1.50
3 Jack Morris 1.22
4 Glenn Abbott 1.00
4 3 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Doug Capilla 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jack Morris 11
2 Ed Halicki 8
3 Don Aase 7
4 Glenn Abbott 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Preston Hanna 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .383
2 Lyman Bostock .338
3 Dave Parker .337
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Greg Luzinski .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 32
2 Mike Schmidt 28
3 Jim Rice 27
4 Greg Luzinski 26
5 2 tied 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 98
2 Larry Hisle 87
3 Steve Garvey 85
4 Ron Cey 83
4 Greg Luzinski 83

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 2.16
2 Rick Reuschel 2.28
3 Bert Blyleven 2.37
4 Burt Hooton 2.56
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 162
3 Phil Niekro 155
4 Dennis Leonard 145
5 Jerry Koosman 139

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mitchell Page .442
2 Roy White .432
3 George Hendrick .423
4 George Brett .404
5 Gene Richards .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 5
1 Greg Luzinski 5
1 Bill Robinson 5
1 Eric Soderholm 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 18
2 Steve Henderson 16
3 Don Baylor 13
3 Bobby Bonds 13
3 Greg Luzinski 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 9
1 Davey Lopes 9
3 Ron LeFlore 5
4 Bill Almon 4
4 10 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.00
2 Ron Guidry 0.51
3 Dave Goltz 0.90
4 Bert Blyleven 1.00
4 Don Aase 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 3
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
4 Don Aase 2
4 37 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 26
2 Jerry Koosman 24
3 Wayne Garland 21
3 Rick Langford 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garman 3
1 Tom Johnson 3
1 Skip Lockwood 3
4 Pedro Borbon 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .397
2 Mitchell Page .388
3 Wayne Garrett .377
4 Dan Ford .374
5 Ralph Garr .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 12
2 Greg Luzinski 10
3 Graig Nettles 9
3 Jim Rice 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 32
2 George Foster 29
3 Ted Simmons 26
3 Leroy Stanton 26
5 5 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 12
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 Pablo Torrealba 1.75
5 Dyar Miller 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 5
1 Doyle Alexander 5
1 Stan Bahnsen 5
1 Doug Bird 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 J. R. Richard 45
3 Jerry Koosman 44
4 Dennis Leonard 43
5 4 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Adrian Devine 5
2 Lerrin LaGrow 5
2 Skip Lockwood 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Dave Parker .333
3 Ken Griffey .330
4 Bill Madlock .325
5 Lyman Bostock .322

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 129
1 Larry Hisle 129
3 Steve Garvey 114
4 Ron Cey 113
4 Thurman Munson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 68
2 Cesar Cedeno 58
2 Joe Morgan 58
2 Frank Taveras 58
5 3 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.90
2 Burt Hooton 2.30
3 Don Sutton 2.30
4 Bert Blyleven 2.48
5 Rick Reuschel 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Ray Burris 20
3 Jim Palmer 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 387
2 Frank Tanana 277
3 Dennis Eckersley 243
4 Jerry Koosman 235
5 J. R. Richard 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 30
2 Charlie Hough 29
3 Rollie Fingers 28
4 Bill Campbell 27
5 Skip Lockwood 26