On This Day

Tuesday, August 2, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 59 43 .578 --
Orioles 60 44 .577 0.0
Yankees 59 46 .562 1.5
Tigers 46 55 .455 12.5
Indians 46 56 .451 13.0
Brewers 46 60 .434 15.0
Blue Jays 36 66 .353 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 62 40 .608 --
Twins 61 46 .570 3.5
Royals 56 45 .554 5.5
Rangers 56 45 .554 5.5
Angels 48 54 .471 14.0
Mariners 46 62 .426 19.0
Athletics 42 61 .408 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 62 42 .596 --
Phillies 59 44 .573 2.5
Pirates 60 45 .571 2.5
Cardinals 58 48 .547 5.0
Expos 49 55 .471 13.0
Mets 44 60 .423 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 39 .632 --
Reds 52 52 .500 14.0
Astros 49 58 .458 18.5
Giants 48 59 .449 19.5
Padres 46 62 .426 22.0
Braves 37 67 .356 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 6
2 Duane Kuiper 4
2 Andre Thornton 4
2 Robin Yount 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 3
1 Dave May 3
1 Bill Melton 3
1 Thurman Munson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dell Alston 1
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Rogers 1.60
2 Ken Kravec 1.14
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.11
4 Tommy John 1.00
5 Mike Torrez 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
1 Tommy John 10
3 Ken Kravec 8
3 Steve Rogers 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave Roberts 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .382
2 Lyman Bostock .338
3 Dave Parker .336
4 Rennie Stennett .333
5 Greg Luzinski .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 35
2 Mike Schmidt 28
3 Jeff Burroughs 27
3 Jim Rice 27
5 3 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 103
2 Ron Cey 90
3 Steve Garvey 87
3 Larry Hisle 87
5 Greg Luzinski 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 38
2 Davey Lopes 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 Tom Johnson 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 15
2 Steve Carlton 14
2 Nolan Ryan 14
4 Bob Forsch 13
4 Dave Goltz 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 254
2 Frank Tanana 162
3 Phil Niekro 160
4 Jerry Koosman 146
5 Dennis Leonard 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 24
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Charlie Hough 19
4 Bill Campbell 17
4 3 others tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy White .422
2 Jim Sundberg .417
3 Gene Richards .412
4 George Brett .397
4 Andre Thornton .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
1 Eric Soderholm 6
3 Don Baylor 5
3 George Brett 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 21
2 Bobby Bonds 15
2 Lyman Bostock 15
4 Don Baylor 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 9
1 Davey Lopes 9
3 Ron LeFlore 5
3 Frank Taveras 5
3 Garry Templeton 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Barr 0.00
2 Ron Guidry 0.51
3 Jon Matlack 0.64
4 Bert Blyleven 1.00
4 Don Aase 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 3
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Ken Brett 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 26
2 Dave Goltz 25
3 Steve Rogers 24
4 Wayne Garland 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Mike Garman 3
1 Tom Johnson 3
1 Skip Lockwood 3
1 Butch Metzger 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .411
2 Mitchell Page .395
3 Jim Rice .376
4 Dan Ford .369
5 Jerry Morales .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 14
2 Greg Luzinski 10
3 Graig Nettles 9
3 Jim Rice 9
3 Andre Thornton 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 32
1 Greg Luzinski 32
3 Bill Robinson 28
4 Steve Henderson 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 12
2 Mitchell Page 10
3 Davey Lopes 9
3 Freddie Patek 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 1.58
2 Pablo Torrealba 1.75
3 John Urrea 1.85
4 Gaylord Perry 1.86
5 2 tied 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 6
2 Doug Bird 5
2 Dave Goltz 5
4 Glenn Abbott 4
4 21 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Jerry Koosman 51
3 Phil Niekro 45
4 Dennis Leonard 43
5 Dennis Eckersley 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Adrian Devine 5
2 Tom Johnson 5
2 Lerrin LaGrow 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Dave Parker .331
3 Ken Griffey .328
4 Lyman Bostock .324
5 Bill Madlock .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
1 Graig Nettles 41
3 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Jim Rice 37
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 133
2 Larry Hisle 124
3 Ron Cey 119
4 Steve Garvey 114
5 Thurman Munson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 68
2 Frank Taveras 59
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Cesar Cedeno 55
5 3 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.93
2 Burt Hooton 2.30
3 Don Sutton 2.49
4 Bert Blyleven 2.50
5 Rick Reuschel 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Rudy May 20
3 Jim Palmer 20
3 Rick Reuschel 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 387
2 Frank Tanana 269
3 Dennis Eckersley 253
4 Jerry Koosman 242
5 J. R. Richard 218

Saves

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