On This Day

Wednesday, August 3, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 60 43 .583 --
Orioles 61 44 .581 0.0
Yankees 59 47 .557 2.5
Tigers 46 56 .451 13.5
Indians 46 57 .447 14.0
Brewers 47 60 .439 15.0
Blue Jays 36 67 .350 24.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 62 41 .602 --
Twins 62 46 .574 2.5
Royals 57 45 .559 4.5
Rangers 57 45 .559 4.5
Angels 49 54 .476 13.0
Mariners 46 63 .422 19.0
Athletics 42 62 .404 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 62 43 .590 --
Phillies 60 44 .577 1.5
Pirates 60 46 .566 2.5
Cardinals 59 48 .551 4.0
Expos 50 55 .476 12.0
Mets 45 60 .429 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 40 .626 --
Reds 53 52 .505 13.0
Astros 50 58 .463 17.5
Giants 48 60 .444 19.5
Padres 46 63 .422 22.0
Braves 37 68 .352 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ralph Garr 4
1 Mike Hargrove 4
1 Jerry Mumphrey 4
4 Lyman Bostock 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 2
1 Jim Rice 2
3 Tony Armas 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bernie Carbo 4
1 Mike Hargrove 4
1 Frank White 4
4 Tony Armas 3
4 8 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.33
2 Bruce Kison 1.00
2 Doug Rau 1.00
2 Rick Reuschel 1.00
5 Ron Guidry 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 12
2 Ron Guidry 9
3 Paul Moskau 8
4 Jack Kucek 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .384
2 Lyman Bostock .342
3 Dave Parker .336
4 Rennie Stennett .332
5 Greg Luzinski .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 36
2 Jim Rice 29
3 Mike Schmidt 28
4 Jeff Burroughs 27
4 George Scott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 105
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 3 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.16
2 Rick Reuschel 2.25
3 Bert Blyleven 2.37
4 Burt Hooton 2.56
5 Tom Johnson 2.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 257
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 Jim Sundberg .439
2 Gene Richards .412
3 Jim Rice .407
4 Mike Hargrove .404
5 Roy White .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 7
2 George Brett 6
2 Jim Rice 6
2 Eric Soderholm 6
5 11 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 21
2 Lyman Bostock 18
3 Bobby Bonds 17
4 George Foster 15
4 Eric Soderholm 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 9
1 Davey Lopes 9
3 Ron LeFlore 6
4 Pat Kelly 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 0.64
2 Bert Blyleven 1.00
2 Don Aase 1.00
4 Tom Johnson 1.06
5 Gaylord Perry 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 3
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Ken Brett 3
1 Adrian Devine 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 26
2 Dave Goltz 25
2 Ron Guidry 25
4 Steve Rogers 24
5 2 tied 23

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 .434
2 Mitchell Page .403
3 Jim Rice .388
4 Mike Hargrove .376
5 Ralph Garr .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 14
2 Jim Rice 11
3 Greg Luzinski 10
3 Graig Nettles 10
5 Andre Thornton 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 33
2 Greg Luzinski 29
3 Bill Robinson 28
4 Steve Henderson 26
4 Ted Simmons 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 1.32
2 John Urrea 1.85
3 Gaylord Perry 1.86
4 Dennis Leonard 1.94
5 Doug Rau 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 6
2 Doug Bird 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Dave Goltz 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 Jerry Koosman 51
3 Phil Niekro 45
4 Dennis Eckersley 42
5 3 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
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 .373
2 Dave Parker .331
3 Lyman Bostock .328
4 Ken Griffey .327
5 Bill Madlock .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 42
1 Graig Nettles 42
3 Jim Rice 39
3 Mike Schmidt 39
5 George Scott 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 135
2 Larry Hisle 124
3 Ron Cey 118
4 Steve Garvey 114
5 Thurman Munson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 67
2 Frank Taveras 59
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Cesar Cedeno 54
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.93
2 Burt Hooton 2.30
3 Rick Reuschel 2.48
4 Don Sutton 2.49
5 Bert Blyleven 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
1 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Rudy May 20
3 Jim Palmer 20
3 Rick Reuschel 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 390
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