On This Day

Thursday, August 4, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 61 43 .587 --
Orioles 61 44 .581 0.5
Yankees 59 47 .557 3.0
Tigers 47 56 .456 13.5
Indians 46 57 .447 14.5
Brewers 47 60 .439 15.5
Blue Jays 36 68 .346 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 63 41 .606 --
Twins 62 47 .569 3.5
Royals 58 45 .563 4.5
Rangers 57 46 .553 5.5
Angels 49 54 .476 13.5
Mariners 46 63 .422 19.5
Athletics 42 63 .400 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 62 43 .590 --
Phillies 61 44 .581 1.0
Pirates 60 46 .566 2.5
Cardinals 59 48 .551 4.0
Expos 50 56 .472 12.5
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 64 .418 22.5
Braves 38 68 .358 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
2 Tito Fuentes 3
2 Oscar Gamble 3
4 Bob Bailor 2
4 25 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Freddie Patek 1
1 Biff Pocoroba 1
1 Rusty Staub 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Freddie Patek 4
2 Kurt Bevacqua 2
2 Gary Carter 2
2 Chet Lemon 2
2 Rusty Staub 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Christenson 1.20
2 Fergie Jenkins 0.67
3 Pete Redfern 0.50
4 Steve Stone 0.42
5 Larry Gura 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Dave Rozema 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Christenson 6
2 Pete Redfern 5
2 Steve Stone 5
4 Bert Blyleven 4
5 3 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .382
2 Lyman Bostock .340
3 Dave Parker .336
4 Rennie Stennett .332
5 Ted Simmons .326

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 2.49
4 Burt Hooton 2.56
5 Tom Johnson 2.58

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 Lerrin LaGrow 18
5 3 tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .432
2 George Brett .418
3 Jim Rice .404
4 Mike Hargrove .400
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 7
4 Bump Wills 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 0.64
2 Tom Johnson 0.98
3 Don Aase 1.00
4 Gaylord Perry 1.14
5 3 tied 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 3
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Ken Brett 3
1 Adrian Devine 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 30
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 .421
2 Mitchell Page .394
3 Jim Rice .383
4 Mike Hargrove .376
5 Ralph Garr .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 32
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 Davey Lopes 9
2 Freddie Patek 9
4 Juan Beniquez 8
4 Mitchell Page 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 1.32
2 John Urrea 1.41
3 Dennis Leonard 1.94
4 Doug Rau 1.99
5 Gaylord Perry 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 5
1 Bill Campbell 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 48
2 Nolan Ryan 46
3 Bert Blyleven 44
4 Dennis Eckersley 42
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Lerrin LaGrow 6
3 Adrian Devine 5
3 Tom Johnson 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Dave Parker .333
3 Lyman Bostock .329
4 Ken Griffey .325
5 Ted Simmons .323

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 134
2 Larry Hisle 124
3 Ron Cey 118
4 Steve Garvey 114
5 Thurman Munson 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 65
2 Frank Taveras 59
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Cesar Cedeno 54
5 Omar Moreno 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.93
2 Burt Hooton 2.38
3 Don Sutton 2.49
4 John Denny 2.56
5 Rick Reuschel 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Rudy May 20
3 Jim Palmer 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 390
2 Frank Tanana 269
3 Dennis Eckersley 247
4 Jerry Koosman 242
5 J. R. Richard 218

Saves

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