On This Day

Friday, August 5, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 62 43 .590 --
Orioles 61 45 .575 1.5
Yankees 59 48 .551 4.0
Tigers 47 58 .448 15.0
Indians 46 58 .442 15.5
Brewers 47 61 .435 16.5
Blue Jays 37 68 .352 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 63 42 .600 --
Twins 63 47 .573 2.5
Royals 59 45 .567 3.5
Rangers 59 46 .562 4.0
Angels 50 54 .481 12.5
Mariners 47 63 .427 18.5
Athletics 42 64 .396 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 62 44 .585 --
Phillies 62 44 .585 0.0
Pirates 62 46 .574 1.0
Cardinals 59 49 .546 4.0
Expos 51 56 .477 11.5
Mets 46 60 .434 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 41 .620 --
Reds 53 54 .495 13.5
Astros 51 58 .468 16.5
Giants 48 61 .440 19.5
Padres 47 64 .423 21.5
Braves 38 69 .355 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Mayberry 4
1 Dave Parker 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
1 Rusty Staub 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 2
1 Dave Kingman 2
1 Dave Parker 2
4 Glenn Adams 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 7
2 Mike Cubbage 5
2 Dave Parker 5
4 George Foster 4
4 5 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Omar Moreno 2
3 Dell Alston 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 1.60
2 Jerry Reuss 1.40
2 Frank Tanana 1.40
4 J. R. Richard 0.80
5 Jack Morris 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Jeff Byrd 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Buzz Capra 8
1 J. R. Richard 8
1 Luis Tiant 8
4 Jerry Reuss 7
4 Frank Tanana 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Tom Johnson 1
1 Joe Kerrigan 1
1 Enrique Romo 1
1 Joe Sambito 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .383
2 Dave Parker .341
3 Lyman Bostock .341
4 Rennie Stennett .333
5 Ted Simmons .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 38
2 Jim Rice 29
3 Jeff Burroughs 28
3 Mike Schmidt 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 109
2 Ron Cey 90
3 Steve Garvey 88
4 Larry Hisle 87
5 Greg Luzinski 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 39
2 Davey Lopes 35
3 Omar Moreno 34
3 Freddie Patek 34
5 Gene Richards 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.06
2 Rick Reuschel 2.25
3 Bert Blyleven 2.49
4 Burt Hooton 2.56
5 Nolan Ryan 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 15
1 Rick Reuschel 15
1 Nolan Ryan 15
4 Bob Forsch 13
4 2 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 257
2 Frank Tanana 169
3 Phil Niekro 160
4 Dennis Leonard 148
5 Jerry Koosman 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 24
1 Bruce Sutter 24
3 Charlie Hough 19
4 Lerrin LaGrow 18
5 3 tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Craig Kusick .458
2 Jim Sundberg .429
3 George Brett .418
4 Dave Parker .400
4 3 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 9
2 George Brett 7
3 Jeff Burroughs 6
3 Greg Luzinski 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 24
2 George Foster 19
3 Bobby Bonds 17
3 Lyman Bostock 17
5 George Brett 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Larry Bowa 7
2 Ron LeFlore 7
2 Omar Moreno 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 0.64
2 Nelson Briles 0.73
3 Don Aase 1.00
4 Luis Tiant 1.21
5 Joe Sambito 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Ken Brett 3
1 Adrian Devine 3
1 Grant Jackson 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 30
2 Ron Guidry 25
3 Jerry Koosman 22
3 John Montague 22
3 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Tom Johnson 4
3 Mike Garman 3
3 Skip Lockwood 3
3 Butch Metzger 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .429
2 Mitchell Page .392
3 Dave Parker .372
4 Ralph Garr .371
5 Jim Rice .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 15
2 Greg Luzinski 11
3 Jim Rice 10
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 35
2 Bill Robinson 32
3 Greg Luzinski 31
4 Butch Wynegar 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 1.32
2 John Urrea 1.41
3 Joe Sambito 1.80
4 Dennis Leonard 1.95
5 Doug Rau 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 5
1 Bill Campbell 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 Geoff Zahn 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 48
2 Nolan Ryan 46
3 J. R. Richard 44
4 Dennis Eckersley 42
4 Dennis Leonard 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Tom Johnson 6
3 Adrian Devine 5
3 Lerrin LaGrow 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Dave Parker .338
3 Lyman Bostock .328
4 Ken Griffey .327
5 Ted Simmons .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 44
2 Graig Nettles 42
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Mike Schmidt 37
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 138
2 Larry Hisle 124
3 Ron Cey 118
4 Steve Garvey 115
5 Dave Parker 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 64
2 Frank Taveras 60
3 Joe Morgan 57
4 Cesar Cedeno 54
5 Omar Moreno 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.87
2 Burt Hooton 2.38
3 Don Sutton 2.49
4 Rick Reuschel 2.57
5 Bert Blyleven 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Rudy May 20
3 Jim Palmer 20
3 Frank Tanana 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 385
2 Frank Tanana 276
3 Dennis Eckersley 247
4 Jerry Koosman 234
5 2 tied 216

Saves

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