On This Day

Saturday, August 6, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 63 43 .594 --
Orioles 61 46 .570 2.5
Yankees 59 49 .546 5.0
Tigers 48 58 .453 15.0
Indians 46 59 .438 16.5
Brewers 47 62 .431 17.5
Blue Jays 38 68 .358 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 63 43 .594 --
Twins 64 47 .577 1.5
Royals 60 45 .571 2.5
Rangers 59 47 .557 4.0
Angels 51 54 .486 11.5
Mariners 48 63 .432 17.5
Athletics 42 65 .393 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 63 44 .589 --
Phillies 63 44 .589 0.0
Pirates 62 47 .569 2.0
Cardinals 60 50 .545 4.5
Expos 51 57 .472 12.5
Mets 46 61 .430 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 42 .615 --
Reds 54 54 .500 12.5
Astros 52 59 .468 16.0
Giants 49 61 .445 18.5
Padres 47 65 .420 21.5
Braves 39 69 .361 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Doug Ault 3
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
1 Warren Cromartie 3
1 18 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Doug Ault 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
1 Jerry Morales 4
1 Joe Morgan 4
1 Ken Singleton 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 2
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Garry Maddox 2
4 Bob Bailor 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 1.00
2 Tom Seaver 0.89
3 Ed Halicki 0.71
4 Burt Hooton 0.67
5 Rudy May 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 11
2 Tom Seaver 8
3 Burt Hooton 6
3 Steve Rogers 6
3 Pablo Torrealba 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .382
2 Lyman Bostock .342
3 Dave Parker .341
4 Rennie Stennett .333
5 Jerry Morales .329

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
2 Freddie Patek 35
4 Cesar Cedeno 34
4 Omar Moreno 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.06
2 Rick Reuschel 2.25
3 Burt Hooton 2.48
4 Bert Blyleven 2.49
5 Nolan Ryan 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 15
1 Rick Reuschel 15
1 Nolan Ryan 15
4 Bob Forsch 14
5 2 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 257
2 Phil Niekro 171
3 Frank Tanana 169
4 Dennis Leonard 148
5 Steve Rogers 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 24
1 Bruce Sutter 24
3 Charlie Hough 19
4 Bill Campbell 18
4 Lerrin LaGrow 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .453
2 George Brett .446
3 Jim Sundberg .420
4 Steve Ontiveros .407
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 9
2 George Brett 8
3 Bill Robinson 7
4 Don Baylor 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 23
2 George Brett 19
2 George Foster 19
4 Lyman Bostock 18
5 Don Baylor 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 7
1 Davey Lopes 7
1 Omar Moreno 7
4 Frank Taveras 6
4 Bump Wills 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nelson Briles 0.73
2 Don Aase 1.08
3 Luis Tiant 1.21
4 Joe Sambito 1.32
5 2 tied 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 3
1 Glenn Abbott 3
1 Ken Brett 3
1 Adrian Devine 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 25
1 Phil Niekro 25
3 Wayne Garland 23
4 Jerry Koosman 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .420
2 Jim Rice .390
3 Mitchell Page .373
4 Mike Hargrove .371
5 Ron LeFlore .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 15
2 Greg Luzinski 11
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 Jim Rice 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 33
1 Bill Robinson 33
3 Greg Luzinski 31
4 Lyman Bostock 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 11
2 Freddie Patek 10
3 Rod Carew 9
3 Davey Lopes 9
3 Omar Moreno 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Aase 1.08
2 Tommy John 1.32
3 John Urrea 1.45
4 Jon Matlack 1.91
5 Dennis Leonard 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 5
1 Doug Bird 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 Geoff Zahn 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 50
2 Jerry Koosman 48
3 Nolan Ryan 46
4 Dennis Eckersley 42
4 Dennis Leonard 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Tom Johnson 6
3 Lerrin LaGrow 5
3 Skip Lockwood 5
3 Enrique Romo 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Dave Parker .339
3 Ken Griffey .331
4 Lyman Bostock .329
5 Ted Simmons .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 44
2 Graig Nettles 42
3 Jim Rice 38
4 Mike Schmidt 37
5 Jeff Burroughs 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 137
2 Larry Hisle 124
3 Ron Cey 117
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 56
5 Omar Moreno 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.87
2 Burt Hooton 2.34
3 Don Sutton 2.45
4 Rick Reuschel 2.57
5 John Denny 2.62

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 Phil Niekro 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
1 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Charlie Hough 28
4 Bill Campbell 27
5 Skip Lockwood 25