On This Day

Sunday, August 7, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 64 43 .598 --
Orioles 61 47 .565 3.5
Yankees 60 49 .550 5.0
Tigers 48 59 .449 16.0
Brewers 49 62 .441 17.0
Indians 46 60 .434 17.5
Blue Jays 38 70 .352 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 63 44 .589 --
Twins 65 47 .580 0.5
Royals 61 45 .575 1.5
Rangers 60 47 .561 3.0
Angels 52 54 .491 10.5
Mariners 48 64 .429 17.5
Athletics 42 66 .389 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 64 44 .593 --
Cubs 64 45 .587 0.5
Pirates 62 48 .564 3.0
Cardinals 61 50 .550 4.5
Expos 51 58 .468 13.5
Mets 46 62 .426 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 67 43 .609 --
Reds 55 54 .505 11.5
Astros 52 60 .464 16.0
Giants 50 61 .450 17.5
Padres 48 66 .421 21.0
Braves 40 69 .367 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Champion 5
2 Bill Buckner 4
2 Rod Carew 4
2 Cecil Cooper 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Steve Brye 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Cubbage 5
2 Gary Alexander 4
2 Jose Cardenal 4
2 Bobby Murcer 4
5 3 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Barry Bonnell 1
1 Lyman Bostock 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom House 999.00
2 Steve Carlton 1.00
2 Dave Goltz 1.00
4 Bob Shirley 0.67
4 John Urrea 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 8
2 Dave Goltz 7
3 Bob Owchinko 6
4 Jim Clancy 5
4 Jim Rooker 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Sam Hinds 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .387
2 Dave Parker .345
3 Lyman Bostock .344
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 Cesar Cedeno 35
2 Davey Lopes 35
2 Freddie Patek 35
5 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 16
2 Rick Reuschel 15
2 Nolan Ryan 15
4 Bob Forsch 14
4 Dave Goltz 14

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 Bill Campbell 19
3 Charlie Hough 19
5 Lerrin LaGrow 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .429
2 Jim Rice .426
3 George Brett .415
4 Garry Templeton .400
5 Mickey Rivers .396

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 22
2 George Foster 19
3 Don Baylor 18
3 Lyman Bostock 18
3 George Brett 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 7
1 Davey Lopes 7
1 Omar Moreno 7
4 Rod Carew 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nelson Briles 0.73
2 Frank Tanana 0.75
3 Tom Johnson 1.04
4 Don Aase 1.08
5 Luis Tiant 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 3
1 Glenn Abbott 3
1 Ken Brett 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Goltz 26
2 Phil Niekro 25
3 Steve Carlton 23
3 Wayne Garland 23
5 Steve Rogers 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Butch Metzger 5
2 Tom Johnson 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Mike Garman 3
3 Skip Lockwood 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .402
2 Dave Parker .382
3 Jim Rice .373
4 Rennie Stennett .370
5 Lyman Bostock .369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 33
1 Bill Robinson 33
3 Greg Luzinski 30
4 Lyman Bostock 28
5 Leroy Stanton 27

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Aase 1.08
2 Tommy John 1.32
3 Doug Rau 1.36
4 John Urrea 1.66
5 Frank Tanana 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 5
1 Doug Bird 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 50
2 Jerry Koosman 48
3 Nolan Ryan 46
4 Dave Goltz 45
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Tom Johnson 5
2 Lerrin LaGrow 5
2 Skip Lockwood 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Dave Parker .342
3 Lyman Bostock .333
4 Ken Griffey .332
5 Ted Simmons .327

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 136
2 Larry Hisle 124
3 Ron Cey 116
4 Steve Garvey 114
5 Dave Parker 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 63
2 Frank Taveras 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 57
3 Joe Morgan 57
5 Omar Moreno 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.90
2 Burt Hooton 2.34
3 Don Sutton 2.51
4 Rick Reuschel 2.57
5 Bert Blyleven 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Rudy May 20
3 Jim Palmer 20
5 7 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 385
2 Frank Tanana 263
3 Dennis Eckersley 249
4 Jerry Koosman 234
5 Phil Niekro 223

Saves

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