On This Day

Tuesday, August 9, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 64 43 .598 --
Orioles 63 47 .573 2.5
Yankees 60 49 .550 5.0
Tigers 50 60 .455 15.5
Brewers 50 64 .439 17.5
Indians 46 62 .426 18.5
Blue Jays 39 70 .358 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 65 44 .596 --
Twins 65 48 .575 2.0
Rangers 62 47 .569 3.0
Royals 61 47 .565 3.5
Angels 54 54 .500 10.5
Mariners 48 66 .421 19.5
Athletics 42 68 .382 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 64 44 .593 --
Cubs 65 46 .586 0.5
Pirates 63 49 .563 3.0
Cardinals 62 51 .549 4.5
Expos 52 59 .468 13.5
Mets 47 63 .427 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 68 44 .607 --
Reds 56 55 .505 11.5
Giants 52 61 .460 16.5
Astros 52 62 .456 17.0
Padres 49 67 .422 21.0
Braves 40 69 .367 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rob Andrews 5
1 Cecil Cooper 5
1 Jim Wohlford 5
4 Ron LeFlore 4
4 Derrel Thomas 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Brye 2
1 Gary Carter 2
1 Eric Soderholm 2
1 Gene Tenace 2
5 14 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Soderholm 4
2 Oscar Gamble 3
2 Chet Lemon 3
2 Gene Tenace 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Ellis Valentine 2
3 Dave Cash 1
3 Ivan de Jesus 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doug Capilla 2.00
2 Jesse Jefferson 0.78
2 Bob Knepper 0.78
4 Dave Rozema 0.67
5 Nino Espinosa 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Doug Capilla 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Jefferson 7
1 Bob Knepper 7
3 Doug Capilla 6
3 Nino Espinosa 6
3 Bob McClure 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Bob McClure 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .383
2 Dave Parker .349
3 Lyman Bostock .340
4 Rennie Stennett .337
5 Garry Templeton .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 38
2 Jim Rice 29
3 Jeff Burroughs 28
3 Mike Schmidt 28
5 3 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 40
2 Cesar Cedeno 37
3 Freddie Patek 36
4 Davey Lopes 35
4 Omar Moreno 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.06
2 Bert Blyleven 2.42
3 Burt Hooton 2.48
4 Rick Reuschel 2.50
5 Nolan Ryan 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 16
1 Nolan Ryan 16
3 Rick Reuschel 15
4 Bob Forsch 14
4 Dave Goltz 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 260
2 Phil Niekro 171
3 Frank Tanana 169
4 Bert Blyleven 150
4 Jerry Koosman 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 25
2 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 .438
2 Gene Richards .422
3 Dave Parker .421
4 Gil Flores .415
5 Jim Rice .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 7
1 George Foster 7
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Jeff Burroughs 6
3 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 20
2 George Brett 17
3 Lyman Bostock 16
3 George Foster 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Omar Moreno 7
3 Rod Carew 6
3 Davey Lopes 6
3 Freddie Patek 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
2 Tom Johnson 0.64
3 Frank Tanana 0.75
4 Tommy John 1.00
5 Don Aase 1.08

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 Bert Blyleven 26
2 Steve Carlton 23
2 Phil Niekro 23
4 Rick Reuschel 20
5 5 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Butch Metzger 4
3 Pedro Borbon 3
3 Mike Garman 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .390
2 Rennie Stennett .386
3 Jim Sundberg .373
4 Jim Rice .373
5 Lyman Bostock .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 14
2 Greg Luzinski 11
3 Bobby Bonds 10
4 Eric Soderholm 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 35
2 Greg Luzinski 30
3 George Foster 29
4 Bobby Bonds 28
4 Lyman Bostock 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 11
2 Larry Bowa 10
2 Rod Carew 10
2 Omar Moreno 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 1.05
2 Don Aase 1.08
3 Dave Goltz 1.35
4 John Urrea 1.66
5 Frank Tanana 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 5
1 Doug Bird 5
1 Bert Blyleven 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 51
2 Jerry Koosman 48
3 Nolan Ryan 46
4 Phil Niekro 43
5 Steve Carlton 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Adrian Devine 5
2 Tom Johnson 5
2 Gary Lavelle 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Dave Parker .343
3 Ken Griffey .332
4 Lyman Bostock .332
5 Ted Simmons .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
2 Graig Nettles 42
3 Jim Rice 38
4 Mike Schmidt 36
5 Jeff Burroughs 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 132
2 Larry Hisle 122
3 Ron Cey 114
3 Steve Garvey 114
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 63
2 Frank Taveras 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Joe Morgan 55
5 Omar Moreno 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.90
2 Burt Hooton 2.30
3 Don Sutton 2.51
4 Nolan Ryan 2.53
5 Bert Blyleven 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Jim Palmer 20
4 Vida Blue 19
4 6 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 380
2 Frank Tanana 263
3 Jerry Koosman 238
4 Dennis Eckersley 236
5 Phil Niekro 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 29
2 Rollie Fingers 28
2 Charlie Hough 28
4 Bill Campbell 27
5 Skip Lockwood 24