On This Day

Wednesday, August 10, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 65 43 .602 --
Orioles 64 47 .577 2.5
Yankees 61 49 .555 5.0
Tigers 51 60 .459 15.5
Brewers 50 65 .435 18.5
Indians 47 62 .431 18.5
Blue Jays 39 70 .358 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 65 45 .591 --
Twins 65 48 .575 1.5
Royals 62 47 .569 2.5
Rangers 62 48 .564 3.0
Angels 54 55 .495 10.5
Mariners 48 67 .417 19.5
Athletics 42 69 .378 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 66 44 .600 --
Cubs 65 47 .580 2.0
Pirates 64 49 .566 3.5
Cardinals 63 51 .553 5.0
Expos 52 61 .460 15.5
Mets 47 64 .423 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 44 .611 --
Reds 56 56 .500 12.5
Astros 53 62 .461 17.0
Giants 52 62 .456 17.5
Padres 51 67 .432 20.5
Braves 40 71 .360 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Von Joshua 5
1 Ted Sizemore 5
3 Dave Winfield 4
4 Sal Bando 3
4 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 4
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 Mike Champion 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Almon 2
1 Mike Schmidt 2
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 Wayne Garrett 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Lonborg 1.67
2 Ron Guidry 1.60
3 Gaylord Perry 1.30
4 Buzz Capra 1.17
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Larry Demery 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 13
2 John Candelaria 9
3 Ron Guidry 8
4 Buzz Capra 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .383
2 Dave Parker .347
3 Lyman Bostock .340
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Ted Simmons .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 38
2 Jeff Burroughs 29
2 Greg Luzinski 29
2 Jim Rice 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 40
2 Cesar Cedeno 38
3 Freddie Patek 36
4 Davey Lopes 35
4 Omar Moreno 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.24
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 178
3 Frank Tanana 171
4 Dennis Leonard 155
5 Steve Rogers 151

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
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 Gil Flores .432
2 Mickey Rivers .417
3 Jim Rice .409
4 Jim Sundberg .408
5 Ron LeFlore .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 7
1 George Brett 7
1 Jeff Burroughs 7
1 George Foster 7
1 Greg Luzinski 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 21
2 George Brett 17
3 Bobby Bonds 16
3 George Foster 16
5 5 tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 0.51
2 Don Aase 0.56
3 Tom Johnson 0.64
4 Jack Kucek 0.69
5 Bob McClure 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Grant Jackson 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 30
2 Gaylord Perry 26
3 Ron Guidry 24
4 Wayne Garland 21
4 Steve Rogers 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Butch Metzger 5
3 Pedro Borbon 3
3 Tom Johnson 3
3 Skip Lockwood 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .373
2 Rennie Stennett .372
3 Jim Sundberg .368
4 Dave Parker .364
5 Dan Meyer .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 14
2 Greg Luzinski 13
3 Bobby Bonds 10
4 Eric Soderholm 9
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 34
2 Bill Robinson 33
3 Bobby Bonds 30
4 George Foster 29
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 11
2 Cesar Cedeno 10
3 Larry Bowa 9
3 Ron LeFlore 9
3 3 others 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 Burt Hooton 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 50
2 Jerry Koosman 48
3 Nolan Ryan 46
4 Bert Blyleven 45
5 2 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Butch Metzger 6
3 Tom Johnson 5
3 Gary Lavelle 5
5 4 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Dave Parker .342
3 Lyman Bostock .332
4 Ken Griffey .330
5 Ted Simmons .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 132
2 Larry Hisle 122
3 Ron Cey 114
3 Steve Garvey 114
5 Greg Luzinski 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 63
2 Frank Taveras 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 60
4 Joe Morgan 56
5 Omar Moreno 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.02
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 Rudy May 20
3 Jim Palmer 20
5 6 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 380
2 Frank Tanana 265
3 Jerry Koosman 238
4 Dennis Eckersley 236
5 Phil Niekro 230

Saves

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