On This Day

Thursday, August 11, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 65 44 .596 --
Orioles 65 47 .580 1.5
Yankees 62 49 .559 4.0
Tigers 51 60 .459 15.0
Indians 48 62 .436 17.5
Brewers 50 65 .435 18.0
Blue Jays 39 71 .355 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 65 46 .586 --
Twins 66 48 .579 0.5
Rangers 63 48 .568 2.0
Royals 62 48 .564 2.5
Angels 55 55 .500 9.5
Mariners 48 68 .414 19.5
Athletics 42 70 .375 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 67 44 .604 --
Cubs 65 47 .580 2.5
Pirates 65 49 .570 3.5
Cardinals 63 51 .553 5.5
Expos 52 62 .456 16.5
Mets 47 65 .420 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 45 .605 --
Reds 57 56 .504 11.5
Astros 54 62 .466 16.0
Giants 52 63 .452 17.5
Padres 52 67 .437 19.5
Braves 40 72 .357 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rennie Stennett 4
2 Enos Cabell 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 Andre Dawson 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Glenn Adams 1
1 Gary Alexander 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Glenn Adams 4
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Bill Robinson 4
4 Gary Alexander 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 2
1 Gene Richards 2
3 Thad Bosley 1
3 Jack Clark 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Torrez 2.00
2 Bob Owchinko 1.25
3 Tom Seaver 1.00
4 Rick Waits 0.86
5 Odell Jones 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Paul Hartzell 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 7
2 Rick Waits 6
3 Ed Halicki 5
3 Odell Jones 5
3 Bob Owchinko 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Tom Johnson 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Roger Moret 1
1 Joe Sambito 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .383
2 Dave Parker .349
3 Rennie Stennett .342
4 Lyman Bostock .339
5 Ted Simmons .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 38
2 Jeff Burroughs 30
3 Bobby Bonds 29
3 Greg Luzinski 29
3 Jim Rice 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 109
2 Greg Luzinski 92
3 Ron Cey 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
3 Gene Richards 36
5 2 tied 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.24
2 Bert Blyleven 2.42
3 Rick Reuschel 2.50
4 Tom Johnson 2.57
5 Nolan Ryan 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 16
1 Nolan Ryan 16
3 Dave Goltz 15
3 Rick Reuschel 15
5 Bob Forsch 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 .444
2 Rennie Stennett .422
3 Mickey Rivers .419
4 Dave Parker .417
5 Jim Sundberg .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 8
1 George Brett 8
1 Jeff Burroughs 8
4 George Foster 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 24
2 Bobby Bonds 20
3 George Brett 17
4 Lyman Bostock 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Johnson 0.56
2 Jack Kucek 0.69
3 Tommy John 1.00
4 Glenn Abbott 1.03
5 Larry Christenson 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Torrez 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Dave Goltz 3
2 Grant Jackson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 30
2 Gaylord Perry 26
3 Ron Guidry 24
3 Tom Seaver 24
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Tom Johnson 4
2 Butch Metzger 4
4 Pedro Borbon 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rennie Stennett .394
2 Dave Parker .376
3 Jim Sundberg .374
4 Jim Rice .369
5 Bob Boone .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 14
2 Greg Luzinski 13
3 Bobby Bonds 11
4 George Brett 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 37
2 Greg Luzinski 36
3 Bobby Bonds 33
4 George Foster 29
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 10
1 Freddie Patek 10
3 Larry Bowa 9
3 Ron LeFlore 9
3 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 1.05
2 Tom Johnson 1.50
3 John Urrea 1.66
4 Dave Goltz 1.68
5 Pablo Torrealba 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Goltz 6
2 Glenn Abbott 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 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 Tom Johnson 6
2 Butch Metzger 6
4 Gary Lavelle 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Dave Parker .346
3 Lyman Bostock .332
4 Ted Simmons .330
5 Ken Griffey .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
1 Graig Nettles 43
3 Jim Rice 38
4 Jeff Burroughs 37
5 Mike Schmidt 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 132
2 Larry Hisle 122
3 Greg Luzinski 115
4 Steve Garvey 114
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 63
2 Frank Taveras 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 60
4 Joe Morgan 55
5 Omar Moreno 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.02
2 Burt Hooton 2.43
3 Nolan Ryan 2.53
4 Don Sutton 2.55
5 Bert Blyleven 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Dave Goltz 20
3 Rudy May 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 380
2 Frank Tanana 265
3 Dennis Eckersley 236
4 Jerry Koosman 231
5 Phil Niekro 227

Saves

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