On This Day

Friday, August 12, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 66 44 .600 --
Orioles 66 47 .584 1.5
Yankees 64 49 .566 3.5
Tigers 51 61 .455 16.0
Indians 50 62 .446 17.0
Brewers 50 67 .427 19.5
Blue Jays 39 72 .351 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 67 48 .583 --
White Sox 65 47 .580 0.5
Rangers 64 48 .571 1.5
Royals 63 48 .568 2.0
Angels 55 57 .491 10.5
Mariners 48 69 .410 20.0
Athletics 42 71 .372 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 68 44 .607 --
Pirates 67 49 .578 3.0
Cubs 65 48 .575 3.5
Cardinals 64 51 .557 5.5
Expos 52 63 .452 17.5
Mets 47 67 .412 22.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 69 46 .600 --
Reds 57 57 .500 11.5
Astros 54 63 .462 16.0
Giants 53 63 .457 16.5
Padres 53 67 .442 18.5
Braves 41 72 .363 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Chambliss 5
1 Steve Henderson 5
3 Dusty Baker 4
3 Reggie Jackson 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Chambliss 2
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Tim McCarver 2
4 Gary Alexander 1
4 28 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 5
1 Rod Gilbreath 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
4 Rod Carew 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Garner 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Thad Bosley 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Eckersley 8.00
2 John Montefusco 1.29
3 Bob Myrick 1.17
4 Jim Palmer 1.00
5 Dick Ruthven 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Larry Demery 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 9
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
3 Pete Broberg 7
3 Bob Myrick 7
3 Rick Wise 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Tom Johnson 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .381
2 Dave Parker .345
3 Rennie Stennett .341
4 Lyman Bostock .336
5 Ted Simmons .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 109
2 Greg Luzinski 95
3 Ron Cey 90
4 Steve Garvey 88
5 2 tied 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 40
2 Cesar Cedeno 38
3 Omar Moreno 36
3 Freddie Patek 36
3 Gene Richards 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.24
2 Bert Blyleven 2.42
3 Nolan Ryan 2.59
4 Burt Hooton 2.66
5 Tom Johnson 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 17
2 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 Jerry Koosman 155
4 Dennis Leonard 155

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 Jim Wohlford .455
2 Jim Sundberg .434
3 Gil Flores .429
4 Ron LeFlore .414
5 Rennie Stennett .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 8
1 Jeff Burroughs 8
3 George Brett 7
3 Greg Luzinski 7
5 George Foster 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 20
1 Bill Robinson 20
3 Greg Luzinski 18
4 Lyman Bostock 16
5 3 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 7
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 Omar Moreno 6
4 Rod Carew 5
4 Frank Taveras 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.59
2 Jack Kucek 0.69
3 Mike Torrez 1.00
3 Tommy John 1.00
5 Glenn Abbott 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
2 Dave Goltz 3
2 Grant Jackson 3
2 Darold Knowles 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 30
2 Ron Guidry 24
2 Jerry Koosman 24
2 Tom Seaver 24
5 Steve Carlton 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Tom Johnson 5
3 Butch Metzger 4
4 Doug Bird 3
4 Pedro Borbon 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rennie Stennett .404
2 Jim Rice .379
3 Jim Sundberg .378
4 Dave Parker .375
5 Bill Buckner .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 39
2 Bill Robinson 37
3 Bobby Bonds 33
4 George Foster 28
5 Lyman Bostock 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 John Urrea 1.66
3 Dave Goltz 1.68
4 Pablo Torrealba 1.78
5 Grant Jackson 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Dave Goltz 6
3 Glenn Abbott 5
3 Dave Rozema 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 53
2 Phil Niekro 46
3 Bert Blyleven 45
4 Steve Carlton 44
5 Gaylord Perry 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Dave Parker .345
3 Lyman Bostock .331
4 Ted Simmons .330
5 Mickey Rivers .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
1 Graig Nettles 43
3 Jim Rice 39
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 118
4 Steve Garvey 114
5 Dave Parker 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 62
2 Frank Taveras 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 60
4 Joe Morgan 56
5 Omar Moreno 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.08
2 Burt Hooton 2.43
3 Nolan Ryan 2.53
4 Bert Blyleven 2.58
5 Don Sutton 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
1 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Dave Goltz 20
3 Rudy May 20
3 Jim Palmer 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 380
2 Frank Tanana 255
3 Dennis Eckersley 244
4 Jerry Koosman 236
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 23