On This Day

Sunday, August 14, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 68 44 .607 --
Orioles 67 48 .583 2.5
Yankees 65 50 .565 4.5
Tigers 53 61 .465 16.0
Indians 52 63 .452 17.5
Brewers 51 69 .425 21.0
Blue Jays 40 73 .354 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 66 48 .579 --
Twins 67 50 .573 0.5
Rangers 65 49 .570 1.0
Royals 64 49 .566 1.5
Angels 56 58 .491 10.0
Mariners 48 71 .403 20.5
Athletics 43 72 .374 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 71 44 .617 --
Pirates 69 49 .585 3.5
Cubs 65 51 .560 6.5
Cardinals 65 52 .556 7.0
Expos 53 64 .453 19.0
Mets 47 69 .405 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 71 46 .607 --
Reds 59 58 .504 12.0
Astros 55 63 .466 16.5
Giants 54 65 .454 18.0
Padres 53 68 .438 20.0
Braves 41 74 .357 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 5
2 Rob Andrews 4
2 Larry Bowa 4
2 Bill Buckner 4
2 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Ben Oglivie 2
1 Mike Schmidt 2
5 24 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 6
1 Andre Thornton 6
3 Joe Morgan 5
4 Darrell Evans 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Andre Dawson 2
1 Toby Harrah 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Tidrow 2.00
2 Dennis Leonard 1.33
3 Doug Rau 1.00
4 Phil Niekro 0.78
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 12
2 Phil Niekro 7
3 Doug Capilla 5
3 Bob Knepper 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Gil Patterson 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .379
2 Dave Parker .348
3 Rennie Stennett .338
4 Lyman Bostock .333
5 Ken Singleton .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 38
2 Greg Luzinski 31
3 Jeff Burroughs 30
3 Jim Rice 30
3 Mike Schmidt 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 109
2 Greg Luzinski 96
3 Ron Cey 93
4 Larry Hisle 90
5 2 tied 88

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.24
2 Tommy John 2.57
3 Bert Blyleven 2.59
4 Nolan Ryan 2.66
5 Burt Hooton 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 17
1 Nolan Ryan 17
3 Dave Goltz 15
3 Rick Reuschel 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 271
2 Phil Niekro 185
3 Frank Tanana 171
4 Dennis Leonard 167
5 Bert Blyleven 157

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 Dan Meyer .457
2 Mickey Rivers .450
3 Jim Wohlford .444
4 Jim Sundberg .418
5 Dave Parker .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Greg Luzinski 7
3 George Brett 6
3 Jeff Burroughs 6
3 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 21
2 Lyman Bostock 17
2 Jim Sundberg 17
4 Reggie Jackson 16
4 Bill Robinson 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Rod Carew 5
2 Toby Harrah 5
2 Ron LeFlore 5
2 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.66
2 Tommy John 0.67
3 Mike Torrez 1.00
4 Glenn Abbott 1.03
5 Pablo Torrealba 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Wayne Garland 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 Grant Jackson 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 30
2 Dennis Leonard 28
3 Bert Blyleven 27
4 Tom Seaver 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Tom Johnson 4
1 Butch Metzger 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .402
2 Dave Parker .387
3 Dan Meyer .371
4 Rennie Stennett .369
5 George Brett .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 12
2 Bobby Bonds 11
3 George Brett 10
3 George Foster 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 36
2 Bobby Bonds 34
3 Greg Luzinski 33
4 Lyman Bostock 27
5 Jim Sundberg 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Larry Bowa 10
2 Toby Harrah 10
2 Freddie Patek 10
5 4 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 0.87
2 Bob Forsch 1.20
3 John Urrea 1.47
4 Pablo Torrealba 1.78
5 Grant Jackson 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Rozema 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Dave Goltz 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 53
2 Bert Blyleven 52
3 Nolan Ryan 49
4 Jerry Koosman 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
1 Tom Johnson 7
3 Butch Metzger 6
4 Doug Bird 4
4 6 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Dave Parker .348
3 Mickey Rivers .328
4 Lyman Bostock .328
5 Ken Griffey .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 42
2 George Foster 40
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Mike Schmidt 38
5 Jeff Burroughs 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 125
2 George Foster 124
3 Greg Luzinski 119
4 Steve Garvey 113
4 Dave Parker 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
2 Frank Taveras 61
4 Joe Morgan 57
5 Omar Moreno 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.08
2 Burt Hooton 2.30
3 Nolan Ryan 2.61
4 Tommy John 2.63
5 Don Sutton 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Dave Goltz 20
3 Rudy May 20
3 Jim Palmer 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 382
2 Frank Tanana 255
3 Jerry Koosman 236
4 Phil Niekro 234
5 Dennis Eckersley 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
1 Charlie Hough 28
1 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Bill Campbell 27
5 Skip Lockwood 23