On This Day

Monday, August 15, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 69 44 .611 --
Orioles 67 49 .578 3.5
Yankees 66 50 .569 4.5
Tigers 54 61 .470 16.0
Indians 53 63 .457 17.5
Brewers 52 69 .430 21.0
Blue Jays 40 74 .351 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 68 50 .576 --
White Sox 66 49 .574 0.5
Rangers 65 50 .565 1.5
Royals 64 50 .561 2.0
Angels 57 58 .496 9.5
Mariners 48 72 .400 21.0
Athletics 43 73 .371 24.0

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 53 .551 7.5
Expos 53 64 .453 19.0
Mets 48 69 .410 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 71 47 .602 --
Reds 60 58 .508 11.0
Astros 56 63 .471 15.5
Giants 55 65 .458 17.0
Padres 53 69 .434 20.0
Braves 41 75 .353 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Von Joshua 4
1 Rob Sperring 4
3 Bert Campaneris 3
3 Dave Collins 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Craig Kusick 2
1 Andres Mora 2
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 Oscar Gamble 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Craig Kusick 5
1 Milt May 5
3 Art Howe 4
3 John Milner 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Jose Baez 1
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Billingham 1.67
2 Frank Tanana 0.92
3 Reggie Cleveland 0.83
3 Mike Torrez 0.83
5 J. R. Richard 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Ed Halicki 1
1 J. R. Richard 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 11
2 Ken Kravec 7
3 Ed Halicki 6
4 Jack Billingham 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Dan Larson 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .380
2 Dave Parker .348
3 Rennie Stennett .338
4 Lyman Bostock .334
5 Ted Simmons .329

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 92
5 2 tied 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 41
2 Frank Taveras 40
3 Freddie Patek 38
4 Davey Lopes 36
4 3 others tied 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.31
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 3 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 271
2 Phil Niekro 185
3 Frank Tanana 182
4 Dennis Leonard 167
5 Bert Blyleven 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Bruce Sutter 24
3 Bill Campbell 20
4 Charlie Hough 19
5 Lerrin LaGrow 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .462
2 Jim Wohlford .438
3 Ken Singleton .426
4 Dave Parker .424
5 Ted Sizemore .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 George Foster 6
2 Bobby Murcer 6
4 George Brett 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Bert Campaneris 5
2 Toby Harrah 5
2 Omar Moreno 5
2 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 0.64
2 Tommy John 0.67
3 Pedro Borbon 0.71
4 Pablo Torrealba 1.06
5 Bob Knepper 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Torrez 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Wayne Garland 3
2 Dave Goltz 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 30
2 Tom Seaver 24
3 Steve Carlton 23
3 Steve Rogers 23
5 Dennis Leonard 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .404
2 Dave Parker .388
3 Gene Richards .380
4 Ron LeFlore .371
5 Jim Wohlford .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 11
2 George Brett 10
2 Greg Luzinski 10
2 Eric Soderholm 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 35
2 Bobby Bonds 34
3 Greg Luzinski 29
4 Lyman Bostock 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 13
2 Larry Bowa 10
2 Davey Lopes 10
2 Freddie Patek 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 0.87
2 Bob Forsch 1.20
3 John Urrea 1.54
4 Pablo Torrealba 1.67
5 Pedro Borbon 1.86

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 Nolan Ryan 49
3 Bert Blyleven 47
4 Jerry Koosman 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Dave Parker .350
3 Mickey Rivers .329
4 Lyman Bostock .328
5 Ted Simmons .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 41
2 George Foster 40
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Mike Schmidt 37
5 2 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 125
2 George Foster 124
3 Greg Luzinski 119
4 Steve Garvey 113
5 Dave Parker 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 63
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Frank Taveras 60
4 Joe Morgan 58
5 Omar Moreno 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.13
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 23
3 Dave Goltz 20
3 Rudy May 20
5 6 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 382
2 Frank Tanana 266
3 Jerry Koosman 236
4 Phil Niekro 234
5 Dennis Eckersley 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 28
1 Rollie Fingers 28
1 Charlie Hough 28
1 Bruce Sutter 28
5 Skip Lockwood 22