On This Day

Wednesday, August 24, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 51 .592 --
Red Sox 71 52 .577 2.0
Orioles 71 52 .577 2.0
Tigers 59 66 .472 15.0
Indians 58 68 .460 16.5
Brewers 56 75 .427 21.0
Blue Jays 45 79 .363 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 72 51 .585 --
Rangers 71 54 .568 2.0
Twins 72 55 .567 2.0
White Sox 69 54 .561 3.0
Angels 60 63 .488 12.0
Mariners 51 79 .392 24.5
Athletics 47 77 .379 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 78 46 .629 --
Pirates 72 55 .567 7.5
Cardinals 71 55 .563 8.0
Cubs 70 55 .560 8.5
Expos 59 67 .468 20.0
Mets 51 75 .405 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 51 .595 --
Reds 66 61 .520 9.5
Astros 58 69 .457 17.5
Giants 58 70 .453 18.0
Padres 56 73 .434 20.5
Braves 44 81 .352 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Bumbry 4
1 Dave Concepcion 4
1 Rich Dauer 4
1 Roy Howell 4
1 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug Rader 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 Bucky Dent 1
2 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hector Torres 6
2 Dave Chalk 4
3 Chris Chambliss 3
3 Doug DeCinces 3
3 Ron Fairly 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
3 Mike Anderson 1
3 Thad Bosley 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Odell Jones 1.40
2 Vida Blue 1.17
3 Gaylord Perry 1.00
3 Nolan Ryan 1.00
5 Tommy John 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Tommy John 9
3 Len Barker 7
3 Doug Bird 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .378
2 Dave Parker .342
3 Ted Simmons .336
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Lyman Bostock .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 42
2 Jeff Burroughs 32
3 Greg Luzinski 31
3 Mike Schmidt 31
5 3 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 120
2 Greg Luzinski 104
3 Larry Hisle 99
4 Ron Cey 95
5 2 tied 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 47
2 Cesar Cedeno 43
3 Omar Moreno 41
4 Freddie Patek 40
5 Gene Richards 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.30
2 John Candelaria 2.63
3 Tommy John 2.63
4 Burt Hooton 2.67
5 Nolan Ryan 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 18
2 Rick Reuschel 17
2 Nolan Ryan 17
4 Bob Forsch 16
4 Dave Goltz 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 294
2 Phil Niekro 204
3 Frank Tanana 190
4 Dennis Leonard 175
5 Jerry Koosman 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
2 Bruce Sutter 24
3 Bill Campbell 20
3 Sparky Lyle 20
5 2 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lamar Johnson .457
2 Dusty Baker .447
3 Ted Simmons .429
4 Enos Cabell .409
5 Jim Sundberg .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Hargrove 7
2 Chris Chambliss 6
2 Andres Mora 6
2 Bill Robinson 6
2 Andre Thornton 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 19
2 Reggie Jackson 18
2 Greg Luzinski 18
4 Andres Mora 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 8
2 Bake McBride 7
2 Frank Taveras 7
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 0.38
2 Bob Sykes 1.20
3 Bob Owchinko 1.23
4 Rick Rhoden 1.29
5 Jack Billingham 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Lonborg 4
1 Mike Torrez 4
3 Larry Christenson 3
3 Al Fitzmorris 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Phil Niekro 33
3 Dennis Leonard 27
4 Tom Seaver 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
3 Pedro Borbon 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .419
2 Mickey Rivers .400
3 Ron LeFlore .394
4 Roy Howell .392
5 Gene Richards .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 13
1 Bill Robinson 13
3 George Brett 11
4 Jeff Burroughs 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 38
2 George Foster 30
2 Greg Luzinski 30
4 Jim Sundberg 29
5 4 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 13
1 Omar Moreno 13
3 Frank Taveras 12
4 Ron LeFlore 10
4 Freddie Patek 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 1.15
2 Tommy John 1.45
3 Mike Torrez 1.57
4 John Urrea 1.85
5 Mike Paxton 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Torrez 7
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Dave Goltz 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 58
2 Nolan Ryan 56
3 Dave Goltz 46
4 Steve Carlton 42
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Doug Bird 6
2 Pedro Borbon 6
2 Butch Metzger 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Dave Parker .342
3 Mickey Rivers .338
4 Lyman Bostock .333
5 Ken Griffey .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
2 Graig Nettles 41
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Mike Schmidt 37
5 Jeff Burroughs 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 133
2 Larry Hisle 124
3 Greg Luzinski 118
4 Graig Nettles 111
5 Ron Cey 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 63
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Frank Taveras 61
4 Joe Morgan 56
5 Omar Moreno 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.97
2 Burt Hooton 2.33
3 Nolan Ryan 2.53
4 Don Sutton 2.59
5 Tommy John 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Mike Torrez 21
4 Dave Goltz 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 381
2 Frank Tanana 265
3 Phil Niekro 244
4 Jerry Koosman 230
5 Steve Carlton 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
2 Charlie Hough 27
2 Bruce Sutter 27
4 Bill Campbell 24
5 2 tied 23