On This Day

Friday, August 26, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 51 .598 --
Red Sox 72 53 .576 3.0
Orioles 71 54 .568 4.0
Tigers 59 67 .468 16.5
Indians 58 69 .457 18.0
Brewers 56 77 .421 23.0
Blue Jays 45 80 .360 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 74 51 .592 --
White Sox 71 54 .568 3.0
Twins 73 56 .566 3.0
Rangers 71 56 .559 4.0
Angels 61 63 .492 12.5
Mariners 52 79 .397 25.0
Athletics 48 77 .384 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 78 48 .619 --
Pirates 74 55 .574 5.5
Cubs 71 56 .559 7.5
Cardinals 71 57 .555 8.0
Expos 59 68 .465 19.5
Mets 51 77 .398 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 76 52 .594 --
Reds 68 61 .527 8.5
Astros 60 69 .465 16.5
Giants 59 71 .454 18.0
Padres 56 74 .431 21.0
Braves 46 81 .362 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank Taveras 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Thad Bosley 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 2
2 Bob Adams 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Steve Bowling 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 4
2 Oscar Gamble 3
2 Mitchell Page 3
2 Tony Perez 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan Driessen 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Lenny Randle 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Kison 1.40
2 Dennis Leonard 0.88
3 Frank Tanana 0.73
4 Rick Langford 0.57
4 Rick Reuschel 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Clay 1
1 Preston Hanna 1
1 Tom Johnson 1
1 Bruce Kison 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 8
2 Bruce Kison 7
2 Dennis Leonard 7
2 Tom Seaver 7
5 Jim Palmer 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Davey 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Dave Parker .343
3 Lyman Bostock .338
4 Mickey Rivers .336
5 Rennie Stennett .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 42
2 Jeff Burroughs 33
3 Greg Luzinski 32
4 Bobby Bonds 31
4 Mike Schmidt 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 120
2 Greg Luzinski 105
3 Larry Hisle 101
4 Ron Cey 97
5 Jeff Burroughs 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 48
2 Cesar Cedeno 44
3 Omar Moreno 41
4 Joe Morgan 40
4 Freddie Patek 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.33
2 John Candelaria 2.55
3 Tommy John 2.63
4 Burt Hooton 2.67
5 Nolan Ryan 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 18
1 Rick Reuschel 18
3 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 198
4 Dennis Leonard 182
5 Jerry Koosman 166

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
2 Bruce Sutter 25
3 Bill Campbell 21
3 Sparky Lyle 21
5 Lerrin LaGrow 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lamar Johnson .500
2 Greg Gross .475
3 Mickey Rivers .431
4 Lou Piniella .415
5 Dusty Baker .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Hargrove 7
2 Chris Chambliss 6
2 Andres Mora 6
2 Andre Thornton 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 19
2 Mickey Rivers 18
3 Reggie Jackson 17
4 Andres Mora 16
4 Claudell Washington 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 8
1 Frank Taveras 8
3 Phil Garner 7
3 Bake McBride 7
3 Joe Morgan 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 0.38
2 Larry Demery 0.71
3 Tom Seaver 1.00
4 Pat Zachry 1.13
5 Bob Sykes 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Dennis Leonard 27
2 Frank Tanana 27
4 Phil Niekro 26
5 Rick Reuschel 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
3 Pedro Borbon 4
4 Randy Moffitt 3
5 13 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .425
2 Roy Howell .413
3 Jim Sundberg .396
4 Ron LeFlore .395
5 Lamar Johnson .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 12
2 George Brett 11
2 Jeff Burroughs 11
2 George Foster 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 34
2 Greg Luzinski 30
3 George Brett 28
3 Chris Chambliss 28
5 6 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 13
1 Frank Taveras 13
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 Ron LeFlore 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Skip Lockwood 1.07
2 Pablo Torrealba 1.26
3 Bob Forsch 1.32
4 Tommy John 1.45
5 Mike Torrez 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Torrez 7
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 56
2 Dennis Leonard 47
3 Nolan Ryan 46
3 Tom Seaver 46
5 Steve Carlton 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 7
1 Pedro Borbon 7
1 Rollie Fingers 7
4 Sparky Lyle 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Mickey Rivers .343
3 Dave Parker .342
4 Lyman Bostock .338
5 Ken Griffey .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
2 Graig Nettles 40
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Jeff Burroughs 37
4 Mike Schmidt 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 132
2 Larry Hisle 126
3 Greg Luzinski 119
4 Ron Cey 111
4 2 others tied 111

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.01
2 Burt Hooton 2.42
3 Nolan Ryan 2.53
4 Don Sutton 2.59
5 John Candelaria 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Rick Reuschel 21
3 Mike Torrez 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 381
2 Frank Tanana 273
3 Phil Niekro 238
4 Jerry Koosman 231
5 Dennis Eckersley 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
2 Bruce Sutter 28
3 Charlie Hough 27
4 Bill Campbell 25
5 Sparky Lyle 24