On This Day

Saturday, August 27, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 52 .594 --
Red Sox 73 53 .579 2.0
Orioles 72 54 .571 3.0
Tigers 60 67 .472 15.5
Indians 59 69 .461 17.0
Brewers 56 78 .418 23.0
Blue Jays 45 81 .357 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 74 52 .587 --
White Sox 72 54 .571 2.0
Rangers 72 56 .563 3.0
Twins 73 57 .562 3.0
Angels 61 64 .488 12.5
Mariners 52 80 .394 25.0
Athletics 49 77 .389 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 78 49 .614 --
Pirates 75 55 .577 4.5
Cubs 71 57 .555 7.5
Cardinals 71 58 .550 8.0
Expos 59 69 .461 19.5
Mets 51 78 .395 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 77 52 .597 --
Reds 69 61 .531 8.5
Astros 61 69 .469 16.5
Giants 60 71 .458 18.0
Padres 56 75 .427 22.0
Braves 47 81 .367 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
2 Jose Cruz 3
2 Gil Flores 3
2 Bill Madlock 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Milt May 2
1 John Milner 2
1 Bump Wills 2
4 Johnny Bench 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Clark 3
1 Toby Harrah 3
1 Chet Lemon 3
1 John Milner 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 2
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 2.33
2 Burt Hooton 1.43
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.25
4 Jerry Reuss 1.00
5 Bob Knepper 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burt Hooton 10
2 Phil Niekro 9
3 Jerry Reuss 8
4 Bert Blyleven 7
4 J. R. Richard 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Dennis Martinez 1
1 Jim Willoughby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Dave Parker .342
3 Lyman Bostock .337
4 Ted Simmons .336
5 Rennie Stennett .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 42
2 Jeff Burroughs 34
3 Greg Luzinski 32
3 Mike Schmidt 32
5 3 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 120
2 Greg Luzinski 105
3 Larry Hisle 102
4 Ron Cey 97
5 Jeff Burroughs 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 49
2 Cesar Cedeno 44
3 Omar Moreno 41
3 Joe Morgan 41
5 Freddie Patek 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.33
2 John Candelaria 2.55
3 Tommy John 2.63
4 Nolan Ryan 2.68
5 Bert Blyleven 2.70

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 213
3 Frank Tanana 198
4 Dennis Leonard 182
5 Bert Blyleven 170

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 Greg Gross .486
1 Lamar Johnson .486
3 Mickey Rivers .406
4 Andre Thornton .400
5 Ron Pruitt .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Hargrove 7
2 Andres Mora 6
3 Butch Hobson 5
3 Don Money 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mickey Rivers 18
2 Andres Mora 17
3 Graig Nettles 16
3 Claudell Washington 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 9
2 Jose Cruz 8
3 Bake McBride 7
3 Joe Morgan 7
3 Mitchell Page 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 0.50
2 Don Sutton 0.56
3 J. R. Richard 0.86
4 Tom Seaver 1.00
5 Bob Sykes 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 Fred Norman 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 35
2 Nolan Ryan 34
3 Dennis Leonard 27
3 Frank Tanana 27
5 Rick Reuschel 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Doug Bird 4
2 Pedro Borbon 4
4 Doug Bair 2
4 15 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy Howell .418
2 Mickey Rivers .407
3 Ron LeFlore .398
4 Jim Sundberg .394
5 Lamar Johnson .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 12
2 George Brett 11
2 Mike Hargrove 11
2 Bill Robinson 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 35
2 George Brett 28
2 Greg Luzinski 28
4 Bobby Bonds 27
4 5 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 14
2 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Omar Moreno 12
4 Joe Morgan 11
5 Freddie Patek 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pablo Torrealba 1.26
2 Bob Forsch 1.32
3 Tommy John 1.45
4 John Urrea 1.85
5 Mike Torrez 1.88

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 65
2 Nolan Ryan 46
2 Tom Seaver 46
4 Steve Carlton 43
4 Dennis Leonard 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Dave Parker .342
3 Mickey Rivers .340
4 Lyman Bostock .338
5 Ken Griffey .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
2 Graig Nettles 41
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Jeff Burroughs 38
4 Mike Schmidt 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 131
2 Larry Hisle 127
3 Greg Luzinski 117
4 Butch Hobson 112
4 Graig Nettles 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 63
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
2 Davey Lopes 61
4 Joe Morgan 57
5 Omar Moreno 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.01
2 Burt Hooton 2.46
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 247
4 Jerry Koosman 231
5 Dennis Eckersley 226

Saves

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