On This Day

Sunday, August 28, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 52 .597 --
Red Sox 74 53 .583 2.0
Orioles 72 55 .567 4.0
Tigers 61 67 .477 15.5
Indians 60 69 .465 17.0
Brewers 57 78 .422 23.0
Blue Jays 45 82 .354 31.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 75 52 .591 --
White Sox 72 55 .567 3.0
Rangers 72 57 .558 4.0
Twins 73 58 .557 4.0
Angels 61 65 .484 13.5
Athletics 50 77 .394 25.0
Mariners 52 81 .391 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 78 50 .609 --
Pirates 76 55 .580 3.5
Cubs 71 58 .550 7.5
Cardinals 71 59 .546 8.0
Expos 59 70 .457 19.5
Mets 51 79 .392 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 78 52 .600 --
Reds 70 61 .534 8.5
Astros 62 69 .473 16.5
Giants 61 71 .462 18.0
Padres 56 76 .424 23.0
Braves 48 81 .372 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Garvey 5
2 Lyman Bostock 3
2 Rico Carty 3
2 Ivan de Jesus 3
2 15 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Rico Carty 2
1 Steve Garvey 2
4 Doug Ault 1
4 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 5
1 Steve Garvey 5
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 Dave Concepcion 4
3 Joe Ferguson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Julio Cruz 2
1 Jerry Mumphrey 2
3 Ivan de Jesus 1
3 Dan Driessen 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 4.00
2 Vida Blue 0.90
3 Paul Moskau 0.88
4 Don Sutton 0.83
5 Andy Hassler 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 9
1 Steve Rogers 9
3 Ron Guidry 8
4 Paul Moskau 7
5 Eddie Solomon 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Dave Campbell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Dave Parker .345
3 Lyman Bostock .341
4 Ted Simmons .336
5 Rennie Stennett .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
2 Jeff Burroughs 34
3 Bobby Bonds 33
4 Greg Luzinski 32
4 Mike Schmidt 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 123
2 Larry Hisle 105
2 Greg Luzinski 105
4 Bobby Bonds 97
4 Ron Cey 97

Stolen Bases

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

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 22
4 Sparky Lyle 21
5 Lerrin LaGrow 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lamar Johnson .472
2 Ron Pruitt .455
3 Greg Gross .432
4 Rico Carty .420
5 Mickey Rivers .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Hargrove 6
1 Andres Mora 6
3 George Foster 5
3 Graig Nettles 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 18
1 Mickey Rivers 18
3 Andres Mora 17
4 Rico Carty 16
4 Graig Nettles 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 9
2 Jose Cruz 8
3 Bake McBride 7
3 Joe Morgan 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.36
2 J. R. Richard 0.86
3 Tom Seaver 1.00
4 John Candelaria 1.27
5 Floyd Bannister 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Ed Halicki 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 35
2 Dennis Leonard 27
2 Frank Tanana 27
4 Vida Blue 25
5 Rick Reuschel 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Doug Bird 4
3 Pedro Borbon 3
3 Bill Campbell 3
3 Dave Campbell 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .406
2 Mickey Rivers .402
3 Jim Sundberg .394
4 Roy Howell .392
5 Lamar Johnson .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 12
1 Jeff Burroughs 12
3 George Foster 11
3 Mike Hargrove 11
5 2 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 31
2 Bobby Bonds 30
3 Reggie Jackson 28
3 Greg Luzinski 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 14
2 Cesar Cedeno 12
3 Omar Moreno 11
4 Joe Morgan 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pablo Torrealba 1.26
2 Tommy John 1.55
3 Jim Rooker 1.60
4 Mike Torrez 1.86
5 Bob Forsch 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Torrez 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Dave Rozema 5
2 Tom Seaver 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 65
2 Nolan Ryan 46
2 Tom Seaver 46
4 Ron Guidry 45
5 2 tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 8
2 Pedro Borbon 7
2 Rollie Fingers 7
4 Sparky Lyle 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Dave Parker .345
3 Lyman Bostock .339
4 Mickey Rivers .338
5 Ken Griffey .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 44
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 133
2 Larry Hisle 130
3 Greg Luzinski 117
4 Graig Nettles 112
5 Ron Cey 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 62
1 Frank Taveras 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 60
4 Joe Morgan 54
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.10
2 Burt Hooton 2.46
3 Don Sutton 2.52
4 Nolan Ryan 2.53
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 260
3 Phil Niekro 247
4 Dennis Eckersley 226
5 Jerry Koosman 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
2 Bruce Sutter 28
3 Charlie Hough 27
4 Bill Campbell 26
5 Sparky Lyle 24