On This Day

Monday, August 29, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 52 .600 --
Red Sox 74 54 .578 3.0
Orioles 73 55 .570 4.0
Tigers 61 67 .477 16.0
Indians 61 69 .469 17.0
Brewers 57 78 .422 23.5
Blue Jays 45 84 .349 32.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 75 53 .586 --
Twins 75 58 .564 2.5
White Sox 72 56 .563 3.0
Rangers 72 57 .558 3.5
Angels 61 66 .480 13.5
Athletics 51 77 .398 24.0
Mariners 52 81 .391 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 79 50 .612 --
Pirates 76 55 .580 4.0
Cubs 71 59 .546 8.5
Cardinals 71 60 .542 9.0
Expos 60 70 .462 19.5
Mets 51 79 .392 28.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 52 .603 --
Reds 70 62 .530 9.5
Astros 62 69 .473 17.0
Giants 61 71 .462 18.5
Padres 57 76 .429 23.0
Braves 48 82 .369 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Hisle 7
2 Rod Carew 5
3 Jim Rice 4
3 Eric Soderholm 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 3
2 Mitchell Page 2
2 Andre Thornton 2
4 Johnny Bench 1
4 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Ault 4
1 Larry Hisle 4
1 Pat Kelly 4
1 Mitchell Page 4
1 Jim Rice 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank White 3
2 Lou Brock 2
2 Al Bumbry 2
2 Davey Lopes 2
5 15 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Waits 1.00
2 Nolan Ryan 0.92
3 Fred Holdsworth 0.75
4 Buzz Capra 0.73
5 Steve Stone 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Dave Freisleben 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Fred Holdsworth 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Buzz Capra 8
2 Rick Waits 8
4 Steve Stone 7
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .377
2 Dave Parker .345
3 Lyman Bostock .340
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Ted Simmons .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
2 Jeff Burroughs 35
3 Bobby Bonds 33
3 Greg Luzinski 33
3 Jim Rice 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 123
2 Larry Hisle 109
3 Greg Luzinski 107
4 Jeff Burroughs 98
4 Ron Cey 98

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 2.57
4 Bert Blyleven 2.70
5 Rick Reuschel 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 18
1 Rick Reuschel 18
3 Nolan Ryan 17
4 Bob Forsch 16
4 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 305
2 Phil Niekro 213
3 Frank Tanana 198
4 Dennis Leonard 182
5 Bert Blyleven 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
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 Ron Pruitt .441
2 Lamar Johnson .421
3 Ron LeFlore .419
4 Enos Cabell .417
4 Bill Madlock .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Thornton 6
2 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 George Foster 5
2 Mike Hargrove 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 19
2 Mickey Rivers 15
3 Jeff Burroughs 14
3 Rico Carty 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 9
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Jose Cruz 6
2 Phil Garner 6
2 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Campbell 0.00
2 Don Sutton 0.36
3 John Candelaria 0.64
4 J. R. Richard 0.86
5 Tom Seaver 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Ed Halicki 3
1 Tom Johnson 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Phil Niekro 28
3 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 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .405
2 Ron LeFlore .403
3 Jim Sundberg .398
4 Bake McBride .375
5 Ken Singleton .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 12
1 Jeff Burroughs 12
3 George Foster 11
3 Andre Thornton 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 31
2 Bobby Bonds 30
2 Greg Luzinski 30
4 Jeff Burroughs 28
4 Reggie Jackson 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Lindblad 1.40
2 Tommy John 1.50
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 Tommy John 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Tom Seaver 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 58
2 Nolan Ryan 57
3 Tom Seaver 46
4 Steve Carlton 43
4 Dennis Leonard 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 8
1 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Pedro Borbon 6
4 Bill Campbell 5
4 Sparky Lyle 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Dave Parker .345
3 Lyman Bostock .339
4 Mickey Rivers .335
5 Ken Griffey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 44
2 Jim Rice 42
3 Graig Nettles 41
4 Jeff Burroughs 39
5 Mike Schmidt 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 133
1 Larry Hisle 133
3 Greg Luzinski 119
4 Ron Cey 112
4 Graig Nettles 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 63
2 Frank Taveras 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Joe Morgan 54
5 Freddie Patek 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.10
2 Burt Hooton 2.46
3 Nolan Ryan 2.49
4 Don Sutton 2.52
5 Tommy John 2.61

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 391
2 Frank Tanana 260
3 Phil Niekro 247
4 Dennis Eckersley 226
5 Jerry Koosman 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 30
2 Charlie Hough 27
2 Bruce Sutter 27
4 Bill Campbell 26
5 Sparky Lyle 24