On This Day

Tuesday, August 30, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 52 .603 --
Red Sox 75 54 .581 3.0
Orioles 74 55 .574 4.0
Tigers 62 67 .481 16.0
Indians 61 70 .466 18.0
Brewers 57 79 .419 24.5
Blue Jays 45 84 .349 33.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 75 54 .581 --
White Sox 73 56 .566 2.0
Twins 75 58 .564 2.0
Rangers 73 57 .562 2.5
Angels 61 67 .477 13.5
Athletics 51 78 .395 24.0
Mariners 52 82 .388 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 80 50 .615 --
Pirates 77 55 .583 4.0
Cubs 72 59 .550 8.5
Cardinals 71 61 .538 10.0
Expos 60 71 .458 20.5
Mets 51 80 .389 29.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 79 53 .598 --
Reds 71 62 .534 8.5
Astros 63 69 .477 16.0
Giants 61 72 .459 18.5
Padres 58 76 .433 22.0
Braves 48 83 .366 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Boisclair 4
1 Bert Campaneris 4
1 Denny Doyle 4
4 Buddy Bell 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 Willie Horton 1
1 Fred Lynn 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Bumbry 3
1 George Foster 3
1 George Hendrick 3
1 Willie Horton 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Garner 3
2 Bill Almon 2
2 Frank Taveras 2
4 Jose Baez 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 1.20
2 Gaylord Perry 1.00
3 Ken Kravec 0.88
4 Fred Norman 0.80
5 Luis Tiant 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Ken Kravec 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Norman 8
2 Ken Kravec 7
3 John Candelaria 6
3 Jim Palmer 6
3 Gaylord Perry 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Dan Spillner 1
1 Bruce Sutter 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 .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 44
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 126
2 Larry Hisle 109
3 Greg Luzinski 108
4 Jeff Burroughs 98
4 Ron Cey 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 51
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 2.47
3 Tommy John 2.57
4 Rick Reuschel 2.64
5 Bert Blyleven 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 19
2 Steve Carlton 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 186
5 Bert Blyleven 170

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Bill Campbell 22
4 Sparky Lyle 21
5 Lerrin LaGrow 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Piniella .429
2 Lamar Johnson .405
3 Mickey Rivers .403
4 Enos Cabell .400
4 Reggie Smith .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
1 Andre Thornton 6
3 Jeff Burroughs 5
3 Mike Hargrove 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 17
1 Larry Hisle 17
3 Rico Carty 15
3 Mickey Rivers 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 11
2 Phil Garner 9
3 Lou Brock 6
3 Jose Cruz 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.36
2 Charlie Williams 0.69
3 John Candelaria 0.78
4 Tom Seaver 1.00
5 J. R. Richard 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 John Candelaria 3
2 Tom Johnson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Phil Niekro 28
2 Rick Reuschel 28
4 Vida Blue 25
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .414
2 Ron LeFlore .390
3 Jim Sundberg .380
4 Bake McBride .375
5 Ken Singleton .372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 30
2 George Foster 29
3 Chris Chambliss 28
4 Greg Luzinski 27
4 2 others tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 16
2 Cesar Cedeno 12
3 Phil Garner 11
4 Lou Brock 10
4 Omar Moreno 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 1.50
2 Jim Rooker 1.60
3 Mike Torrez 1.86
4 John Candelaria 1.99
5 Bob Forsch 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Torrez 6
2 Tommy John 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Dave Rozema 5
2 Tom Seaver 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 58
2 Nolan Ryan 51
3 Dennis Leonard 47
4 Tom Seaver 46
5 Steve Carlton 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Dave Parker .347
3 Lyman Bostock .340
4 Mickey Rivers .336
5 Ted Simmons .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 45
2 Graig Nettles 42
2 Jim Rice 42
4 Jeff Burroughs 39
5 Mike Schmidt 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 136
2 Larry Hisle 133
3 Greg Luzinski 120
4 Graig Nettles 115
5 Ron Cey 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 63
2 Davey Lopes 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Joe Morgan 53
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 John Candelaria 2.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 391
2 Frank Tanana 260
3 Phil Niekro 242
4 Jerry Koosman 225
5 Dennis Eckersley 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 30
2 Bruce Sutter 28
3 Charlie Hough 27
4 Bill Campbell 26
5 Sparky Lyle 24