On This Day

Thursday, June 16, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 26 .581 --
Red Sox 34 25 .576 0.5
Orioles 33 27 .550 2.0
Brewers 30 33 .476 6.5
Tigers 27 31 .466 7.0
Indians 24 31 .436 8.5
Blue Jays 23 35 .397 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 36 25 .590 --
White Sox 32 27 .542 3.0
Rangers 29 27 .518 4.5
Angels 29 29 .500 5.5
Athletics 28 31 .475 7.0
Royals 28 31 .475 7.0
Mariners 27 38 .415 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 38 20 .655 --
Cardinals 34 26 .567 5.0
Pirates 32 25 .561 5.5
Phillies 31 28 .525 7.5
Expos 26 32 .448 12.0
Mets 27 35 .435 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 41 21 .661 --
Reds 32 27 .542 7.5
Giants 28 35 .444 13.5
Padres 28 38 .424 15.0
Astros 25 38 .397 16.5
Braves 23 40 .365 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Rice 4
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 Mario Guerrero 3
2 Lamar Johnson 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Oscar Gamble 1
2 George Hendrick 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Kevin Bell 2
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Chris Chambliss 2
1 Ivan de Jesus 2
1 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 2
2 Rob Andrews 1
2 Rick Dempsey 1
2 Hal McRae 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.40
2 Nolan Ryan 1.08
3 Glenn Abbott 1.00
3 John Candelaria 1.00
3 Doug Rau 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 Mark Fidrych 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 14
2 Doug Rau 9
3 Dennis Leonard 8
4 Glenn Abbott 7
4 Ron Guidry 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Dan Spillner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .385
2 Manny Trillo .382
3 Dave Parker .351
4 Carlton Fisk .350
5 Ken Singleton .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 16
1 Larry Hisle 16
1 Richie Zisk 16
4 George Foster 15
4 4 others tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 57
2 Joe Rudi 53
3 Ron Cey 52
4 Jeff Burroughs 51
4 Steve Garvey 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 27
2 Enos Cabell 22
2 Cesar Cedeno 22
2 Joe Morgan 22
2 Jerry Remy 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Tidrow 1.86
2 Frank Tanana 1.94
3 John Candelaria 2.07
4 Bert Blyleven 2.07
5 Steve Rogers 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 10
2 Rudy May 9
2 Rick Reuschel 9
2 Rick Rhoden 9
2 Nolan Ryan 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 167
2 Frank Tanana 109
3 Steve Rogers 92
4 Jim Palmer 90
5 Bert Blyleven 88

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 17
2 Charlie Hough 16
3 Rollie Fingers 15
4 Sparky Lyle 13
5 Bill Campbell 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .450
2 Manny Trillo .438
3 Dave Concepcion .426
4 Ken Singleton .423
5 Mickey Rivers .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Steve Garvey 5
2 Larry Hisle 5
2 Ruppert Jones 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 18
2 Greg Luzinski 15
3 Johnny Bench 14
3 Lee May 14
3 Mike Schmidt 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 8
2 Carlos Lopez 7
2 Frank Taveras 7
4 Ron LeFlore 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.00
1 Steve Mingori 0.00
3 Joaquin Andujar 0.39
4 Tom Seaver 0.50
5 Ron Guidry 0.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Jackie Brown 3
1 Mark Fidrych 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Phil Niekro 24
3 Dave Goltz 23
3 John Hiller 23
3 Rick Reuschel 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
3 Bill Campbell 4
4 Steve Foucault 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Trillo .410
2 Rod Carew .406
3 Greg Luzinski .388
4 Rennie Stennett .385
5 Cesar Geronimo .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 11
2 Jim Rice 10
3 Jeff Burroughs 8
3 Oscar Gamble 8
3 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 28
2 Johnny Bench 27
3 Steve Garvey 26
3 Mike Ivie 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 14
2 Jose Cruz 11
2 Gene Richards 11
2 Jerry Royster 11
2 Frank Taveras 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 0.87
2 Bruce Sutter 0.92
3 Clay Carroll 1.37
4 Sparky Lyle 1.41
5 Tom Johnson 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 6
2 Rudy May 5
2 Fred Norman 5
4 Bill Castro 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 90
2 Ed Halicki 50
3 Jim Palmer 47
4 Dennis Leonard 45
5 Phil Niekro 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Charlie Hough 7
3 Skip Lockwood 7
3 Sparky Lyle 7

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .358
2 Bill Madlock .336
3 Ken Griffey .333
4 Dave Parker .332
5 Lyman Bostock .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 38
2 Mike Schmidt 36
3 Reggie Jackson 35
4 George Foster 32
4 Jim Rice 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 120
2 George Foster 115
2 Lee May 115
4 Joe Rudi 110
5 Graig Nettles 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 73
2 Davey Lopes 67
3 Joe Morgan 60
4 Bill North 58
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.98
2 Charlie Hough 2.25
3 Rollie Fingers 2.26
4 Mark Fidrych 2.33
5 Bert Blyleven 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
1 Jim Palmer 22
1 Don Sutton 22
4 Nolan Ryan 21
4 Frank Tanana 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 381
2 Frank Tanana 247
3 Jerry Koosman 230
4 Dennis Eckersley 220
5 2 tied 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 31
2 Bill Campbell 27
2 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Sparky Lyle 27
5 Rawly Eastwick 26