On This Day

Thursday, June 23, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 41 25 .621 --
Yankees 37 31 .544 5.0
Orioles 35 32 .522 6.5
Indians 32 31 .508 7.5
Brewers 33 35 .485 9.0
Tigers 29 36 .446 11.5
Blue Jays 24 41 .369 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 37 29 .561 --
Twins 38 30 .559 --
Angels 32 32 .500 4.0
Rangers 32 32 .500 4.0
Royals 33 33 .500 4.0
Athletics 29 36 .446 7.5
Mariners 32 41 .438 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 42 22 .656 --
Phillies 36 29 .554 6.5
Pirates 35 29 .547 7.0
Cardinals 35 31 .530 8.0
Expos 28 36 .438 14.0
Mets 29 38 .433 14.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 45 23 .662 --
Reds 35 30 .538 8.5
Giants 32 38 .457 14.0
Padres 31 41 .431 16.0
Astros 29 40 .420 16.5
Braves 24 44 .353 21.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Beniquez 3
1 Juan Bernhardt 3
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Ruppert Jones 3
5 24 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Larry Hisle 1
1 Butch Hobson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rich Chiles 3
1 Mario Guerrero 3
1 Skip Jutze 3
4 Buddy Bell 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Freddie Patek 3
3 Al Bumbry 2
4 Alan Bannister 1
4 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.88
2 Dave Goltz 0.54
3 Jesse Jefferson 0.50
4 Francisco Barrios 0.33
5 Mike Flanagan 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Dyar Miller 1
1 Enrique Romo 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Goltz 7
1 Fergie Jenkins 7
3 Jesse Jefferson 4
4 Francisco Barrios 3
4 Mark Littell 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .395
2 Manny Trillo .356
3 Dave Parker .354
4 Carlton Fisk .345
5 Lyman Bostock .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 20
1 George Scott 20
3 Jeff Burroughs 18
3 Jim Rice 18
3 Mike Schmidt 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 65
2 George Foster 63
3 Steve Garvey 60
4 Ron Cey 59
5 Jeff Burroughs 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 28
2 Joe Morgan 24
3 Enos Cabell 23
3 Cesar Cedeno 23
3 3 others tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.81
2 John Candelaria 2.06
3 Steve Rogers 2.30
4 Bert Blyleven 2.34
5 Rollie Fingers 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 11
2 Rick Rhoden 10
3 Steve Carlton 9
3 Rudy May 9
3 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 176
2 Frank Tanana 117
3 Phil Niekro 100
4 Steve Rogers 99
5 2 tied 96

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 18
2 Rollie Fingers 16
2 Charlie Hough 16
4 Bill Campbell 15
5 Sparky Lyle 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .519
2 Rod Carew .446
3 Ken Griffey .424
4 Don Money .422
5 Bill Russell .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 George Foster 8
2 George Scott 8
4 Steve Garvey 7
5 Jim Rice 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 27
2 Mike Schmidt 20
3 Steve Garvey 17
3 Carl Yastrzemski 17
5 Greg Luzinski 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 8
2 Freddie Patek 6
2 Rennie Stennett 6
4 Bobby Bonds 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Lacey 0.00
1 Bruce Sutter 0.00
3 Rick Reuschel 0.42
4 Tom Seaver 0.50
5 Rick Wise 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 4
2 Mark Fidrych 3
2 Dyar Miller 3
2 Enrique Romo 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Phil Niekro 29
3 Dave Goltz 22
3 Dennis Leonard 22
3 3 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 5
2 Lerrin LaGrow 4
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 Jim Kern 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .434
2 Greg Luzinski .385
3 Tom Poquette .384
4 Willie Montanez .375
5 Rennie Stennett .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 16
2 Mike Schmidt 11
2 George Scott 11
4 Jim Rice 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 41
2 Steve Garvey 31
3 Larry Hisle 29
4 Lee May 27
4 Carl Yastrzemski 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 14
2 Jose Cruz 12
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Rennie Stennett 10
4 Frank Taveras 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 0.87
2 Bruce Sutter 0.88
3 Bill Campbell 0.89
4 Rick Reuschel 1.19
5 Mark Fidrych 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
3 Pedro Borbon 4
3 Steve Carlton 4
3 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 87
2 Jim Palmer 50
3 Dennis Leonard 47
4 Dave Goltz 46
5 Ed Halicki 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 9
2 Bill Campbell 8
2 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Sparky Lyle 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Dave Parker .337
3 Bill Madlock .333
4 Ken Griffey .332
5 Lyman Bostock .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 38
2 Mike Schmidt 37
3 George Foster 34
4 Jim Rice 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 125
2 George Foster 124
3 Carl Yastrzemski 113
4 Joe Rudi 110
5 Graig Nettles 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 72
2 Davey Lopes 68
3 Joe Morgan 62
4 Bill North 57
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.92
2 Rollie Fingers 2.18
3 Mark Fidrych 2.25
4 Jerry Koosman 2.26
5 Don Sutton 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Don Sutton 23
3 Jim Palmer 22
3 Frank Tanana 22
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Frank Tanana 255
3 Jerry Koosman 233
4 Dennis Eckersley 229
5 Tom Seaver 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 29
1 Charlie Hough 29
3 Rollie Fingers 28
4 Bruce Sutter 26
5 Rawly Eastwick 25