On This Day

Monday, June 27, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 41 29 .586 --
Yankees 40 32 .556 2.0
Orioles 38 34 .528 4.0
Indians 34 34 .500 6.0
Brewers 35 37 .486 7.0
Tigers 32 38 .457 9.0
Blue Jays 27 43 .386 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 41 31 .569 --
White Sox 39 31 .557 1.0
Royals 37 34 .521 3.5
Angels 35 34 .507 4.5
Rangers 34 35 .493 5.5
Athletics 30 40 .429 10.0
Mariners 33 44 .429 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 46 22 .676 --
Pirates 38 31 .551 8.5
Phillies 38 31 .551 8.5
Cardinals 38 32 .543 9.0
Expos 29 40 .420 17.5
Mets 29 42 .408 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 48 25 .658 --
Reds 37 33 .529 9.5
Giants 35 40 .467 14.0
Astros 32 42 .432 16.5
Padres 31 45 .408 18.5
Braves 27 45 .375 20.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Enos Cabell 4
1 Joe Morgan 4
3 Rod Carew 3
3 Cesar Cedeno 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie McCovey 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Larry Biittner 1
2 Jim Essian 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 5
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Lamar Johnson 4
2 Billy Smith 4
2 Hector Torres 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Almon 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Marshall 1.75
2 Dave Goltz 1.12
3 Floyd Bannister 1.00
4 Ken Kravec 0.86
5 Nino Espinosa 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Terry Cornutt 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Goltz 9
2 Ron Guidry 7
2 Mike Marshall 7
4 Floyd Bannister 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Bart Johnson 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .408
2 Dave Parker .348
3 Manny Trillo .340
4 Ted Simmons .338
5 Lyman Bostock .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 21
2 Jeff Burroughs 20
2 George Foster 20
2 Mike Schmidt 20
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 70
2 George Foster 67
3 Steve Garvey 66
4 Ron Cey 60
5 2 tied 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 29
2 Cesar Cedeno 25
2 Jerry Remy 25
4 Enos Cabell 24
4 3 others tied 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.75
2 John Candelaria 2.05
3 Bert Blyleven 2.34
4 Rick Reuschel 2.40
5 Steve Rogers 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 11
2 Rick Reuschel 10
2 Rick Rhoden 10
4 Ray Burris 9
4 7 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 188
2 Frank Tanana 126
3 Phil Niekro 111
4 Steve Rogers 102
5 Jim Palmer 100

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 20
2 Charlie Hough 17
3 Rollie Fingers 16
4 Bill Campbell 15
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .491
2 John Stearns .472
3 Ted Simmons .425
4 Jim Rice .424
5 Don Money .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
1 George Scott 9
3 George Foster 7
3 Steve Garvey 7
5 Andre Thornton 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 24
2 Steve Garvey 17
2 Mike Schmidt 17
2 Carl Yastrzemski 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 7
1 Gene Richards 7
3 Garry Templeton 6
4 Al Bumbry 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.49
2 Dock Ellis 0.63
3 Floyd Bannister 0.78
4 Frank Tanana 1.33
5 Pat Zachry 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Jim Colborn 3
1 Mark Fidrych 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Dave Goltz 29
3 Phil Niekro 27
4 Dennis Leonard 25
4 Pete Vuckovich 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Lerrin LaGrow 4
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 Jim Kern 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .452
2 Lamar Johnson .398
3 Robin Yount .389
4 Paul Dade .379
5 Al Cowens .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 13
1 Mike Schmidt 13
3 Steve Garvey 10
3 Jim Rice 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 40
2 Steve Garvey 32
3 Johnny Bench 31
3 Rod Carew 31
5 Larry Hisle 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 13
2 Ron LeFlore 10
2 Frank Taveras 10
4 Joe Morgan 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 0.65
2 Rick Reuschel 0.81
3 Frank Tanana 1.02
4 Joe Niekro 1.05
5 Rick Wise 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Tom Johnson 5
1 Fred Norman 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 87
2 Phil Niekro 52
3 Dave Goltz 51
3 Ed Halicki 51
5 Dennis Leonard 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 8
1 Rollie Fingers 8
1 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Jim Kern 6
4 Skip Lockwood 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Dave Parker .339
3 Ken Griffey .334
4 Bill Madlock .333
5 Lyman Bostock .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 38
1 Mike Schmidt 38
3 George Foster 33
4 George Scott 32
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 130
2 George Foster 126
3 Carl Yastrzemski 113
4 Thurman Munson 112
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 69
2 Davey Lopes 68
3 Joe Morgan 62
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
4 Bill North 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.89
2 Mark Fidrych 2.25
3 Charlie Hough 2.34
4 Jerry Koosman 2.34
5 Don Sutton 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Don Sutton 23
3 Frank Tanana 22
4 Ray Burris 21
4 Jim Palmer 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 379
2 Frank Tanana 264
3 Dennis Eckersley 232
4 Jerry Koosman 230
5 J. R. Richard 216

Saves

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