On This Day

Sunday, July 3, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 44 35 .557 --
Red Sox 41 34 .547 1.0
Orioles 42 36 .538 1.5
Indians 37 37 .500 4.5
Brewers 38 39 .494 5.0
Tigers 36 40 .474 6.5
Blue Jays 30 47 .390 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 44 32 .579 --
Twins 42 36 .538 3.0
Royals 40 36 .526 4.0
Angels 37 37 .500 6.0
Rangers 37 39 .487 7.0
Athletics 34 42 .447 10.0
Mariners 35 47 .427 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 48 26 .649 --
Phillies 43 32 .573 5.5
Cardinals 43 34 .558 6.5
Pirates 39 37 .513 10.0
Expos 34 42 .447 15.0
Mets 31 47 .397 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 53 26 .671 --
Reds 42 34 .553 9.5
Astros 35 44 .443 18.0
Giants 35 46 .432 19.0
Padres 33 48 .407 21.0
Braves 29 49 .372 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Cey 5
2 Alan Bannister 4
2 Juan Beniquez 4
2 Dan Ford 4
2 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Bannister 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 5
2 Ron Cey 4
2 Luis Gomez 4
2 Lee May 4
2 Don Money 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bake McBride 2
2 Juan Bernhardt 1
2 Lyman Bostock 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wayne Twitchell 2.00
2 Frank Tanana 1.57
3 Ron Guidry 1.12
4 Wilbur Wood 1.00
5 Rick Reuschel 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 11
2 Ron Guidry 9
3 Ken Kravec 8
4 Bill Campbell 6
4 Wayne Twitchell 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Darold Knowles 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .407
2 Ted Simmons .341
3 Ken Griffey .337
4 Lyman Bostock .333
5 2 tied .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 23
2 George Foster 22
2 Steve Garvey 22
4 Jeff Burroughs 21
4 George Scott 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 76
2 Larry Hisle 73
3 George Foster 72
4 Ron Cey 69
5 Johnny Bench 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 32
2 Joe Morgan 27
2 Gene Richards 27
4 Cesar Cedeno 26
4 2 others tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.89
2 Rick Reuschel 2.24
3 John Candelaria 2.25
4 Bert Blyleven 2.34
5 Nolan Ryan 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 12
2 Rick Reuschel 11
3 Steve Carlton 10
3 Rick Rhoden 10
3 Nolan Ryan 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 200
2 Frank Tanana 144
3 Phil Niekro 115
4 Jim Palmer 107
5 Dennis Leonard 106

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 21
2 Charlie Hough 18
3 Rollie Fingers 17
4 Bill Campbell 15
5 2 tied 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .549
2 Glenn Adams .485
3 Steve Yeager .474
4 Dan Driessen .469
5 John Stearns .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Garvey 8
1 Mike Schmidt 8
3 Lamar Johnson 6
4 Johnny Bench 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 23
2 Johnny Bench 18
2 George Foster 18
4 Rod Carew 17
5 Mike Schmidt 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bake McBride 7
1 Gene Richards 7
3 Davey Lopes 6
3 Freddie Patek 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lary Sorensen 0.53
2 Enrique Romo 0.63
3 Gaylord Perry 0.70
4 Rick Reuschel 1.08
5 Fergie Jenkins 1.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Mark Fidrych 3
2 Wayne Garland 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 35
2 Nolan Ryan 33
3 Pete Vuckovich 29
4 Dennis Leonard 27
5 Dave Goltz 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 5
2 Bruce Sutter 4
3 Pedro Borbon 3
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 Enrique Romo 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .460
2 Paul Dade .387
3 Ken Griffey .373
4 Johnny Bench .367
5 Jim Essian .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 16
2 Steve Garvey 14
3 George Foster 11
4 Johnny Bench 9
4 4 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 41
2 Steve Garvey 37
3 Johnny Bench 32
3 Mike Schmidt 32
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 16
2 Frank Taveras 12
3 Rennie Stennett 11
4 Davey Lopes 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.55
2 Mark Fidrych 1.33
3 Joaquin Andujar 1.46
4 Dan Spillner 1.57
5 Frank Tanana 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 6
2 Dave Lemanczyk 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 Phil Niekro 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 87
2 Phil Niekro 53
3 Dave Goltz 49
3 Dennis Leonard 49
3 Frank Tanana 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 8
2 Bill Campbell 7
2 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Skip Lockwood 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Ken Griffey .340
3 Dave Parker .331
4 Bill Madlock .330
5 Ted Simmons .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 40
2 Graig Nettles 36
3 George Foster 35
4 Reggie Jackson 32
4 2 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 131
2 George Foster 129
3 Steve Garvey 115
4 Thurman Munson 112
5 Carl Yastrzemski 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 70
2 Davey Lopes 68
3 Joe Morgan 64
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Bill North 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.98
2 Don Sutton 2.21
3 Mark Fidrych 2.29
4 Rick Reuschel 2.38
5 Jerry Koosman 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Don Sutton 23
3 Frank Tanana 22
4 Ray Burris 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 391
2 Frank Tanana 278
3 Dennis Eckersley 240
4 Jerry Koosman 224
5 Tom Seaver 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 29
1 Charlie Hough 29
1 Bruce Sutter 29
4 Rollie Fingers 27
5 Rawly Eastwick 26