On This Day

Thursday, July 7, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 47 35 .573 --
Red Sox 44 34 .564 1.0
Orioles 46 36 .561 1.0
Indians 37 40 .481 7.5
Brewers 38 42 .475 8.0
Tigers 36 44 .450 10.0
Blue Jays 30 50 .375 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 47 32 .595 --
Twins 46 36 .561 2.5
Royals 43 36 .544 4.0
Angels 39 39 .500 7.5
Rangers 39 41 .488 8.5
Athletics 34 46 .425 13.5
Mariners 35 50 .412 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 50 29 .633 --
Phillies 47 32 .595 3.0
Cardinals 44 38 .537 7.5
Pirates 42 38 .525 8.5
Expos 37 43 .463 13.5
Mets 31 51 .378 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 55 27 .671 --
Reds 44 35 .557 9.5
Astros 37 46 .446 18.5
Giants 36 48 .429 20.0
Padres 35 50 .412 21.5
Braves 30 51 .370 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Watson 4
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Jose Cruz 3
2 Luis Gomez 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Larry Biittner 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 4
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 Mike Schmidt 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 Craig Kusick 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Schueler 0.67
2 Len Barker 0.62
3 Bob Knepper 0.57
4 Bob Owchinko 0.56
5 Catfish Hunter 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Bob Knepper 1
1 Roger Moret 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 5
1 Bob Owchinko 5
3 Tom Johnson 4
3 Bob Knepper 4
3 4 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Tom Johnson 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .402
2 Paul Dade .344
3 Ted Simmons .341
4 Ken Griffey .339
5 Ken Singleton .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 25
2 George Foster 23
2 George Scott 23
4 Steve Garvey 22
5 Jeff Burroughs 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 79
2 George Foster 76
3 Larry Hisle 73
4 Ron Cey 71
5 Johnny Bench 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 33
2 Gene Richards 29
3 Cesar Cedeno 27
3 Joe Morgan 27
3 Jerry Remy 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.08
2 Frank Tanana 2.11
3 Bill Campbell 2.45
4 Nolan Ryan 2.48
5 John Candelaria 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 12
1 Frank Tanana 12
3 Steve Carlton 11
3 Nolan Ryan 11
5 7 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 211
2 Frank Tanana 146
3 Phil Niekro 121
4 Jim Palmer 109
5 Steve Rogers 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 22
2 Charlie Hough 19
3 Rollie Fingers 17
4 Bill Campbell 16
5 Rich Gossage 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .487
2 Ralph Garr .429
2 Fred Lynn .429
4 Warren Cromartie .417
4 2 others tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Dan Driessen 6
2 Steve Garvey 6
4 Johnny Bench 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 19
2 Dan Driessen 16
2 Al Oliver 16
2 Richie Zisk 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 8
2 Bake McBride 6
2 Gene Richards 6
4 Jose Cruz 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.35
2 Rick Reuschel 0.59
3 Gary Lavelle 0.67
3 Ron Reed 0.67
5 Dave Rozema 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Mike Flanagan 3
2 Woodie Fryman 3
2 Dave Goltz 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Frank Tanana 29
3 Pete Vuckovich 25
4 J. R. Richard 24
5 Dave Goltz 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
3 Charlie Hough 3
3 Jim Kern 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .450
2 Jim Rice .402
3 Ken Griffey .389
4 Dan Driessen .381
5 Paul Dade .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 17
2 Steve Garvey 14
3 George Foster 12
4 George Scott 11
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 43
2 Steve Garvey 38
3 Mike Schmidt 36
4 Greg Luzinski 28
5 6 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 16
2 Juan Beniquez 10
2 Jose Cruz 10
2 Frank Taveras 10
5 Rennie Stennett 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.52
2 Gaylord Perry 1.29
3 Enrique Romo 1.53
4 Bill Campbell 1.60
5 J. R. Richard 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 5
1 Mark Fidrych 5
1 Tom Johnson 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 87
2 Phil Niekro 50
3 Frank Tanana 47
4 J. R. Richard 44
4 Pete Vuckovich 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 6
1 Jim Kern 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6
4 Pedro Borbon 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Ken Griffey .338
3 Dave Parker .335
4 Bill Madlock .330
5 Lyman Bostock .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Graig Nettles 36
3 George Foster 35
4 George Scott 34
5 3 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 128
1 Larry Hisle 128
3 Steve Garvey 116
3 Thurman Munson 116
5 Carl Yastrzemski 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 69
2 Davey Lopes 67
3 Joe Morgan 64
4 Cesar Cedeno 58
5 Bill North 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.07
2 Don Sutton 2.13
3 Rick Reuschel 2.32
4 Jerry Koosman 2.47
5 Jim Palmer 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Jim Palmer 22
3 Nolan Ryan 22
5 Frank Tanana 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 394
2 Frank Tanana 279
3 Dennis Eckersley 235
4 Jerry Koosman 227
5 J. R. Richard 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 30
1 Charlie Hough 30
3 Bruce Sutter 29
4 Rawly Eastwick 26
4 Rollie Fingers 26