On This Day

Tuesday, July 12, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 48 36 .571 --
Yankees 49 38 .563 0.5
Orioles 49 38 .563 0.5
Indians 40 42 .488 7.0
Tigers 39 46 .459 9.5
Brewers 39 46 .459 9.5
Blue Jays 31 54 .365 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 50 34 .595 --
Royals 46 38 .548 4.0
Twins 47 40 .540 4.5
Rangers 43 41 .512 7.0
Angels 41 42 .494 8.5
Athletics 37 48 .435 13.5
Mariners 37 53 .411 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 52 32 .619 --
Phillies 48 36 .571 4.0
Pirates 47 39 .547 6.0
Cardinals 46 41 .529 7.5
Expos 39 46 .459 13.5
Mets 34 52 .395 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 57 30 .655 --
Reds 46 38 .548 9.5
Giants 41 49 .456 17.5
Astros 39 49 .443 18.5
Padres 39 52 .429 20.0
Braves 31 55 .360 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 4
2 Rob Andrews 3
2 Bob Boone 3
2 Dave Cash 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Jim Fregosi 1
1 Phil Garner 1
1 John Hale 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 5
2 Ken Singleton 3
2 Jerry Turner 3
4 Ron Cey 2
4 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Alexander 1
1 Dell Alston 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Fidrych 999.00
2 Nolan Ryan 1.14
3 Rick Reuschel 1.12
4 Jon Matlack 1.00
4 Rudy May 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Jim Crawford 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 9
1 Jon Matlack 9
1 Rudy May 9
1 Rick Reuschel 9
5 2 tied 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Dan Spillner 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .393
2 Ken Singleton .337
3 Ken Griffey .336
4 Ted Simmons .336
5 Dave Parker .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 26
2 George Scott 25
3 George Foster 24
4 Steve Garvey 22
5 3 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 81
2 Steve Garvey 80
3 Ron Cey 74
3 Larry Hisle 74
5 Dave Winfield 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 33
2 Gene Richards 29
3 Cesar Cedeno 28
3 Joe Morgan 28
3 Jerry Remy 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.15
2 Rick Reuschel 2.17
3 Don Sutton 2.47
4 Bill Campbell 2.47
5 Nolan Ryan 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 12
1 Nolan Ryan 12
1 Frank Tanana 12
4 Steve Carlton 11
4 Bob Forsch 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 222
2 Frank Tanana 152
3 Phil Niekro 132
4 Dennis Leonard 128
5 2 tied 113

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 23
2 Rollie Fingers 19
2 Charlie Hough 19
4 Bill Campbell 16
5 Rich Gossage 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan Ford .500
2 Ralph Garr .457
3 Mike Schmidt .436
4 Jim Sundberg .419
5 Keith Hernandez .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Phil Garner 7
2 Doug Rader 6
2 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Jose Cruz 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Orta 18
2 Phil Garner 17
3 Dave Kingman 15
3 Thurman Munson 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.67
2 Bob McClure 0.69
3 Don Sutton 0.72
4 Gaylord Perry 1.00
5 Bob Forsch 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Francisco Barrios 3
1 Bill Campbell 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Dennis Leonard 32
3 J. R. Richard 26
3 Don Sutton 26
3 Frank Tanana 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 4
2 Adrian Devine 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Will McEnaney 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .414
2 Ralph Garr .398
3 Ken Griffey .395
4 Bill Russell .387
5 Jim Rice .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 15
2 George Scott 13
3 Steve Garvey 12
4 George Foster 11
5 Johnny Bench 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 41
2 Steve Garvey 32
3 Mike Schmidt 31
4 Johnny Bench 27
5 Thurman Munson 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 13
2 Juan Beniquez 12
3 Jose Cruz 10
4 Omar Moreno 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 1.08
2 Gaylord Perry 1.24
3 Enrique Romo 1.61
4 J. R. Richard 1.65
4 Bill Campbell 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
1 Phil Niekro 5
4 Jerry Augustine 4
4 19 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 79
2 Dennis Leonard 57
3 Phil Niekro 48
4 Dennis Eckersley 47
5 Frank Tanana 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
1 Lerrin LaGrow 6
1 Skip Lockwood 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6
5 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Dave Parker .337
3 Bill Madlock .335
4 Ken Griffey .334
5 Keith Hernandez .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Graig Nettles 40
3 George Foster 36
4 George Scott 35
5 Jim Rice 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 130
2 Larry Hisle 126
3 Thurman Munson 121
4 Steve Garvey 115
4 Graig Nettles 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 67
2 Davey Lopes 66
3 Joe Morgan 65
4 Cesar Cedeno 58
5 Ron LeFlore 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 1.97
2 Frank Tanana 2.06
3 Jerry Koosman 2.34
4 Rick Reuschel 2.43
5 Burt Hooton 2.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 383
2 Frank Tanana 283
3 Dennis Eckersley 251
4 Jerry Koosman 226
5 J. R. Richard 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 30
2 Bill Campbell 29
2 Charlie Hough 29
4 Rollie Fingers 27
5 Rawly Eastwick 26