On This Day

Sunday, July 17, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 53 39 .576 --
Red Sox 51 38 .573 0.5
Yankees 50 42 .543 3.0
Indians 41 47 .466 10.0
Brewers 41 49 .456 11.0
Tigers 41 50 .451 11.5
Blue Jays 34 58 .370 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 54 36 .600 --
Royals 51 38 .573 2.5
Twins 50 42 .543 5.0
Rangers 46 44 .511 8.0
Angels 42 46 .477 11.0
Athletics 39 51 .433 15.0
Mariners 41 54 .432 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 54 35 .607 --
Phillies 52 38 .578 2.5
Pirates 50 42 .543 5.5
Cardinals 47 45 .511 8.5
Expos 42 47 .472 12.0
Mets 37 55 .402 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 59 33 .641 --
Reds 48 41 .539 9.5
Astros 43 50 .462 16.5
Giants 43 51 .457 17.0
Padres 40 55 .421 20.5
Braves 34 57 .374 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mitchell Page 6
2 Ron Fairly 5
3 Dave Cash 4
3 Ron LeFlore 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jay Johnstone 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Henderson 5
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 Ron Fairly 3
2 Dan Meyer 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Phil Garner 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 1.80
1 Steve Stone 1.80
3 Moose Haas 1.40
4 Doug Capilla 1.33
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Atkinson 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 9
1 Steve Stone 9
3 Eric Rasmussen 8
4 Moose Haas 7
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 Tom Johnson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .394
2 Bob Bailor .332
3 Ted Simmons .332
4 Ken Griffey .331
5 Lyman Bostock .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 29
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 George Scott 25
4 Jim Rice 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 90
2 Larry Hisle 82
3 Steve Garvey 80
4 Ron Cey 76
5 Greg Luzinski 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 33
2 Freddie Patek 30
3 Joe Morgan 29
3 Gene Richards 29
5 4 tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.15
2 Rick Reuschel 2.43
3 Bill Campbell 2.53
4 Dave Rozema 2.55
5 Don Sutton 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 13
1 Nolan Ryan 13
3 Rick Reuschel 12
3 Frank Tanana 12
5 5 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 234
2 Frank Tanana 152
3 Phil Niekro 138
4 Dennis Leonard 133
5 Jerry Koosman 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 24
2 Rollie Fingers 20
3 Charlie Hough 19
4 Bill Campbell 17
5 2 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Schmidt .520
2 Butch Hobson .444
3 Jerry Morales .434
4 Mitchell Page .425
5 2 tied .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 8
2 Jose Cruz 7
3 Oscar Gamble 5
3 Butch Hobson 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 19
1 Greg Luzinski 19
3 Eddie Murray 17
4 Jorge Orta 15
4 Leroy Stanton 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mitchell Page 9
2 Juan Beniquez 7
3 Freddie Patek 6
4 Jose Cruz 5
4 Dan Driessen 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.00
2 J. R. Richard 0.36
3 Clay Carroll 0.66
4 Pablo Torrealba 0.67
5 Bob Knepper 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Bill Atkinson 3
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Dennis Leonard 31
3 Jerry Koosman 29
4 Dock Ellis 27
5 Don Sutton 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Lerrin LaGrow 4
1 Tug McGraw 4
5 6 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .414
2 Steve Yeager .382
3 Ralph Garr .381
4 Mike Schmidt .360
5 Jim Rice .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 14
2 Mike Schmidt 12
3 Butch Hobson 10
3 George Scott 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 41
2 Steve Garvey 29
2 Greg Luzinski 29
4 Jorge Orta 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 13
2 Juan Beniquez 12
3 Jose Cruz 11
3 Mitchell Page 11
5 Gene Richards 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Enrique Romo 1.07
2 J. R. Richard 1.31
3 Dave Rozema 1.59
4 Gaylord Perry 1.61
5 Tommy John 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Jim Colborn 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Wayne Garland 5
1 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 67
2 Dennis Leonard 54
3 Phil Niekro 52
4 Dennis Eckersley 47
4 Jerry Koosman 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lerrin LaGrow 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Rich Gossage 6
3 Mark Littell 6
3 Enrique Romo 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Ken Griffey .334
3 Dave Parker .334
4 Bill Madlock .333
5 Lyman Bostock .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
2 Graig Nettles 40
2 Mike Schmidt 40
4 Jim Rice 35
5 George Scott 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 139
2 Larry Hisle 132
3 Thurman Munson 123
4 Steve Garvey 114
4 Dave Parker 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 66
2 Davey Lopes 65
2 Joe Morgan 65
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.06
2 Don Sutton 2.07
3 Rick Reuschel 2.47
4 Jerry Koosman 2.49
5 Burt Hooton 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Ray Burris 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 387
2 Frank Tanana 283
3 Dennis Eckersley 256
4 Jerry Koosman 239
5 J. R. Richard 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 31
2 Bill Campbell 29
2 Charlie Hough 29
4 Rollie Fingers 28
5 Rawly Eastwick 26