On This Day

Thursday, July 21, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 53 39 .576 --
Red Sox 52 39 .571 0.5
Yankees 51 43 .543 3.0
Indians 42 48 .467 10.0
Brewers 42 50 .457 11.0
Tigers 41 51 .446 12.0
Blue Jays 34 58 .370 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 54 36 .600 --
Royals 52 38 .578 2.0
Twins 51 42 .548 4.5
Rangers 46 44 .511 8.0
Angels 42 47 .472 11.5
Mariners 42 54 .438 15.0
Athletics 39 52 .429 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 55 35 .611 --
Phillies 53 38 .582 2.5
Pirates 51 42 .548 5.5
Cardinals 48 45 .516 8.5
Expos 43 47 .478 12.0
Mets 37 56 .398 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 59 34 .634 --
Reds 48 42 .533 9.5
Astros 43 51 .457 16.5
Giants 43 52 .453 17.0
Padres 41 55 .427 19.5
Braves 34 58 .370 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Andre Thornton 6
2 Chris Chambliss 4
2 Cecil Cooper 4
2 Al Cowens 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larvell Blanks 1
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 5
2 Butch Hobson 4
2 Graig Nettles 4
2 Gary Thomasson 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Steve Braun 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Rogers 1.60
2 Paul Splittorff 1.50
3 J. R. Richard 1.20
4 Jerry Reuss 1.00
5 2 tied 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 8
1 Jerry Reuss 8
1 Steve Rogers 8
1 Luis Tiant 8
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Enrique Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Bob Bailor .332
3 Dave Parker .332
4 Ken Singleton .331
5 Ken Griffey .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 29
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 George Scott 25
4 Jim Rice 24
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 90
2 Larry Hisle 83
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
2 Gene Richards 30
4 Cesar Cedeno 29
4 Joe Morgan 29

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 Bob Forsch 12
3 Rick Reuschel 12
3 Frank Tanana 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 238
2 Frank Tanana 152
3 Phil Niekro 146
4 Dennis Leonard 133
5 2 tied 125

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 Mitchell Page .485
2 Jose Cruz .475
3 Butch Hobson .460
4 Dan Ford .424
5 Andre Thornton .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
2 Butch Hobson 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
2 Graig Nettles 5
2 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 16
2 George Foster 14
2 Phil Garner 14
2 Leroy Stanton 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mitchell Page 6
2 Freddie Patek 5
3 Bob Bailor 4
3 Juan Beniquez 4
3 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Hinds 0.47
2 Ross Grimsley 0.50
2 Tom Seaver 0.50
4 Bob Knepper 0.90
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Knepper 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Doug Rau 3
4 Glenn Abbott 2
4 31 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 27
1 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Jerry Koosman 26
4 Phil Niekro 25
5 Dennis Eckersley 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Enrique Romo 4
2 Rick Camp 3
2 Bill Castro 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .420
2 Ralph Garr .400
3 Mitchell Page .394
4 Butch Hobson .373
5 Dan Ford .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 11
2 Butch Hobson 10
2 Mike Schmidt 10
4 Johnny Bench 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 35
2 Johnny Bench 25
2 Steve Garvey 25
2 Butch Hobson 25
2 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 11
1 Freddie Patek 11
3 Dan Driessen 10
3 Mitchell Page 10
5 Jose Cruz 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Rozema 1.29
2 Sparky Lyle 1.30
3 Sam Hinds 1.42
4 Gaylord Perry 1.51
5 Dennis Leonard 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 71
2 Phil Niekro 51
3 Dennis Leonard 48
4 Dennis Eckersley 42
4 2 others tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 7
2 Enrique Romo 6
3 Rich Gossage 5
3 Jim Kern 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Ken Griffey .336
3 Dave Parker .334
4 Bill Madlock .333
5 Lyman Bostock .325

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 137
2 Larry Hisle 130
3 Thurman Munson 117
4 Dave Parker 114
5 Steve Garvey 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 64
2 Davey Lopes 63
3 Frank Taveras 62
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Lou Brock 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.03
2 Don Sutton 2.07
3 Bill Campbell 2.48
4 Burt Hooton 2.49
5 Rick Reuschel 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Ray Burris 21
3 Don Sutton 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 391
2 Frank Tanana 277
3 Dennis Eckersley 255
4 Jerry Koosman 231
5 J. R. Richard 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 31
2 Bill Campbell 29
2 Charlie Hough 29
4 Rollie Fingers 27
5 Rawly Eastwick 25