On This Day

Friday, July 22, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 53 39 .576 --
Orioles 53 40 .570 0.5
Yankees 51 44 .537 3.5
Brewers 43 50 .462 10.5
Indians 42 49 .462 10.5
Tigers 41 52 .441 12.5
Blue Jays 34 59 .366 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 55 36 .604 --
Royals 53 38 .582 2.0
Twins 51 43 .543 5.5
Rangers 47 44 .516 8.0
Angels 43 47 .478 11.5
Athletics 40 52 .435 15.5
Mariners 42 55 .433 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 56 35 .615 --
Phillies 53 39 .576 3.5
Pirates 52 42 .553 5.5
Cardinals 48 46 .511 9.5
Expos 44 47 .484 12.0
Mets 38 56 .404 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 59 35 .628 --
Reds 48 43 .527 9.5
Astros 44 51 .463 15.5
Giants 44 52 .458 16.0
Padres 41 56 .423 19.5
Braves 34 59 .366 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lamar Johnson 4
1 Dave Parker 4
1 Rusty Staub 4
4 Johnny Bench 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tim Foli 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Lyman Bostock 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lamar Johnson 5
2 Bobby Bonds 3
2 Tim Foli 3
2 Joe Morgan 3
5 19 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 3
2 Davey Lopes 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Lou Brock 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 2.80
2 Rick Reuschel 1.17
3 Burt Hooton 1.00
4 Jon Matlack 0.78
5 Tom Underwood 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 14
2 Jon Matlack 7
2 Rick Reuschel 7
4 Vida Blue 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .387
2 Dave Parker .337
3 Lyman Bostock .332
4 Rennie Stennett .330
5 Ken Griffey .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 90
2 Larry Hisle 83
3 Steve Garvey 80
4 Ron Cey 77
5 Greg Luzinski 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 33
2 Freddie Patek 30
2 Gene Richards 30
4 Enos Cabell 29
4 3 others tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.15
2 Rick Reuschel 2.28
3 Bert Blyleven 2.52
4 Dave Rozema 2.55
5 Don Sutton 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 13
1 Rick Reuschel 13
1 Nolan Ryan 13
4 Bob Forsch 12
4 Frank Tanana 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 238
2 Frank Tanana 152
3 Phil Niekro 146
4 Dennis Leonard 135
5 2 tied 125

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 24
2 Rollie Fingers 20
3 Charlie Hough 19
4 Bill Campbell 17
4 Lerrin LaGrow 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mitchell Page .469
2 Butch Hobson .444
2 Andre Thornton .444
4 Jose Cruz .436
5 Mike Hargrove .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
1 Graig Nettles 6
3 Butch Hobson 5
3 Greg Luzinski 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Butch Hobson 15
1 Greg Luzinski 15
3 George Foster 14
3 Phil Garner 14
3 Leroy Stanton 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 7
2 Mitchell Page 6
3 Freddie Patek 5
3 Rodney Scott 5
5 7 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Hinds 0.47
2 Bob Knepper 0.75
3 Stan Bahnsen 1.00
4 Ross Grimsley 1.09
5 2 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Rick Wise 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 29
2 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Jerry Koosman 26
4 Bert Blyleven 25
4 Phil Niekro 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lerrin LaGrow 4
1 Enrique Romo 4
3 Rick Camp 3
3 Bill Castro 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .402
2 Ralph Garr .396
3 Mitchell Page .382
4 Jose Cruz .378
5 Dan Driessen .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 10
1 Butch Hobson 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
4 Graig Nettles 9
5 Johnny Bench 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 31
2 Lamar Johnson 27
3 Butch Hobson 26
4 Steve Garvey 25
4 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 11
1 Freddie Patek 11
3 Mitchell Page 10
4 Larry Bowa 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Rozema 1.38
2 Sam Hinds 1.42
3 Gaylord Perry 1.51
4 J. R. Richard 1.60
5 Sparky Lyle 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Phil Niekro 51
3 Dennis Leonard 50
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 Lerrin LaGrow 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Dave Parker .337
3 Bill Madlock .335
4 Ken Griffey .334
5 Lyman Bostock .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 41
2 George Foster 40
2 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 Dave Parker 114
4 Steve Garvey 112
4 Thurman Munson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 65
2 Joe Morgan 61
3 Frank Taveras 59
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Lou Brock 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.02
2 Frank Tanana 2.03
3 Rick Reuschel 2.43
4 Burt Hooton 2.49
5 Bert Blyleven 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Ray Burris 21
3 Don Sutton 21
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 388
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