On This Day

Saturday, July 23, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 53 40 .570 --
Orioles 53 41 .564 0.5
Yankees 52 44 .542 2.5
Indians 43 49 .467 9.5
Brewers 43 51 .457 10.5
Tigers 42 52 .447 11.5
Blue Jays 34 60 .362 19.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 56 36 .609 --
Royals 53 39 .576 3.0
Twins 52 43 .547 5.5
Rangers 48 44 .522 8.0
Angels 43 48 .473 12.5
Mariners 43 55 .439 16.0
Athletics 40 53 .430 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 56 36 .609 --
Phillies 54 39 .581 2.5
Pirates 53 42 .558 4.5
Cardinals 49 46 .516 8.5
Expos 45 47 .489 11.0
Mets 38 57 .400 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 59 36 .621 --
Reds 48 44 .522 9.5
Astros 44 52 .458 15.5
Giants 44 53 .454 16.0
Padres 42 56 .429 18.5
Braves 35 59 .372 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Hargrove 4
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 George Brett 3
2 Rance Mulliniks 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 2
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 4
1 Wayne Garrett 4
1 Fred Lynn 4
4 Ron Cey 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Glenn Burke 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Garry Maddox 1
1 Rick Miller 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 1.29
1 Gaylord Perry 1.29
3 Jerry Koosman 1.17
4 Ron Guidry 1.12
5 Dan Larson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 9
1 Jim Palmer 9
1 Gaylord Perry 9
4 Jerry Koosman 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Joe Kerrigan 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .386
2 Dave Parker .338
3 Lyman Bostock .334
4 Rennie Stennett .333
5 Jerry Morales .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 90
2 Larry Hisle 84
3 Ron Cey 80
3 Steve Garvey 80
5 Dave Winfield 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 33
2 Gene Richards 31
3 Freddie Patek 30
4 Enos Cabell 29
4 3 others tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.25
2 Rick Reuschel 2.28
3 Bert Blyleven 2.52
4 Burt Hooton 2.64
5 Dave Rozema 2.64

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 Jerry Koosman 131

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 24
2 Rollie Fingers 21
3 Charlie Hough 19
4 Bill Campbell 17
4 Lerrin LaGrow 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mitchell Page .500
2 Andre Thornton .450
3 Mike Hargrove .444
4 Butch Hobson .424
5 Rennie Stennett .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Thornton 6
2 George Foster 5
2 Butch Hobson 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
2 Graig Nettles 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Henderson 15
1 Butch Hobson 15
1 Greg Luzinski 15
4 Amos Otis 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 7
2 Mitchell Page 5
2 Freddie Patek 5
4 Bob Bailor 4
4 6 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sam Hinds 0.47
2 Dennis Leonard 1.04
3 Ross Grimsley 1.09
4 John Urrea 1.13
5 Doug Rau 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 3
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 29
2 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Gaylord Perry 23
4 Don Sutton 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ralph Garr .391
2 Mitchell Page .389
3 Mike Schmidt .386
4 Dan Ford .377
5 Rod Carew .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 9
1 Butch Hobson 9
3 Graig Nettles 8
3 Mike Schmidt 8
3 Andre Thornton 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 27
1 Lamar Johnson 27
3 Jason Thompson 26
4 Greg Luzinski 25
5 Butch Hobson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 11
2 Mitchell Page 10
2 Freddie Patek 10
4 Larry Bowa 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 1.05
2 Gaylord Perry 1.24
3 Sam Hinds 1.42
4 J. R. Richard 1.60
5 Dennis Leonard 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 5
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Dennis Leonard 50
3 Jerry Koosman 46
3 Phil Niekro 46
5 Dennis Eckersley 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 6
1 Enrique Romo 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6
4 Rollie Fingers 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Dave Parker .338
3 Bill Madlock .335
4 Ken Griffey .331
5 Lyman Bostock .327

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 131
3 Dave Parker 114
4 Steve Garvey 111
4 Thurman Munson 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 64
2 Joe Morgan 61
3 Frank Taveras 59
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Lou Brock 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.91
2 Don Sutton 2.18
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 274
3 Dennis Eckersley 257
4 Jerry Koosman 238
5 J. R. Richard 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 31
2 Bill Campbell 29
2 Charlie Hough 29
4 Rollie Fingers 28
5 Rawly Eastwick 25