On This Day

Tuesday, July 26, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 56 42 .571 --
Red Sox 54 42 .563 1.0
Yankees 54 44 .551 2.0
Indians 43 51 .457 11.0
Tigers 44 53 .454 11.5
Brewers 43 55 .439 13.0
Blue Jays 34 63 .351 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 59 36 .621 --
Royals 53 40 .570 5.0
Twins 55 44 .556 6.0
Rangers 51 44 .537 8.0
Angels 46 49 .484 13.0
Mariners 44 58 .431 18.5
Athletics 41 56 .423 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 58 38 .604 --
Phillies 57 40 .588 1.5
Pirates 56 42 .571 3.0
Cardinals 52 46 .531 7.0
Expos 47 50 .485 11.5
Mets 40 58 .408 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 61 38 .616 --
Reds 48 47 .505 11.0
Astros 46 54 .460 15.5
Giants 46 55 .455 16.0
Padres 43 59 .422 19.5
Braves 35 62 .361 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Richards 7
2 Lyman Bostock 4
2 Terry Harmon 4
2 Willie Horton 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kurt Bevacqua 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Meyer 5
1 Richie Zisk 5
3 Kurt Bevacqua 3
3 Rod Carew 3
3 Ken Singleton 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Hendrick 3
2 Dave Kingman 2
2 Davey Lopes 2
2 Gene Richards 2
5 15 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Lonborg 1.50
2 Bob Forsch 1.33
3 Vida Blue 1.25
4 Rick Reuschel 1.20
5 Chris Knapp 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Aase 11
2 Chris Knapp 8
3 Santo Alcala 7
3 Dave Freisleben 7
3 3 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Buddy Schultz 1
1 Diego Segui 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .386
2 Lyman Bostock .344
3 Dave Parker .338
4 Jerry Morales .331
5 Ted Simmons .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 31
2 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Jim Rice 26
4 George Scott 25
5 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 93
2 Larry Hisle 86
3 Steve Garvey 82
4 Ron Cey 80
5 Greg Luzinski 75

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 35
2 Gene Richards 33
3 Cesar Cedeno 32
4 Davey Lopes 31
4 Jerry Remy 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.15
2 Frank Tanana 2.25
3 Bert Blyleven 2.39
4 John Candelaria 2.61
5 Dave Rozema 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 14
1 Nolan Ryan 14
3 Steve Carlton 13
3 Bob Forsch 13
5 2 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 248
2 Frank Tanana 156
3 Phil Niekro 148
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 2 others tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Boone .486
2 Mitchell Page .450
3 Al Cowens .429
4 Lyman Bostock .404
5 Rusty Staub .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 7
2 Greg Luzinski 6
3 Butch Hobson 5
3 Jim Rice 5
3 Eric Soderholm 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 19
2 Steve Henderson 16
3 Dan Meyer 14
4 Bobby Bonds 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 6
2 Davey Lopes 5
2 Garry Templeton 5
2 Claudell Washington 5
5 14 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Montague 0.49
1 Jim Palmer 0.49
3 Tug McGraw 0.66
4 Dave Wehrmeister 0.69
5 Dave Goltz 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
2 Glenn Abbott 3
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Jerry Koosman 29
3 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Dave Goltz 25
3 Rick Reuschel 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 4
2 Rick Camp 3
2 Lerrin LaGrow 3
2 Gary Lavelle 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan Ford .388
2 Mitchell Page .385
3 Ralph Garr .372
4 Richie Zisk .361
5 Rod Carew .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 11
2 Jim Rice 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
4 Jose Cruz 7
4 9 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 29
2 Greg Luzinski 28
3 Richie Zisk 26
4 Lamar Johnson 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 10
1 Larry Bowa 10
1 Mitchell Page 10
4 Dan Driessen 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.48
2 Bob Forsch 1.59
3 Rick Reuschel 1.67
4 Jim Palmer 1.71
4 Sam Hinds 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Mike Flanagan 6
3 Doyle Alexander 5
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 60
2 Dave Goltz 49
3 Phil Niekro 48
4 Dennis Eckersley 43
4 2 others tied 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6
3 Adrian Devine 5
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Dave Parker .334
3 Bill Madlock .333
4 Ken Griffey .330
5 Lyman Bostock .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 40
2 Graig Nettles 39
2 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Jim Rice 36
5 George Scott 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 133
2 Larry Hisle 130
3 Steve Garvey 113
4 Dave Parker 111
4 Carl Yastrzemski 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 66
2 Joe Morgan 60
2 Frank Taveras 60
4 Cesar Cedeno 58
5 Lou Brock 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.92
2 Don Sutton 2.18
3 Rick Reuschel 2.41
4 Bert Blyleven 2.42
5 John Denny 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Don Sutton 21
4 Vida Blue 20
4 4 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 398
2 Frank Tanana 278
3 Dennis Eckersley 256
4 Jerry Koosman 232
5 J. R. Richard 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 30
2 Bill Campbell 29
2 Charlie Hough 29
4 Rollie Fingers 28
5 2 tied 24