On This Day

Wednesday, July 27, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 57 42 .576 --
Red Sox 54 43 .557 2.0
Yankees 54 45 .545 3.0
Tigers 45 53 .459 11.5
Indians 43 52 .453 12.0
Brewers 44 55 .444 13.0
Blue Jays 34 63 .351 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 59 37 .615 --
Royals 54 40 .574 4.0
Twins 56 44 .560 5.0
Rangers 51 44 .537 7.5
Angels 47 49 .490 12.0
Mariners 44 59 .427 18.5
Athletics 41 57 .418 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 59 39 .602 --
Phillies 57 41 .582 2.0
Pirates 57 42 .576 2.5
Cardinals 53 46 .535 6.5
Expos 47 51 .480 12.0
Mets 41 58 .414 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 62 38 .620 --
Reds 49 48 .505 11.5
Astros 46 55 .455 16.5
Giants 46 56 .451 17.0
Padres 44 59 .427 19.5
Braves 35 63 .357 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Foster 4
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 Cesar Geronimo 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 2
2 Tucker Ashford 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 4
1 George Hendrick 4
3 George Foster 3
3 Lee Lacy 3
3 Butch Wynegar 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Renko 1.67
2 Mario Soto 0.82
3 Odell Jones 0.67
3 Eddie Solomon 0.67
5 Don Sutton 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Arroyo 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mario Soto 9
2 Doug Capilla 6
2 Odell Jones 6
2 Bob McClure 6
2 Jim Palmer 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garman 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Butch Metzger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .387
2 Lyman Bostock .341
3 Dave Parker .339
4 Jerry Morales .333
5 Rennie Stennett .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 32
2 Mike Schmidt 27
3 Jim Rice 26
4 George Scott 25
5 Steve Garvey 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 96
2 Larry Hisle 86
3 Steve Garvey 83
4 Ron Cey 81
5 Greg Luzinski 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 35
2 Gene Richards 33
3 Cesar Cedeno 32
4 Enos Cabell 31
4 2 others tied 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 3 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 248
2 Frank Tanana 156
3 Phil Niekro 148
4 Dennis Leonard 139
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 Mitchell Page .452
2 Al Cowens .419
3 Rennie Stennett .409
4 Bob Boone .400
5 Greg Luzinski .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 8
2 Greg Luzinski 7
3 Jim Rice 5
4 Don Baylor 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 21
2 Steve Henderson 16
3 George Foster 15
4 Dan Meyer 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 7
2 Enos Cabell 5
2 Davey Lopes 5
2 Garry Templeton 5
2 Claudell Washington 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Montague 0.49
2 Rudy May 0.56
3 Dave Wehrmeister 0.69
4 Gary Lavelle 0.71
4 Joe Sambito 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 3
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 29
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Dave Goltz 25
5 Rick Langford 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 4
2 Lerrin LaGrow 3
2 Gary Lavelle 3
4 Bob Apodaca 2
4 11 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mitchell Page .392
2 Dan Ford .382
3 Rennie Stennett .378
4 Richie Zisk .378
5 Wayne Garrett .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 12
2 Greg Luzinski 8
2 Eddie Murray 8
2 Jim Rice 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 31
2 Greg Luzinski 30
3 Ted Simmons 25
3 Richie Zisk 25
5 Eddie Murray 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 11
2 Juan Beniquez 10
3 Davey Lopes 9
3 Bake McBride 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 1.05
2 Gaylord Perry 1.48
3 Bob Forsch 1.59
4 Rick Reuschel 1.67
5 Sam Hinds 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Flanagan 6
2 Doyle Alexander 5
2 Stan Bahnsen 5
2 Vida Blue 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 60
2 Dave Goltz 49
3 Dennis Eckersley 43
3 Dennis Leonard 43
3 J. R. Richard 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tug McGraw 6
2 Adrian Devine 5
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Lerrin LaGrow 5
2 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Dave Parker .334
3 Bill Madlock .331
4 Ken Griffey .329
5 Lyman Bostock .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
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 135
2 Larry Hisle 130
3 Steve Garvey 112
4 Ron Cey 111
4 3 others tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 65
2 Joe Morgan 60
2 Frank Taveras 60
4 Cesar Cedeno 58
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.92
2 Don Sutton 2.30
3 Rick Reuschel 2.41
4 Bert Blyleven 2.50
5 John Denny 2.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 391
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 27
5 Skip Lockwood 25