On This Day

Friday, July 29, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 58 43 .574 --
Red Sox 56 43 .566 1.0
Yankees 56 45 .554 2.0
Tigers 46 53 .465 11.0
Brewers 45 56 .446 13.0
Indians 43 54 .443 13.0
Blue Jays 34 65 .343 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 60 37 .619 --
Royals 55 41 .573 4.5
Twins 57 45 .559 5.5
Rangers 52 45 .536 8.0
Angels 47 51 .480 13.5
Mariners 45 60 .429 19.0
Athletics 42 58 .420 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 60 40 .600 --
Pirates 58 43 .574 2.5
Phillies 57 43 .570 3.0
Cardinals 55 47 .539 6.0
Expos 48 52 .480 12.0
Mets 42 58 .420 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 64 38 .627 --
Reds 50 50 .500 13.0
Giants 47 56 .456 17.5
Astros 47 56 .456 17.5
Padres 44 61 .419 21.5
Braves 36 64 .360 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Mumphrey 5
2 Pete Rose 4
3 Juan Beniquez 3
3 Lou Brock 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Juan Beniquez 2
1 John Wockenfuss 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 George Brett 1
3 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 4
1 John Wockenfuss 4
3 Juan Beniquez 3
3 George Brett 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Almon 1
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 2.00
2 Joe Niekro 1.00
3 Mike Flanagan 0.78
4 Wayne Garland 0.75
4 Doug Rau 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Ron Guidry 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wayne Garland 9
2 Jerry Koosman 8
3 Mike Flanagan 7
3 Ron Guidry 7
3 Phil Niekro 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Tom Johnson 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .384
2 Lyman Bostock .340
3 Dave Parker .340
4 Rennie Stennett .333
5 Jerry Morales .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 32
2 Jim Rice 27
2 Mike Schmidt 27
4 George Scott 25
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 97
2 Larry Hisle 87
3 Ron Cey 83
3 Steve Garvey 83
5 Greg Luzinski 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 35
2 Freddie Patek 33
2 Gene Richards 33
4 Cesar Cedeno 32
4 2 others tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 2.14
2 Frank Tanana 2.25
3 Bert Blyleven 2.39
4 John Candelaria 2.61
5 Nolan Ryan 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 15
2 Nolan Ryan 14
3 Steve Carlton 13
3 Bob Forsch 13
5 4 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 248
2 Frank Tanana 156
3 Phil Niekro 155
4 Jerry Koosman 139
4 Dennis Leonard 139

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 .442
2 George Brett .413
3 Al Cowens .409
4 Richie Zisk .405
5 Steve Henderson .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 5
2 George Foster 4
2 Greg Luzinski 4
2 Willie McCovey 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Henderson 17
2 Bill Robinson 16
3 Don Baylor 14
3 Greg Luzinski 14
3 Jason Thompson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 8
2 Davey Lopes 6
3 Freddie Patek 5
3 Garry Templeton 5
5 10 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.00
1 Bob Forsch 0.00
3 John Montague 0.45
4 Dave Wehrmeister 0.69
5 Joe Sambito 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Jerry Koosman 24
4 Phil Niekro 23
5 Wayne Garland 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Johnson 3
1 Lerrin LaGrow 3
1 Tug McGraw 3
4 Bob Apodaca 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .390
2 Ralph Garr .381
3 Jose Cruz .376
4 Rennie Stennett .376
5 Mitchell Page .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 12
2 Graig Nettles 9
2 Jim Rice 9
4 Phil Garner 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 30
2 Greg Luzinski 28
3 Ted Simmons 26
4 Eddie Murray 25
4 Jason Thompson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 12
2 Mitchell Page 10
3 Juan Beniquez 9
3 Freddie Patek 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.22
2 John Urrea 1.29
3 Tommy John 1.45
4 Rick Reuschel 1.58
5 Bob Forsch 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 5
1 Stan Bahnsen 5
1 Doug Bird 5
1 Vida Blue 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 60
2 Jerry Koosman 50
3 Phil Niekro 44
4 J. R. Richard 43
5 Don Sutton 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 6
2 Adrian Devine 5
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Lerrin LaGrow 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Dave Parker .338
3 Ken Griffey .331
4 Bill Madlock .329
5 Lyman Bostock .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
1 Graig Nettles 41
3 Mike Schmidt 39
4 Jim Rice 37
5 George Scott 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 135
2 Larry Hisle 130
3 Thurman Munson 114
4 Ron Cey 113
5 Steve Garvey 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 66
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
3 Frank Taveras 58
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.95
2 Don Sutton 2.30
3 Rick Reuschel 2.40
4 Bert Blyleven 2.50
5 John Denny 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Rudy May 20
3 Jim Palmer 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 391
2 Frank Tanana 271
3 Dennis Eckersley 255
4 Jerry Koosman 240
5 J. R. Richard 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 30
2 Charlie Hough 29
3 Bill Campbell 28
4 Rollie Fingers 27
5 Skip Lockwood 25