On This Day

Monday, August 1, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 60 44 .577 --
Red Sox 58 43 .574 0.5
Yankees 58 46 .558 2.0
Tigers 46 55 .455 12.5
Brewers 46 58 .442 14.0
Indians 44 56 .440 14.0
Blue Jays 36 66 .353 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 62 39 .614 --
Twins 60 46 .566 4.5
Royals 56 44 .560 5.5
Rangers 55 45 .550 6.5
Angels 48 53 .475 14.0
Mariners 46 61 .430 19.0
Athletics 42 61 .408 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 61 42 .592 --
Phillies 59 43 .578 1.5
Pirates 59 45 .567 2.5
Cardinals 57 48 .543 5.0
Expos 48 55 .466 13.0
Mets 44 59 .427 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 66 39 .629 --
Reds 52 51 .505 13.0
Astros 49 57 .462 17.5
Giants 48 58 .453 18.5
Padres 45 62 .421 22.0
Braves 37 66 .359 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Ott 4
1 Bill Russell 4
1 Garry Templeton 4
4 Lyman Bostock 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 2
1 Willie McCovey 2
3 Gary Alexander 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 5
1 Willie McCovey 5
3 Lyman Bostock 4
3 George Foster 4
3 Eric Soderholm 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 2
2 Mike Anderson 1
2 Larry Biittner 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.00
2 John Montefusco 0.91
3 Catfish Hunter 0.75
4 Jim Clancy 0.50
4 Steve Renko 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Mark Lemongello 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 10
2 Tom Seaver 9
3 Mark Lemongello 7
3 Skip Lockwood 7
5 Catfish Hunter 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Tom Johnson 1
1 Butch Metzger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .382
2 Lyman Bostock .343
3 Rennie Stennett .338
4 Dave Parker .335
5 Greg Luzinski .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 34
2 Mike Schmidt 28
3 Jim Rice 27
4 Jeff Burroughs 26
4 Greg Luzinski 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 102
2 Ron Cey 88
3 Larry Hisle 87
4 Steve Garvey 86
5 Greg Luzinski 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 37
2 Davey Lopes 35
3 Freddie Patek 33
3 Gene Richards 33
5 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.16
2 Rick Reuschel 2.28
3 Bert Blyleven 2.37
4 Burt Hooton 2.56
5 Tom Johnson 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 15
2 Steve Carlton 14
2 Nolan Ryan 14
4 Bob Forsch 13
5 7 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 254
2 Frank Tanana 162
3 Phil Niekro 155
4 Dennis Leonard 145
5 Jerry Koosman 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 24
2 Rollie Fingers 22
3 Charlie Hough 19
4 Bill Campbell 17
4 3 others tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .424
2 George Hendrick .417
3 Roy White .415
4 Rennie Stennett .413
5 Gene Richards .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Soderholm 6
2 George Brett 5
2 George Foster 5
2 Greg Luzinski 5
2 Willie McCovey 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 18
2 Lyman Bostock 14
2 Eric Soderholm 14
4 Don Baylor 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 9
1 Davey Lopes 9
3 Ron LeFlore 5
3 Garry Templeton 5
5 9 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Barr 0.00
2 Ron Guidry 0.51
3 Jon Matlack 0.64
4 Dave Goltz 0.90
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 3
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Ken Brett 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
5 33 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 26
2 Dave Goltz 20
2 Nolan Ryan 20
4 John Montefusco 19
4 Gaylord Perry 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garman 3
1 Tom Johnson 3
1 Skip Lockwood 3
1 Butch Metzger 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .425
2 Mitchell Page .388
3 Lyman Bostock .372
4 Rennie Stennett .370
5 Wayne Garrett .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 13
2 Greg Luzinski 10
3 Graig Nettles 9
3 Jim Rice 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 32
2 George Foster 31
3 Steve Henderson 26
3 Leroy Stanton 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Urrea 1.29
2 Tommy John 1.45
3 Pablo Torrealba 1.75
4 Gaylord Perry 1.86
5 Dave Goltz 1.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 5
1 Doug Bird 5
1 Bill Campbell 5
1 Mike Flanagan 5
5 20 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Jerry Koosman 44
3 Dennis Leonard 43
4 Bert Blyleven 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Ken Griffey .328
3 Dave Parker .328
4 Lyman Bostock .326
5 Greg Luzinski .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
1 Graig Nettles 41
3 Mike Schmidt 40
4 Jim Rice 37
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 133
2 Larry Hisle 127
3 Ron Cey 118
4 Steve Garvey 115
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 68
2 Frank Taveras 59
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 3 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.90
2 Burt Hooton 2.30
3 Don Sutton 2.45
4 Bert Blyleven 2.50
5 Rick Reuschel 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Ray Burris 20
3 Rudy May 20
3 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 387
2 Frank Tanana 277
3 Dennis Eckersley 243
4 Jerry Koosman 235
5 J. R. Richard 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 30
2 Charlie Hough 29
3 Rollie Fingers 28
4 Bill Campbell 26
4 Skip Lockwood 26