On This Day

Monday, August 8, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 64 43 .598 --
Orioles 62 47 .569 3.0
Yankees 60 49 .550 5.0
Tigers 49 59 .454 15.5
Brewers 49 63 .438 17.5
Indians 46 61 .430 18.0
Blue Jays 38 70 .352 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 64 44 .593 --
Twins 65 47 .580 1.0
Rangers 62 47 .569 2.5
Royals 61 47 .565 3.0
Angels 54 54 .500 10.0
Mariners 48 65 .425 18.5
Athletics 42 68 .382 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 64 44 .593 --
Cubs 64 46 .582 1.0
Pirates 63 48 .568 2.5
Cardinals 62 50 .554 4.0
Expos 52 58 .473 13.0
Mets 46 63 .422 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 68 43 .613 --
Reds 55 55 .500 12.5
Astros 52 60 .464 16.5
Giants 50 61 .450 18.0
Padres 48 67 .417 22.0
Braves 40 69 .367 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larvell Blanks 5
1 Gil Flores 5
3 Mario Guerrero 4
4 Sal Bando 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lamar Johnson 2
1 Bobby Murcer 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Ivan de Jesus 1
3 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Ivan de Jesus 3
1 Lamar Johnson 3
1 Ken Reitz 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Chalk 2
1 Hal McRae 2
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.67
1 Tommy John 1.67
3 Roger Moret 1.50
4 Jim Bibby 1.00
4 Bob Galasso 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Jim Crawford 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 10
2 Jim Bibby 8
3 Francisco Barrios 6
3 Bob Galasso 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Joe Kerrigan 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .387
2 Dave Parker .347
3 Lyman Bostock .344
4 Rennie Stennett .335
5 Jerry Morales .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 38
2 Jim Rice 29
3 Jeff Burroughs 28
3 Mike Schmidt 28
5 3 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 109
2 Ron Cey 90
3 Steve Garvey 88
4 Larry Hisle 87
5 Greg Luzinski 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 40
2 Freddie Patek 36
3 Cesar Cedeno 35
3 Davey Lopes 35
3 Omar Moreno 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.06
2 Bert Blyleven 2.42
3 Burt Hooton 2.48
4 Rick Reuschel 2.50
5 Nolan Ryan 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 16
1 Nolan Ryan 16
3 Rick Reuschel 15
4 Bob Forsch 14
4 Dave Goltz 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 260
2 Phil Niekro 171
3 Frank Tanana 169
4 Bert Blyleven 150
4 Jerry Koosman 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 24
1 Bruce Sutter 24
3 Bill Campbell 19
3 Charlie Hough 19
5 Lerrin LaGrow 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .431
2 Jim Rice .429
3 Larvell Blanks .424
4 Gil Flores .415
5 Dave Parker .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 9
2 George Brett 7
2 Bill Robinson 7
4 Don Baylor 6
4 4 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 23
2 Don Baylor 19
2 George Foster 19
4 George Brett 17
5 Lyman Bostock 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 7
1 Davey Lopes 7
1 Omar Moreno 7
4 Rod Carew 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joe Niekro 0.00
2 Tom Johnson 0.64
3 Nelson Briles 0.73
4 Frank Tanana 0.75
5 Tommy John 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 3
1 Glenn Abbott 3
1 Ken Brett 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 26
1 Dave Goltz 26
3 Phil Niekro 25
4 Steve Carlton 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Butch Metzger 5
2 Adrian Devine 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Mike Garman 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Robin Yount .391
2 Lyman Bostock .381
2 Rennie Stennett .381
4 Dave Parker .380
5 Jim Sundberg .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 14
2 Greg Luzinski 11
3 Bobby Bonds 10
4 Andre Thornton 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 34
2 Greg Luzinski 30
3 George Foster 29
4 Bobby Bonds 28
4 Lyman Bostock 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 11
1 Freddie Patek 11
3 Rod Carew 10
3 Omar Moreno 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 1.05
2 Don Aase 1.08
3 Doug Rau 1.36
4 John Urrea 1.66
5 Frank Tanana 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 5
1 Doug Bird 5
1 Bert Blyleven 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 51
2 Jerry Koosman 48
3 Nolan Ryan 46
4 Dave Goltz 45
5 Steve Carlton 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Adrian Devine 5
2 Tom Johnson 5
2 Lerrin LaGrow 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Dave Parker .339
3 Lyman Bostock .333
4 Ken Griffey .332
5 Ted Simmons .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
2 Graig Nettles 42
3 Jim Rice 38
4 Mike Schmidt 37
5 Jeff Burroughs 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 133
2 Larry Hisle 122
3 Ron Cey 115
4 Steve Garvey 114
5 Thurman Munson 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 63
2 Frank Taveras 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 57
4 Joe Morgan 55
5 Omar Moreno 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.90
2 Burt Hooton 2.34
3 Don Sutton 2.51
4 Bert Blyleven 2.61
5 Nolan Ryan 2.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
1 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Jim Palmer 20
4 Vida Blue 19
4 5 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 388
2 Frank Tanana 263
3 Dennis Eckersley 249
4 Jerry Koosman 238
5 Phil Niekro 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
1 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Charlie Hough 28
4 Bill Campbell 27
5 Skip Lockwood 24