On This Day

Saturday, August 13, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 67 44 .604 --
Orioles 66 48 .579 2.5
Yankees 64 50 .561 4.5
Tigers 52 61 .460 16.0
Indians 50 63 .442 18.0
Brewers 51 67 .432 19.5
Blue Jays 39 73 .348 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 66 47 .584 --
Twins 67 49 .578 0.5
Royals 64 48 .571 1.5
Rangers 64 49 .566 2.0
Angels 56 57 .496 10.0
Mariners 48 70 .407 20.5
Athletics 43 71 .377 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 69 44 .611 --
Pirates 68 49 .581 3.0
Cubs 65 49 .570 4.5
Cardinals 65 51 .560 5.5
Expos 52 64 .448 18.5
Mets 47 68 .409 23.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 70 46 .603 --
Reds 58 57 .504 11.5
Astros 54 63 .462 16.5
Giants 53 64 .453 17.5
Padres 53 67 .442 19.0
Braves 41 73 .360 28.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ruppert Jones 4
2 Rick Burleson 3
2 Gene Clines 3
2 Greg Gross 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Money 2
1 Richie Zisk 2
3 Steve Braun 1
3 George Brett 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bake McBride 4
1 Jerry Tabb 4
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 Ron Cey 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 2
1 Roy White 2
3 Andre Dawson 1
3 Ruppert Jones 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Langford 1.57
2 Bert Blyleven 1.40
3 Tommy John 1.20
3 John Urrea 1.20
5 Jon Matlack 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Rick Langford 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Langford 11
1 Nolan Ryan 11
3 Bert Blyleven 7
3 Fergie Jenkins 7
3 Paul Moskau 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Mike Barlow 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .380
2 Dave Parker .347
3 Rennie Stennett .340
4 Lyman Bostock .334
5 Ted Simmons .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 38
2 Jeff Burroughs 30
2 Greg Luzinski 30
2 Jim Rice 30
5 Bobby Bonds 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 109
2 Greg Luzinski 95
3 Ron Cey 93
4 Bobby Bonds 88
4 Steve Garvey 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 40
2 Cesar Cedeno 38
3 Freddie Patek 37
4 Omar Moreno 36
4 Gene Richards 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.24
2 Tommy John 2.57
3 Bert Blyleven 2.59
4 Nolan Ryan 2.66
5 Burt Hooton 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 17
1 Nolan Ryan 17
3 Dave Goltz 15
3 Rick Reuschel 15
5 2 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 271
2 Phil Niekro 178
3 Frank Tanana 171
4 Bert Blyleven 157
5 2 tied 155

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 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 Wohlford .432
2 Gene Richards .432
3 Jim Sundberg .429
4 Ted Sizemore .422
5 Gil Flores .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 George Brett 7
2 Jeff Burroughs 7
2 Greg Luzinski 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 21
2 Bill Robinson 20
3 Greg Luzinski 18
4 Lyman Bostock 17
4 Jim Sundberg 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 6
1 Ron LeFlore 6
1 Omar Moreno 6
4 Rod Carew 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Butch Metzger 0.00
2 Pedro Borbon 0.66
3 Tommy John 0.67
4 Jack Kucek 0.69
5 Mike Torrez 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 4
2 Dave Goltz 3
2 Grant Jackson 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 27
2 Tom Seaver 24
3 Steve Carlton 23
3 Phil Niekro 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Doug Bird 4
2 Tom Johnson 4
2 Butch Metzger 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .383
2 Rennie Stennett .380
3 Jim Sundberg .376
4 George Brett .363
5 Steve Henderson .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 13
2 Greg Luzinski 12
3 Bobby Bonds 11
4 George Brett 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 36
2 Bobby Bonds 34
2 Greg Luzinski 34
4 Lyman Bostock 27
5 George Foster 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 11
2 Cesar Cedeno 10
3 Larry Bowa 9
3 Ron LeFlore 9
3 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 0.87
2 John Urrea 1.47
3 Pablo Torrealba 1.78
4 Grant Jackson 1.80
5 Dave Goltz 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Tommy John 5
1 Dave Rozema 5
1 Nolan Ryan 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 52
2 Nolan Ryan 49
3 Phil Niekro 46
4 Gaylord Perry 41
5 Jerry Koosman 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
1 Tom Johnson 7
3 Butch Metzger 6
4 Doug Bird 4
4 6 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Dave Parker .346
3 Ted Simmons .330
4 Lyman Bostock .328
5 Ken Griffey .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 43
2 George Foster 41
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Jeff Burroughs 37
5 Mike Schmidt 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 128
2 Larry Hisle 122
3 Greg Luzinski 118
4 Steve Garvey 114
4 Dave Parker 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 62
2 Frank Taveras 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 60
4 Joe Morgan 56
5 Omar Moreno 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.08
2 Burt Hooton 2.43
3 Nolan Ryan 2.61
4 Don Sutton 2.63
5 Tommy John 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Dave Goltz 20
3 Rudy May 20
3 Jim Palmer 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 382
2 Frank Tanana 255
3 Dennis Eckersley 244
4 Jerry Koosman 236
5 Phil Niekro 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
2 Charlie Hough 28
2 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Bill Campbell 27
5 Skip Lockwood 23