On This Day

Tuesday, August 16, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 44 .614 --
Orioles 68 49 .581 3.5
Yankees 67 50 .573 4.5
Tigers 54 62 .466 17.0
Indians 53 64 .453 18.5
Brewers 52 70 .426 22.0
Blue Jays 40 75 .348 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 68 51 .571 --
White Sox 66 50 .569 0.5
Rangers 66 50 .569 0.5
Royals 64 51 .557 2.0
Angels 58 58 .500 8.5
Mariners 49 72 .405 20.0
Athletics 44 73 .376 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 72 44 .621 --
Pirates 69 50 .580 4.5
Cubs 66 51 .564 6.5
Cardinals 65 54 .546 8.5
Expos 53 65 .449 20.0
Mets 49 69 .415 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 47 .605 --
Reds 61 58 .513 11.0
Astros 57 63 .475 15.5
Giants 55 66 .455 18.0
Padres 53 70 .431 21.0
Braves 41 76 .350 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Lamar Johnson 4
1 Claudell Washington 4
4 Larry Bowa 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 2
1 Jim Spencer 2
1 Jerry Tabb 2
4 Bobby Bonds 1
4 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 4
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Bucky Dent 3
2 Butch Hobson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 3
2 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 2
4 Mark Belanger 1
4 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Littell 1.33
2 Burt Hooton 1.00
3 Bob Owchinko 0.88
4 Pete Redfern 0.80
4 Tom Seaver 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Littell 8
1 Pete Redfern 8
3 Rich Gossage 7
3 Tom Johnson 7
3 Bob Owchinko 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Bo McLaughlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .383
2 Dave Parker .345
3 Rennie Stennett .335
4 Lyman Bostock .332
5 Ted Simmons .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 38
2 Greg Luzinski 31
3 Bobby Bonds 30
3 Jeff Burroughs 30
3 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 109
2 Greg Luzinski 97
3 Ron Cey 93
3 Larry Hisle 93
5 Bobby Bonds 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 43
2 Frank Taveras 40
3 Freddie Patek 38
4 Omar Moreno 37
4 2 others tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.31
2 Tommy John 2.57
3 Bert Blyleven 2.59
4 Burt Hooton 2.64
5 Nolan Ryan 2.66

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 271
2 Phil Niekro 185
3 Frank Tanana 182
4 Dennis Leonard 167
5 Bert Blyleven 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Bruce Sutter 24
3 Bill Campbell 20
4 Charlie Hough 19
5 Lerrin LaGrow 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Wohlford .431
2 Dave Parker .417
2 Ken Singleton .417
2 Ted Sizemore .417
5 Mickey Rivers .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 9
2 Mike Hargrove 6
2 Bill Robinson 6
4 George Brett 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 23
2 Bill Robinson 19
3 Chris Chambliss 18
4 Reggie Jackson 17
5 Jim Sundberg 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 11
2 Bert Campaneris 6
2 Omar Moreno 6
4 Jose Cruz 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 0.64
2 Tommy John 0.67
3 Pablo Torrealba 1.06
4 Grant Jackson 1.08
5 Bob McClure 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Torrez 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Wayne Garland 3
2 Dave Goltz 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 30
2 Dennis Eckersley 24
3 Steve Carlton 23
3 Steve Rogers 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Pedro Borbon 3
3 Bill Campbell 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .404
2 Jim Wohlford .380
3 Dave Parker .378
4 Gene Richards .378
5 Ron LeFlore .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 12
2 Bill Robinson 11
3 George Brett 10
3 Greg Luzinski 10
3 Eric Soderholm 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 38
2 Bobby Bonds 36
3 Lyman Bostock 27
3 Greg Luzinski 27
3 Eric Soderholm 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 15
2 Larry Bowa 11
3 Davey Lopes 10
3 Omar Moreno 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 1.05
2 Bob Forsch 1.20
3 Pablo Torrealba 1.67
4 John Urrea 1.72
5 Grant Jackson 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Dave Rozema 5
1 Mike Torrez 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 47
1 Phil Niekro 47
3 Jerry Koosman 40
4 Steve Rogers 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Johnson 7
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Butch Metzger 6
4 Pedro Borbon 5
4 Gene Garber 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Dave Parker .347
3 Lyman Bostock .329
4 Mickey Rivers .329
5 Ted Simmons .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 41
2 George Foster 40
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Mike Schmidt 37
5 3 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 126
2 George Foster 124
3 Greg Luzinski 118
4 Steve Garvey 113
5 4 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 64
2 Davey Lopes 63
3 Joe Morgan 59
4 Frank Taveras 58
5 Omar Moreno 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.13
2 Burt Hooton 2.30
3 Bert Blyleven 2.60
4 Nolan Ryan 2.61
5 Bill Campbell 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Dave Goltz 20
3 Rudy May 20
5 7 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 382
2 Frank Tanana 266
3 Dennis Eckersley 234
4 Phil Niekro 226
5 Jerry Koosman 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
1 Charlie Hough 28
1 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Bill Campbell 27
5 Skip Lockwood 22