On This Day

Wednesday, August 17, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 45 .609 --
Orioles 68 49 .581 3.0
Yankees 68 50 .576 3.5
Tigers 54 63 .462 17.0
Indians 53 65 .449 18.5
Brewers 53 70 .431 21.0
Blue Jays 40 76 .345 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 67 50 .573 --
White Sox 66 50 .569 0.5
Twins 68 52 .567 0.5
Royals 65 51 .560 1.5
Angels 58 58 .500 8.5
Mariners 50 72 .410 19.5
Athletics 44 73 .376 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 72 45 .615 --
Pirates 69 51 .575 4.5
Cubs 67 51 .568 5.5
Cardinals 66 54 .550 7.5
Expos 54 65 .454 19.0
Mets 49 70 .412 24.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 72 47 .605 --
Reds 61 59 .508 11.5
Astros 57 64 .471 16.0
Giants 55 66 .455 18.0
Padres 54 70 .435 20.5
Braves 42 76 .356 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron LeFlore 4
2 Bill Almon 3
2 Barry Bonnell 3
2 Gary Carter 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 2
1 Bobby Murcer 2
3 Bill Almon 1
3 Jeff Burroughs 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Almon 5
2 Gary Carter 3
2 George Foster 3
2 John Mayberry 3
2 Bump Wills 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 2
2 Rick Bosetti 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 Hal McRae 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Forsch 1.25
2 Jim Bibby 1.00
2 Rick Reuschel 1.00
4 Nelson Briles 0.73
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Don Collins 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 11
2 Nelson Briles 8
3 Ed Figueroa 7
4 Jim Bibby 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Enrique Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .384
2 Dave Parker .345
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Ted Simmons .331
5 Lyman Bostock .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 39
2 Jeff Burroughs 31
2 Greg Luzinski 31
4 Bobby Bonds 30
4 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 112
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 Gene Richards 39
4 Freddie Patek 38
5 2 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 Rick Reuschel 16
4 Bob Forsch 15
4 Dave Goltz 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 271
2 Phil Niekro 185
3 Frank Tanana 182
4 Dennis Leonard 167
5 Jerry Koosman 158

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
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 Ron LeFlore .431
2 Ken Singleton .417
3 Dave Parker .407
4 Ted Sizemore .404
5 Rod Carew .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Bobby Murcer 7
3 Mike Hargrove 6
4 George Brett 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 21
2 Chris Chambliss 17
2 Jim Sundberg 17
4 Bill Robinson 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 0.00
2 Bob Forsch 0.39
3 Bob Knepper 0.50
4 Mike Torrez 1.00
5 Pablo Torrealba 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Marty Pattin 3
1 J. R. Richard 3
1 Dave Rozema 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 25
1 Phil Niekro 25
3 Rick Reuschel 23
4 Ron Guidry 22
4 Dennis Leonard 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 5
2 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 .400
2 Dave Parker .395
3 Gene Richards .388
4 Ron LeFlore .375
5 George Brett .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 12
2 George Brett 10
2 George Foster 10
2 Greg Luzinski 10
2 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 37
2 Bobby Bonds 36
3 Lyman Bostock 27
3 Eric Soderholm 27
3 Jim Sundberg 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 15
2 Larry Bowa 11
3 Davey Lopes 10
3 Omar Moreno 10
3 Gene Richards 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 0.92
2 Tommy John 1.05
3 Grant Jackson 1.44
4 John Urrea 1.72
5 Jim Barr 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Dave Rozema 5
1 Mike Torrez 5
5 13 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 47
1 Phil Niekro 47
3 Steve Rogers 39
4 Ron Guidry 38
4 Rick Reuschel 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Tom Johnson 6
2 Butch Metzger 6
4 Doug Bird 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Dave Parker .347
3 Mickey Rivers .330
4 Ted Simmons .329
5 Lyman Bostock .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 127
2 Larry Hisle 126
3 Greg Luzinski 118
4 Steve Garvey 113
5 3 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 63
1 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
3 Rick Reuschel 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 382
2 Frank Tanana 266
3 Dennis Eckersley 234
4 Jerry Koosman 228
5 Phil Niekro 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
2 Charlie Hough 28
2 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Bill Campbell 27
5 Skip Lockwood 22