On This Day

Thursday, August 18, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 45 .612 --
Orioles 68 49 .581 3.5
Yankees 69 50 .580 3.5
Tigers 54 64 .458 18.0
Indians 53 66 .445 19.5
Brewers 53 71 .427 22.0
Blue Jays 40 77 .342 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 68 50 .576 --
Twins 69 52 .570 0.5
White Sox 66 50 .569 1.0
Royals 66 51 .564 1.5
Angels 58 58 .500 9.0
Mariners 50 73 .407 20.5
Athletics 44 73 .376 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 73 45 .619 --
Pirates 70 51 .579 4.5
Cubs 67 52 .563 6.5
Cardinals 66 54 .550 8.0
Expos 54 66 .450 20.0
Mets 49 70 .412 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 47 .608 --
Reds 61 59 .508 12.0
Astros 57 64 .471 16.5
Giants 55 67 .451 19.0
Padres 54 70 .435 21.0
Braves 42 76 .356 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Scott 4
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Ruppert Jones 3
2 Tom Poquette 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Andre Dawson 1
1 Phil Garner 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 Richie Hebner 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 4
1 George Scott 4
3 Andre Dawson 3
3 Davey Lopes 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Cash 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 Roy Howell 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 1.40
2 Dennis Leonard 1.20
3 Jim Lonborg 1.00
4 Dock Ellis 0.75
5 Ray Burris 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Lonborg 8
2 Don Sutton 7
3 Wayne Garland 6
3 Dennis Leonard 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .383
2 Dave Parker .345
3 Rennie Stennett .333
4 Lyman Bostock .331
5 Ted Simmons .331

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 99
3 Larry Hisle 94
4 Ron Cey 93
5 Bobby Bonds 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 43
2 Frank Taveras 40
3 Gene Richards 39
4 Omar Moreno 38
4 Freddie Patek 38

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 173
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 2 tied 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .439
2 Willie Horton .412
3 Ken Singleton .409
4 Dave Parker .407
5 Mickey Rivers .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 7
1 Bobby Murcer 7
3 Bill Robinson 6
4 Gary Carter 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 19
2 Bill Robinson 17
3 Chris Chambliss 16
3 Bobby Murcer 16
3 Rusty Staub 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 11
2 Omar Moreno 6
2 Gene Richards 6
4 Bert Campaneris 5
4 7 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 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 Marty Pattin 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 28
2 Phil Niekro 25
3 Bert Blyleven 21
4 Frank Tanana 20
5 Tom Seaver 19

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 .409
2 Dave Parker .393
3 Gene Richards .388
4 Ron LeFlore .376
5 George Brett .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 12
2 Bill Robinson 11
3 George Brett 10
3 George Foster 10
3 3 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 38
2 Bobby Bonds 36
3 Lyman Bostock 28
3 Greg Luzinski 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 15
2 Larry Bowa 11
2 Omar Moreno 11
4 Ron LeFlore 10
4 2 others tied 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 Doug Rau 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Jim Lonborg 5
1 Jerry Reuss 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 47
1 Phil Niekro 47
3 Dennis Leonard 40
4 Steve Rogers 39
5 3 tied 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 .374
2 Dave Parker .347
3 Mickey Rivers .335
4 Lyman Bostock .330
5 Ted Simmons .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
2 Graig Nettles 40
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Mike Schmidt 37
5 Jeff Burroughs 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 126
1 Larry Hisle 126
3 Greg Luzinski 116
4 Steve Garvey 113
5 Dave Parker 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 63
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Joe Morgan 59
4 Frank Taveras 58
5 Omar Moreno 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.10
2 Burt Hooton 2.30
3 Don Sutton 2.57
4 Bert Blyleven 2.60
5 Nolan Ryan 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Dave Goltz 20
3 Rick Reuschel 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 382
2 Frank Tanana 260
3 Dennis Eckersley 234
4 Jerry Koosman 228
5 Phil Niekro 226

Saves

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