On This Day

Friday, August 19, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 46 .607 --
Orioles 69 49 .585 2.5
Yankees 70 50 .583 2.5
Tigers 55 64 .462 17.0
Indians 54 66 .450 18.5
Brewers 53 72 .424 22.0
Blue Jays 41 77 .347 30.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 67 50 .573 --
Rangers 68 51 .571 --
Royals 67 51 .568 0.5
Twins 69 53 .566 0.5
Angels 58 59 .496 9.0
Mariners 50 74 .403 20.5
Athletics 44 74 .373 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 74 45 .622 --
Pirates 71 51 .582 4.5
Cubs 68 52 .567 6.5
Cardinals 67 54 .554 8.0
Expos 55 67 .451 20.5
Mets 49 72 .405 26.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 48 .603 --
Reds 63 59 .516 10.5
Astros 57 65 .467 16.5
Giants 55 68 .447 19.0
Padres 54 71 .432 21.0
Braves 43 77 .358 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 4
1 Dave Cash 4
3 Bill Almon 3
3 Jose Baez 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Buckner 2
1 George Foster 2
1 Steve Kemp 2
4 Bob Boone 1
4 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Tyson 6
2 Bill Buckner 5
3 George Foster 4
3 Steve Kemp 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 2
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Bob Bailor 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Krukow 1.20
2 Nino Espinosa 1.00
3 Jon Matlack 0.90
4 Dave Goltz 0.88
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Doug Capilla 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 13
2 Jon Matlack 9
3 Dave Goltz 7
4 Doug Capilla 6
4 6 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Santo Alcala 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Bruce Taylor 1
1 Pete Vuckovich 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .382
2 Dave Parker .343
3 Ted Simmons .334
4 Rennie Stennett .333
5 Lyman Bostock .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
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 116
2 Greg Luzinski 100
3 Larry Hisle 94
4 Ron Cey 93
5 Bobby Bonds 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 43
2 Frank Taveras 42
3 Gene Richards 39
4 Omar Moreno 38
4 Freddie Patek 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.31
2 Bert Blyleven 2.59
3 John Candelaria 2.63
4 Burt Hooton 2.64
5 Nolan Ryan 2.67

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 284
2 Phil Niekro 191
3 Frank Tanana 182
4 Dennis Leonard 173
5 2 tied 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 .424
2 Bill Buckner .420
3 Ken Singleton .404
4 Lamar Johnson .400
4 Ted Simmons .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 7
1 Bobby Murcer 7
1 Bill Robinson 7
4 Oscar Gamble 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 19
1 Bill Robinson 19
3 Reggie Jackson 17
4 Chris Chambliss 16
4 3 others tied 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 Bob Forsch 0.39
2 Roger Moret 0.64
3 Mike Torrez 1.00
4 Pablo Torrealba 1.06
5 2 tied 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Torrez 4
2 Larry Christenson 3
2 Dennis Leonard 3
2 Jim Lonborg 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 31
2 Dennis Leonard 28
3 Nolan Ryan 27
4 Doug Capilla 20
4 Frank Tanana 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .406
2 Gene Richards .386
3 Dave Parker .383
4 Bill Buckner .380
5 George Brett .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 12
1 George Foster 12
1 Bill Robinson 12
4 George Brett 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 40
2 Bobby Bonds 36
3 Greg Luzinski 29
4 Lyman Bostock 28
4 Jim Sundberg 28

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 Grant Jackson 1.44
3 Doug Rau 1.78
4 Pablo Torrealba 1.84
5 John Urrea 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Rozema 6
1 Mike Torrez 6
3 Glenn Abbott 5
3 Dave Goltz 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 53
2 Nolan Ryan 50
3 Bert Blyleven 47
4 Dave Goltz 42
5 Steve Rogers 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Dave Parker .341
3 Mickey Rivers .335
4 Lyman Bostock .332
5 Ken Griffey .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
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 130
2 Larry Hisle 125
3 Greg Luzinski 117
4 Steve Garvey 111
5 Ron Cey 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 63
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Frank Taveras 58
4 Joe Morgan 57
5 Omar Moreno 49

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 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Rick Reuschel 20
3 Mike Torrez 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 378
2 Frank Tanana 260
3 Phil Niekro 232
4 Dennis Eckersley 229
5 Jerry Koosman 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
1 Charlie Hough 28
1 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Bill Campbell 26
5 Skip Lockwood 22