On This Day

Saturday, August 20, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 47 .602 --
Orioles 70 49 .588 1.5
Yankees 71 50 .587 1.5
Tigers 56 64 .467 16.0
Indians 55 66 .455 17.5
Brewers 54 72 .429 21.0
Blue Jays 42 77 .353 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 68 51 .571 --
White Sox 67 51 .568 0.5
Rangers 68 52 .567 0.5
Twins 69 54 .561 1.0
Angels 58 60 .492 9.5
Mariners 50 75 .400 21.0
Athletics 44 75 .370 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 75 45 .625 --
Pirates 71 52 .577 5.5
Cubs 69 52 .570 6.5
Cardinals 68 54 .557 8.0
Expos 56 67 .455 20.5
Mets 49 73 .402 27.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 73 49 .598 --
Reds 64 59 .520 9.5
Astros 57 66 .463 16.5
Giants 56 68 .452 18.0
Padres 54 72 .429 21.0
Braves 43 78 .355 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Singleton 4
2 Mike Anderson 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Ivan de Jesus 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 2
2 Mike Anderson 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Buckner 3
1 Bucky Dent 3
1 Dan Driessen 3
1 Keith Hernandez 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bailor 1
1 Bob Boone 1
1 Mike Champion 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Littell 2.00
2 Fred Norman 1.00
3 Pete Redfern 0.78
4 Milt Wilcox 0.75
5 Bill Bonham 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Ed Halicki 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Bonham 7
1 Fred Norman 7
1 Pete Redfern 7
4 Mark Littell 6
4 Milt Wilcox 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Joe Kerrigan 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .381
2 Dave Parker .340
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Ken Singleton .334
5 Ted Simmons .332

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 117
2 Greg Luzinski 102
3 Larry Hisle 95
4 Ron Cey 93
5 Bobby Bonds 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 43
2 Frank Taveras 42
3 Freddie Patek 39
3 Gene Richards 39
5 2 tied 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
4 Sparky Lyle 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .447
2 Ron LeFlore .431
3 Bill Buckner .426
4 Lamar Johnson .421
5 Ivan de Jesus .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 7
2 Bobby Bonds 6
2 Oscar Gamble 6
2 Mike Hargrove 6
2 Bill Robinson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 17
1 Bill Buckner 17
1 Rusty Staub 17
4 Chris Chambliss 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 0.39
2 Roger Moret 0.64
3 J. R. Richard 0.75
4 Mike Torrez 1.00
5 Pablo Torrealba 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Torrez 4
2 Larry Christenson 3
2 Ross Grimsley 3
2 Ed Halicki 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 31
2 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Dennis Leonard 25
4 Mark Littell 22
5 Ed Halicki 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .398
2 Bill Buckner .394
3 Ron LeFlore .381
4 George Brett .376
5 Dave Parker .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 40
2 Bobby Bonds 36
3 Greg Luzinski 31
4 Lyman Bostock 28
4 Jim Sundberg 28

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 0.92
2 Pablo Torrealba 1.84
3 John Urrea 1.85
4 Eric Rasmussen 1.86
5 Tommy John 1.89

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 Doug Bird 6
2 Pedro Borbon 6
2 Tom Johnson 6
2 Butch Metzger 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Dave Parker .338
3 Lyman Bostock .332
4 Mickey Rivers .332
5 Ken Griffey .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
2 Graig Nettles 41
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Mike Schmidt 36
5 2 tied 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 131
2 Larry Hisle 126
3 Greg Luzinski 119
4 Ron Cey 109
4 4 others tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 64
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Frank Taveras 56
5 Omar Moreno 48

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 22
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 25
5 2 tied 22