On This Day

Sunday, August 21, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 48 .597 --
Yankees 72 50 .590 0.5
Orioles 70 50 .583 1.5
Tigers 57 64 .471 15.0
Indians 56 66 .459 16.5
Brewers 55 73 .430 20.5
Blue Jays 42 78 .350 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 69 51 .575 --
White Sox 68 52 .567 1.0
Twins 70 54 .565 1.0
Rangers 68 53 .562 1.5
Angels 59 60 .496 9.5
Mariners 50 76 .397 22.0
Athletics 44 76 .367 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 76 45 .628 --
Pirates 71 53 .573 6.5
Cubs 69 53 .566 7.5
Cardinals 68 55 .553 9.0
Expos 57 67 .460 20.5
Mets 49 74 .398 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 49 .602 --
Reds 65 59 .524 9.5
Astros 57 67 .460 17.5
Giants 57 68 .456 18.0
Padres 55 72 .433 21.0
Braves 43 79 .352 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Cash 4
1 Darrell Evans 4
1 Chet Lemon 4
4 Rick Burleson 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Enos Cabell 2
2 Lyman Bostock 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Steve Carlton 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 4
1 Dave Kingman 4
1 Del Unser 4
4 Lyman Bostock 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Garner 3
2 Bill Almon 2
2 Omar Moreno 2
2 Mitchell Page 2
5 18 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 2.33
2 Tom Seaver 1.38
3 Ron Guidry 1.00
3 Steve Renko 1.00
5 3 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Jim Crawford 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 14
2 Tom Seaver 11
3 Ron Guidry 8
3 Steve Renko 8
3 Frank Tanana 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Lance Rautzhan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .381
2 Dave Parker .343
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Ken Singleton .333
5 Lyman Bostock .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
2 Jeff Burroughs 32
3 Greg Luzinski 31
4 Bobby Bonds 30
4 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 118
2 Greg Luzinski 102
3 Larry Hisle 96
4 Ron Cey 94
5 Jeff Burroughs 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 43
2 Frank Taveras 42
3 Omar Moreno 40
4 Freddie Patek 39
4 Gene Richards 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.30
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 18
2 Nolan Ryan 17
3 Rick Reuschel 16
4 Bob Forsch 15
4 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 284
2 Phil Niekro 191
3 Frank Tanana 190
4 Dennis Leonard 173
5 Jerry Koosman 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Bruce Sutter 24
3 Bill Campbell 20
3 Sparky Lyle 20
5 2 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Graig Nettles .429
2 Bill Buckner .418
3 Ron LeFlore .415
4 Ken Singleton .404
5 Lamar Johnson .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 6
1 Mike Hargrove 6
1 Andres Mora 6
1 Bobby Murcer 6
1 Jason Thompson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 17
2 Chris Chambliss 16
2 Reggie Jackson 16
2 Greg Luzinski 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Omar Moreno 6
2 Joe Morgan 6
2 Gene Richards 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 0.00
2 Roger Moret 0.64
3 J. R. Richard 0.75
4 Mike Torrez 1.00
5 Bob McClure 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Torrez 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Larry Christenson 3
2 Ross Grimsley 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 27
1 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Dennis Leonard 25
4 Mark Littell 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 4
1 Pedro Borbon 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .390
2 Ron LeFlore .389
3 Bill Buckner .387
4 Dave Parker .376
5 George Brett .374

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 39
2 Bobby Bonds 35
3 Greg Luzinski 31
4 Lyman Bostock 29
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 14
2 Omar Moreno 13
3 Davey Lopes 11
4 Ron LeFlore 10
5 6 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 1.20
2 John Urrea 1.85
3 Eric Rasmussen 1.86
3 Pablo Torrealba 1.86
5 Tommy John 1.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Rozema 6
1 Mike Torrez 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
4 Glenn Abbott 4
4 22 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 47
2 Steve Carlton 46
2 Ron Guidry 46
2 Nolan Ryan 46
5 Phil Niekro 45

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 .374
2 Dave Parker .341
3 Lyman Bostock .336
4 Ken Griffey .331
5 Mickey Rivers .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 42
2 Graig Nettles 41
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Jeff Burroughs 36
4 Mike Schmidt 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 131
2 Larry Hisle 124
3 Greg Luzinski 118
4 Jim Rice 110
5 2 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 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.10
2 Burt Hooton 2.30
3 Don Sutton 2.57
4 Nolan Ryan 2.62
5 Bert Blyleven 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Rick Reuschel 20
3 Frank Tanana 20
3 Mike Torrez 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 378
2 Frank Tanana 268
3 Jerry Koosman 235
4 Dennis Eckersley 233
5 Phil Niekro 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
1 Bruce Sutter 28
3 Charlie Hough 27
4 Bill Campbell 24
5 Sparky Lyle 23