On This Day

Monday, August 22, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 49 .592 --
Yankees 72 51 .585 0.5
Orioles 70 51 .579 1.5
Tigers 58 64 .475 14.0
Indians 57 67 .460 16.0
Brewers 55 74 .426 20.5
Blue Jays 42 79 .347 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 70 51 .579 --
White Sox 69 52 .570 1.0
Twins 71 54 .568 1.0
Rangers 69 53 .566 1.5
Angels 59 61 .492 10.5
Mariners 51 77 .398 22.5
Athletics 45 76 .372 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 77 45 .631 --
Cubs 70 53 .569 7.5
Pirates 71 54 .568 7.5
Cardinals 69 55 .556 9.0
Expos 58 67 .464 20.5
Mets 50 74 .403 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 50 .597 --
Reds 65 60 .520 9.5
Astros 57 68 .456 17.5
Giants 57 69 .452 18.0
Padres 56 72 .438 20.0
Braves 43 80 .350 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Bochte 4
1 Rico Carty 4
1 Paul Dade 4
1 Bill Madlock 4
1 Andre Thornton 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Bochte 2
2 Glenn Adams 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Rico Carty 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 6
2 Buddy Bell 4
2 Bruce Bochte 4
2 Steve Yeager 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Carlos Lopez 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Mike Champion 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bibby 1.14
2 Paul Thormodsgard 1.00
3 Wayne Twitchell 0.83
4 Bob Shirley 0.75
5 Rick Reuschel 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Arroyo 1
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 9
2 Jim Bibby 8
2 Paul Thormodsgard 8
4 Bert Blyleven 6
4 Bob Shirley 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .379
2 Dave Parker .342
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Ken Singleton .334
5 Ted Simmons .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 98
4 Ron Cey 95
5 Jeff Burroughs 92

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.30
2 John Candelaria 2.63
3 Nolan Ryan 2.67
4 Burt Hooton 2.67
5 Bert Blyleven 2.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 18
2 Rick Reuschel 17
2 Nolan Ryan 17
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 175
5 Jerry Koosman 165

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 28
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 Lamar Johnson .425
2 Ron LeFlore .422
3 Lou Piniella .406
4 Bill Buckner .403
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Hargrove 7
1 Andres Mora 7
3 Bobby Murcer 6
3 Jason Thompson 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 17
1 Claudell Washington 17
3 Chris Chambliss 16
3 Greg Luzinski 16
3 Andres Mora 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Jose Cruz 6
2 Omar Moreno 6
2 Joe Morgan 6
2 Gene Richards 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 0.00
2 Roger Moret 0.64
3 Mike Torrez 1.00
4 Bob Owchinko 1.23
5 3 tied 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Lonborg 4
2 Larry Christenson 3
2 Ross Grimsley 3
2 Al Hrabosky 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 27
1 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Jim Bibby 26
4 Rick Reuschel 25
5 Bert Blyleven 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 4
1 Pedro Borbon 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
5 Gene Garber 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .396
2 Ron LeFlore .395
3 Bill Buckner .382
4 George Brett .381
5 Jim Rice .372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 37
2 Bobby Bonds 32
3 Greg Luzinski 31
4 Rusty Staub 29
4 Jim Sundberg 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 14
2 Omar Moreno 13
3 Ron LeFlore 10
3 Freddie Patek 10
5 5 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 1.20
2 Mike Torrez 1.33
3 Grant Jackson 1.80
4 John Urrea 1.85
5 2 tied 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Rozema 6
1 Mike Torrez 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Adrian Devine 5
3 Jim Lonborg 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 46
1 Nolan Ryan 46
3 Phil Niekro 45
4 Steve Carlton 42
5 Jerry Koosman 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 8
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 .340
3 Lyman Bostock .333
4 Ken Griffey .331
5 Mickey Rivers .330

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 125
3 Greg Luzinski 117
4 Ron Cey 110
4 Butch Hobson 110

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 2.33
3 Nolan Ryan 2.62
4 Don Sutton 2.62
5 Mark Fidrych 2.77

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 Dennis Eckersley 233
4 Phil Niekro 231
5 Jerry Koosman 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
2 Charlie Hough 27
2 Bruce Sutter 27
4 Bill Campbell 24
5 2 tied 23