On This Day

Tuesday, August 23, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 51 .589 --
Red Sox 71 50 .587 0.5
Orioles 70 52 .574 2.0
Tigers 59 64 .480 13.5
Indians 57 67 .460 16.0
Brewers 56 74 .431 20.0
Blue Jays 43 79 .352 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 71 51 .582 --
Twins 72 54 .571 1.0
White Sox 69 53 .566 2.0
Rangers 69 54 .561 2.5
Angels 59 62 .488 11.5
Mariners 51 77 .398 23.0
Athletics 45 77 .369 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 78 45 .634 --
Pirates 72 54 .571 7.5
Cubs 70 54 .565 8.5
Cardinals 70 55 .560 9.0
Expos 59 67 .468 20.5
Mets 51 74 .408 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 74 51 .592 --
Reds 65 61 .516 9.5
Giants 58 69 .457 17.0
Astros 57 69 .452 17.5
Padres 56 73 .434 20.0
Braves 43 81 .347 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Rivers 5
2 Glenn Adams 3
2 Lyman Bostock 3
2 Steve Bowling 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 3
1 Graig Nettles 3
1 Mickey Rivers 3
1 Otto Velez 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bake McBride 3
1 Frank Taveras 3
3 Jose Cruz 2
3 Richie Hebner 2
5 8 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Goltz 2.50
2 Bob Forsch 1.60
3 Phil Niekro 1.00
4 Mike Caldwell 0.62
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 13
2 Dave Goltz 10
3 Bob Forsch 8
4 Nino Espinosa 6
5 Mike Caldwell 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .378
2 Dave Parker .344
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Lyman Bostock .335
5 Ted Simmons .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 41
2 Jeff Burroughs 32
3 Greg Luzinski 31
3 Mike Schmidt 31
5 3 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 119
2 Greg Luzinski 104
3 Larry Hisle 99
4 Ron Cey 95
5 Jeff Burroughs 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 45
2 Cesar Cedeno 43
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 16
4 Dave Goltz 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 284
2 Phil Niekro 204
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 Ron LeFlore .431
2 Jim Sundberg .422
3 Dusty Baker .421
4 Lamar Johnson .417
4 Lou Piniella .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Hargrove 7
2 Andres Mora 6
2 Bill Robinson 6
4 Gary Carter 5
4 8 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 18
2 Chris Chambliss 16
2 Reggie Jackson 16
4 Andres Mora 15
4 4 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 8
1 Jose Cruz 8
3 Bake McBride 7
4 Joe Morgan 6
4 Gene Richards 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 0.38
2 Bob Owchinko 1.23
3 Rick Rhoden 1.29
3 John Urrea 1.29
5 2 tied 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Lonborg 4
1 Mike Torrez 4
3 Larry Christenson 3
3 Ross Grimsley 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 33
2 Dennis Leonard 27
3 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Tom Seaver 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 4
1 Pedro Borbon 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
5 2 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .414
2 Ron LeFlore .395
3 Mickey Rivers .387
4 Bake McBride .375
4 Gene Richards .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 13
2 George Foster 12
3 George Brett 11
3 Bobby Murcer 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 38
2 Greg Luzinski 33
3 Bobby Bonds 30
4 George Foster 29
4 2 others tied 29

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 14
2 Omar Moreno 13
3 Frank Taveras 12
4 Ron LeFlore 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 1.15
2 Mike Torrez 1.57
3 John Urrea 1.75
4 Eric Rasmussen 1.86
4 Pablo Torrealba 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Torrez 7
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Dave Goltz 5
2 Jim Lonborg 5
2 Dave Rozema 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 58
2 Dave Goltz 46
2 Nolan Ryan 46
4 Steve Carlton 42
5 2 tied 40

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 .343
3 Mickey Rivers .336
4 Lyman Bostock .334
5 Ken Griffey .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 42
1 Graig Nettles 42
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Mike Schmidt 37
5 Jeff Burroughs 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 132
2 Larry Hisle 125
3 Greg Luzinski 119
4 Ron Cey 110
4 Graig Nettles 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 63
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Frank Taveras 59
4 Joe Morgan 56
5 Omar Moreno 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.97
2 Burt Hooton 2.33
3 Don Sutton 2.59
4 Nolan Ryan 2.62
5 Mark Fidrych 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Mike Torrez 21
4 Dave Goltz 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 378
2 Frank Tanana 265
3 Phil Niekro 244
4 Dennis Eckersley 233
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