On This Day

Thursday, August 25, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 51 .595 --
Red Sox 72 52 .581 2.0
Orioles 71 53 .573 3.0
Tigers 59 66 .472 15.5
Indians 58 68 .460 17.0
Brewers 56 76 .424 22.0
Blue Jays 45 79 .363 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 73 51 .589 --
White Sox 70 54 .565 3.0
Rangers 71 55 .563 3.0
Twins 72 56 .563 3.0
Angels 60 63 .488 12.5
Mariners 51 79 .392 25.0
Athletics 47 77 .379 26.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 78 47 .624 --
Pirates 73 55 .570 6.5
Cardinals 71 56 .559 8.0
Cubs 70 56 .556 8.5
Expos 59 67 .468 19.5
Mets 51 76 .402 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 75 52 .591 --
Reds 67 61 .523 8.5
Astros 59 69 .461 16.5
Giants 59 70 .457 17.0
Padres 56 73 .434 20.0
Braves 45 81 .357 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 3
1 Lyman Bostock 3
1 Al Bumbry 3
1 Rich Dauer 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wayne Nordhagen 2
2 Glenn Adams 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 Randy Elliott 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Junior Moore 4
1 Wayne Nordhagen 4
3 Richie Hebner 3
3 Butch Hobson 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Phil Garner 2
1 Gary Matthews 2
4 Larry Bowa 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Buddy Schultz 1.40
2 Fred Norman 1.17
3 Bob Myrick 0.67
4 Dick Ruthven 0.50
4 Luis Tiant 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 John Montefusco 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Norman 7
1 Buddy Schultz 7
3 Luis Tiant 5
4 Bob Myrick 4
4 Eduardo Rodriguez 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Mike Davey 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Dave Parker .340
3 Lyman Bostock .338
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Mickey Rivers .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 42
2 Jeff Burroughs 32
3 Greg Luzinski 31
3 Mike Schmidt 31
5 4 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 120
2 Greg Luzinski 104
3 Larry Hisle 101
4 Ron Cey 95
5 Jeff Burroughs 93

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 48
2 Cesar Cedeno 43
3 Omar Moreno 41
4 Freddie Patek 40
5 Gene Richards 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.30
2 John Candelaria 2.55
3 Tommy John 2.63
4 Burt Hooton 2.67
5 Nolan Ryan 2.68

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 294
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 21
4 Lerrin LaGrow 20
4 Sparky Lyle 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lamar Johnson .472
2 Greg Gross .444
3 Mickey Rivers .426
4 Jim Sundberg .415
5 Dusty Baker .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Hargrove 7
2 Chris Chambliss 6
2 Andres Mora 6
2 Bill Robinson 6
2 Andre Thornton 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 20
2 Reggie Jackson 18
2 Claudell Washington 18
4 Mickey Rivers 17
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 8
1 Frank Taveras 8
3 Phil Garner 7
3 Bake McBride 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Forsch 0.38
2 Larry Demery 0.71
3 Bob Sykes 1.20
4 Bob Owchinko 1.23
5 John Candelaria 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Torrez 4
2 John Candelaria 3
2 Al Fitzmorris 3
2 Catfish Hunter 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Phil Niekro 26
3 Tom Seaver 22
4 Dave Goltz 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 5
2 Pedro Borbon 4
2 Sparky Lyle 4
4 Gene Garber 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Sundberg .419
2 Roy Howell .413
3 Mickey Rivers .412
4 Ron LeFlore .390
5 Gene Richards .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 12
2 George Brett 11
2 George Foster 11
4 Jeff Burroughs 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 34
2 Greg Luzinski 30
3 Reggie Jackson 29
4 George Brett 28
4 3 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 13
1 Frank Taveras 13
3 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 Ron LeFlore 10
4 Freddie Patek 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Skip Lockwood 1.07
2 Bob Forsch 1.15
3 Tommy John 1.45
4 Mike Torrez 1.57
5 John Urrea 1.85

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 56
2 Nolan Ryan 46
3 Steve Carlton 42
4 Dennis Leonard 40
4 Rick Reuschel 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 7
1 Pedro Borbon 7
1 Rollie Fingers 7
4 Tom Johnson 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Mickey Rivers .341
3 Dave Parker .339
4 Lyman Bostock .337
5 Ken Griffey .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 43
2 Graig Nettles 41
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 126
3 Greg Luzinski 118
4 Butch Hobson 111
4 Graig Nettles 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 62
1 Frank Taveras 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 61
4 Joe Morgan 54
5 Omar Moreno 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.97
2 Burt Hooton 2.42
3 Nolan Ryan 2.53
4 Don Sutton 2.59
5 John Candelaria 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Steve Carlton 22
3 Mike Torrez 21
4 Dave Goltz 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 381
2 Frank Tanana 265
3 Phil Niekro 244
4 Jerry Koosman 230
5 Dennis Eckersley 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 29
2 Charlie Hough 27
2 Bruce Sutter 27
4 Bill Campbell 25
5 2 tied 23