On This Day

Wednesday, August 31, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 52 .606 --
Red Sox 75 55 .577 4.0
Orioles 75 55 .577 4.0
Tigers 63 67 .485 16.0
Indians 62 70 .470 18.0
Brewers 57 80 .416 25.5
Blue Jays 45 84 .349 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 76 54 .585 --
White Sox 73 56 .566 2.5
Twins 75 59 .560 3.0
Rangers 73 58 .557 3.5
Angels 61 68 .473 14.5
Athletics 52 78 .400 24.0
Mariners 52 83 .385 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 81 50 .618 --
Pirates 77 56 .579 5.0
Cubs 72 60 .545 9.5
Cardinals 71 62 .534 11.0
Expos 60 72 .455 21.5
Mets 51 81 .386 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 80 53 .602 --
Reds 72 62 .537 8.5
Astros 64 69 .481 16.0
Giants 62 72 .463 18.5
Padres 59 76 .437 22.0
Braves 48 84 .364 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darrell Evans 4
2 Vic Davalillo 3
2 Dan Driessen 3
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 2
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 Doug DeCinces 1
2 Darrell Evans 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enos Cabell 3
1 Darrell Evans 3
1 Graig Nettles 3
4 Chris Chambliss 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
2 Tucker Ashford 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.20
2 Steve Carlton 1.00
3 Milt Wilcox 0.78
4 Don Aase 0.71
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 9
2 Milt Wilcox 7
3 Mark Lemongello 6
3 Phil Niekro 6
3 Tom Seaver 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .378
2 Dave Parker .345
3 Lyman Bostock .338
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Ted Simmons .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 44
2 Jeff Burroughs 35
3 Graig Nettles 34
4 Bobby Bonds 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 126
2 Larry Hisle 110
2 Greg Luzinski 110
4 Bobby Bonds 98
4 2 others tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 51
2 Cesar Cedeno 45
3 Joe Morgan 42
4 Omar Moreno 41
4 Freddie Patek 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.41
2 John Candelaria 2.47
3 Tommy John 2.57
4 Rick Reuschel 2.64
5 Bert Blyleven 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 19
1 Rick Reuschel 19
3 Nolan Ryan 17
4 Bob Forsch 16
4 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 305
2 Phil Niekro 219
3 Frank Tanana 201
4 Dennis Leonard 186
5 Jerry Koosman 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 30
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Bill Campbell 22
4 Sparky Lyle 21
5 Lerrin LaGrow 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Pruitt .455
2 Darrell Evans .429
2 Lou Piniella .429
4 Bake McBride .421
5 2 tied .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 7
2 George Foster 6
3 Jeff Burroughs 5
3 Toby Harrah 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 17
1 Larry Hisle 17
1 Graig Nettles 17
4 Rico Carty 16
5 Mickey Rivers 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 11
2 Phil Garner 9
3 Lou Brock 7
4 Larry Bowa 6
4 Bake McBride 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.36
2 Dennis Eckersley 0.50
2 Sparky Lyle 0.50
4 Ron Guidry 0.56
5 Charlie Williams 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 4
1 Rick Reuschel 4
3 John Candelaria 3
3 Jim Colborn 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 34
1 Nolan Ryan 34
3 Steve Carlton 29
4 Rick Reuschel 28
5 Tom Seaver 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .405
2 Ron LeFlore .390
3 Ron Pruitt .378
4 Bake McBride .375
5 Jim Sundberg .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 12
1 George Foster 12
3 Jeff Burroughs 10
3 Mike Hargrove 10
3 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 31
2 Chris Chambliss 30
3 George Foster 28
3 Bill Robinson 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 16
2 Cesar Cedeno 13
3 Lou Brock 11
3 Phil Garner 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 1.21
2 Bob Forsch 1.42
3 Tommy John 1.50
4 Jim Rooker 1.60
5 J. R. Richard 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
1 Mike Torrez 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Tommy John 5
3 Dave Rozema 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 64
2 Steve Carlton 52
2 Tom Seaver 52
4 Nolan Ryan 51
5 Dennis Leonard 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 9
2 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Pedro Borbon 6
4 Bill Campbell 5
4 Sparky Lyle 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Dave Parker .347
3 Lyman Bostock .338
4 Mickey Rivers .333
5 Ken Griffey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 45
2 Graig Nettles 44
3 Jim Rice 40
4 Jeff Burroughs 39
5 Mike Schmidt 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 136
2 Larry Hisle 133
3 Greg Luzinski 122
4 Graig Nettles 118
5 Ron Cey 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 63
2 Davey Lopes 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Joe Morgan 54
5 Freddie Patek 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.16
2 Burt Hooton 2.46
3 Nolan Ryan 2.49
4 Don Sutton 2.52
5 Bert Blyleven 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Rick Reuschel 22
4 Mike Torrez 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 391
2 Frank Tanana 263
3 Phil Niekro 248
4 Jerry Koosman 230
5 Dennis Eckersley 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 31
2 Bruce Sutter 28
3 Charlie Hough 27
4 Bill Campbell 26
5 Sparky Lyle 24