On This Day

Wednesday, June 22, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 40 25 .615 --
Yankees 37 31 .544 4.5
Orioles 35 31 .530 5.5
Indians 31 31 .500 7.5
Brewers 33 35 .485 8.5
Tigers 29 36 .446 11.0
Blue Jays 24 40 .375 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 37 28 .569 --
Twins 37 30 .552 1.0
Rangers 32 31 .508 4.0
Royals 33 32 .508 4.0
Angels 31 32 .492 5.0
Athletics 29 36 .446 8.0
Mariners 31 41 .431 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 42 22 .656 --
Phillies 36 29 .554 6.5
Pirates 35 29 .547 7.0
Cardinals 35 31 .530 8.0
Expos 28 36 .438 14.0
Mets 29 38 .433 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 45 23 .662 --
Reds 35 30 .538 8.5
Giants 32 38 .457 14.0
Padres 31 41 .431 16.0
Astros 29 40 .420 16.5
Braves 24 44 .353 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 4
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Dan Driessen 4
1 Steve Garvey 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 2
1 Jim Fuller 2
1 Mike Schmidt 2
4 Johnny Bench 1
4 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 5
2 Larry Bowa 4
2 Ron Cey 4
2 George Foster 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 1.14
2 Jerry Reuss 1.12
3 Pete Vuckovich 0.82
4 Burt Hooton 0.80
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Reuss 9
1 Pete Vuckovich 9
3 Floyd Bannister 8
4 Vida Blue 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Ken Clay 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .390
2 Manny Trillo .356
3 Dave Parker .354
4 Lyman Bostock .349
5 Carlton Fisk .345

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 20
1 George Scott 20
3 Jeff Burroughs 18
3 Jim Rice 18
3 Mike Schmidt 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 63
1 Larry Hisle 63
3 Steve Garvey 60
4 Ron Cey 59
5 Jeff Burroughs 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 28
2 Joe Morgan 24
3 Enos Cabell 23
3 Cesar Cedeno 23
3 2 others tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.81
2 John Candelaria 2.06
3 Steve Rogers 2.30
4 Bert Blyleven 2.34
5 Rollie Fingers 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 11
2 Rick Rhoden 10
3 Steve Carlton 9
3 Rudy May 9
3 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 176
2 Frank Tanana 117
3 Phil Niekro 100
4 Steve Rogers 99
5 2 tied 96

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 18
2 Rollie Fingers 16
2 Charlie Hough 16
4 Bill Campbell 15
5 Sparky Lyle 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .558
2 Rod Carew .439
3 Paul Dade .408
4 Joe Morgan .405
5 3 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 9
1 Mike Schmidt 9
3 George Scott 8
4 Steve Garvey 7
5 Jim Rice 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 30
2 Mike Schmidt 20
3 Steve Garvey 18
4 Carl Yastrzemski 17
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 9
2 Rennie Stennett 6
3 Enos Cabell 5
3 Garry Maddox 5
3 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Lacey 0.00
1 Bruce Sutter 0.00
3 Rick Reuschel 0.42
4 Rick Jones 0.44
5 Tom Seaver 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 4
2 Mark Fidrych 3
2 Jim Slaton 3
2 Bruce Sutter 3
2 Rick Wise 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Phil Niekro 29
3 John Hiller 27
4 Andy Messersmith 24
5 Dennis Eckersley 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 5
2 Lerrin LaGrow 4
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 Jim Kern 3
3 Bob Lacey 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .422
2 Tom Poquette .394
3 Greg Luzinski .385
4 Lyman Bostock .376
5 Willie Montanez .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 16
2 Mike Schmidt 11
2 George Scott 11
4 Jim Rice 10
5 3 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 41
2 Steve Garvey 31
3 Larry Hisle 27
4 Carl Yastrzemski 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 14
2 Jose Cruz 12
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Rennie Stennett 10
4 Frank Taveras 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Campbell 0.84
2 Frank Tanana 0.87
3 Bruce Sutter 0.88
4 Rick Reuschel 1.19
5 Mark Fidrych 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 5
2 Pedro Borbon 4
2 Steve Carlton 4
2 Reggie Cleveland 4
2 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 87
2 Ed Halicki 53
3 Phil Niekro 52
4 Jim Palmer 50
5 Dennis Leonard 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 9
1 Rollie Fingers 9
3 Bruce Sutter 8
4 Sparky Lyle 7
5 3 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Dave Parker .335
3 Bill Madlock .335
4 Lyman Bostock .333
5 Ken Griffey .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 38
2 Mike Schmidt 37
3 George Foster 34
4 Reggie Jackson 33
4 Jim Rice 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 124
2 Larry Hisle 123
3 Carl Yastrzemski 112
4 Graig Nettles 110
4 Joe Rudi 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 72
2 Davey Lopes 68
3 Joe Morgan 62
4 Bill North 58
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.92
2 Rollie Fingers 2.18
3 Mark Fidrych 2.25
4 Jerry Koosman 2.26
5 Charlie Hough 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Don Sutton 23
3 Jim Palmer 22
3 Frank Tanana 22
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Frank Tanana 255
3 Jerry Koosman 233
4 Dennis Eckersley 229
5 Tom Seaver 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 29
1 Charlie Hough 29
3 Rollie Fingers 28
4 Bruce Sutter 26
5 Rawly Eastwick 25