On This Day

Wednesday, July 6, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 46 35 .568 --
Orioles 46 36 .561 0.5
Red Sox 43 34 .558 1.0
Indians 37 39 .487 6.5
Brewers 38 42 .475 7.5
Tigers 36 44 .450 9.5
Blue Jays 30 49 .380 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 47 32 .595 --
Twins 45 36 .556 3.0
Royals 43 36 .544 4.0
Angels 39 38 .506 7.0
Rangers 38 41 .481 9.0
Athletics 34 45 .430 13.0
Mariners 35 50 .412 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 49 29 .628 --
Phillies 46 32 .590 3.0
Cardinals 44 37 .543 6.5
Pirates 42 38 .525 8.0
Expos 37 43 .463 13.0
Mets 31 50 .383 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 54 27 .667 --
Reds 44 35 .557 9.0
Astros 37 45 .451 17.5
Giants 35 48 .422 20.0
Padres 35 49 .417 20.5
Braves 30 51 .370 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Lynn 4
1 Pete Rose 4
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
4 Alan Bannister 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 4
1 Pete Rose 4
1 Don Stanhouse 4
4 Fernando Gonzalez 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 2
1 Ivan de Jesus 2
1 Jerry Martin 2
4 Bobby Bonds 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.50
2 Rick Rhoden 0.75
3 Bill Bonham 0.50
3 Mike Flanagan 0.50
3 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 12
2 Rick Rhoden 6
3 Bill Bonham 5
3 Pete Vuckovich 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .402
2 Ken Griffey .339
3 Ted Simmons .338
4 Ken Singleton .337
5 Ron Fairly .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 24
2 George Foster 23
2 George Scott 23
4 Steve Garvey 22
5 Jeff Burroughs 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 76
1 Steve Garvey 76
3 Larry Hisle 73
4 Ron Cey 71
5 Johnny Bench 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 33
2 Gene Richards 29
3 Joe Morgan 27
3 Jerry Remy 27
5 3 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.89
2 Rick Reuschel 2.24
3 Nolan Ryan 2.48
4 Bill Campbell 2.55
5 John Candelaria 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 12
2 Steve Carlton 11
2 Rick Reuschel 11
2 Nolan Ryan 11
5 7 tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 211
2 Frank Tanana 144
3 Phil Niekro 121
4 Jim Palmer 109
5 Steve Rogers 108

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 22
2 Charlie Hough 18
3 Rollie Fingers 17
4 Bill Campbell 15
5 Rich Gossage 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .523
2 Dan Driessen .449
3 Warren Cromartie .422
4 Steve Yeager .417
5 Mike Schmidt .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 8
2 Steve Garvey 7
3 Johnny Bench 6
3 Dan Driessen 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 21
2 Johnny Bench 18
3 Dan Driessen 17
3 George Foster 17
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 7
2 Jose Cruz 6
2 Davey Lopes 6
2 Bake McBride 6
2 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.35
2 Gary Lavelle 0.67
3 Paul Hartzell 0.75
4 Rick Reuschel 0.84
5 Dave Rozema 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Phil Niekro 4
3 Bill Bonham 3
3 Mike Flanagan 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Pete Vuckovich 34
3 Frank Tanana 27
4 Phil Niekro 26
5 J. R. Richard 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Pedro Borbon 4
2 Mark Littell 4
4 Rich Gossage 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .453
2 Ken Griffey .389
3 Dan Driessen .381
4 Jim Rice .378
5 Paul Dade .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 17
2 Steve Garvey 14
3 George Foster 12
4 George Scott 11
5 Ron Fairly 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 43
2 Steve Garvey 35
2 Mike Schmidt 35
4 Greg Luzinski 28
5 5 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 16
2 Frank Taveras 11
3 Jose Cruz 10
3 Rennie Stennett 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 0.55
2 Bruce Sutter 1.00
3 Gaylord Perry 1.29
4 Enrique Romo 1.53
5 Bill Campbell 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 6
2 Pedro Borbon 5
2 Jackie Brown 5
2 Tom Johnson 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 87
2 Phil Niekro 50
3 Dennis Leonard 49
4 Frank Tanana 45
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
3 Bill Campbell 6
4 Pedro Borbon 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Ken Griffey .340
3 Dave Parker .334
4 Bill Madlock .331
5 Lyman Bostock .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 Graig Nettles 37
3 George Foster 35
4 George Scott 34
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 130
2 Larry Hisle 129
3 Thurman Munson 115
4 Steve Garvey 113
4 2 others tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 69
2 Davey Lopes 67
3 Joe Morgan 64
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Bill North 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.95
2 Don Sutton 2.13
3 Rick Reuschel 2.39
4 Jerry Koosman 2.47
5 Jim Palmer 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Jim Palmer 22
3 Nolan Ryan 22
5 Frank Tanana 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 394
2 Frank Tanana 277
3 Dennis Eckersley 240
4 Jerry Koosman 227
4 J. R. Richard 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 30
2 Bill Campbell 29
2 Charlie Hough 29
4 Rawly Eastwick 26
4 Rollie Fingers 26