On This Day

Thursday, July 14, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 50 36 .581 --
Orioles 51 38 .573 0.5
Yankees 50 39 .562 1.5
Indians 40 44 .476 9.0
Brewers 40 47 .460 10.5
Tigers 39 48 .448 11.5
Blue Jays 32 56 .364 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 52 35 .598 --
Royals 48 38 .558 3.5
Twins 48 40 .545 4.5
Rangers 43 43 .500 8.5
Angels 41 44 .482 10.0
Athletics 37 49 .430 14.5
Mariners 39 53 .424 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 53 32 .624 --
Phillies 49 37 .570 4.5
Pirates 48 39 .552 6.0
Cardinals 47 42 .528 8.0
Expos 39 47 .453 14.5
Mets 34 53 .391 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 57 32 .640 --
Reds 47 39 .547 8.5
Giants 42 49 .462 16.0
Astros 41 49 .456 16.5
Padres 39 53 .424 19.5
Braves 32 56 .364 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Boone 4
1 Rico Carty 4
3 George Foster 3
3 Mike Hargrove 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 3
2 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Reggie Smith 2
4 Bob Boone 1
4 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 5
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Reggie Smith 3
2 Frank White 3
5 9 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 2
1 Claudell Washington 2
3 Bob Bailor 1
3 Jose Cruz 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Kravec 1.33
2 Tom Seaver 1.17
3 Don Sutton 0.73
4 Gaylord Perry 0.46
5 Dick Pole 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 8
2 Tom Seaver 7
3 Gaylord Perry 6
4 Enrique Romo 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .391
2 Ken Singleton .338
3 Lyman Bostock .338
4 Bob Bailor .337
5 Dave Parker .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 28
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 George Scott 25
4 Jim Rice 23
5 Steve Garvey 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 88
2 Steve Garvey 80
3 Larry Hisle 78
4 Ron Cey 74
5 Dave Winfield 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 33
2 Joe Morgan 29
2 Gene Richards 29
4 Cesar Cedeno 28
4 3 others tied 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.15
2 Rick Reuschel 2.17
3 Nolan Ryan 2.58
4 Bert Blyleven 2.58
5 Don Sutton 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 12
1 Rick Reuschel 12
1 Nolan Ryan 12
1 Frank Tanana 12
5 3 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 222
2 Frank Tanana 152
3 Phil Niekro 132
4 Dennis Leonard 128
5 Steve Rogers 117

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 23
2 Rollie Fingers 19
2 Charlie Hough 19
4 Bill Campbell 16
5 2 tied 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Schmidt .516
2 Dan Ford .452
3 Frank White .442
4 Butch Hobson .438
5 Lou Piniella .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 8
2 Doug Rader 7
3 Jose Cruz 6
3 Phil Garner 6
3 Mike Schmidt 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 21
2 Jorge Orta 17
3 Doug Rader 16
4 Phil Garner 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 7
1 Mitchell Page 7
3 Jose Cruz 6
4 Dan Driessen 5
4 Gil Flores 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.00
2 J. R. Richard 0.67
3 Dave Rozema 1.06
4 Rick Reuschel 1.19
5 2 tied 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Stan Bahnsen 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 26
1 Dennis Leonard 26
1 J. R. Richard 26
1 Don Sutton 26
5 Dennis Eckersley 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 3
1 Adrian Devine 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Mark Littell 3
1 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .398
2 Ralph Garr .389
3 Steve Yeager .377
4 Mike Schmidt .375
5 Ron LeFlore .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 14
1 Mike Schmidt 14
3 George Scott 13
4 Steve Garvey 11
5 5 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 42
2 Steve Garvey 31
3 Mike Schmidt 30
4 Steve Kemp 28
5 Johnny Bench 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 12
1 Gene Richards 12
3 Jose Cruz 11
3 Freddie Patek 11
5 Mitchell Page 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Reuschel 1.08
2 Dave Rozema 1.44
3 Enrique Romo 1.45
4 J. R. Richard 1.65
5 Gaylord Perry 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Colborn 5
1 Dave Goltz 5
1 Ken Kravec 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
1 Phil Niekro 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 69
2 Dennis Leonard 57
3 Dave Goltz 49
4 Don Sutton 47
5 3 tied 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lerrin LaGrow 6
1 Mark Littell 6
1 Skip Lockwood 6
1 Enrique Romo 6
1 Bruce Sutter 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Dave Parker .336
3 Bill Madlock .335
4 Ken Griffey .332
5 Lyman Bostock .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 41
2 George Foster 40
2 Graig Nettles 40
4 Jim Rice 35
4 George Scott 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 137
2 Larry Hisle 130
3 Thurman Munson 121
4 Steve Garvey 115
4 Graig Nettles 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 67
2 Davey Lopes 66
2 Joe Morgan 66
4 Cesar Cedeno 58
5 Ron LeFlore 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.04
2 Frank Tanana 2.06
3 Jerry Koosman 2.41
4 Rick Reuschel 2.43
5 Burt Hooton 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Jim Palmer 22
2 Nolan Ryan 22
2 Don Sutton 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 383
2 Frank Tanana 283
3 Dennis Eckersley 251
4 Jerry Koosman 239
5 J. R. Richard 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 30
2 Bill Campbell 29
2 Charlie Hough 29
4 Rollie Fingers 27
5 Rawly Eastwick 26