On This Day

Wednesday, September 7, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 85 54 .612 --
Red Sox 81 57 .587 3.5
Orioles 80 58 .580 4.5
Tigers 67 72 .482 18.0
Indians 65 75 .464 20.5
Brewers 59 85 .410 28.5
Blue Jays 46 90 .338 37.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 83 54 .606 --
White Sox 77 59 .566 5.5
Twins 77 63 .550 7.5
Rangers 75 62 .547 8.0
Angels 64 70 .478 17.5
Athletics 54 83 .394 29.0
Mariners 55 86 .390 30.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 85 53 .616 --
Pirates 80 60 .571 6.0
Cubs 74 64 .536 11.0
Cardinals 74 65 .532 11.5
Expos 63 75 .457 22.0
Mets 54 85 .388 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 85 54 .612 --
Reds 73 67 .521 12.5
Astros 68 71 .489 17.0
Giants 65 75 .464 20.5
Padres 63 78 .447 23.0
Braves 51 88 .367 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
1 Tito Fuentes 4
1 Darrell Porter 4
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 2
1 Darrell Porter 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Skaggs 5
2 Willie McCovey 4
2 Lance Parrish 4
2 Dave Roberts 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Frank White 2
4 Lyman Bostock 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Renko 1.40
2 Ron Schueler 1.00
3 Larry Christenson 0.75
4 Ed Halicki 0.67
5 Matt Keough 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Renko 7
2 Ed Halicki 6
2 Rick Reuschel 6
4 Dave Freisleben 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .377
2 Dave Parker .346
3 Ken Singleton .337
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Lyman Bostock .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 46
2 Jeff Burroughs 35
2 Jim Rice 35
4 Graig Nettles 34
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 129
2 Larry Hisle 113
3 Greg Luzinski 111
4 Ron Cey 102
5 Steve Garvey 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 56
2 Cesar Cedeno 51
3 Omar Moreno 44
3 Joe Morgan 44
5 Freddie Patek 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.42
2 Frank Tanana 2.54
3 Tommy John 2.55
4 Burt Hooton 2.64
5 Rick Reuschel 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
2 Rick Reuschel 19
3 Nolan Ryan 18
4 Dave Goltz 17
4 Tommy John 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 312
2 Phil Niekro 224
3 Frank Tanana 205
4 Dennis Leonard 195
5 Jerry Koosman 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 32
2 Bruce Sutter 27
3 Bill Campbell 24
4 Sparky Lyle 22
5 Lerrin LaGrow 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Hendrick .447
2 Reggie Smith .431
3 Dave Skaggs .429
4 Don Baylor .419
5 Thad Bosley .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mitchell Page 7
2 Reggie Smith 6
3 George Foster 5
3 Jim Rice 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mitchell Page 18
2 Al Cowens 16
2 Jim Rice 16
4 Carlton Fisk 14
4 Larry Hisle 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 11
2 Phil Garner 10
3 Lou Brock 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Apodaca 0.71
2 John Candelaria 0.84
3 Ron Guidry 0.96
4 Doug Bird 1.02
5 2 tied 1.07

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 John Candelaria 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Fred Norman 22
3 Vida Blue 21
3 Burt Hooton 21
5 3 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 5
2 Doug Bair 4
2 Bill Campbell 4
2 Dave Campbell 4
2 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .398
2 George Hendrick .379
3 Ted Sizemore .375
3 Dave Skaggs .375
5 Ken Singleton .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Hargrove 10
2 Graig Nettles 9
2 Reggie Smith 9
2 Andre Thornton 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 29
2 Reggie Jackson 27
3 Chris Chambliss 26
3 Larry Hisle 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 17
2 Cesar Cedeno 16
3 Phil Garner 15
4 Joe Morgan 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 1.21
2 Tommy John 1.50
3 Rick Rhoden 1.76
3 Don Sutton 1.76
5 2 tied 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Larry Christenson 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Tommy John 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 Phil Niekro 53
3 Dennis Leonard 47
4 Rick Reuschel 43
5 2 tied 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Dave Parker .347
3 Ken Singleton .337
4 Lyman Bostock .331
5 Mickey Rivers .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 46
2 Jim Rice 42
3 Graig Nettles 41
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 121
4 Graig Nettles 113
5 Butch Hobson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 62
1 Frank Taveras 62
3 Davey Lopes 57
4 Joe Morgan 52
5 Omar Moreno 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.36
2 Burt Hooton 2.44
3 Nolan Ryan 2.45
4 Tommy John 2.51
5 Don Sutton 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Rick Reuschel 22
4 Dave Goltz 20
4 Mike Torrez 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 379
2 Phil Niekro 249
3 Frank Tanana 244
4 Dennis Eckersley 235
5 Jerry Koosman 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 33
2 Bill Campbell 28
2 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Sparky Lyle 25
5 Charlie Hough 24