On This Day

Sunday, September 18, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 57 .620 --
Orioles 89 60 .597 3.5
Red Sox 88 61 .591 4.5
Tigers 69 81 .460 24.0
Indians 67 83 .447 26.0
Brewers 63 89 .414 31.0
Blue Jays 51 97 .345 41.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 93 55 .628 --
Rangers 83 66 .557 10.5
White Sox 83 67 .553 11.0
Twins 80 71 .530 14.5
Angels 71 77 .480 22.0
Athletics 58 89 .395 34.5
Mariners 58 93 .384 36.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 93 56 .624 --
Pirates 86 65 .570 8.0
Cardinals 78 72 .520 15.5
Cubs 78 72 .520 15.5
Expos 69 80 .463 24.0
Mets 60 91 .397 34.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 59 .607 --
Reds 80 71 .530 11.5
Astros 75 74 .503 15.5
Giants 69 82 .457 22.5
Padres 65 86 .430 26.5
Braves 57 93 .380 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 5
2 Ted Cox 4
2 Don Kessinger 4
2 Garry Templeton 4
5 19 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 2
1 Willie Norwood 2
3 Brian Asselstine 1
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 4
1 Garry Templeton 4
3 Doug DeCinces 3
3 Bob Gorinski 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Barry Bonnell 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Krukow 1.17
2 Rick Reuschel 0.80
3 Bob Knepper 0.64
4 Matt Keough 0.62
4 Dennis Leonard 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Dave Frost 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Knepper 7
1 Mike Krukow 7
1 Paul Moskau 7
1 Steve Rogers 7
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Adrian Devine 2
2 Doug Bair 1
2 Bill Campbell 1
2 Dave Campbell 1
2 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .385
2 Dave Parker .342
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Ken Singleton .335
5 Lyman Bostock .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 48
2 Jeff Burroughs 40
3 Jim Rice 38
4 Greg Luzinski 36
4 Mike Schmidt 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 140
2 Greg Luzinski 122
3 Larry Hisle 113
4 Jeff Burroughs 112
5 Steve Garvey 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 64
2 Cesar Cedeno 52
3 Freddie Patek 49
4 Gene Richards 48
5 Joe Morgan 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.54
2 John Candelaria 2.54
3 Nolan Ryan 2.66
4 Rick Reuschel 2.69
5 Burt Hooton 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
2 Rick Reuschel 20
3 Nolan Ryan 19
4 Bob Forsch 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 326
2 Phil Niekro 242
3 Dennis Leonard 213
4 Frank Tanana 205
5 J. R. Richard 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 33
2 Bruce Sutter 28
3 Bill Campbell 27
4 Sparky Lyle 24
5 2 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .452
2 Rod Carew .441
3 Cesar Cedeno .435
4 Mitchell Page .415
5 Carlton Fisk .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Dusty Baker 7
3 Gary Carter 6
4 Jeff Burroughs 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 22
2 Bob Watson 20
3 Dusty Baker 18
4 Al Cowens 17
4 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 12
2 Gene Richards 8
3 Freddie Patek 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Mark Lemongello 0.50
3 Don Stanhouse 0.56
4 Mike Willis 0.71
5 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Barlow 3
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Larry Christenson 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Phil Niekro 23
1 Jim Palmer 23
1 J. R. Richard 23
5 Chris Knapp 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Doug Bair 4
2 Bill Campbell 4
2 Dave Campbell 4
2 Don Stanhouse 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .390
2 Bake McBride .385
3 Cesar Cedeno .379
4 Tony Perez .374
5 Bruce Boisclair .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 9
1 George Foster 9
1 Reggie Jackson 9
4 Dusty Baker 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 29
2 Rico Carty 28
2 George Foster 28
2 Reggie Jackson 28
5 4 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 24
2 Bake McBride 14
3 Phil Garner 13
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 Freddie Patek 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Stanhouse 0.66
2 Doug Bird 0.94
3 Ron Guidry 1.20
4 John Candelaria 1.94
5 Dyar Miller 2.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Doc Medich 6
3 John Candelaria 5
3 Larry Christenson 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 57
2 Nolan Ryan 55
3 Steve Carlton 50
4 Dave Goltz 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 7
1 Bill Campbell 7
1 Dave Campbell 7
4 Doug Bair 6
4 4 others tied 6