On This Day

Friday, September 23, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 59 .614 --
Orioles 92 62 .597 2.5
Red Sox 91 62 .595 3.0
Tigers 72 82 .468 22.5
Indians 68 85 .444 26.0
Brewers 64 90 .416 30.5
Blue Jays 52 101 .340 42.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 96 55 .636 --
Rangers 87 67 .565 10.5
White Sox 86 69 .555 12.0
Twins 80 73 .523 17.0
Angels 72 81 .471 25.0
Athletics 59 92 .391 37.0
Mariners 60 95 .387 38.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 95 58 .621 --
Pirates 89 65 .578 6.5
Cardinals 80 74 .519 15.5
Cubs 80 74 .519 15.5
Expos 71 82 .464 24.0
Mets 60 94 .390 35.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 92 61 .601 --
Reds 83 72 .535 10.0
Astros 77 76 .503 15.0
Giants 71 83 .461 21.5
Padres 66 89 .426 27.0
Braves 59 95 .383 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Foster 4
1 Steve Garvey 4
3 Barry Bonnell 3
3 Glenn Burke 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Taylor Duncan 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 5
2 Tony Armas 4
3 Mike Hargrove 3
3 Butch Hobson 3
3 Greg Luzinski 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
3 Lew Beasley 1
3 Juan Beniquez 1
3 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Gullett 2.40
2 Dennis Leonard 1.44
3 Rick Waits 0.83
4 Steve Rogers 0.80
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 13
2 Don Gullett 12
3 Steve Rogers 8
4 Vern Ruhle 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .385
2 Dave Parker .342
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Lyman Bostock .333
5 Ken Singleton .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 50
2 Jeff Burroughs 40
3 Jim Rice 38
4 Mike Schmidt 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 144
2 Greg Luzinski 125
3 Jeff Burroughs 113
3 Larry Hisle 113
5 Steve Garvey 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 66
2 Cesar Cedeno 57
3 Freddie Patek 50
4 Gene Richards 49
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.48
2 Frank Tanana 2.54
3 Tommy John 2.66
4 Steve Carlton 2.67
5 Rick Reuschel 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
2 Rick Reuschel 20
3 Bob Forsch 19
3 Tommy John 19
3 3 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 331
2 Phil Niekro 252
3 Dennis Leonard 226
4 Frank Tanana 205
5 Steve Rogers 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Bill Campbell 28
4 Rich Gossage 25
5 2 tied 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .477
2 Steve Garvey .471
3 Cesar Cedeno .448
4 George Foster .444
5 Al Bumbry .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Gary Carter 5
2 Toby Harrah 5
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 16
1 Lee May 16
3 Dusty Baker 15
3 Roy Howell 15
3 Bob Watson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 9
2 Toby Harrah 8
3 Gene Richards 7
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Schatzeder 0.00
2 Larry Christenson 0.90
3 Doyle Alexander 1.00
4 Jim Palmer 1.04
5 Mike Torrez 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Larry Christenson 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 27
2 Steve Carlton 24
3 Don Gullett 23
4 Dennis Leonard 21
4 4 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Bill Campbell 4
2 Dave Campbell 4
4 Adrian Devine 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .413
2 Al Bumbry .398
3 Cesar Cedeno .392
4 Steve Garvey .387
5 George Foster .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 9
1 Toby Harrah 9
3 Dusty Baker 8
3 Jeff Burroughs 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 30
2 Carlton Fisk 28
3 Toby Harrah 27
4 George Foster 25
4 3 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 21
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Phil Garner 12
4 Bobby Bonds 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.18
2 Bob Knepper 1.65
3 Larry Christenson 1.73
4 Jim Palmer 1.78
5 Joe Niekro 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Leonard 6
2 John Candelaria 5
2 Larry Christenson 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 51
2 Phil Niekro 48
3 Nolan Ryan 47
4 J. R. Richard 42
5 Jim Palmer 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 8
1 Dave Campbell 8
1 Rich Gossage 8
4 Doug Bair 6
4 3 others tied 6