On This Day

Thursday, June 9, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 32 24 .571 --
Red Sox 30 24 .556 1.0
Orioles 29 25 .537 2.0
Brewers 27 30 .474 5.5
Indians 23 26 .469 5.5
Tigers 22 30 .423 8.0
Blue Jays 21 31 .404 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 33 22 .600 --
White Sox 30 23 .566 2.0
Rangers 26 25 .510 5.0
Angels 26 26 .500 5.5
Athletics 26 27 .491 6.0
Royals 26 27 .491 6.0
Mariners 24 35 .407 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 33 19 .635 --
Pirates 29 21 .580 3.0
Cardinals 31 23 .574 3.0
Phillies 29 24 .547 4.5
Expos 23 28 .451 9.5
Mets 22 32 .407 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 37 19 .661 --
Reds 26 26 .500 9.0
Giants 26 31 .456 11.5
Padres 26 33 .441 12.5
Astros 22 33 .400 14.5
Braves 21 36 .368 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Alan Bannister 5
2 Mark Belanger 3
2 Barry Bonnell 3
2 George Brett 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Rich Dauer 1
2 Carlton Fisk 1
2 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Gilbreath 3
2 Dusty Baker 2
2 Alan Bannister 2
2 Carlton Fisk 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 2.60
2 Ed Halicki 1.75
3 Andy Hassler 1.17
4 Gaylord Perry 0.73
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Anderson 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 13
2 Jim Palmer 8
2 Gaylord Perry 8
4 Ed Halicki 7
4 Andy Hassler 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Steve Mingori 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .379
2 Manny Trillo .371
3 Dave Parker .355
4 Carlton Fisk .341
5 Bob Bailor .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Zisk 15
2 Ron Cey 14
2 Larry Hisle 14
2 Jim Rice 14
2 Reggie Smith 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 52
2 Ron Cey 51
3 Dave Winfield 46
4 Jeff Burroughs 44
5 Steve Garvey 43

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 24
2 Cesar Cedeno 21
3 Enos Cabell 20
3 Davey Lopes 20
3 Joe Morgan 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 0.86
2 John Candelaria 1.66
3 Steve Rogers 1.77
4 Dick Tidrow 1.86
5 Frank Tanana 1.99

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 9
2 Ray Burris 8
2 Steve Carlton 8
2 Bob Forsch 8
2 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 143
2 Frank Tanana 99
3 Steve Rogers 90
4 Phil Niekro 84
5 2 tied 82

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 16
2 Charlie Hough 15
3 Rollie Fingers 14
4 Bill Campbell 11
4 Sparky Lyle 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Cowens .444
2 Robin Yount .436
3 Cesar Geronimo .413
4 Rennie Stennett .408
5 4 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 7
2 George Foster 6
2 Reggie Jackson 6
2 John Mayberry 6
2 Jim Rice 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 21
2 Ken Reitz 17
3 John Mayberry 16
4 Johnny Bench 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 6
1 Joe Morgan 6
1 Jerry Royster 6
1 Frank Taveras 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Norman 0.50
2 Steve Rogers 0.53
3 Gary Lavelle 0.63
4 Sparky Lyle 0.69
5 Frank Tanana 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Castro 3
1 Gary Lavelle 3
1 Steve Rogers 3
4 Joaquin Andujar 2
4 33 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 42
2 Ed Halicki 31
3 Phil Niekro 28
4 Dennis Leonard 25
4 Steve Rogers 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Bill Campbell 4
3 Skip Lockwood 4
3 Sparky Lyle 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonnell .404
2 Rod Carew .398
3 Steve Ontiveros .392
4 Bump Wills .381
5 Mike Ivie .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 11
2 Reggie Smith 10
3 Graig Nettles 9
4 George Foster 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 27
2 Ken Reitz 26
3 Mike Ivie 24
3 Lee May 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 15
2 Frank Taveras 13
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 Enos Cabell 11
4 Jerry Royster 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.64
2 Frank Tanana 0.68
3 Sparky Lyle 0.89
3 Bruce Sutter 0.89
5 Rollie Fingers 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Gary Lavelle 5
1 Steve Rogers 5
1 Frank Tanana 5
5 21 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 80
2 Steve Rogers 53
3 Phil Niekro 48
4 Ed Halicki 47
5 Frank Tanana 46

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 10
1 Bruce Sutter 10
3 Bill Campbell 8
3 Charlie Hough 8
5 6 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .350
2 Bill Madlock .335
3 Dave Parker .333
4 Keith Hernandez .323
5 Lyman Bostock .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 40
2 Reggie Jackson 36
3 Jim Rice 33
4 Mike Schmidt 32
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 116
1 Lee May 116
3 Graig Nettles 112
4 Reggie Jackson 108
4 Thurman Munson 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 72
2 Davey Lopes 69
3 Bill North 59
4 Joe Morgan 58
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.14
2 Frank Tanana 2.15
3 John Denny 2.35
4 Mark Fidrych 2.38
5 Don Sutton 2.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Jim Palmer 23
1 Don Sutton 23
4 Ray Burris 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Frank Tanana 257
3 Jerry Koosman 225
4 Tom Seaver 223
5 Dennis Eckersley 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 32
2 Rollie Fingers 28
3 Rawly Eastwick 27
3 Sparky Lyle 27
5 Bill Campbell 26