On This Day

Thursday, September 1, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 52 .606 --
Red Sox 76 55 .580 3.5
Orioles 75 55 .577 4.0
Tigers 63 68 .481 16.5
Indians 62 71 .466 18.5
Brewers 58 80 .420 25.0
Blue Jays 45 84 .349 33.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 76 54 .585 --
White Sox 73 56 .566 2.5
Twins 75 59 .560 3.0
Rangers 73 58 .557 3.5
Angels 61 68 .473 14.5
Athletics 52 78 .400 24.0
Mariners 52 83 .385 26.5

Games

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 81 50 .618 --
Pirates 77 56 .579 5.0
Cubs 72 60 .545 9.5
Cardinals 71 62 .534 11.0
Expos 60 72 .455 21.5
Mets 51 81 .386 30.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 80 53 .602 --
Reds 72 62 .537 8.5
Astros 64 69 .481 16.0
Giants 62 72 .463 18.5
Padres 59 76 .437 22.0
Braves 48 84 .364 31.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Yastrzemski 3
2 Buddy Bell 2
2 Bernie Carbo 2
2 Von Joshua 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
None

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Ed Kirkpatrick 1
1 Fred Lynn 1
1 Jim Rice 1
1 Carl Yastrzemski 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 1
1 Ben Oglivie 1
1 Carl Yastrzemski 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.73
2 Fernando Arroyo 0.33
3 Jerry Augustine 0.22
4 Bill Lee 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Bill Lee 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 Fernando Arroyo 3
3 Jerry Augustine 2
4 John Hiller 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .378
2 Dave Parker .345
3 Lyman Bostock .338
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Ted Simmons .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 44
2 Jeff Burroughs 35
3 Graig Nettles 34
4 Bobby Bonds 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 126
2 Larry Hisle 110
2 Greg Luzinski 110
4 Bobby Bonds 98
4 2 others tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 51
2 Cesar Cedeno 45
3 Joe Morgan 42
4 Omar Moreno 41
4 Freddie Patek 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.41
2 John Candelaria 2.47
3 Tommy John 2.57
4 Rick Reuschel 2.64
5 Bert Blyleven 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 19
1 Rick Reuschel 19
3 Nolan Ryan 17
4 Bob Forsch 16
4 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 305
2 Phil Niekro 219
3 Frank Tanana 201
4 Dennis Leonard 186
5 Jerry Koosman 171

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 30
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Bill Campbell 22
4 Sparky Lyle 21
5 Lerrin LaGrow 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Pruitt .472
2 Darrell Evans .429
2 Bake McBride .429
2 Lou Piniella .429
5 Enos Cabell .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 7
2 George Foster 5
2 Toby Harrah 5
4 Jeff Burroughs 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 17
1 Larry Hisle 17
3 Graig Nettles 16
4 George Foster 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 11
2 Phil Garner 9
3 Lou Brock 7
4 Larry Bowa 6
4 Bake McBride 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.36
2 Sparky Lyle 0.52
3 Ron Guidry 0.56
4 Charlie Williams 0.69
5 John Candelaria 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 John Candelaria 3
2 Jim Colborn 3
2 Tom Johnson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 34
1 Nolan Ryan 34
3 Steve Carlton 27
4 Tom Seaver 24
5 Fred Norman 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
3 Pedro Borbon 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Mike Garman 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .398
2 Ron LeFlore .394
3 Ron Pruitt .385
4 Dave Parker .384
5 Oscar Gamble .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 12
2 George Foster 10
2 Mike Hargrove 10
2 Graig Nettles 10
2 Bill Robinson 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 31
2 Chris Chambliss 30
3 Greg Luzinski 27
3 Bill Robinson 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 14
2 Cesar Cedeno 13
3 Phil Garner 11
4 Lou Brock 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 1.21
2 Bob Forsch 1.42
3 Tommy John 1.50
4 Jim Rooker 1.60
5 Tom Seaver 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
1 Mike Torrez 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Tommy John 5
3 Dave Rozema 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 64
2 Steve Carlton 52
3 Nolan Ryan 51
4 Tom Seaver 43
5 2 tied 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .376
2 Dave Parker .347
3 Lyman Bostock .336
4 Mickey Rivers .331
5 Ken Griffey .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 45
2 Graig Nettles 43
3 Jim Rice 40
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 122
4 Graig Nettles 116
5 Ron Cey 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 63
2 Davey Lopes 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Joe Morgan 53
5 Freddie Patek 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.16
2 Burt Hooton 2.46
3 Nolan Ryan 2.51
4 Don Sutton 2.52
5 Bert Blyleven 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Rick Reuschel 22
4 Mike Torrez 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 380
2 Frank Tanana 263
3 Phil Niekro 248
4 Jerry Koosman 230
5 Dennis Eckersley 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 31
2 Bruce Sutter 28
3 Bill Campbell 26
3 Charlie Hough 26
5 Sparky Lyle 24