On This Day

Monday, September 5, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 54 .606 --
Red Sox 80 56 .588 2.5
Orioles 78 57 .578 4.0
Tigers 66 70 .485 16.5
Indians 65 73 .471 18.5
Brewers 59 84 .413 27.0
Blue Jays 45 89 .336 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 81 54 .600 --
White Sox 75 59 .560 5.5
Twins 76 62 .551 6.5
Rangers 74 61 .548 7.0
Angels 63 70 .474 17.0
Athletics 54 81 .400 27.0
Mariners 55 84 .396 28.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 84 52 .618 --
Pirates 78 60 .565 7.0
Cubs 74 62 .544 10.0
Cardinals 73 64 .533 11.5
Expos 62 74 .456 22.0
Mets 53 84 .387 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 54 .606 --
Reds 73 65 .529 10.5
Astros 67 70 .489 16.0
Giants 63 75 .457 20.5
Padres 62 77 .446 22.0
Braves 51 86 .372 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Omar Moreno 6
2 Al Bumbry 5
2 Butch Hobson 5
2 Ken Singleton 5
5 7 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Juan Bernhardt 1
1 Larry Biittner 1
1 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bruce Bochte 5
2 Al Bumbry 4
3 Mark Belanger 3
3 Bill Buckner 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mitchell Page 4
2 Phil Garner 2
2 Omar Moreno 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Owchinko 2.00
2 Jerry Koosman 0.88
3 Wayne Twitchell 0.83
4 Don Aase 0.80
4 Doug Rau 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 14 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 7
2 Jeff Byrd 6
2 Mike Kekich 6
2 Bob Owchinko 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .379
2 Dave Parker .348
3 Lyman Bostock .337
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Ken Singleton .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 45
2 Jeff Burroughs 35
2 Jim Rice 35
4 Graig Nettles 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 128
2 Larry Hisle 111
2 Greg Luzinski 111
4 Steve Garvey 101
5 Bobby Bonds 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 54
2 Cesar Cedeno 48
3 Joe Morgan 44
4 Omar Moreno 43
4 Freddie Patek 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.42
2 Frank Tanana 2.54
3 Tommy John 2.55
4 Rick Reuschel 2.60
5 Burt Hooton 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
2 Rick Reuschel 19
3 Nolan Ryan 18
4 Tommy John 17
5 6 tied 16

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 31
2 Bruce Sutter 27
3 Bill Campbell 24
4 Lerrin LaGrow 21
4 Sparky Lyle 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Hendrick .465
2 Bruce Boisclair .436
3 Ron Pruitt .425
4 Thad Bosley .422
5 Bruce Bochte .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mitchell Page 6
2 Butch Hobson 5
2 Graig Nettles 5
2 Jim Rice 5
2 Reggie Smith 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 17
1 Mitchell Page 17
3 Larry Hisle 15
3 Jim Rice 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 12
2 Larry Bowa 8
2 Phil Garner 8
4 Mitchell Page 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.00
2 Charlie Williams 0.60
3 Sparky Lyle 0.69
4 John Candelaria 0.84
5 Andy Hassler 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 4
1 Doc Medich 4
3 Jim Bibby 3
3 John Candelaria 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 33
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Burt Hooton 25
4 Dennis Leonard 22
4 Fred Norman 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .392
2 Oscar Gamble .388
3 Bake McBride .378
4 Ken Singleton .376
5 Dave Parker .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 9
1 Mike Hargrove 9
1 Graig Nettles 9
1 Andre Thornton 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 31
2 Bobby Bonds 27
2 Chris Chambliss 27
4 Greg Luzinski 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 16
2 Frank Taveras 15
3 Phil Garner 13
4 Joe Morgan 12
5 Mitchell Page 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 1.21
2 J. R. Richard 1.22
3 Tommy John 1.50
4 Jim Rooker 1.60
5 Pablo Torrealba 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 John Candelaria 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Jim Colborn 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 64
2 Nolan Ryan 55
3 Dennis Leonard 47
4 Tom Seaver 46
5 Steve Carlton 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 9
2 Bill Campbell 7
2 Rollie Fingers 7
4 Pedro Borbon 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Dave Parker .349
3 Lyman Bostock .335
4 Ken Singleton .331
5 Mickey Rivers .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 46
2 Graig Nettles 42
2 Jim Rice 42
4 Jeff Burroughs 39
5 Mike Schmidt 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 136
2 Larry Hisle 131
3 Greg Luzinski 123
4 Graig Nettles 116
5 Steve Garvey 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 61
2 Cesar Cedeno 60
3 Davey Lopes 59
4 Joe Morgan 53
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.31
2 Nolan Ryan 2.44
3 Burt Hooton 2.46
4 Tommy John 2.51
5 Bert Blyleven 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
1 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Rick Reuschel 22
4 Mike Torrez 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 387
2 Frank Tanana 259
3 Phil Niekro 249
4 Jerry Koosman 231
5 Dennis Eckersley 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 32
2 Bill Campbell 28
2 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Sparky Lyle 24
5 Charlie Hough 23