On This Day

Tuesday, September 6, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 84 54 .609 --
Red Sox 81 56 .591 2.5
Orioles 79 57 .581 4.0
Tigers 66 71 .482 17.5
Indians 65 74 .468 19.5
Brewers 59 84 .413 27.5
Blue Jays 45 90 .333 37.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 82 54 .603 --
White Sox 76 59 .563 5.5
Twins 77 62 .554 6.5
Rangers 74 62 .544 8.0
Angels 63 70 .474 17.5
Athletics 54 82 .397 28.0
Mariners 55 85 .393 29.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 84 53 .613 --
Pirates 79 60 .568 6.0
Cubs 74 63 .540 10.0
Cardinals 74 64 .536 10.5
Expos 62 75 .453 22.0
Mets 54 84 .391 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 84 54 .609 --
Reds 73 66 .525 11.5
Astros 68 70 .493 16.0
Giants 64 75 .460 20.5
Padres 62 78 .443 23.0
Braves 51 87 .370 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Cowens 5
2 Kurt Bevacqua 3
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Jack Clark 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Cowens 2
1 Carlton Fisk 2
3 Lyman Bostock 1
3 Enos Cabell 1
3 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 7
2 Al Cowens 4
2 Reggie Jackson 4
2 Willie McCovey 4
5 5 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Roy White 2
3 Glenn Burke 1
3 Enos Cabell 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Flanagan 1.12
2 Paul Splittorff 1.00
2 Tom Underwood 1.00
4 Fred Holdsworth 0.71
5 Chris Knapp 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 9
2 Tom Underwood 8
3 Dennis Eckersley 7
3 Chris Knapp 7
5 Fernando Arroyo 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Joe Sambito 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .377
2 Dave Parker .348
3 Lyman Bostock .336
4 Ken Singleton .336
5 Rennie Stennett .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 45
2 Jeff Burroughs 35
2 Jim Rice 35
4 Graig Nettles 34
5 3 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 128
2 Larry Hisle 113
3 Greg Luzinski 111
4 Steve Garvey 101
5 Bobby Bonds 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 55
2 Cesar Cedeno 49
3 Omar Moreno 44
3 Joe Morgan 44
5 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 Dave Goltz 17
4 Tommy John 17

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 Sparky Lyle 22
5 Lerrin LaGrow 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Hendrick .444
2 Dave Skaggs .432
3 Thad Bosley .432
4 Reggie Smith .420
5 Eric Soderholm .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mitchell Page 7
2 Reggie Smith 6
3 Graig Nettles 5
3 Jim Rice 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mitchell Page 18
2 Jim Rice 16
3 Larry Hisle 15
4 Al Cowens 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 13
2 Phil Garner 9
3 Lou Brock 8
4 Larry Bowa 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.00
2 Andy Hassler 0.69
3 Bob Apodaca 0.71
3 Charlie Williams 0.71
5 John Candelaria 0.84

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 33
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Fred Norman 22
4 Vida Blue 21
4 Dave Goltz 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 4
1 Doug Bird 4
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Dave Campbell 4
1 Mike Garman 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .385
2 Bake McBride .383
3 Ken Singleton .376
4 Dave Parker .373
5 Lou Piniella .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 9
1 Mike Hargrove 9
1 Graig Nettles 9
1 Reggie Smith 9
1 Andre Thornton 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 29
2 Reggie Jackson 28
3 Chris Chambliss 27
4 Bobby Bonds 26
4 Larry Hisle 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 16
2 Cesar Cedeno 15
3 Phil Garner 14
4 Joe Morgan 12
5 2 tied 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 Rick Rhoden 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Tommy John 5
1 Jim Lonborg 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 Phil Niekro 53
3 Dennis Leonard 47
4 Steve Carlton 43
5 3 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 8
2 Rollie Fingers 7
3 Pedro Borbon 6
3 Bill Campbell 6
3 Sparky Lyle 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Dave Parker .350
3 Ken Singleton .335
4 Lyman Bostock .333
5 Mickey Rivers .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 45
2 Graig Nettles 42
2 Jim Rice 42
4 Jeff Burroughs 39
5 Mike Schmidt 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 135
2 Larry Hisle 133
3 Greg Luzinski 122
4 Graig Nettles 116
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 60
3 Davey Lopes 58
4 Joe Morgan 52
5 Omar Moreno 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.31
2 Nolan Ryan 2.45
3 Burt Hooton 2.46
4 Tommy John 2.51
5 Don Sutton 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 24
2 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Rick Reuschel 22
4 Dave Goltz 20
4 Mike Torrez 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 379
2 Frank Tanana 259
3 Phil Niekro 249
4 Dennis Eckersley 235
5 Jerry Koosman 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 32
2 Bill Campbell 28
2 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Sparky Lyle 25
5 Charlie Hough 24