On This Day

Thursday, September 8, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 54 .614 --
Red Sox 82 57 .590 3.5
Orioles 81 58 .583 4.5
Tigers 67 73 .479 19.0
Indians 65 76 .461 21.5
Brewers 59 85 .410 29.0
Blue Jays 46 91 .336 38.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 84 54 .609 --
White Sox 77 61 .558 7.0
Twins 77 63 .550 8.0
Rangers 75 62 .547 8.5
Angels 66 70 .485 17.0
Athletics 54 83 .394 29.5
Mariners 55 87 .387 31.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 86 53 .619 --
Pirates 81 60 .574 6.0
Cubs 75 64 .540 11.0
Cardinals 74 66 .529 12.5
Expos 63 76 .453 23.0
Mets 54 86 .386 32.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 86 54 .614 --
Reds 74 67 .525 12.5
Astros 69 71 .493 17.0
Giants 65 76 .461 21.5
Padres 63 79 .444 24.0
Braves 51 89 .364 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rich Dauer 4
1 Darrell Porter 4
3 Mark Belanger 3
3 Larvell Blanks 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 2
1 Willie McCovey 2
1 Darrell Porter 2
4 Dusty Baker 1
4 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 5
2 Willie McCovey 3
2 Roger Metzger 3
4 Doug Ault 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Bosetti 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
3 Bob Boone 1
3 Dave Chalk 1
3 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Kravec 2.00
2 Francisco Barrios 1.80
3 Don Sutton 1.50
4 Dennis Leonard 1.25
4 Nolan Ryan 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Mike Barlow 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Larry Demery 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Kravec 10
1 Dennis Leonard 10
3 Francisco Barrios 9
4 Phil Niekro 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .377
2 Dave Parker .349
3 Ken Singleton .337
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Lyman Bostock .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 46
2 Jeff Burroughs 36
3 Jim Rice 35
4 Graig Nettles 34
4 Mike Schmidt 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 130
2 Larry Hisle 113
3 Greg Luzinski 112
4 Ron Cey 103
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 57
2 Cesar Cedeno 51
3 Joe Morgan 46
4 Omar Moreno 45
5 Freddie Patek 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.42
2 Frank Tanana 2.54
3 Tommy John 2.55
4 Nolan Ryan 2.63
5 Burt Hooton 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 20
2 Rick Reuschel 19
2 Nolan Ryan 19
4 Dave Goltz 17
4 Tommy John 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 317
2 Phil Niekro 231
3 Dennis Leonard 205
3 Frank Tanana 205
5 Jerry Koosman 178

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 32
2 Bruce Sutter 27
3 Bill Campbell 24
4 Sparky Lyle 22
5 2 tied 21

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mitchell Page .463
2 Carlton Fisk .452
3 George Hendrick .451
4 Oscar Gamble .419
5 Eric Soderholm .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mitchell Page 7
2 Ron Cey 5
2 Carlton Fisk 5
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 19
2 Mitchell Page 18
3 Al Cowens 16
3 Jim Rice 16
5 Willie McCovey 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Garner 10
1 Frank Taveras 10
3 Lou Brock 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 8
3 Joe Morgan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Paxton 0.47
2 John Candelaria 0.84
3 Ron Guidry 0.96
4 Bob Knepper 1.07
5 Sparky Lyle 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 John Candelaria 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 Bill Lee 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 30
2 Phil Niekro 27
3 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Fred Norman 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 5
2 Doug Bair 4
2 Bill Campbell 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .400
2 George Hendrick .385
3 Ted Sizemore .385
4 Ken Singleton .383
5 Bake McBride .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Hargrove 10
2 Graig Nettles 9
2 Andre Thornton 9
4 Jeff Burroughs 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 27
1 Reggie Jackson 27
1 Rusty Staub 27
4 Larry Hisle 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 17
2 Cesar Cedeno 16
3 Phil Garner 15
4 Joe Morgan 14
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 1.21
2 Mike Paxton 1.40
3 Doug Bird 1.52
4 Rick Rhoden 1.76
5 Sparky Lyle 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Larry Christenson 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 60
2 Dennis Leonard 57
2 Nolan Ryan 57
4 Ron Guidry 38
4 2 others tied 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Dave Parker .349
3 Ken Singleton .338
4 Lyman Bostock .332
5 Mickey Rivers .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 46
2 Jim Rice 42
3 Graig Nettles 41
4 Jeff Burroughs 40
5 Mike Schmidt 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 137
2 Larry Hisle 133
3 Greg Luzinski 122
4 Graig Nettles 114
5 Butch Hobson 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 63
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Davey Lopes 57
4 Joe Morgan 54
5 Omar Moreno 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.36
2 Nolan Ryan 2.41
3 Burt Hooton 2.49
4 Tommy John 2.51
5 Rich Gossage 2.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 384
2 Phil Niekro 255
3 Frank Tanana 244
4 Dennis Eckersley 235
5 Dennis Leonard 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 33
2 Bruce Sutter 28
3 Bill Campbell 27
4 Charlie Hough 25
4 Sparky Lyle 25