On This Day

Tuesday, September 13, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 89 56 .614 --
Red Sox 86 58 .597 2.5
Orioles 85 58 .594 3.0
Tigers 67 78 .462 22.0
Indians 66 79 .455 23.0
Brewers 61 87 .412 29.5
Blue Jays 48 94 .338 39.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 87 54 .617 --
White Sox 81 63 .563 7.5
Rangers 78 65 .545 10.0
Twins 77 68 .531 12.0
Angels 69 73 .486 18.5
Athletics 56 84 .400 30.5
Mariners 57 90 .388 33.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 90 54 .625 --
Pirates 83 63 .568 8.0
Cubs 76 68 .528 14.0
Cardinals 76 69 .524 14.5
Expos 66 78 .458 24.0
Mets 57 88 .393 33.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 89 56 .614 --
Reds 76 70 .521 13.5
Astros 73 72 .503 16.0
Giants 67 79 .459 22.5
Padres 63 84 .429 27.0
Braves 55 90 .379 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Burke 4
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
3 Rod Carew 3
3 Dave Concepcion 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kurt Bevacqua 2
1 Dave Kingman 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Juan Bernhardt 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 5
2 Glenn Burke 4
2 Dave Kingman 4
2 Bob Watson 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Glenn Burke 2
1 Dave Cash 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Andre Dawson 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.12
2 Jim Rooker 1.00
3 Steve Rogers 0.86
4 Floyd Bannister 0.75
5 Gaylord Perry 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Mike Barlow 1
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Gary Beare 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Guidry 9
2 Gaylord Perry 8
3 Glenn Abbott 6
3 Floyd Bannister 6
3 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Gene Pentz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .379
2 Dave Parker .345
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Ken Singleton .335
5 Lyman Bostock .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 47
2 Jim Rice 38
3 Jeff Burroughs 37
4 Greg Luzinski 36
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 135
2 Greg Luzinski 120
3 Larry Hisle 113
4 Jeff Burroughs 107
4 Ron Cey 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 61
2 Cesar Cedeno 52
3 Joe Morgan 47
4 Freddie Patek 46
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 2.47
2 John Candelaria 2.52
3 Frank Tanana 2.54
4 Burt Hooton 2.64
5 Nolan Ryan 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
2 Rick Reuschel 19
2 Nolan Ryan 19
4 Tommy John 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 326
2 Phil Niekro 237
3 Dennis Leonard 205
3 Frank Tanana 205
5 Jerry Koosman 183

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 32
2 Bruce Sutter 27
3 Bill Campbell 26
4 Sparky Lyle 23
5 Lerrin LaGrow 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlton Fisk .449
2 Cesar Cedeno .436
3 Al Bumbry .424
4 Darrell Porter .412
5 Oscar Gamble .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 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 20
2 Dusty Baker 19
3 Jim Rice 18
4 Leroy Stanton 16
5 Steve Henderson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 12
2 Cesar Cedeno 8
3 Phil Garner 7
4 Don Baylor 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Splittorff 0.38
2 Rudy May 0.50
3 Jim Bibby 0.56
4 Mike Willis 0.71
5 Mark Lemongello 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Barlow 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Larry Christenson 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 26
2 Phil Niekro 24
3 Dennis Leonard 23
3 Fred Norman 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 4
1 Doug Bird 4
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Dave Campbell 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Oscar Gamble .405
2 Bruce Boisclair .383
3 Tony Perez .379
4 Dave Skaggs .378
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 9
2 Mike Hargrove 8
2 Graig Nettles 8
2 Tony Perez 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 28
2 Jim Rice 27
3 George Foster 26
3 Larry Hisle 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 21
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Phil Garner 13
3 Bake McBride 13
3 Joe Morgan 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Campbell 0.69
2 Jim Bibby 1.42
3 Doug Bird 1.67
4 Tom Seaver 1.80
4 John Candelaria 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Larry Christenson 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Ed Halicki 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 59
2 Nolan Ryan 55
3 Dennis Leonard 50
4 Steve Carlton 46
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 8
2 Bill Campbell 7
2 Dave Campbell 7
2 Sparky Lyle 7
5 Rollie Fingers 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Dave Parker .346
3 Ken Singleton .339
4 Jim Rice .332
5 Mickey Rivers .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 47
2 Jim Rice 43
3 Jeff Burroughs 41
4 Graig Nettles 40
5 Mike Schmidt 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 142
2 Greg Luzinski 130
3 Larry Hisle 124
4 Jim Rice 118
5 Ron Cey 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 66
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Davey Lopes 57
4 Joe Morgan 53
5 Freddie Patek 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.32
2 Tommy John 2.36
3 Nolan Ryan 2.45
4 Burt Hooton 2.49
5 John Candelaria 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Rick Reuschel 21
4 Bob Forsch 20
4 Tommy John 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Phil Niekro 259
3 Frank Tanana 237
4 Steve Carlton 226
5 2 tied 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 32
2 Bill Campbell 29
3 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Sparky Lyle 26
5 Charlie Hough 25