On This Day

Wednesday, September 14, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 90 56 .616 --
Orioles 87 58 .600 2.5
Red Sox 86 59 .593 3.5
Tigers 69 78 .469 21.5
Indians 66 81 .449 24.5
Brewers 62 87 .416 29.5
Blue Jays 48 96 .333 41.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 89 54 .622 --
White Sox 81 64 .559 9.0
Rangers 79 65 .549 10.5
Twins 78 68 .534 12.5
Angels 69 74 .483 20.0
Athletics 56 86 .394 32.5
Mariners 57 91 .385 34.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 90 55 .621 --
Pirates 83 63 .568 7.5
Cardinals 76 69 .524 14.0
Cubs 76 69 .524 14.0
Expos 67 78 .462 23.0
Mets 58 88 .397 32.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 89 57 .610 --
Reds 77 70 .524 12.5
Astros 73 73 .500 16.0
Giants 68 79 .463 21.5
Padres 64 84 .432 26.0
Braves 55 91 .377 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ben Oglivie 5
2 George Brett 4
2 Paul Dade 4
2 Steve Garvey 4
2 7 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Biittner 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Rich Dauer 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 4
1 Tom Poquette 4
3 Steve Garvey 3
3 Cesar Geronimo 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 4
2 Paul Dade 2
3 Gary Carter 1
3 Warren Cromartie 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Hood 1.60
2 Jerry Garvin 1.14
3 Doyle Alexander 0.80
4 Bob Owchinko 0.75
5 Preston Hanna 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bill Atkinson 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Garvin 8
1 Preston Hanna 8
1 Don Hood 8
4 Jesse Jefferson 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Scott McGregor 2
2 John Curtis 1
2 Rollie Fingers 1
2 Steve Foucault 1
2 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .381
2 Dave Parker .345
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Ken Singleton .335
5 Lyman Bostock .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 48
2 Jeff Burroughs 38
2 Jim Rice 38
4 Greg Luzinski 36
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 137
2 Greg Luzinski 120
3 Larry Hisle 113
4 Ron Cey 109
4 Steve Garvey 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 61
2 Cesar Cedeno 52
3 Joe Morgan 47
3 Freddie Patek 47
5 Gene Richards 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.52
2 Frank Tanana 2.54
3 Burt Hooton 2.64
4 Nolan Ryan 2.66
5 Steve Carlton 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
2 Rick Reuschel 19
2 Nolan Ryan 19
4 Dave Goltz 18
4 Tommy John 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 326
2 Phil Niekro 237
3 Dennis Leonard 208
4 Frank Tanana 205
5 Steve Carlton 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 33
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 Mitchell Page .459
2 Cesar Cedeno .441
3 Darrell Porter .421
4 Carlton Fisk .420
5 Rod Carew .415

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 Garvey 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 10
2 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Ron LeFlore 8
4 Don Baylor 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Splittorff 0.38
2 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.56
3 Don Stanhouse 0.67
4 Mike Willis 0.71
5 Dennis Leonard 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Barlow 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Larry Christenson 3
1 Jim Colborn 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 32
2 Phil Niekro 24
3 Dennis Leonard 22
3 Don Sutton 22
5 Nolan Ryan 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 4
1 Doug Bird 4
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Dave Campbell 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .391
2 Rod Carew .388
3 Bruce Boisclair .388
4 Oscar Gamble .387
5 Ron LeFlore .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 10
2 Jeff Burroughs 8
2 Tony Perez 8
2 Jim Rice 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 28
2 Jim Rice 27
3 Rico Carty 26
4 Al Cowens 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 21
2 Phil Garner 13
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
3 Bake McBride 12
3 Joe Morgan 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Campbell 0.69
2 Don Stanhouse 1.01
3 Doug Bird 1.67
4 John Candelaria 1.67
5 Tom Seaver 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Colborn 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Ed Halicki 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 Steve Carlton 52
2 Phil Niekro 52
4 Dennis Leonard 41
5 Vida Blue 40

Saves

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