Baseball44 On This Day: Friday, September 16, 1977

On This Day

Friday, September 16, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Yankees	91	57	.615	--
Orioles	88	59	.599	2.5
Red Sox	87	60	.592	3.5
Tigers	69	79	.466	22.0
Indians	66	81	.449	24.5
Brewers	62	88	.413	30.0
Blue Jays	49	96	.338	40.5

Games

Athletics 8, Brewers 1

Orioles 6, Red Sox 1

Yankees 5, Tigers 4

AL West

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Royals	91	55	.623	--
White Sox	81	66	.551	10.5
Rangers	80	66	.548	11.0
Twins	80	68	.541	12.0
Angels	70	75	.483	20.5
Athletics	57	88	.393	33.5
Mariners	58	91	.389	34.5

Games

Angels 4, White Sox 1

Mariners 4, Royals 1

Athletics 8, Brewers 1

Twins 9, Rangers 7

NL East

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Phillies	92	55	.626	--
Pirates	84	65	.564	9.0
Cubs	76	70	.521	15.5
Cardinals	77	71	.520	15.5
Expos	69	78	.469	23.0
Mets	58	89	.395	34.0

Games

Expos 5, Pirates 0

Phillies 12, Cardinals 6

NL West

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Dodgers	90	58	.608	--
Reds	79	70	.530	11.5
Astros	74	74	.500	16.0
Giants	68	81	.456	22.5
Padres	65	85	.433	26.0
Braves	56	92	.378	34.0

Games

Dodgers 3, Braves 2

Padres 4, Astros 3

Reds 5, Giants 3

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Dave Cash	3
1	Dan Driessen	3
1	Greg Luzinski	3
1	Bake McBride	3
1	3 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Paul Blair	1
1	Gary Carter	1
1	Mike Jorgensen	1
1	Lee May	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Mike Jorgensen	3
2	Tony Armas	2
2	Tucker Ashford	2
2	Paul Blair	2
2	16 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Enos Cabell	2
2	Bobby Bonds	1
2	Barry Bonnell	1
2	Bert Campaneris	1
2	3 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Roger Moret	0.80
2	Jim Palmer	0.78
3	Joe Coleman	0.60
4	Doug Capilla	0.56
4	2 others tied	0.56

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Warren Brusstar	1
1	Doug Capilla	1
1	Joe Coleman	1
1	Don Gullett	1
1	7 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Jim Palmer	7
2	Joe Coleman	6
3	Fernando Arroyo	5
3	Doug Capilla	5
3	5 others tied	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Pedro Borbon	1
1	Gene Garber	1
1	Don Stanhouse	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Rod Carew	.383
2	Dave Parker	.340
3	Ken Singleton	.336
4	Rennie Stennett	.336
5	Lyman Bostock	.332

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Foster	48
2	Jeff Burroughs	38
2	Jim Rice	38
4	Greg Luzinski	36
4	Mike Schmidt	36

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	George Foster	137
2	Greg Luzinski	122
3	Larry Hisle	113
4	Jeff Burroughs	109
4	2 others tied	109

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Taveras	62
2	Cesar Cedeno	52
3	Gene Richards	48
4	Joe Morgan	47
4	Freddie Patek	47

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Frank Tanana	2.54
2	John Candelaria	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	2 others tied	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	2 tied	22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Cesar Cedeno	.438
2	Rod Carew	.429
3	Lou Brock	.410
4	Al Bumbry	.410
5	Mitchell Page	.400

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Dusty Baker	7
2	Ron Cey	5
2	Reggie Jackson	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	Al Cowens	18
4	Jose Cruz	16
4	Phil Garner	16

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Taveras	11
2	Bake McBride	8
2	Gene Richards	8
4	Cesar Cedeno	7
4	Ron LeFlore	7

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Mark Lemongello	0.50
2	Don Stanhouse	0.56
3	Eduardo Rodriguez	0.59
4	Mike Willis	0.71
5	Mike Barlow	0.75

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Mike Barlow	3
1	Larry Christenson	3
1	Ed Figueroa	3
1	Ron Guidry	3
1	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Steve Carlton	23
1	Jim Palmer	23
3	Dennis Leonard	22
3	Don Sutton	22
5	3 tied	21

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Bill Campbell	4
1	Dave Campbell	4
1	Rich Gossage	4
1	Don Stanhouse	4
5	3 tied	3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bake McBride	.406
2	Bruce Boisclair	.385
3	Rod Carew	.383
4	Cesar Cedeno	.379
5	Al Bumbry	.376

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Foster	10
2	Tony Perez	9
3	Jeff Burroughs	8
3	Gary Carter	8
3	Jim Rice	8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Frank Taveras	22
2	Bake McBride	14
3	Phil Garner	13
4	Gene Richards	11
5	5 tied	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Doug Bird	0.91
2	Don Stanhouse	0.92
3	Ron Guidry	1.23
4	Don Sutton	1.93
5	John Candelaria	1.94

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Doc Medich	6
2	John Candelaria	5
2	Jim Colborn	5
2	Ron Guidry	5
2	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	Fred Norman	39

Saves

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