On This Day

Monday, September 19, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 58 .616 --
Red Sox 89 61 .593 3.5
Orioles 89 61 .593 3.5
Tigers 70 81 .464 23.0
Indians 67 84 .444 26.0
Brewers 63 89 .414 30.5
Blue Jays 52 97 .349 40.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 93 55 .628 --
Rangers 84 66 .560 10.0
White Sox 84 67 .556 10.5
Twins 80 71 .530 14.5
Angels 71 78 .477 22.5
Athletics 58 90 .392 35.0
Mariners 58 93 .384 36.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 93 56 .624 --
Pirates 86 65 .570 8.0
Cardinals 78 72 .520 15.5
Cubs 78 72 .520 15.5
Expos 69 80 .463 24.0
Mets 60 91 .397 34.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 59 .607 --
Reds 80 71 .530 11.5
Astros 75 74 .503 15.5
Giants 69 82 .457 22.5
Padres 65 86 .430 26.5
Braves 57 93 .380 34.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Bochte 3
1 Rick Cerone 3
1 Elliott Maddox 3
1 Ben Oglivie 3
1 George Scott 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rich Dauer 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 Dave Kingman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 3
1 Toby Harrah 3
1 Ben Oglivie 3
4 Rick Cerone 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Doug Ault 1
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Willie Horton 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Kravec 1.00
2 Jim Bibby 0.83
3 Jerry Garvin 0.56
4 Reggie Cleveland 0.50
5 Nolan Ryan 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Jerry Garvin 1
1 Ken Kravec 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Kravec 8
2 Jim Bibby 5
2 Jerry Garvin 5
2 Nolan Ryan 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .385
2 Dave Parker .342
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Ken Singleton .334
5 Lyman Bostock .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 48
2 Jeff Burroughs 40
3 Jim Rice 38
4 Greg Luzinski 36
4 Mike Schmidt 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 140
2 Greg Luzinski 122
3 Larry Hisle 113
4 Jeff Burroughs 112
5 Steve Garvey 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 64
2 Cesar Cedeno 52
3 Freddie Patek 49
4 Gene Richards 48
5 Joe Morgan 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.54
2 John Candelaria 2.54
3 Rick Reuschel 2.69
4 Burt Hooton 2.69
5 Steve Carlton 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
2 Rick Reuschel 20
3 Nolan Ryan 19
4 Bob Forsch 18
4 4 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 331
2 Phil Niekro 242
3 Dennis Leonard 213
4 Frank Tanana 205
5 J. R. Richard 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 33
2 Bruce Sutter 28
3 Bill Campbell 27
4 Sparky Lyle 24
5 2 tied 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .474
2 Cesar Cedeno .448
3 Rod Carew .429
4 Carlton Fisk .426
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Dusty Baker 6
2 Gary Carter 6
4 Jeff Burroughs 5
4 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 23
2 Reggie Jackson 17
3 Phil Garner 16
4 Dusty Baker 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 11
2 Gene Richards 8
3 Freddie Patek 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Jim Palmer 0.35
3 Mark Lemongello 0.50
4 Don Stanhouse 0.56
5 Gene Garber 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Mike Barlow 3
1 Pedro Borbon 3
1 Larry Christenson 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Ken Kravec 23
1 J. R. Richard 23
4 Chris Knapp 21
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Don Stanhouse 4
3 Doug Bair 3
3 Bill Campbell 3
3 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .395
2 Bake McBride .385
3 Cesar Cedeno .379
4 Bruce Bochte .377
5 Tony Perez .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 9
2 Dusty Baker 8
2 Gary Carter 8
2 Mike Hargrove 8
2 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 29
2 Rico Carty 28
3 Carlton Fisk 27
4 Keith Hernandez 26
4 Jim Rice 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 22
2 Phil Garner 13
2 Bake McBride 13
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 Freddie Patek 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Stanhouse 0.66
2 Doug Bird 0.94
3 Ron Guidry 1.20
4 Joe Niekro 1.58
5 Larry Christenson 1.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Doc Medich 6
3 Dennis Leonard 5
3 Tom Seaver 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 51
2 Steve Carlton 50
3 Nolan Ryan 47
4 Vida Blue 40
4 2 others tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 7
1 Bill Campbell 7
1 Dave Campbell 7
4 Doug Bair 6
4 4 others tied 6