On This Day

Monday, September 26, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 59 .622 --
Red Sox 93 62 .600 3.5
Orioles 93 63 .596 4.0
Tigers 72 84 .462 25.0
Indians 69 87 .442 28.0
Brewers 65 92 .414 32.5
Blue Jays 52 103 .335 44.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 99 56 .639 --
Rangers 90 67 .573 10.0
White Sox 87 70 .554 13.0
Twins 82 74 .526 17.5
Angels 72 84 .462 27.5
Mariners 61 96 .389 39.0
Athletics 60 95 .387 39.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 97 59 .622 --
Pirates 91 65 .583 6.0
Cardinals 80 75 .516 16.5
Cubs 81 76 .516 16.5
Expos 72 84 .462 25.0
Mets 60 94 .390 36.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 62 .603 --
Reds 85 72 .541 9.5
Astros 77 79 .494 17.0
Giants 73 84 .465 21.5
Padres 67 90 .427 27.5
Braves 60 97 .382 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Biittner 4
2 Larvell Blanks 3
2 Gary Carter 3
2 Ivan de Jesus 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Matthews 2
2 Brian Asselstine 1
2 Larry Biittner 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 5
2 Gary Thomasson 4
3 Brian Asselstine 3
3 Gary Matthews 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Derrel Thomas 2
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Joe Cannon 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Colborn 0.54
2 Don Hood 0.50
3 Ed Halicki 0.33
4 Rick Rhoden 0.31
5 2 tied 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Ed Halicki 1
1 Donnie Moore 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Colborn 7
1 Don Hood 7
3 Rick Rhoden 4
4 Buzz Capra 3
4 Eric Rasmussen 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .381
2 Dave Parker .342
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Lyman Bostock .335
5 Ken Singleton .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 51
2 Jeff Burroughs 41
3 Jim Rice 38
4 Bobby Bonds 37
4 2 others tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 145
2 Greg Luzinski 127
3 Bobby Bonds 115
3 Larry Hisle 115
5 Jeff Burroughs 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 67
2 Cesar Cedeno 58
3 Gene Richards 52
4 Freddie Patek 51
5 Omar Moreno 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.40
2 Frank Tanana 2.54
3 Burt Hooton 2.58
4 Steve Carlton 2.59
5 Tom Seaver 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Tommy John 20
2 Rick Reuschel 20
2 Tom Seaver 20
5 6 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 341
2 Phil Niekro 255
3 Dennis Leonard 226
4 Frank Tanana 205
5 Steve Rogers 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Bruce Sutter 31
3 Bill Campbell 29
4 Sparky Lyle 26
5 Rich Gossage 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Foster .442
2 Rod Carew .442
3 Steve Garvey .440
4 Larry Biittner .432
5 Ron LeFlore .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
3 Gary Carter 5
3 George Foster 5
3 Bob Watson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 18
2 Al Cowens 16
3 Lee May 15
4 Dusty Baker 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 7
1 Gene Richards 7
1 Frank Taveras 7
4 Bump Wills 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Schatzeder 0.00
2 Doyle Alexander 0.67
2 Tom Seaver 0.67
4 Steve Carlton 0.69
5 Bob Lacey 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 John Candelaria 3
2 Buzz Capra 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 27
2 Phil Niekro 24
2 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Ron Guidry 23
4 Jim Palmer 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Adrian Devine 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Pedro Borbon 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .412
2 Mitchell Page .394
3 Cesar Cedeno .390
4 George Foster .389
5 Carlton Fisk .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 9
1 George Foster 9
1 Reggie Jackson 9
4 Jeff Burroughs 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 31
2 Al Cowens 30
3 Bob Watson 27
4 Rico Carty 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 19
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Gene Richards 13
4 Bobby Bonds 12
5 Freddie Patek 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.99
2 Steve Carlton 1.38
3 Jim Palmer 1.48
4 Mark Lemongello 1.54
5 Paul Splittorff 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Doc Medich 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
4 John Candelaria 5
4 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 51
2 Nolan Ryan 47
3 Dennis Leonard 44
4 J. R. Richard 42
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 8
1 Dave Campbell 8
3 Rich Gossage 7
4 Doug Bair 6
4 3 others tied 6