On This Day

Thursday, September 29, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 60 .623 --
Red Sox 96 63 .604 3.0
Orioles 96 63 .604 3.0
Tigers 72 87 .453 27.0
Indians 70 89 .440 29.0
Brewers 66 93 .415 33.0
Blue Jays 53 106 .333 46.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 100 59 .629 --
Rangers 91 68 .572 9.0
White Sox 89 70 .560 11.0
Twins 82 76 .519 17.5
Angels 73 86 .459 27.0
Athletics 63 95 .399 36.5
Mariners 62 97 .390 38.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 99 60 .623 --
Pirates 93 66 .585 6.0
Cardinals 81 76 .516 17.0
Cubs 81 78 .509 18.0
Expos 74 85 .465 25.0
Mets 61 96 .389 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 96 63 .604 --
Reds 86 73 .541 10.0
Astros 80 79 .503 16.0
Giants 73 86 .459 23.0
Padres 68 91 .428 28.0
Braves 60 99 .377 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Chalk 3
1 Ted Cox 3
1 Rich Dauer 3
1 Phil Garner 3
5 26 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 Richie Hebner 1
1 Clint Hurdle 1
1 Greg Luzinski 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 4
1 Jim Rice 4
3 Phil Garner 3
4 Clint Hurdle 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 2
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Floyd Bannister 0.75
2 Larry Gura 0.67
3 Jim Crawford 0.60
4 Terry Forster 0.56
5 Tommy John 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Floyd Bannister 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Crawford 6
2 Doyle Alexander 5
2 Terry Forster 5
2 Tommy John 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Gene Pentz 1
1 Enrique Romo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .384
2 Dave Parker .340
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Lyman Bostock .333
5 Ron LeFlore .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 52
2 Jeff Burroughs 41
3 Jim Rice 39
4 Greg Luzinski 38
4 Mike Schmidt 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 147
2 Greg Luzinski 129
3 Larry Hisle 116
4 Bobby Bonds 115
5 2 tied 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 68
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Omar Moreno 53
3 Gene Richards 53
5 Freddie Patek 52

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Bob Forsch 20
2 Tommy John 20
2 Jim Palmer 20
2 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 341
2 Phil Niekro 255
3 Dennis Leonard 235
4 Frank Tanana 205
5 2 tied 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Bill Campbell 31
2 Bruce Sutter 31
4 Rich Gossage 26
4 Sparky Lyle 26

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Eddie Murray .455
2 Willie Montanez .440
3 Rod Carew .432
4 Steve Garvey .429
5 Garry Maddox .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Gary Carter 5
2 Carl Yastrzemski 5
4 Don Baylor 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 17
2 Al Cowens 16
3 Bob Watson 15
4 Gary Carter 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Omar Moreno 8
2 Rodney Scott 8
4 Gene Richards 7
4 Frank Taveras 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.00
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
3 Ron Guidry 0.51
4 Tom Seaver 0.67
5 Bob Lacey 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 John Candelaria 3
2 Buzz Capra 3
2 Larry Christenson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 27
2 Gaylord Perry 24
3 Don Gullett 23
4 Mike Flanagan 22
4 J. R. Richard 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 5
1 Rich Gossage 5
3 Adrian Devine 4
3 Bruce Sutter 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .422
2 Al Bumbry .411
3 Cesar Cedeno .404
4 George Foster .398
5 Steve Garvey .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Dusty Baker 9
2 George Foster 9
4 Carlton Fisk 8
4 Leroy Stanton 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 32
2 Al Cowens 30
3 Reggie Jackson 29
3 Bob Watson 29
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 19
2 Cesar Cedeno 17
3 Gene Richards 14
4 Omar Moreno 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.18
2 Randy Jones 1.34
3 Paul Splittorff 1.40
4 Mark Lemongello 1.43
5 Jim Palmer 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 7
2 Larry Christenson 6
3 John Candelaria 5
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 53
2 Steve Carlton 44
3 Jim Palmer 43
4 Phil Niekro 42
4 Gaylord Perry 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 9
2 Rich Gossage 8
3 Dave Campbell 7
4 Doug Bair 6
4 3 others tied 6