On This Day

Friday, September 30, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 61 .619 --
Red Sox 97 63 .606 2.0
Orioles 96 64 .600 3.0
Tigers 73 87 .456 26.0
Indians 70 89 .440 28.5
Brewers 67 93 .419 32.0
Blue Jays 53 106 .333 45.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 101 59 .631 --
Rangers 92 68 .575 9.0
White Sox 89 70 .560 11.5
Twins 82 77 .516 18.5
Angels 73 87 .456 28.0
Athletics 63 96 .396 37.5
Mariners 62 97 .390 38.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 100 60 .625 --
Pirates 94 66 .588 6.0
Cardinals 82 77 .516 17.5
Cubs 81 79 .506 19.0
Expos 74 86 .463 26.0
Mets 62 97 .390 37.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 97 63 .606 --
Reds 87 73 .544 10.0
Astros 80 80 .500 17.0
Giants 74 86 .463 23.0
Padres 68 92 .425 29.0
Braves 60 100 .375 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Puhl 4
1 Jim Rice 4
1 Garry Templeton 4
4 Vic Davalillo 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lyman Bostock 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 Roger Freed 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 5
2 Carlton Fisk 4
3 Cesar Cedeno 3
3 Cecil Cooper 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
1 Garry Templeton 2
4 Bert Campaneris 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dock Ellis 1.60
2 John Candelaria 1.00
3 Jon Matlack 0.86
4 Phil Niekro 0.70
5 Tom Seaver 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 John Denny 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dock Ellis 8
2 John Candelaria 7
2 John Hiller 7
2 Phil Niekro 7
5 Jon Matlack 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 Bob Myrick 1
1 Bob Stanley 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .384
2 Dave Parker .338
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Lyman Bostock .335
5 Ken Singleton .327

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 148
2 Greg Luzinski 130
3 Larry Hisle 116
4 Bobby Bonds 115
4 Steve Garvey 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 70
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Omar Moreno 53
3 Freddie Patek 53
3 Gene Richards 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.34
2 Frank Tanana 2.54
3 Burt Hooton 2.58
4 Tom Seaver 2.58
5 Steve Carlton 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Tom Seaver 21
3 John Candelaria 20
3 Bob Forsch 20
3 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 341
2 Phil Niekro 262
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 .474
2 Steve Garvey .442
3 Al Cowens .436
4 Cecil Cooper .435
5 2 tied .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
3 Gary Carter 4
3 George Foster 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 16
2 Carlton Fisk 15
2 Eddie Murray 15
4 Carl Yastrzemski 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Frank Taveras 8
3 Omar Moreno 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.00
2 Tom Seaver 0.33
3 John Candelaria 0.71
4 Paul Moskau 0.83
5 Len Barker 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 John Candelaria 3
2 Larry Christenson 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 27
2 Phil Niekro 25
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Don Gullett 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .419
2 Cesar Cedeno .403
3 Al Bumbry .398
4 Steve Garvey .387
5 George Foster .380

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 36
2 Al Cowens 30
3 Reggie Jackson 29
3 Bob Watson 29
5 Jim Rice 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 19
2 Cesar Cedeno 17
3 Gene Richards 13
4 Omar Moreno 12
4 Freddie Patek 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 1.34
2 Mark Lemongello 1.43
3 Jim Palmer 1.44
4 Tom Seaver 1.53
5 Dyar Miller 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
4 John Candelaria 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 49
1 Phil Niekro 49
3 Steve Carlton 44
4 J. R. Richard 41
5 Mike Flanagan 40

Saves

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