On This Day

Sunday, October 2, 1977

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1977 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 4, 1977

Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 100 62 .617 --
Red Sox 97 64 .602 2.5
Orioles 97 64 .602 2.5
Tigers 74 88 .457 26.0
Indians 71 90 .441 28.5
Brewers 67 95 .414 33.0
Blue Jays 54 107 .335 45.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 102 60 .630 --
Rangers 94 68 .580 8.0
White Sox 90 72 .556 12.0
Twins 84 77 .522 17.5
Angels 74 88 .457 28.0
Mariners 64 98 .395 38.0
Athletics 63 98 .391 38.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 101 61 .623 --
Pirates 96 66 .593 5.0
Cardinals 83 79 .512 18.0
Cubs 81 81 .500 20.0
Expos 75 87 .463 26.0
Mets 64 98 .395 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 98 64 .605 --
Reds 88 74 .543 10.0
Astros 81 81 .500 17.0
Giants 75 87 .463 23.0
Padres 69 93 .426 29.0
Braves 61 101 .377 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larvell Blanks 5
1 Mike Easler 5
3 Cecil Cooper 4
3 Tim Corcoran 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Jorgensen 2
2 Gary Alexander 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 George Brett 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Easler 3
1 Ben Oglivie 3
1 Denny Walling 3
4 Kurt Bevacqua 2
4 17 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Julio Cruz 1
1 Larry Hisle 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 2.33
2 Mickey Mahler 1.50
3 Jim Bibby 1.33
4 Dennis Leonard 1.29
5 Bob Shirley 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Cardell Camper 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 14
2 Dennis Leonard 9
3 Dave Frost 8
4 Dave Lemanczyk 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Baldwin 1
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .388
2 Dave Parker .338
3 Lyman Bostock .336
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Ken Singleton .328

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 149
2 Greg Luzinski 130
3 Larry Hisle 119
4 Bobby Bonds 115
4 Steve Garvey 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 70
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Gene Richards 56
4 Omar Moreno 53
4 Freddie Patek 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.34
2 Frank Tanana 2.54
3 Tom Seaver 2.58
4 Burt Hooton 2.62
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 5 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 341
2 Phil Niekro 262
3 Dennis Leonard 244
4 J. R. Richard 214
5 Steve Rogers 206

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 Thurman Munson .490
2 Rod Carew .472
3 Eddie Murray .472
4 Cecil Cooper .467
5 Garry Maddox .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 5
2 Gary Carter 4
2 George Foster 4
2 Wayne Gross 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 16
2 Carlton Fisk 15
3 Eddie Murray 14
4 Reggie Jackson 13
4 Carl Yastrzemski 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Gene Richards 8
3 Omar Moreno 7
3 Rodney Scott 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 0.33
2 John Candelaria 0.71
3 Bob Myrick 0.75
4 Paul Moskau 0.83
5 Bob Shirley 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Larry Christenson 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 36
2 J. R. Richard 26
2 Steve Rogers 26
4 Mike Flanagan 25
5 Gaylord Perry 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 5
2 Dave Campbell 4
2 Enrique Romo 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
5 5 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .439
2 Cesar Cedeno .417
3 Al Bumbry .398
4 Carlton Fisk .380
4 Thurman Munson .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 10
1 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Eddie Murray 9
4 Gary Carter 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 35
2 Al Cowens 31
3 Bob Watson 30
4 Reggie Jackson 29
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 19
2 Cesar Cedeno 16
2 Gene Richards 16
4 Omar Moreno 12
4 Freddie Patek 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Lemongello 1.29
2 Randy Jones 1.34
3 Jim Palmer 1.44
4 Dennis Leonard 1.45
5 Dyar Miller 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 7
2 Dennis Leonard 6
2 Jim Palmer 6
4 John Candelaria 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 58
2 J. R. Richard 55
3 Mike Flanagan 43
3 Phil Niekro 43
5 Steve Rogers 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 9
2 Dave Campbell 8
2 Rich Gossage 8
4 Doug Bair 5
4 8 others tied 5