On This Day

Friday, September 2, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 81 52 .609 --
Orioles 76 55 .580 4.0
Red Sox 76 56 .576 4.5
Tigers 64 68 .485 16.5
Indians 63 71 .470 18.5
Brewers 58 82 .414 26.5
Blue Jays 45 85 .346 34.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 54 .591 --
White Sox 73 57 .562 4.0
Rangers 74 58 .561 4.0
Twins 75 60 .556 4.5
Angels 61 69 .469 16.0
Athletics 52 79 .397 25.5
Mariners 53 83 .390 27.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 82 50 .621 --
Pirates 77 57 .575 6.0
Cubs 72 61 .541 10.5
Cardinals 72 62 .537 11.0
Expos 60 73 .451 22.5
Mets 52 82 .388 31.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 81 53 .604 --
Reds 72 63 .533 9.5
Astros 65 69 .485 16.0
Giants 62 73 .459 19.5
Padres 60 76 .441 22.0
Braves 49 85 .366 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Boisclair 4
1 Steve Henderson 4
3 Andre Dawson 3
3 Leo Foster 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Henderson 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Hector Cruz 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Henderson 5
2 Richie Zisk 4
3 Steve Garvey 3
3 Bake McBride 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Splittorff 2.25
2 Burt Hooton 1.67
3 Pat Zachry 0.86
4 Bob Knepper 0.75
4 J. R. Richard 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burt Hooton 10
2 Paul Splittorff 9
3 Glenn Abbott 7
4 Bob Knepper 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Dave Parker .346
3 Lyman Bostock .337
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Mickey Rivers .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 44
2 Jeff Burroughs 35
3 Graig Nettles 34
4 Bobby Bonds 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 126
2 Larry Hisle 110
2 Greg Luzinski 110
4 Bobby Bonds 99
4 Ron Cey 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 52
2 Cesar Cedeno 45
3 Joe Morgan 43
4 Omar Moreno 41
4 Freddie Patek 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.41
2 John Candelaria 2.47
3 Tommy John 2.57
4 Rick Reuschel 2.64
5 Burt Hooton 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 19
1 Rick Reuschel 19
3 Nolan Ryan 17
4 Bob Forsch 16
4 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 305
2 Phil Niekro 219
3 Frank Tanana 201
4 Dennis Leonard 186
5 Bert Blyleven 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 31
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Bill Campbell 22
4 Sparky Lyle 21
5 Lerrin LaGrow 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bruce Boisclair .515
2 Bake McBride .457
3 Ron Pruitt .436
4 Darrell Evans .429
5 Lou Piniella .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 7
2 George Foster 5
2 Aurelio Rodriguez 5
2 Andre Thornton 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 17
2 Larry Hisle 16
2 Graig Nettles 16
4 George Foster 14
4 Andres Mora 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 12
2 Phil Garner 9
3 Larry Bowa 7
3 Lou Brock 7
3 Bake McBride 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.36
2 Don Sutton 0.56
3 Sparky Lyle 0.59
4 John Candelaria 0.78
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 John Candelaria 3
2 Jim Colborn 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 34
1 Nolan Ryan 34
3 Steve Carlton 27
4 Burt Hooton 25
5 Tom Seaver 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Pedro Borbon 3
3 Dave Campbell 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .393
2 Mickey Rivers .393
3 Ron LeFlore .389
4 Dave Parker .384
5 Ken Singleton .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 11
2 Mike Hargrove 10
2 Graig Nettles 10
4 George Foster 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 30
2 Rusty Staub 29
3 Chris Chambliss 28
4 Greg Luzinski 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 14
2 Cesar Cedeno 13
3 Phil Garner 11
3 Joe Morgan 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Rooker 1.15
2 John Candelaria 1.21
3 Tommy John 1.38
4 Bob Forsch 1.42
5 Tom Seaver 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Jim Lonborg 5
2 J. R. Richard 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 59
2 Steve Carlton 52
3 Nolan Ryan 51
4 Tom Seaver 43
5 Ron Guidry 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 10
2 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Pedro Borbon 6
4 Bill Campbell 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Dave Parker .348
3 Lyman Bostock .337
4 Mickey Rivers .335
5 Ken Griffey .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 45
2 Graig Nettles 43
3 Jim Rice 40
4 Jeff Burroughs 39
5 Mike Schmidt 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 136
2 Larry Hisle 133
3 Greg Luzinski 122
4 Graig Nettles 116
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 64
2 Davey Lopes 61
3 Cesar Cedeno 59
4 Joe Morgan 53
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.20
2 Burt Hooton 2.43
3 Nolan Ryan 2.51
4 Don Sutton 2.52
5 Bert Blyleven 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Rick Reuschel 22
4 Mike Torrez 21
5 Tom Seaver 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 380
2 Frank Tanana 255
3 Phil Niekro 248
4 Dennis Eckersley 229
5 Jerry Koosman 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 32
2 Bruce Sutter 28
3 Bill Campbell 26
3 Charlie Hough 26
5 Sparky Lyle 24