On This Day

Saturday, September 3, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 52 .612 --
Red Sox 77 56 .579 4.5
Orioles 76 56 .576 5.0
Tigers 65 68 .489 16.5
Indians 63 72 .467 19.5
Brewers 58 83 .411 27.5
Blue Jays 45 86 .344 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 79 54 .594 --
White Sox 74 57 .565 4.0
Rangers 74 59 .556 5.0
Twins 75 61 .551 5.5
Angels 62 69 .473 16.0
Mariners 54 83 .394 27.0
Athletics 52 80 .394 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 83 50 .624 --
Pirates 77 58 .570 7.0
Cubs 72 62 .537 11.5
Cardinals 72 63 .533 12.0
Expos 61 73 .455 22.5
Mets 53 82 .393 31.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 82 53 .607 --
Reds 72 64 .529 10.5
Astros 65 70 .481 17.0
Giants 63 73 .463 19.5
Padres 61 76 .445 22.0
Braves 49 86 .363 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Tito Fuentes 3
1 Steve Garvey 3
1 Bill Madlock 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rod Carew 2
1 Bill Madlock 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Al Bumbry 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 4
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Bake McBride 3
2 Larry Parrish 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larvell Blanks 1
1 Bruce Boisclair 1
1 Glenn Burke 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 23 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Leonard 1.50
2 Don Sutton 1.33
3 Preston Hanna 1.14
4 Bob Forsch 1.00
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 9
2 Preston Hanna 8
2 Don Sutton 8
4 Nolan Ryan 7
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Enrique Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .378
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
3 Jim Rice 34
5 2 tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 127
2 Greg Luzinski 111
3 Larry Hisle 110
4 Steve Garvey 100
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 52
2 Cesar Cedeno 46
3 Joe Morgan 44
4 Freddie Patek 42
5 Omar Moreno 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.41
2 John Candelaria 2.47
3 Tommy John 2.57
4 Rick Reuschel 2.60
5 Burt Hooton 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 19
1 Rick Reuschel 19
3 Nolan Ryan 18
4 Bob Forsch 16
4 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 312
2 Phil Niekro 219
3 Frank Tanana 201
4 Dennis Leonard 195
5 2 tied 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 31
2 Bruce Sutter 26
3 Bill Campbell 23
4 Sparky Lyle 21
5 Lerrin LaGrow 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .486
2 Bruce Boisclair .484
3 Lou Piniella .441
4 Ron Pruitt .429
5 Reggie Smith .420

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 7
2 Aurelio Rodriguez 5
2 Andre Thornton 5
4 Jeff Burroughs 4
4 11 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 17
2 Larry Hisle 16
2 Graig Nettles 16
4 Rusty Staub 15
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 10
2 Phil Garner 9
3 Larry Bowa 7
3 Lou Brock 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.36
2 Tommy John 0.55
3 Sparky Lyle 0.59
4 John Candelaria 0.64
5 Charlie Williams 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 Tom Johnson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 28
1 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Steve Carlton 27
4 Burt Hooton 25
5 Tom Seaver 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Mike Garman 4
4 Bill Campbell 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .404
2 Ron LeFlore .397
3 Mickey Rivers .381
4 Dave Parker .381
5 Ron Pruitt .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 10
2 Mike Hargrove 9
2 Graig Nettles 9
2 Bill Robinson 9
2 Andre Thornton 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 32
2 Bobby Bonds 28
3 Chris Chambliss 27
3 Greg Luzinski 27
5 Reggie Jackson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 14
1 Frank Taveras 14
3 Joe Morgan 12
4 Phil Garner 11
5 Jerry Mumphrey 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 1.21
2 Tommy John 1.38
3 Jim Rooker 1.60
4 Tom Seaver 1.67
5 Bob Forsch 1.74

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 59
2 Nolan Ryan 55
3 Dennis Leonard 50
4 Tom Seaver 43
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 9
2 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Pedro Borbon 6
3 Bill Campbell 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Dave Parker .348
3 Mickey Rivers .335
4 Lyman Bostock .334
5 Ken Griffey .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 45
2 Graig Nettles 43
3 Jim Rice 41
4 Jeff Burroughs 39
5 Mike Schmidt 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 137
2 Larry Hisle 131
3 Greg Luzinski 123
4 Graig Nettles 116
5 Steve Garvey 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 60
2 Davey Lopes 60
4 Joe Morgan 54
5 Freddie Patek 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.20
2 Burt Hooton 2.43
3 Nolan Ryan 2.44
4 Bert Blyleven 2.53
5 Don Sutton 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Rick Reuschel 22
4 Mike Torrez 21
5 Tom Seaver 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 387
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 27
4 Charlie Hough 24
4 Sparky Lyle 24