On This Day

Sunday, September 4, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 52 .615 --
Red Sox 78 56 .582 4.5
Orioles 77 56 .579 5.0
Tigers 65 69 .485 17.5
Indians 63 73 .463 20.5
Brewers 58 84 .408 28.5
Blue Jays 45 87 .341 36.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 80 54 .597 --
White Sox 74 58 .561 5.0
Rangers 74 60 .552 6.0
Twins 75 62 .547 6.5
Angels 63 69 .477 16.0
Mariners 55 83 .399 27.0
Athletics 53 80 .398 26.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 83 51 .619 --
Pirates 77 59 .566 7.0
Cubs 73 62 .541 10.5
Cardinals 73 63 .537 11.0
Expos 61 74 .452 22.5
Mets 53 83 .390 31.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 83 53 .610 --
Reds 73 64 .533 10.5
Astros 66 70 .485 17.0
Giants 63 74 .460 20.5
Padres 61 77 .442 23.0
Braves 50 86 .368 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Foster 4
1 Lenny Randle 4
3 Rick Burleson 3
3 Dave Cash 3
3 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mitchell Page 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Kurt Bevacqua 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 5
2 Cliff Johnson 4
2 Mitchell Page 4
2 Ken Reitz 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Lenny Randle 2
3 Bill Almon 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Gullett 1.50
2 Paul Mitchell 1.00
3 Joe Niekro 0.80
4 John Urrea 0.67
5 Fred Norman 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Paul Mitchell 7
1 Fred Norman 7
3 Don Gullett 6
3 Jim Palmer 6
3 John Urrea 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .380
2 Dave Parker .346
3 Lyman Bostock .337
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Ted Simmons .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 45
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 128
2 Greg Luzinski 111
3 Larry Hisle 110
4 Steve Garvey 101
5 Bobby Bonds 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 53
2 Cesar Cedeno 48
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 2.55
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 Tommy John 17
5 4 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 312
2 Phil Niekro 224
3 Frank Tanana 201
4 Dennis Leonard 195
5 2 tied 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 31
2 Bruce Sutter 27
3 Bill Campbell 24
4 Sparky Lyle 21
5 Lerrin LaGrow 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Hendrick .477
2 Bruce Boisclair .457
3 Ron Pruitt .450
4 Reggie Smith .438
5 Thad Bosley .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 6
1 Mitchell Page 6
3 Reggie Smith 5
4 Jeff Burroughs 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 17
2 Larry Hisle 15
2 Graig Nettles 15
2 Mitchell Page 15
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 11
2 Phil Garner 9
3 Larry Bowa 7
3 Lou Brock 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.36
2 John Candelaria 0.64
3 Sparky Lyle 0.67
4 Charlie Williams 0.73
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 33
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Steve Carlton 27
4 Burt Hooton 25
5 Tom Seaver 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 4
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Dave Campbell 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Mike Garman 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .400
2 Ron LeFlore .395
3 Lou Piniella .388
4 Dave Parker .383
5 George Hendrick .374

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 31
2 Bobby Bonds 29
3 Chris Chambliss 27
3 Greg Luzinski 27
5 Reggie Jackson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 16
2 Frank Taveras 15
3 Joe Morgan 12
4 Phil Garner 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 1.21
2 Tommy John 1.50
3 Jim Rooker 1.60
4 Tom Seaver 1.67
5 Bob Forsch 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 Tommy John 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Jim Lonborg 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 64
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 Bill Campbell 7
4 Pedro Borbon 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Dave Parker .347
3 Lyman Bostock .333
3 Mickey Rivers .333
5 Ken Singleton .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 46
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 130
3 Greg Luzinski 123
4 Graig Nettles 116
5 Steve Garvey 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 61
1 Frank Taveras 61
3 Davey Lopes 60
4 Joe Morgan 53
5 Freddie Patek 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.20
2 Nolan Ryan 2.44
3 Burt Hooton 2.46
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 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 387
2 Frank Tanana 255
3 Phil Niekro 249
4 Dennis Eckersley 229
5 Jerry Koosman 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 32
2 Bruce Sutter 29
3 Bill Campbell 28
4 Sparky Lyle 24
5 2 tied 23