On This Day

Friday, September 9, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 54 .617 --
Red Sox 84 57 .596 3.0
Orioles 82 58 .586 4.5
Tigers 67 75 .472 20.5
Indians 65 77 .458 22.5
Brewers 60 85 .414 29.0
Blue Jays 46 92 .333 39.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 85 54 .612 --
White Sox 78 61 .561 7.0
Twins 77 64 .546 9.0
Rangers 75 63 .543 9.5
Angels 66 71 .482 18.0
Mariners 56 87 .392 31.0
Athletics 54 84 .391 30.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 87 53 .621 --
Pirates 81 61 .570 7.0
Cubs 76 64 .543 11.0
Cardinals 74 67 .525 13.5
Expos 64 76 .457 23.0
Mets 54 87 .383 33.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 87 54 .617 --
Reds 74 68 .521 13.5
Astros 70 71 .496 17.0
Giants 65 77 .458 22.5
Padres 63 80 .441 25.0
Braves 52 89 .369 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Glenn Adams 4
1 Bruce Boisclair 4
1 Rick Burleson 4
1 Jason Thompson 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 2
1 Jim Rice 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Kurt Bevacqua 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 5
2 Jeff Burroughs 4
2 Terry Crowley 4
2 Jim Rice 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bake McBride 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
1 Gene Richards 2
4 Bill Almon 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.75
2 Moose Haas 1.60
3 Mike Torrez 1.00
4 Fred Norman 0.89
5 Hal Dues 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Hal Dues 1
1 Moose Haas 1
1 Preston Hanna 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 14
2 Moose Haas 8
2 John Hiller 8
2 Fred Norman 8
5 Bill Campbell 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 2
2 Doug Bird 1
2 Dave Campbell 1
2 Lerrin LaGrow 1
2 Don Stanhouse 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .377
2 Dave Parker .346
3 Ken Singleton .336
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Lyman Bostock .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 46
2 Jeff Burroughs 37
2 Jim Rice 37
4 Greg Luzinski 35
5 2 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 131
2 Greg Luzinski 117
3 Larry Hisle 113
4 Jeff Burroughs 105
5 Ron Cey 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 58
2 Cesar Cedeno 51
3 Joe Morgan 46
3 Freddie Patek 46
5 Omar Moreno 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.42
2 Tommy John 2.47
3 Frank Tanana 2.54
4 Nolan Ryan 2.63
5 Burt Hooton 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
2 Rick Reuschel 19
2 Nolan Ryan 19
4 Tommy John 18
5 Dave Goltz 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 317
2 Phil Niekro 231
3 Dennis Leonard 205
3 Frank Tanana 205
5 Steve Carlton 180

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 32
2 Bruce Sutter 27
3 Bill Campbell 26
4 Lerrin LaGrow 22
4 Sparky Lyle 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlton Fisk .500
2 George Hendrick .446
3 Mitchell Page .432
4 Ted Sizemore .426
5 Oscar Gamble .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mitchell Page 7
1 Jim Rice 7
3 Dusty Baker 5
3 Jeff Burroughs 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 19
2 Mitchell Page 18
2 Jim Rice 18
4 Al Cowens 15
4 Willie McCovey 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 10
2 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Phil Garner 8
2 Joe Morgan 8
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Paxton 0.47
2 Sparky Lyle 0.64
3 Rudy May 0.67
4 Don Stanhouse 0.69
5 Paul Splittorff 0.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 30
1 Dennis Leonard 30
3 Phil Niekro 27
4 Fred Norman 23
4 Nolan Ryan 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 5
1 Bill Campbell 5
3 Doug Bair 4
3 Dave Campbell 4
3 2 others tied 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bruce Boisclair .400
2 Ted Sizemore .393
3 Ron LeFlore .388
4 George Hendrick .386
5 Ken Singleton .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Hargrove 10
2 Jeff Burroughs 9
2 Graig Nettles 9
2 Andre Thornton 9
5 6 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 31
2 Chris Chambliss 28
3 Reggie Jackson 27
3 Jim Rice 27
5 3 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 18
2 Phil Garner 15
3 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Joe Morgan 14
5 Bake McBride 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 1.21
2 Mike Paxton 1.40
3 Don Stanhouse 1.40
4 Doug Bird 1.45
5 Tommy John 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Larry Christenson 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 60
2 Dennis Leonard 57
2 Nolan Ryan 57
4 Steve Carlton 49
5 Fred Norman 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 10
2 Bill Campbell 7
2 Rollie Fingers 7
4 Dave Campbell 6
4 Sparky Lyle 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Dave Parker .347
3 Ken Singleton .339
4 Mickey Rivers .328
5 Jim Rice .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 46
2 Jim Rice 44
3 Jeff Burroughs 41
4 Graig Nettles 40
5 Mike Schmidt 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 138
2 Larry Hisle 132
3 Greg Luzinski 127
4 Jim Rice 115
5 Graig Nettles 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 63
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Davey Lopes 57
4 Joe Morgan 54
5 2 tied 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.26
2 Frank Tanana 2.36
3 Nolan Ryan 2.41
4 Tommy John 2.45
5 Burt Hooton 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Rick Reuschel 22
4 Dave Goltz 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 384
2 Phil Niekro 255
3 Frank Tanana 244
4 Steve Carlton 226
5 Dennis Leonard 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 33
2 Bill Campbell 29
3 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Charlie Hough 25
4 Sparky Lyle 25