On This Day

Saturday, September 10, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 55 .613 --
Red Sox 85 57 .599 2.0
Orioles 83 58 .589 3.5
Tigers 67 76 .469 20.5
Indians 65 78 .455 22.5
Brewers 60 86 .411 29.0
Blue Jays 47 92 .338 38.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 86 54 .614 --
White Sox 78 62 .557 8.0
Rangers 77 63 .550 9.0
Twins 77 65 .542 10.0
Angels 67 71 .486 18.0
Athletics 55 84 .396 30.5
Mariners 56 89 .386 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 88 53 .624 --
Pirates 81 62 .566 8.0
Cubs 76 65 .539 12.0
Cardinals 74 68 .521 14.5
Expos 65 76 .461 23.0
Mets 55 87 .387 33.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 87 55 .613 --
Reds 75 68 .524 12.5
Astros 71 71 .500 16.0
Giants 65 78 .455 22.5
Padres 63 81 .438 25.0
Braves 53 89 .373 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Howell 5
2 Ron Fairly 4
2 Gary Matthews 4
2 Al Woods 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Howell 2
1 Ellis Valentine 2
3 Tucker Ashford 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Howell 9
2 Tom Grieve 4
2 Gary Matthews 4
4 Bobby Bonds 3
4 Andres Mora 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Toby Harrah 3
2 Robin Yount 2
3 Steve Braun 1
3 Rod Carew 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wayne Twitchell 0.78
2 John Caneira 0.71
2 Jerry Koosman 0.71
4 Mike Flanagan 0.62
4 Bob Knepper 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 John Caneira 1
1 Jim Clancy 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bart Johnson 7
1 Wayne Twitchell 7
3 John Caneira 5
3 Mike Flanagan 5
3 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Kerrigan 1
1 Joe Sambito 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .378
2 Dave Parker .345
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Ken Singleton .335
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 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 133
2 Greg Luzinski 117
3 Larry Hisle 113
4 Jeff Burroughs 105
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy John 2.47
2 John Candelaria 2.52
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 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 317
2 Phil Niekro 231
3 Dennis Leonard 205
3 Frank Tanana 205
5 Jerry Koosman 183

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 Ted Sizemore .426
3 George Hendrick .418
4 Mitchell Page .409
5 Reggie Smith .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mitchell Page 7
1 Jim Rice 7
3 Dusty Baker 5
3 Carlton Fisk 5
3 Willie McCovey 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 20
2 Jim Rice 19
3 Mitchell Page 16
4 Steve Henderson 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 10
2 Phil Garner 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 7 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Stanhouse 0.00
2 Mike Paxton 0.47
3 Rick Rhoden 0.63
4 Rudy May 0.67
5 Sparky Lyle 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Medich 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Ron Guidry 3
2 Tommy John 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 27
2 Steve Carlton 26
3 Dennis Leonard 23
3 Fred Norman 23
3 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 .397
2 George Hendrick .392
3 Ken Singleton .381
4 Bake McBride .380
5 Ron LeFlore .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Hargrove 10
2 Andre Thornton 9
3 Jeff Burroughs 8
3 Chris Chambliss 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 28
2 Greg Luzinski 27
3 Larry Hisle 26
3 Reggie Jackson 26
3 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 18
2 Phil Garner 15
3 Cesar Cedeno 13
3 Bake McBride 13
3 Joe Morgan 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Paxton 1.40
2 Don Stanhouse 1.40
3 Doug Bird 1.45
4 Pablo Torrealba 1.52
5 Tommy John 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 John Candelaria 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 57
2 Phil Niekro 53
3 Dennis Leonard 50
4 Steve Carlton 49
5 Tom Seaver 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Dave Parker .347
3 Ken Singleton .338
4 Mickey Rivers .328
5 Ken Griffey .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 46
2 Jim Rice 43
3 Jeff Burroughs 41
4 Graig Nettles 40
5 Mike Schmidt 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 140
2 Larry Hisle 131
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 2.25
2 Frank Tanana 2.36
3 Tommy John 2.36
4 Nolan Ryan 2.41
5 Burt Hooton 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Rick Reuschel 22
4 Tommy John 20
4 Mike Torrez 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 384
2 Phil Niekro 255
3 Frank Tanana 244
4 Jerry Koosman 227
5 Steve Carlton 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 32
2 Bill Campbell 29
3 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Charlie Hough 25
4 Sparky Lyle 25