On This Day

Sunday, September 11, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 88 56 .611 --
Red Sox 86 57 .601 1.5
Orioles 84 58 .592 3.0
Tigers 67 77 .465 21.0
Indians 65 79 .451 23.0
Brewers 60 87 .408 29.5
Blue Jays 48 93 .340 38.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 87 54 .617 --
White Sox 79 63 .556 8.5
Rangers 77 64 .546 10.0
Twins 77 66 .538 11.0
Angels 68 72 .486 18.5
Athletics 56 84 .400 30.5
Mariners 57 89 .390 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 89 53 .627 --
Pirates 82 62 .569 8.0
Cubs 76 66 .535 13.0
Cardinals 74 69 .517 15.5
Expos 65 77 .458 24.0
Mets 56 87 .392 33.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 87 56 .608 --
Reds 76 68 .528 11.5
Astros 71 72 .497 16.0
Giants 66 78 .458 21.5
Padres 63 82 .434 25.0
Braves 54 89 .378 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rance Mulliniks 5
1 Jorge Orta 5
3 Jimmy Sexton 4
4 Doug Ault 3
4 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Orta 4
1 Jim Rice 4
3 Tony Armas 3
3 Rico Carty 3
3 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Chris Knapp 1.86
2 Vida Blue 1.00
3 Bruce Kison 0.71
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.62
5 Rick Rhoden 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Barlow 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Chris Knapp 13
2 Vida Blue 10
3 Don Gullett 6
3 Rick Rhoden 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bair 1
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .376
2 Dave Parker .348
3 Ken Singleton .336
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Lyman Bostock .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 46
2 Jim Rice 38
3 Jeff Burroughs 37
4 Greg Luzinski 36
5 3 tied 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 133
2 Greg Luzinski 120
3 Larry Hisle 113
4 Jeff Burroughs 106
5 Jim Rice 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 60
2 Cesar Cedeno 51
3 Joe Morgan 47
4 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 Sparky Lyle 23
5 Lerrin LaGrow 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carlton Fisk .480
2 George Hendrick .446
3 Mitchell Page .419
4 Ted Sizemore .418
5 Dave Parker .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 8
2 Mitchell Page 7
3 Dusty Baker 5
3 Carlton Fisk 5
3 Willie McCovey 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 22
2 Carlton Fisk 21
3 Mitchell Page 16
4 Rico Carty 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 11
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 Rudy May 0.67
4 Dave Campbell 0.69
5 Paul Splittorff 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 Ed Halicki 3
1 Andy Hassler 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 26
2 Vida Blue 24
3 Dennis Leonard 23
3 Fred Norman 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Hendrick .398
2 Bruce Boisclair .397
3 Bake McBride .376
4 Oscar Gamble .375
4 Ken Singleton .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Hargrove 10
2 Jim Rice 9
2 Andre Thornton 9
4 Chris Chambliss 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 29
2 Chris Chambliss 28
2 Reggie Jackson 28
2 Greg Luzinski 28
5 Rico Carty 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 20
2 Phil Garner 15
3 Joe Morgan 14
4 Cesar Cedeno 13
4 Bake McBride 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Paxton 1.40
2 Doug Bird 1.45
3 Tommy John 1.69
4 Tom Seaver 1.80
4 John Candelaria 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Ed Halicki 5
1 Tommy John 5
1 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 Vida Blue 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 10
2 Bill Campbell 7
2 Dave Campbell 7
2 Sparky Lyle 7
5 2 tied 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Dave Parker .350
3 Ken Singleton .338
4 Jim Rice .329
5 Mickey Rivers .328

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 140
2 Greg Luzinski 130
3 Larry Hisle 127
4 Jim Rice 119
5 Graig Nettles 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 65
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Davey Lopes 57
4 Joe Morgan 55
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 2.42
5 Burt Hooton 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 25
2 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Rick Reuschel 21
4 Tommy John 20
4 Mike Torrez 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 366
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 Sparky Lyle 26
5 Charlie Hough 25