On This Day

Monday, September 12, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 88 56 .611 --
Red Sox 86 57 .601 1.5
Orioles 85 58 .594 2.5
Tigers 67 78 .462 21.5
Indians 66 79 .455 22.5
Brewers 60 87 .408 29.5
Blue Jays 48 94 .338 39.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 87 54 .617 --
White Sox 80 63 .559 8.0
Rangers 78 64 .549 9.5
Twins 77 67 .535 11.5
Angels 68 73 .482 19.0
Athletics 56 84 .400 30.5
Mariners 57 89 .390 32.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 90 53 .629 --
Pirates 82 63 .566 9.0
Cubs 76 67 .531 14.0
Cardinals 75 69 .521 15.5
Expos 65 78 .455 25.0
Mets 57 87 .396 33.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 88 56 .611 --
Reds 76 69 .524 12.5
Astros 72 72 .500 16.0
Giants 66 79 .455 22.5
Padres 63 83 .432 26.0
Braves 55 89 .382 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rico Carty 4
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
3 Bill Almon 3
3 Alan Ashby 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Jose Cruz 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Ron Cey 1
3 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dusty Baker 4
2 Larry Biittner 3
2 Jose Cruz 3
2 Paul Dade 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan Driessen 2
2 Rob Andrews 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.12
2 J. R. Richard 0.85
3 Dock Ellis 0.78
3 Dave Freisleben 0.78
5 Phil Niekro 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bobby Castillo 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 11
2 Nolan Ryan 9
3 Don Sutton 8
4 Dock Ellis 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Len Barker 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .376
2 Dave Parker .347
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Ken Singleton .335
5 Lyman Bostock .334

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
4 Ron Cey 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 61
2 Cesar Cedeno 52
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 Burt Hooton 2.64
5 Nolan Ryan 2.66

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 326
2 Phil Niekro 237
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 Mitchell Page .425
3 Eric Soderholm .424
4 George Hendrick .418
5 Bruce Boisclair .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 8
2 Dusty Baker 6
2 Mitchell Page 6
4 Ron Cey 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 22
2 Carlton Fisk 21
3 Greg Luzinski 15
3 Mitchell Page 15
3 Leroy Stanton 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 12
2 Cesar Cedeno 8
3 Phil Garner 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Stanhouse 0.00
2 Jim Bibby 0.56
3 Mike Paxton 0.60
4 Steve Rogers 0.64
5 Rudy May 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Larry Christenson 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Bill Lee 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Steve Carlton 26
3 Phil Niekro 24
4 Dennis Leonard 23
4 Fred Norman 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bruce Boisclair .397
2 Bake McBride .386
3 George Hendrick .375
4 Dave Skaggs .372
5 Oscar Gamble .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Hargrove 9
2 George Foster 8
2 Graig Nettles 8
2 Tony Perez 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 28
2 Jim Rice 27
3 Larry Hisle 26
4 Greg Luzinski 25
4 Tony Perez 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 21
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Phil Garner 13
3 Bake McBride 13
3 Joe Morgan 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Paxton 1.40
2 Doug Bird 1.55
3 Tommy John 1.69
4 Tom Seaver 1.80
4 John Candelaria 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Larry Christenson 5
1 Ed Halicki 5
1 Tommy John 5
1 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Phil Niekro 59
3 Dennis Leonard 50
4 Steve Carlton 46
5 2 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 9
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 .369
2 Dave Parker .348
3 Ken Singleton .340
4 Jim Rice .331
5 Ken Griffey .330

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 126
4 Jim Rice 119
5 2 tied 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 66
2 Cesar Cedeno 62
3 Davey Lopes 57
4 Joe Morgan 54
5 Freddie Patek 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.25
2 Frank Tanana 2.32
3 Tommy John 2.36
4 Nolan Ryan 2.45
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
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 375
2 Phil Niekro 261
3 Frank Tanana 237
4 Steve Carlton 226
5 2 tied 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 32
2 Bill Campbell 29
3 Bruce Sutter 28
4 Sparky Lyle 26
5 Charlie Hough 25