On This Day

Thursday, September 15, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 90 57 .612 --
Red Sox 87 59 .596 2.5
Orioles 87 59 .596 2.5
Tigers 69 78 .469 21.0
Indians 66 81 .449 24.0
Brewers 62 87 .416 29.0
Blue Jays 49 96 .338 40.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 91 54 .628 --
White Sox 81 65 .555 10.5
Rangers 80 65 .552 11.0
Twins 79 68 .537 13.0
Angels 69 75 .479 21.5
Athletics 56 88 .389 34.5
Mariners 57 91 .385 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 91 55 .623 --
Pirates 84 64 .568 8.0
Cardinals 77 70 .524 14.5
Cubs 76 70 .521 15.0
Expos 68 78 .466 23.0
Mets 58 89 .395 33.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 89 58 .605 --
Reds 78 70 .527 11.5
Astros 74 73 .503 15.0
Giants 68 80 .459 21.5
Padres 64 85 .430 26.0
Braves 56 91 .381 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Mumphrey 5
2 George Brett 4
2 Al Cowens 4
2 Roger Freed 4
2 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Murphy 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Al Cowens 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Brock 4
1 Phil Garner 4
1 Dale Murphy 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Alexander 2
1 George Brett 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Bake McBride 2
1 3 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Clancy 0.80
2 Wayne Twitchell 0.60
3 Buddy Schultz 0.57
4 Bill Bonham 0.56
5 Tom Seaver 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 6
1 Wayne Twitchell 6
3 Bill Bonham 5
3 John Caneira 5
5 9 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .381
2 Dave Parker .342
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Ken Singleton .334
5 Lyman Bostock .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 48
2 Jeff Burroughs 38
2 Jim Rice 38
4 Greg Luzinski 36
5 Mike Schmidt 35

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 137
2 Greg Luzinski 120
3 Larry Hisle 113
4 Jeff Burroughs 109
4 2 others tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 62
2 Cesar Cedeno 52
3 Gene Richards 48
4 Joe Morgan 47
4 Freddie Patek 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.54
2 John Candelaria 2.54
3 Burt Hooton 2.64
4 Nolan Ryan 2.66
5 Steve Carlton 2.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 21
2 Rick Reuschel 19
2 Nolan Ryan 19
4 Dave Goltz 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 326
2 Phil Niekro 237
3 Dennis Leonard 208
4 Frank Tanana 205
5 Steve Carlton 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 33
2 Bruce Sutter 27
3 Bill Campbell 26
4 Sparky Lyle 23
5 2 tied 22

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .450
2 Lou Brock .429
2 Mitchell Page .429
4 Rod Carew .407
5 Al Bumbry .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 7
2 Ron Cey 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Willie McCovey 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 20
2 Dusty Baker 19
3 Al Cowens 17
4 Phil Garner 16
4 Jim Rice 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 11
2 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Bake McBride 8
2 Gene Richards 8
5 Cesar Cedeno 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Aase 0.50
2 Mark Lemongello 0.56
2 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.56
4 Don Stanhouse 0.67
5 Mike Willis 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Barlow 3
1 Larry Christenson 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Ron Guidry 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Dennis Leonard 22
2 Don Sutton 22
4 Nolan Ryan 21
4 Paul Splittorff 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Dave Campbell 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
4 Doug Bair 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .385
2 Bruce Boisclair .385
3 Rod Carew .384
4 Cesar Cedeno .379
5 Ron LeFlore .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 10
2 Jeff Burroughs 8
2 Mike Hargrove 8
2 Tony Perez 8
2 Jim Rice 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 28
2 Al Cowens 27
2 Jim Rice 27
4 Rico Carty 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 22
2 Bake McBride 14
3 Phil Garner 13
4 Gene Richards 12
5 4 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Campbell 0.72
2 Don Stanhouse 1.01
3 Doug Bird 1.42
4 Tom Seaver 1.83
5 Don Sutton 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 6
2 John Candelaria 5
2 Jim Colborn 5
2 Ron Guidry 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 Steve Carlton 52
2 Phil Niekro 52
4 Vida Blue 43
5 Tom Seaver 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 8
2 Dave Campbell 7
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Sparky Lyle 7
5 Bill Campbell 6