On This Day

Saturday, September 17, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 57 .617 --
Orioles 89 59 .601 2.5
Red Sox 87 61 .588 4.5
Tigers 69 80 .463 23.0
Indians 67 82 .450 25.0
Brewers 63 88 .417 30.0
Blue Jays 50 97 .340 41.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 92 55 .626 --
Rangers 81 66 .551 11.0
White Sox 81 67 .547 11.5
Twins 80 69 .537 13.0
Angels 71 75 .486 20.5
Athletics 57 89 .390 34.5
Mariners 58 92 .387 35.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 93 55 .628 --
Pirates 85 65 .567 9.0
Cubs 77 71 .520 16.0
Cardinals 77 72 .517 16.5
Expos 69 79 .466 24.0
Mets 59 90 .396 34.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 91 58 .611 --
Reds 80 70 .533 11.5
Astros 75 74 .503 16.0
Giants 68 82 .453 23.5
Padres 65 86 .430 27.0
Braves 56 93 .376 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Kendall 5
2 Bruce Bochte 4
2 Thad Bosley 4
2 Rico Carty 4
2 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Larry Biittner 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 5
2 Lee May 4
3 Doug Ault 3
3 Larry Biittner 3
3 10 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Larry Biittner 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Reuss 999.00
2 J. R. Richard 1.67
3 Dick Tidrow 1.00
4 Mario Soto 0.75
5 Dennis Martinez 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Len Barker 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 10
2 Len Barker 8
2 Dennis Martinez 8
4 Lary Sorensen 6
5 6 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .383
2 Dave Parker .340
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Ken Singleton .335
5 Lyman Bostock .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 48
2 Jeff Burroughs 39
3 Jim Rice 38
4 Greg Luzinski 36
4 Mike Schmidt 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 140
2 Greg Luzinski 122
3 Larry Hisle 113
4 Jeff Burroughs 110
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 64
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 242
3 Dennis Leonard 208
4 Frank Tanana 205
5 J. R. Richard 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 33
2 Bruce Sutter 27
3 Bill Campbell 26
4 Rich Gossage 23
4 Sparky Lyle 23

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .448
2 Cesar Cedeno .431
3 Mitchell Page .425
4 Al Bumbry .424
5 George Foster .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 7
1 Reggie Jackson 7
3 Leroy Stanton 6
4 Willie McCovey 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 20
1 Bob Watson 20
3 Dusty Baker 18
3 Al Cowens 18
5 3 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 12
2 Gene Richards 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
3 Ron LeFlore 7
3 Bake McBride 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Mark Lemongello 0.50
3 Don Stanhouse 0.56
4 Mike Willis 0.71
5 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 4
2 Mike Barlow 3
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 Ed Figueroa 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 27
2 Steve Carlton 23
2 Phil Niekro 23
2 Jim Palmer 23
2 J. R. Richard 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Bill Campbell 4
2 Don Stanhouse 4
4 Doug Bair 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .392
2 Bruce Boisclair .382
3 Cesar Cedeno .379
4 Rod Carew .377
5 Al Bumbry .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 9
2 Jeff Burroughs 8
2 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Graig Nettles 8
2 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 29
2 Rico Carty 28
2 George Foster 28
4 Jim Rice 26
5 5 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 24
2 Bake McBride 14
3 Phil Garner 13
4 Larry Bowa 10
4 5 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Stanhouse 0.92
2 Doug Bird 0.94
3 Ron Guidry 1.23
4 Jim Rooker 1.77
5 John Candelaria 1.94

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Medich 6
2 John Candelaria 5
2 Larry Christenson 5
2 Jim Colborn 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 57
2 Nolan Ryan 55
3 Steve Carlton 50
4 Don Sutton 42
5 Dennis Leonard 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 7
2 Bill Campbell 6
2 Dave Campbell 6
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 3 others tied 6