On This Day

Thursday, September 22, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 59 .612 --
Orioles 92 61 .601 1.5
Red Sox 90 62 .592 3.0
Tigers 72 81 .471 21.5
Indians 67 85 .441 26.0
Brewers 64 90 .416 30.0
Blue Jays 52 100 .342 41.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 95 55 .633 --
Rangers 86 67 .562 10.5
White Sox 86 68 .558 11.0
Twins 80 73 .523 16.5
Angels 72 80 .474 24.0
Athletics 59 91 .393 36.0
Mariners 59 95 .383 38.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 94 58 .618 --
Pirates 88 65 .575 6.5
Cubs 80 73 .523 14.5
Cardinals 79 74 .516 15.5
Expos 71 81 .467 23.0
Mets 60 93 .392 34.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 92 60 .605 --
Reds 82 72 .532 11.0
Astros 76 76 .500 16.0
Giants 70 83 .458 22.5
Padres 66 88 .429 27.0
Braves 59 94 .386 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Foster 4
1 Eddie Murray 4
3 Larry Biittner 3
3 Steve Braun 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Ruppert Jones 1
1 Chet Lemon 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Asselstine 3
1 Lee May 3
1 Dan Meyer 3
4 Larry Biittner 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 Bobby Murcer 1
1 Steve Ontiveros 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 7.00
2 Mike Flanagan 1.14
3 Steve Renko 1.00
4 J. R. Richard 0.60
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Arroyo 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Steve Renko 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 8
1 Steve Renko 8
3 Bert Blyleven 7
4 J. R. Richard 6
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Campbell 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .385
2 Dave Parker .341
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Lyman Bostock .333
5 Ken Singleton .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 49
2 Jeff Burroughs 40
3 Jim Rice 38
4 Bobby Bonds 36
4 2 others tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 142
2 Greg Luzinski 122
3 Jeff Burroughs 113
3 Larry Hisle 113
5 Steve Garvey 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 66
2 Cesar Cedeno 55
3 Freddie Patek 50
4 Gene Richards 49
5 Joe Morgan 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.48
2 Frank Tanana 2.54
3 Tommy John 2.66
4 Steve Carlton 2.67
5 Rick Reuschel 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
2 Rick Reuschel 20
3 Tommy John 19
3 Nolan Ryan 19
3 Tom Seaver 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 331
2 Phil Niekro 252
3 Dennis Leonard 213
4 Frank Tanana 205
5 J. R. Richard 194

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Bill Campbell 28
4 Rich Gossage 24
4 2 others tied 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .477
2 Cesar Cedeno .446
3 Steve Garvey .420
4 Al Bumbry .409
5 George Foster .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Dusty Baker 5
2 Jeff Burroughs 5
2 Gary Carter 5
2 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 17
2 Dusty Baker 16
2 Toby Harrah 16
4 Jeff Burroughs 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 10
2 Gene Richards 8
3 Toby Harrah 7
3 Freddie Patek 7
5 Bake McBride 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Schatzeder 0.00
2 Larry Christenson 0.64
3 Jim Palmer 0.77
4 Doyle Alexander 1.00
5 Mike Torrez 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Mike Barlow 3
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 28
2 J. R. Richard 27
3 Steve Carlton 24
4 Ken Kravec 23
4 Jim Palmer 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Bill Campbell 4
2 Dave Campbell 4
4 Adrian Devine 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .407
2 Al Bumbry .388
3 Cesar Cedeno .385
4 Bruce Bochte .380
5 Frank Taveras .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 9
2 Dusty Baker 8
2 Jeff Burroughs 8
2 Gary Carter 8
2 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 28
2 Toby Harrah 27
3 Al Cowens 25
3 Lee May 25
3 Jim Rice 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 24
2 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Bake McBride 12
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 Phil Garner 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.18
2 Larry Christenson 1.76
3 Jim Palmer 1.78
4 Joe Niekro 1.81
5 Randy Jones 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Jim Colborn 5
1 Ron Guidry 5
1 Tommy John 5
1 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Phil Niekro 61
2 Nolan Ryan 47
3 J. R. Richard 42
4 Jim Palmer 41
5 Steve Carlton 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 8
1 Dave Campbell 8
3 Rich Gossage 7
4 Doug Bair 6
4 4 others tied 6