On This Day

Saturday, September 24, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 59 .614 --
Orioles 93 62 .600 2.0
Red Sox 92 62 .597 2.5
Tigers 72 83 .465 23.0
Indians 68 86 .442 26.5
Brewers 64 91 .413 31.0
Blue Jays 52 101 .340 42.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 97 55 .638 --
Rangers 88 67 .568 10.5
White Sox 87 69 .558 12.0
Twins 81 73 .526 17.0
Angels 72 82 .468 26.0
Athletics 59 93 .388 38.0
Mariners 60 96 .385 39.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 96 58 .623 --
Pirates 90 65 .581 6.5
Cardinals 80 74 .519 16.0
Cubs 80 75 .516 16.5
Expos 71 83 .461 25.0
Mets 60 94 .390 36.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 93 61 .604 --
Reds 84 72 .538 10.0
Astros 77 77 .500 16.0
Giants 72 83 .465 21.5
Padres 66 90 .423 28.0
Braves 59 96 .381 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jack Brohamer 5
2 Lyman Bostock 3
2 Ralph Garr 3
2 Cesar Geronimo 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Jack Brohamer 1
1 Darrel Chaney 1
1 Ted Cox 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Brohamer 4
2 Juan Beniquez 2
2 Jack Clark 2
2 Gene Clines 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 2
1 Gene Richards 2
1 Willie Wilson 2
4 Gary Alexander 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Eckersley 1.33
2 Burt Hooton 1.25
3 Dave Freisleben 0.73
4 Doyle Alexander 0.50
5 2 tied 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 12
2 Dave Freisleben 8
3 Bruce Taylor 6
4 Terry Forster 5
4 Burt Hooton 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .381
2 Dave Parker .340
3 Lyman Bostock .336
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Ken Singleton .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 50
2 Jeff Burroughs 40
3 Jim Rice 38
4 Mike Schmidt 37
5 3 tied 36

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 144
2 Greg Luzinski 125
3 Jeff Burroughs 113
3 Larry Hisle 113
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 67
2 Cesar Cedeno 57
3 Gene Richards 51
4 Omar Moreno 50
4 Freddie Patek 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.48
2 Frank Tanana 2.54
3 Burt Hooton 2.58
4 Steve Carlton 2.59
5 Tommy John 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Rick Reuschel 20
3 Bob Forsch 19
3 Dave Goltz 19
3 5 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 331
2 Phil Niekro 252
3 Dennis Leonard 226
4 Frank Tanana 205
5 Steve Rogers 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 34
2 Bruce Sutter 30
3 Bill Campbell 29
4 Rich Gossage 25
5 2 tied 24

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .490
2 George Foster .436
3 Rod Carew .435
4 Cesar Cedeno .429
5 Al Bumbry .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Gary Carter 5
2 Dave Kingman 5
4 Cesar Cedeno 4
4 8 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 15
1 Roy Howell 15
1 Lee May 15
1 Bob Watson 15
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 9
2 Toby Harrah 8
3 Gene Richards 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
4 Cesar Cedeno 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Schatzeder 0.00
2 Steve Carlton 0.69
3 Larry Christenson 0.90
4 Mike Krukow 0.95
5 Doyle Alexander 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 4
1 Jim Palmer 4
3 Larry Christenson 3
3 Bob Forsch 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 27
2 Don Gullett 23
2 Jim Palmer 23
4 Dennis Leonard 21
4 3 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
2 Pedro Borbon 3
2 Bill Campbell 3
2 Dave Campbell 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .400
2 Rod Carew .396
3 Mitchell Page .395
4 Carlton Fisk .389
5 Cesar Cedeno .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 9
2 Dusty Baker 8
2 Jeff Burroughs 8
2 George Foster 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 29
2 Carlton Fisk 28
3 Toby Harrah 26
4 Jim Rice 25
4 Bob Watson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 20
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Bobby Bonds 12
3 Phil Garner 12
3 Gene Richards 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.18
2 Larry Christenson 1.60
3 Bob Knepper 1.65
4 Steve Carlton 1.68
5 Jim Palmer 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Leonard 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
3 John Candelaria 5
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 51
2 Phil Niekro 48
3 Steve Carlton 44
3 Jim Palmer 44
5 J. R. Richard 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 9
2 Rich Gossage 8
3 Doug Bird 7
3 Dave Campbell 7
5 3 tied 6