On This Day

Sunday, September 25, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 96 59 .619 --
Red Sox 93 62 .600 3.0
Orioles 93 63 .596 3.5
Tigers 72 84 .462 24.5
Indians 69 86 .445 27.0
Brewers 65 92 .414 32.0
Blue Jays 52 103 .335 44.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 99 55 .643 --
Rangers 90 67 .573 10.5
White Sox 87 70 .554 13.5
Twins 82 74 .526 18.0
Angels 72 84 .462 28.0
Mariners 61 96 .389 39.5
Athletics 59 95 .383 40.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 97 58 .626 --
Pirates 91 65 .583 6.5
Cardinals 80 74 .519 16.5
Cubs 80 76 .513 17.5
Expos 71 84 .458 26.0
Mets 60 94 .390 36.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 94 61 .606 --
Reds 85 72 .541 10.0
Astros 77 78 .497 17.0
Giants 72 84 .462 22.5
Padres 67 90 .427 28.0
Braves 59 97 .378 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bailor 5
1 Cecil Cooper 5
1 Von Joshua 5
1 Graig Nettles 5
5 7 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wayne Gross 2
1 George Hendrick 2
1 Cliff Johnson 2
4 Dusty Baker 1
4 32 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wayne Gross 5
2 Kurt Bevacqua 4
2 George Hendrick 4
2 Reggie Jackson 4
5 11 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 Gil Flores 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Guidry 1.25
2 Nolan Ryan 1.00
3 Tom Seaver 0.83
4 Pablo Torrealba 0.82
5 Rick Reuschel 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Len Barker 10
1 Ron Guidry 10
1 Nolan Ryan 10
4 Pablo Torrealba 9
5 Rick Reuschel 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .381
2 Dave Parker .342
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Lyman Bostock .335
5 Ken Singleton .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 51
2 Jeff Burroughs 40
3 Jim Rice 38
4 Bobby Bonds 37
4 2 others tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 145
2 Greg Luzinski 127
3 Bobby Bonds 115
3 Larry Hisle 115
5 Jeff Burroughs 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 67
2 Cesar Cedeno 57
3 Gene Richards 52
4 Omar Moreno 50
4 Freddie Patek 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.40
2 Frank Tanana 2.54
3 Burt Hooton 2.58
4 Steve Carlton 2.59
5 Tom Seaver 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Tommy John 20
2 Rick Reuschel 20
2 Tom Seaver 20
5 6 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 341
2 Phil Niekro 255
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
4 Sparky Lyle 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .460
2 George Foster .436
3 Rod Carew .417
4 Cesar Cedeno .411
4 Ron LeFlore .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Dave Kingman 6
3 Gary Carter 5
3 George Foster 5
3 Sixto Lezcano 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 17
2 Al Cowens 16
3 Lee May 15
3 Bob Watson 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 9
2 Gene Richards 7
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Bump Wills 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Schatzeder 0.00
2 Doyle Alexander 0.67
2 Tom Seaver 0.67
4 Steve Carlton 0.69
5 Bob Lacey 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Warren Brusstar 3
2 John Candelaria 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 27
2 Phil Niekro 24
2 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Ron Guidry 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .411
2 Mitchell Page .404
3 Steve Garvey .385
4 Carlton Fisk .381
5 Cesar Cedeno .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 9
1 George Foster 9
1 Toby Harrah 9
1 Reggie Jackson 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 31
1 Carlton Fisk 31
3 Rico Carty 26
3 Toby Harrah 26
5 3 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 19
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Gene Richards 13
4 Bobby Bonds 12
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.99
2 Len Barker 1.08
3 Paul Splittorff 1.58
4 Larry Christenson 1.60
5 2 tied 1.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Dennis Leonard 6
1 Doc Medich 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Tom Seaver 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 51
1 Phil Niekro 51
3 Nolan Ryan 47
4 Steve Carlton 44
4 Jim Palmer 44

Saves

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