On This Day

Tuesday, September 27, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 98 59 .624 --
Red Sox 95 62 .605 3.0
Orioles 94 63 .599 4.0
Tigers 72 85 .459 26.0
Indians 69 88 .439 29.0
Brewers 66 92 .418 32.5
Blue Jays 52 105 .331 46.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 99 58 .631 --
Rangers 90 67 .573 9.0
White Sox 88 70 .557 11.5
Twins 82 75 .522 17.0
Angels 72 85 .459 27.0
Athletics 62 95 .395 37.0
Mariners 61 96 .389 38.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 98 59 .624 --
Pirates 91 66 .580 7.0
Cardinals 81 75 .519 16.5
Cubs 81 77 .513 17.5
Expos 72 85 .459 26.0
Mets 61 94 .394 36.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 95 62 .605 --
Reds 85 73 .538 10.5
Astros 78 79 .497 17.0
Giants 73 85 .462 22.5
Padres 68 90 .430 27.5
Braves 60 98 .380 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Roy Howell 5
1 George Scott 5
3 Larry Bowa 4
3 Al Bumbry 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Lahoud 2
1 Richie Zisk 2
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Christenson 5
1 Richie Zisk 5
3 Cesar Cedeno 4
3 Sam Ewing 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 2
1 Mitchell Page 2
3 Bruce Boisclair 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Flanagan 1.62
2 Luis Tiant 1.17
3 Dennis Leonard 1.00
4 Nino Espinosa 0.83
5 Bob Shirley 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Aase 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Steve Dunning 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Flanagan 13
2 Dennis Leonard 9
3 Bob Shirley 7
3 Luis Tiant 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 2
2 Doug Bair 1
2 Rollie Fingers 1
2 Mike Garman 1
2 Dave Hamilton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .383
2 Dave Parker .342
3 Lyman Bostock .336
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Ken Singleton .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 51
2 Jeff Burroughs 41
3 Jim Rice 38
3 Mike Schmidt 38
5 2 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 145
2 Greg Luzinski 128
3 Larry Hisle 116
4 Bobby Bonds 115
5 Jeff Burroughs 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 67
2 Cesar Cedeno 59
3 Freddie Patek 52
3 Gene Richards 52
5 Omar Moreno 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 Bob Forsch 20
2 Tommy John 20
2 Rick Reuschel 20
2 Tom Seaver 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 341
2 Phil Niekro 255
3 Dennis Leonard 235
4 Frank Tanana 205
5 J. R. Richard 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 35
2 Bill Campbell 31
2 Bruce Sutter 31
4 Sparky Lyle 26
5 Rich Gossage 25

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .480
2 Rod Carew .465
3 Cesar Cedeno .421
4 Al Bumbry .419
5 2 tied .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
3 Gary Carter 5
3 George Foster 5
5 14 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 17
1 Bob Watson 17
3 Lee May 16
4 Reggie Jackson 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 7
1 Gene Richards 7
3 Bobby Bonds 6
3 Freddie Patek 6
3 Frank Taveras 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Lacey 0.59
2 Doyle Alexander 0.67
2 Tom Seaver 0.67
4 Steve Carlton 0.69
5 Mike Krukow 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 John Candelaria 3
2 Buzz Capra 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 30
2 Mike Flanagan 25
3 Ron Guidry 23
4 J. R. Richard 22
5 Steve Rogers 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 5
1 Rich Gossage 5
3 Adrian Devine 4
3 Bruce Sutter 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .422
2 Cesar Cedeno .411
3 Al Bumbry .400
4 Mitchell Page .398
5 Steve Garvey .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 9
1 George Foster 9
1 Reggie Jackson 9
4 Gary Carter 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 32
2 Al Cowens 31
3 Bob Watson 27
4 George Foster 25
4 Reggie Jackson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 18
2 Cesar Cedeno 15
3 Gene Richards 13
4 Bobby Bonds 12
4 Freddie Patek 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 0.99
2 Randy Jones 1.34
3 Steve Carlton 1.38
4 Jim Palmer 1.48
5 Mark Lemongello 1.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 6
1 Ron Guidry 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
4 John Candelaria 5
4 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 53
2 Nolan Ryan 47
3 Phil Niekro 42
4 J. R. Richard 41
5 3 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 10
2 Dave Campbell 8
3 Rollie Fingers 7
3 Rich Gossage 7
5 3 tied 6