On This Day

Wednesday, September 28, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 59 .627 --
Red Sox 95 63 .601 4.0
Orioles 95 63 .601 4.0
Tigers 72 86 .456 27.0
Indians 69 89 .437 30.0
Brewers 66 93 .415 33.5
Blue Jays 53 105 .335 46.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 99 59 .627 --
Rangers 91 67 .576 8.0
White Sox 89 70 .560 10.5
Twins 82 76 .519 17.0
Angels 73 85 .462 26.0
Athletics 63 95 .399 36.0
Mariners 61 97 .386 38.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 99 59 .627 --
Pirates 92 66 .582 7.0
Cardinals 81 76 .516 17.5
Cubs 81 78 .509 18.5
Expos 73 85 .462 26.0
Mets 61 95 .391 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 96 62 .608 --
Reds 86 73 .541 10.5
Astros 79 79 .500 17.0
Giants 73 86 .459 23.5
Padres 68 91 .428 28.5
Braves 60 99 .377 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Phil Garner 3
1 Ralph Garr 3
1 Greg Gross 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 George Foster 1
1 Ike Hampton 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Reggie Jackson 4
3 Rod Carew 2
3 George Foster 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rodney Scott 3
2 Phil Garner 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Fred Andrews 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Charlie Hough 1.67
2 Dick Ruthven 1.50
3 Gaylord Perry 1.30
4 Paul Moskau 1.17
5 Jesse Jefferson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Caneira 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 13
2 Mark Littell 9
3 Pete Vuckovich 8
4 Paul Moskau 7
4 John Urrea 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Dennis Lewallyn 1
1 Dyar Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .384
2 Dave Parker .340
3 Rennie Stennett .336
4 Lyman Bostock .333
5 Ron LeFlore .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 52
2 Jeff Burroughs 41
3 Jim Rice 38
3 Mike Schmidt 38
5 3 tied 37

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 147
2 Greg Luzinski 128
3 Larry Hisle 116
4 Bobby Bonds 115
5 Jeff Burroughs 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 68
2 Cesar Cedeno 60
3 Gene Richards 53
4 Freddie Patek 52
5 Omar Moreno 51

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 Jim Palmer 20
2 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .452
2 Steve Garvey .451
3 Thurman Munson .418
4 George Foster .412
5 Willie Montanez .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Gary Carter 5
2 George Foster 5
2 Carl Yastrzemski 5
5 14 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 18
1 Reggie Jackson 18
3 Lee May 16
4 Gary Carter 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 8
1 Gene Richards 8
1 Rodney Scott 8
4 Frank Taveras 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
2 Ron Guidry 0.51
3 Bob Lacey 0.55
4 Doyle Alexander 0.67
4 Tom Seaver 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 John Candelaria 3
2 Buzz Capra 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 30
2 Mike Flanagan 25
3 Gaylord Perry 24
4 Don Gullett 23
5 J. R. Richard 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .430
2 Al Bumbry .409
2 Cesar Cedeno .409
4 George Foster .387
5 Mitchell Page .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Dusty Baker 9
2 George Foster 9
4 Gary Carter 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 32
1 Carlton Fisk 32
3 Reggie Jackson 28
4 Bob Watson 27
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 19
2 Cesar Cedeno 16
3 Gene Richards 14
4 Bobby Bonds 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Guidry 1.18
2 Randy Jones 1.34
3 Steve Carlton 1.38
4 Mark Lemongello 1.43
5 Jim Palmer 1.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 7
2 Larry Christenson 6
3 John Candelaria 5
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 53
2 Nolan Ryan 47
3 Jim Palmer 43
4 Phil Niekro 42
4 Gaylord Perry 42

Saves

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