On This Day

Saturday, October 1, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 99 62 .615 --
Red Sox 97 64 .602 2.0
Orioles 97 64 .602 2.0
Tigers 74 87 .460 25.0
Indians 70 89 .440 28.0
Brewers 67 94 .416 32.0
Blue Jays 53 106 .333 45.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 101 60 .627 --
Rangers 93 68 .578 8.0
White Sox 90 71 .559 11.0
Twins 83 77 .519 17.5
Angels 74 87 .460 27.0
Athletics 63 97 .394 37.5
Mariners 63 98 .391 38.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 100 61 .621 --
Pirates 94 66 .588 5.5
Cardinals 83 78 .516 17.0
Cubs 81 79 .506 18.5
Expos 75 86 .466 25.0
Mets 63 98 .391 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 98 63 .609 --
Reds 88 73 .547 10.0
Astros 80 81 .497 18.0
Giants 75 86 .466 23.0
Padres 68 93 .422 30.0
Braves 60 101 .373 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jorge Orta 4
1 Mike Phillips 4
1 Jason Thompson 4
4 Sal Bando 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eddie Murray 2
1 Reggie Smith 2
3 Bernie Carbo 1
3 Rich Dauer 1
3 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ben Oglivie 4
2 Rob Andrews 3
2 Bruce Boisclair 3
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Gene Richards 2
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Julio Cruz 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Reed 3.00
2 Mike Barlow 1.25
3 Preston Hanna 1.00
4 Tom Hume 0.80
5 Steve McCatty 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Barlow 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Preston Hanna 6
1 Tom Underwood 6
3 Mike Barlow 5
3 Ed Halicki 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Atkinson 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .386
2 Dave Parker .338
3 Lyman Bostock .338
4 Rennie Stennett .336
5 Ken Singleton .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 52
2 Jeff Burroughs 41
3 Greg Luzinski 39
3 Jim Rice 39
5 Mike Schmidt 38

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 148
2 Greg Luzinski 130
3 Larry Hisle 118
4 Bobby Bonds 115
4 Steve Garvey 115

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 70
2 Cesar Cedeno 61
3 Gene Richards 55
4 Omar Moreno 53
4 Freddie Patek 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 2.34
2 Frank Tanana 2.54
3 Tom Seaver 2.58
4 Burt Hooton 2.62
5 Steve Carlton 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Tom Seaver 21
3 John Candelaria 20
3 Bob Forsch 20
3 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 341
2 Phil Niekro 262
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 Thurman Munson .500
1 Eddie Murray .500
3 Garry Maddox .447
4 Al Cowens .444
5 Steve Garvey .440

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Eddie Murray 5
3 George Foster 4
3 Wayne Gross 4
3 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eddie Murray 17
2 Reggie Jackson 16
3 Carlton Fisk 15
4 Ben Oglivie 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Frank Taveras 8
3 Omar Moreno 7
3 Gene Richards 7
3 Rodney Scott 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.00
2 Tom Seaver 0.33
3 Len Barker 0.50
4 John Candelaria 0.71
5 Paul Moskau 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Larry Christenson 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Mike Flanagan 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 27
2 Mike Flanagan 25
2 Phil Niekro 25
4 Gaylord Perry 24
5 J. R. Richard 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 5
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4
4 Dave Campbell 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .426
2 Cesar Cedeno .409
3 Al Bumbry .398
4 Steve Garvey .385
5 Al Cowens .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Dusty Baker 9
2 Eddie Murray 9
4 George Foster 8
4 Leroy Stanton 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 35
2 Al Cowens 31
3 Reggie Jackson 29
4 Bob Watson 28
5 Eddie Murray 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 19
2 Cesar Cedeno 16
3 Gene Richards 15
4 Omar Moreno 12
4 Freddie Patek 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Lemongello 1.29
2 Randy Jones 1.34
3 Jim Palmer 1.44
4 Dyar Miller 1.69
5 Dennis Leonard 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
3 John Candelaria 5
3 Dock Ellis 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 49
2 Mike Flanagan 43
2 Phil Niekro 43
4 J. R. Richard 41
5 Jim Palmer 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 9
2 Rich Gossage 8
3 Dave Campbell 7
4 Doug Bair 5
4 6 others tied 5