On This Day

Sunday, May 1, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 12 7 .632 --
Yankees 12 9 .571 1.0
Orioles 10 8 .556 1.5
Red Sox 10 9 .526 2.0
Blue Jays 10 12 .455 3.5
Tigers 8 13 .381 5.0
Indians 7 12 .368 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 14 9 .609 --
Royals 12 8 .600 0.5
White Sox 11 8 .579 1.0
Athletics 12 10 .545 1.5
Rangers 10 9 .526 2.0
Angels 9 14 .391 5.0
Mariners 8 17 .320 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 13 7 .650 --
Pirates 11 7 .611 1.0
Expos 9 8 .529 2.5
Mets 9 9 .500 3.0
Cubs 8 9 .471 3.5
Phillies 8 9 .471 3.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 17 4 .810 --
Reds 9 11 .450 7.5
Astros 9 12 .429 8.0
Giants 8 12 .400 8.5
Braves 8 13 .381 9.0
Padres 8 16 .333 10.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Johnny Grubb 4
1 Von Joshua 4
1 Robin Yount 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 2
1 Carlton Fisk 2
1 Pat Kelly 2
1 Willie Stargell 2
5 18 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 5
2 Johnny Grubb 4
2 Chet Lemon 4
2 Del Unser 4
2 Robin Yount 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Griffey 2
1 Duane Kuiper 2
1 Jim Norris 2
1 Tony Perez 2
1 Jerry Remy 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eric Rasmussen 0.86
2 Vida Blue 0.60
2 Steve Rogers 0.60
4 Larry Christenson 0.56
5 Larry Gura 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Jeff Holly 6
1 Eric Rasmussen 6
1 Steve Rogers 6
5 Larry Christenson 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Otto Velez .436
2 Ted Simmons .423
3 Ron Cey .403
4 Dave Parker .400
5 Carlton Fisk .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 9
2 Gary Carter 7
2 Richie Zisk 7
4 Don Baylor 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 29
2 Joe Rudi 27
3 Ted Simmons 23
4 Dick Allen 22
5 Steve Garvey 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 13
1 Jerry Remy 13
3 Freddie Patek 10
4 Enos Cabell 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.96
2 John Candelaria 1.35
3 Steve Rogers 1.41
4 Don Sutton 1.42
5 Tom Seaver 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 5
2 Jim Colborn 4
2 Bob Forsch 4
2 Jerry Garvin 4
2 4 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Frank Tanana 45
3 Steve Rogers 35
4 Bert Blyleven 33
4 John Montefusco 33

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 6
1 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Rick Camp 4
3 Bill Castro 4
3 2 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .475
2 Hector Cruz .467
3 Otto Velez .455
4 Carlton Fisk .442
5 Ken Singleton .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 8
2 Gary Carter 5
2 Steve Garvey 5
2 Eric Soderholm 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 20
1 Ted Simmons 20
3 Chris Chambliss 15
4 Dan Driessen 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 8
2 Omar Moreno 7
3 Davey Lopes 6
3 Bill North 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.96
2 Steve Rogers 1.10
2 Tom Johnson 1.10
4 Jerry Koosman 1.15
5 Rick Langford 1.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Colborn 3
1 John Denny 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Tom Johnson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 29
2 Frank Tanana 24
3 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Tom Seaver 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Charlie Hough 4
3 John Hiller 3
3 Gary Lavelle 3
3 Ron Reed 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .337
2 George Brett .336
3 Bill Madlock .336
4 Rod Carew .335
5 Ken Griffey .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 34
2 Graig Nettles 32
3 Ron Cey 30
3 George Foster 30
3 3 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 130
2 Lee May 115
3 Carl Yastrzemski 111
4 Thurman Munson 110
5 Joe Morgan 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 76
2 Bill North 74
3 Frank Taveras 63
4 Ron LeFlore 60
5 Lou Brock 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.10
2 Jim Palmer 2.12
3 Mark Fidrych 2.34
4 Frank Tanana 2.40
5 Tom Seaver 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Jim Palmer 22
2 Don Sutton 22
2 Frank Tanana 22
5 Jerry Koosman 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 336
2 Frank Tanana 270
3 Tom Seaver 232
4 Bert Blyleven 227
5 J. R. Richard 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 28
2 Sparky Lyle 26
3 Charlie Hough 23
4 Rollie Fingers 21
4 2 others tied 21