On This Day

Wednesday, May 4, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 14 8 .636 --
Yankees 13 9 .591 1.0
Orioles 11 9 .550 2.0
Red Sox 11 10 .524 2.5
Blue Jays 11 14 .440 4.5
Indians 8 13 .381 5.5
Tigers 8 14 .364 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 15 10 .600 --
White Sox 13 9 .591 0.5
Royals 13 10 .565 1.0
Rangers 11 9 .550 1.5
Athletics 13 11 .542 1.5
Angels 9 15 .375 5.5
Mariners 9 18 .333 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 14 7 .667 --
Cardinals 14 8 .636 0.5
Expos 10 9 .526 3.0
Cubs 9 10 .474 4.0
Phillies 9 11 .450 4.5
Mets 9 12 .429 5.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 20 4 .833 --
Reds 10 12 .455 9.0
Astros 10 13 .435 9.5
Giants 9 13 .409 10.0
Padres 10 17 .370 11.5
Braves 8 16 .333 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Ron Fairly 3
1 Pat Kelly 3
1 Chet Lemon 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 4
1 Dave Parker 4
3 Larry Hisle 3
3 Pat Kelly 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Ott 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Ralph Garr 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Matlack 0.88
1 Jim Palmer 0.88
3 Jim Barr 0.62
3 Bill Bonham 0.62
5 Larry Demery 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Larry Demery 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 7
1 Jim Palmer 7
3 Jim Barr 5
3 Bill Bonham 5
3 Jim Umbarger 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Bo McLaughlin 1
1 Mike Willis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .416
2 Ted Simmons .408
3 Otto Velez .394
4 Carlton Fisk .386
5 Gary Matthews .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 9
2 Richie Zisk 8
3 Jeff Burroughs 7
3 Gary Carter 7
3 Otto Velez 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 29
2 Joe Rudi 27
3 Jeff Burroughs 25
4 Dave Parker 24
4 Ted Simmons 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 14
2 Jerry Remy 13
3 Freddie Patek 11
4 Enos Cabell 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.13
2 Steve Rogers 1.41
3 Don Sutton 1.42
4 Bert Blyleven 1.51
5 Tom Seaver 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 5
1 Bob Forsch 5
3 Jim Barr 4
3 Jim Colborn 4
3 8 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Bert Blyleven 45
2 Frank Tanana 45
4 John Montefusco 36
4 2 others tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 7
2 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Bill Castro 5
4 Rick Camp 4
4 4 others tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .471
2 Dave Parker .447
3 Carlton Fisk .439
4 Hector Cruz .429
5 Thurman Munson .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 7
2 Richie Zisk 6
3 Gary Carter 5
3 Otto Velez 5
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Simmons 20
2 Ron Cey 19
3 Chet Lemon 17
3 Dave Parker 17
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 7
1 Freddie Patek 7
3 Davey Lopes 6
4 Ken Griffey 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doyle Alexander 0.50
2 Ron Guidry 0.73
3 Rick Langford 1.02
4 Lerrin LaGrow 1.06
5 Dick Tidrow 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 3
1 John Montague 3
3 Doyle Alexander 2
3 Jim Barr 2
3 36 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 24
2 Jon Matlack 23
2 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Burt Hooton 20
4 2 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
3 Bill Campbell 3
3 Bill Castro 3
3 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .340
2 George Brett .339
3 Rod Carew .336
4 Bill Madlock .335
5 Dave Parker .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 34
2 Graig Nettles 33
3 Reggie Jackson 31
4 Ron Cey 30
4 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 128
2 Lee May 118
3 Carl Yastrzemski 113
4 Larry Hisle 110
4 Thurman Munson 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 77
2 Bill North 73
3 Frank Taveras 64
4 Lou Brock 57
4 2 others tied 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.09
2 Jim Palmer 2.11
3 Mark Fidrych 2.34
4 Frank Tanana 2.40
5 John Denny 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Don Sutton 22
2 Frank Tanana 22
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 330
2 Frank Tanana 270
3 Bert Blyleven 239
4 Tom Seaver 232
5 J. R. Richard 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 28
2 Sparky Lyle 26
3 Charlie Hough 24
4 Bill Campbell 21
4 2 others tied 21