On This Day

Saturday, May 7, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 10 .600 --
Orioles 13 9 .591 0.5
Brewers 14 11 .560 1.0
Red Sox 13 11 .542 1.5
Blue Jays 12 16 .429 4.5
Tigers 10 14 .417 4.5
Indians 8 15 .348 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 17 10 .630 --
White Sox 15 10 .600 1.0
Royals 15 11 .577 1.5
Rangers 12 10 .545 2.5
Athletics 14 13 .519 3.0
Angels 10 16 .385 6.5
Mariners 9 21 .300 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 16 7 .696 --
Cardinals 15 9 .625 1.5
Cubs 12 10 .545 3.5
Expos 12 10 .545 3.5
Phillies 11 12 .478 5.0
Mets 10 14 .417 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 5 .815 --
Astros 11 15 .423 10.5
Reds 10 14 .417 10.5
Giants 10 15 .400 11.0
Padres 11 19 .367 12.5
Braves 8 18 .308 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Boone 5
2 Alan Bannister 3
2 Lyman Bostock 3
2 Dave Chalk 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Larvell Blanks 1
2 24 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 4
1 Roy White 4
3 Dan Driessen 3
3 Mickey Rivers 3
3 Gene Tenace 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Alexander 1
1 Bill Almon 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Dave Chalk 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 3.00
2 Jerry Koosman 1.40
3 Frank Tanana 0.89
4 Doug Rau 0.86
5 Don Gullett 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Bart Johnson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Gullett 10
2 J. R. Richard 9
3 Frank Tanana 8
4 Jerry Koosman 7
4 Dennis Leonard 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Tom Johnson 1
1 Joe Kerrigan 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .418
2 Ted Simmons .398
3 Otto Velez .387
4 Gary Matthews .382
5 2 tied .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 11
2 Richie Zisk 10
3 Jeff Burroughs 7
3 Gary Carter 7
3 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 37
2 Joe Rudi 28
3 Dave Winfield 27
4 Jeff Burroughs 26
4 2 others tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 15
2 Davey Lopes 14
3 Omar Moreno 11
3 Freddie Patek 11
5 Frank Taveras 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.13
2 Steve Rogers 1.34
3 Ed Figueroa 1.49
4 Bert Blyleven 1.51
5 Don Sutton 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 5
1 Bob Forsch 5
1 Rick Rhoden 5
1 Geoff Zahn 5
5 15 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Frank Tanana 53
3 Bert Blyleven 45
4 John Montefusco 37
4 2 others tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 7
2 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Bill Castro 5
3 Bruce Sutter 5
5 7 tied 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .447
2 Carlos Lopez .436
3 Al Oliver .422
3 Pete Rose .422
5 Dave Chalk .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 8
2 Willie Stargell 6
2 Richie Zisk 6
4 Joe Ferguson 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 24
2 Chet Lemon 18
2 Dave Winfield 18
4 Dan Driessen 16
4 Larry Hisle 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 7
1 Jerry Remy 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Mitchell Page 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.00
2 Dick Tidrow 0.56
3 Joe Sambito 0.69
4 Ron Guidry 0.73
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Frank Tanana 24
3 Vida Blue 22
4 Dennis Leonard 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 5
2 Bill Campbell 3
2 Bill Castro 3
2 Tom Johnson 3
2 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .343
2 George Brett .337
3 Dave Parker .335
4 Rod Carew .334
5 Bill Madlock .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 34
2 Dave Kingman 33
3 George Foster 31
3 Reggie Jackson 31
3 Mike Schmidt 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 128
2 Lee May 119
3 Carl Yastrzemski 114
4 Larry Hisle 112
5 Joe Morgan 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 76
2 Bill North 70
3 Frank Taveras 65
4 Lou Brock 57
5 Ron LeFlore 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.02
2 Jim Palmer 2.17
3 John Denny 2.25
4 Mark Fidrych 2.35
5 Frank Tanana 2.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 337
2 Frank Tanana 274
3 Bert Blyleven 233
4 Tom Seaver 231
5 J. R. Richard 226

Saves

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