On This Day

Monday, May 9, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 10 .615 --
Orioles 14 9 .609 0.5
Brewers 15 11 .577 1.0
Red Sox 14 12 .538 2.0
Blue Jays 13 17 .433 5.0
Tigers 10 15 .400 5.5
Indians 8 16 .333 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 18 10 .643 --
White Sox 17 10 .630 0.5
Rangers 13 11 .542 3.0
Royals 15 13 .536 3.0
Athletics 15 14 .517 3.5
Angels 11 17 .393 7.0
Mariners 9 23 .281 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 17 7 .708 --
Cardinals 17 9 .654 1.0
Cubs 14 10 .583 3.0
Expos 12 10 .545 4.0
Phillies 11 12 .478 5.5
Mets 10 16 .385 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 5 .815 --
Giants 12 15 .444 10.0
Astros 11 17 .393 11.5
Reds 10 16 .385 11.5
Padres 11 19 .367 12.5
Braves 8 19 .296 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Bochte 4
1 Ken Griffey 4
1 Al Woods 4
4 Bob Bailor 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug Ault 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Juan Bernhardt 1
1 Keith Hernandez 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Ault 4
2 Jorge Orta 3
3 Bob Bailor 2
3 Jim Essian 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 Rick Burleson 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Gil Flores 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Reggie Cleveland 0.75
2 Ken Brett 0.56
3 Bill Singer 0.50
4 Wayne Simpson 0.44
5 Vida Blue 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Rick Reuschel 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Reggie Cleveland 6
2 Ken Brett 5
2 Willie Hernandez 5
4 Jim Colborn 4
4 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Hartzell 1
1 Willie Hernandez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .422
2 Ted Simmons .402
3 Manny Trillo .388
4 Mitchell Page .382
5 Claudell Washington .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 11
2 Richie Zisk 10
3 Wayne Gross 8
4 Jeff Burroughs 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 37
2 Joe Rudi 29
3 Dave Parker 28
4 Dave Winfield 27
5 4 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 15
2 Davey Lopes 14
3 Freddie Patek 12
4 Omar Moreno 11
4 Frank Taveras 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 1.34
2 Bert Blyleven 1.45
3 Ed Figueroa 1.49
4 Don Sutton 1.53
5 Jim Palmer 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 5
1 John Denny 5
1 Bob Forsch 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Frank Tanana 53
3 Bert Blyleven 50
4 Jim Palmer 39
5 3 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 7
2 Bill Castro 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
5 Tom Johnson 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .465
2 Dave Parker .458
3 Dave Chalk .450
4 Manny Trillo .436
5 Roy White .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 6
1 Willie Stargell 6
3 Joe Ferguson 5
3 Wayne Gross 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Driessen 16
1 Dave Parker 16
1 Dave Winfield 16
4 Ron Cey 15
4 Chet Lemon 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Omar Moreno 6
2 Jerry Remy 6
2 Frank Taveras 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.34
2 Tommy John 0.54
3 Mike Willis 0.73
4 Jerry Johnson 0.75
5 Ed Figueroa 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Rick Rhoden 3
2 Steve Rogers 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Vida Blue 25
3 Bert Blyleven 23
4 Jerry Koosman 19
4 Jon Matlack 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 5
2 Tom Johnson 4
3 Bill Campbell 3
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .344
2 Rod Carew .335
3 George Brett .335
4 Ken Griffey .333
5 Dave Parker .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 35
2 George Foster 31
2 Reggie Jackson 31
2 Dave Kingman 31
2 Mike Schmidt 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 125
2 Lee May 115
3 Carl Yastrzemski 114
4 Larry Hisle 113
5 Joe Morgan 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 76
2 Bill North 71
3 Frank Taveras 66
4 Lou Brock 57
4 Cesar Cedeno 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.02
2 Jim Palmer 2.23
3 John Denny 2.25
4 Mark Fidrych 2.35
5 Frank Tanana 2.44

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 337
2 Frank Tanana 274
3 Bert Blyleven 238
4 Tom Seaver 231
5 J. R. Richard 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 27
2 Charlie Hough 24
2 Sparky Lyle 24
4 Bill Campbell 21
4 2 others tied 21