On This Day

Tuesday, May 10, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 10 .615 --
Orioles 14 9 .609 0.5
Red Sox 14 12 .538 2.0
Brewers 15 13 .536 2.0
Blue Jays 14 17 .452 4.5
Tigers 10 16 .385 6.0
Indians 10 16 .385 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 19 10 .655 --
White Sox 17 11 .607 1.5
Rangers 14 11 .560 3.0
Athletics 15 14 .517 4.0
Royals 15 14 .517 4.0
Angels 12 17 .414 7.0
Mariners 9 24 .273 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 19 7 .731 --
Cardinals 17 10 .630 2.5
Cubs 15 10 .600 3.5
Expos 13 10 .565 4.5
Phillies 12 12 .500 6.0
Mets 10 16 .385 9.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 6 .786 --
Giants 12 16 .429 10.0
Reds 11 16 .407 10.5
Astros 11 18 .379 11.5
Padres 11 19 .367 12.0
Braves 8 21 .276 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Garner 4
1 Duane Kuiper 4
1 Junior Moore 4
1 Dave Parker 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larvell Blanks 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Larry Hisle 1
1 Wilbur Howard 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Mitterwald 4
1 Steve Ontiveros 4
3 John Lowenstein 3
3 Bob Randall 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Phil Garner 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
4 Brian Asselstine 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Nolan 1.33
2 Jim Bibby 1.17
3 Jim Rooker 1.00
4 Steve Rogers 0.80
5 Bob Sykes 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Larry Demery 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 8
2 Jim Bibby 7
2 Jim Rooker 7
2 Bob Sykes 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .427
2 Al Woods .389
3 Ted Simmons .385
4 Mitchell Page .382
5 Manny Trillo .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 11
2 Richie Zisk 10
3 Wayne Gross 8
3 Larry Hisle 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 37
2 Dave Parker 30
2 Joe Rudi 30
4 Otto Velez 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 15
2 Davey Lopes 14
3 Frank Taveras 13
4 Omar Moreno 12
4 Freddie Patek 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 1.45
2 Ed Figueroa 1.49
3 Don Sutton 1.53
4 Jim Palmer 1.55
5 Steve Rogers 1.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 5
1 John Denny 5
1 Bob Forsch 5
1 Jerry Garvin 5
1 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 69
2 Frank Tanana 53
3 Bert Blyleven 50
4 Steve Rogers 45
5 Jim Palmer 39

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .475
2 Dave Parker .464
3 Bob Bailor .432
4 Al Woods .424
5 Manny Trillo .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Stargell 6
2 Joe Ferguson 5
2 Wayne Gross 5
2 Pat Kelly 5
2 Richie Zisk 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 18
2 Larry Hisle 15
2 Chet Lemon 15
4 Dave Winfield 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Frank Taveras 8
3 Omar Moreno 7
4 Mitchell Page 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Rooker 0.00
2 Bert Blyleven 0.34
3 Tommy John 0.54
4 Rich Gossage 0.73
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 4
1 Steve Rogers 4
3 Vida Blue 3
3 Bert Blyleven 3
5 37 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Vida Blue 25
2 Steve Rogers 25
4 Bert Blyleven 23
5 3 tied 19

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .343
2 Rod Carew .335
3 Dave Parker .335
4 George Brett .333
5 Ken Griffey .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 35
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Reggie Jackson 31
3 Dave Kingman 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 124
2 Larry Hisle 113
2 Lee May 113
4 Carl Yastrzemski 112
5 Joe Morgan 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 76
2 Bill North 70
3 Frank Taveras 68
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.07
2 John Denny 2.08
3 Jim Palmer 2.14
4 Mark Fidrych 2.35
5 Vida Blue 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
1 Jim Palmer 23
3 Don Sutton 22
4 Frank Tanana 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 343
2 Frank Tanana 266
3 Bert Blyleven 238
4 Tom Seaver 226
5 J. R. Richard 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 28
2 Charlie Hough 24
2 Sparky Lyle 24
4 Dave LaRoche 22
5 2 tied 21