On This Day

Wednesday, May 11, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 11 .593 --
Orioles 14 10 .583 0.5
Red Sox 14 13 .519 2.0
Brewers 15 14 .517 2.0
Blue Jays 14 17 .452 4.0
Tigers 11 16 .407 5.0
Indians 11 16 .407 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 19 11 .633 --
White Sox 18 11 .621 0.5
Rangers 14 12 .538 3.0
Athletics 16 14 .533 3.0
Royals 15 14 .517 3.5
Angels 13 17 .433 6.0
Mariners 10 24 .294 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 20 7 .741 --
Cardinals 17 11 .607 3.5
Cubs 15 11 .577 4.5
Expos 13 11 .542 5.5
Phillies 12 13 .480 7.0
Mets 10 18 .357 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 23 6 .793 --
Giants 13 16 .448 10.0
Reds 12 16 .429 10.5
Padres 13 19 .406 11.5
Astros 12 18 .400 11.5
Braves 8 22 .267 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Winfield 4
2 Barry Bonnell 3
2 Gary Carter 3
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Wayne Gross 1
1 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 4
2 Bill Almon 3
3 Jose Baez 2
3 Glenn Borgmann 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Jack Clark 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.17
2 Glenn Abbott 1.00
3 Dave Roberts 0.67
4 Doc Medich 0.62
4 Tom Seaver 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 7
2 Dennis Martinez 6
3 Glenn Abbott 5
3 Dave Johnson 5
3 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .434
2 Ted Simmons .389
3 Al Woods .389
4 Manny Trillo .381
5 Mitchell Page .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 11
2 Richie Zisk 10
3 Wayne Gross 9
4 Larry Hisle 8
4 Mitchell Page 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 37
2 Joe Rudi 32
3 Dave Parker 31
3 Dave Winfield 31
5 Otto Velez 28

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 John Candelaria 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 5
1 John Denny 5
1 Bob Forsch 5
1 Jerry Garvin 5
1 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 69
2 Frank Tanana 60
3 Bert Blyleven 50
4 Steve Rogers 45
5 Tom Seaver 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 8
2 Bill Castro 6
2 Rich Gossage 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .491
2 Roy White .441
3 Chet Lemon .434
4 Bob Bailor .432
5 Thurman Munson .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wayne Gross 6
1 Willie Stargell 6
3 Pat Kelly 5
3 Dave Winfield 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 19
2 Dave Winfield 18
3 Chet Lemon 16
4 Larry Hisle 15
5 Johnny Grubb 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 0.40
4 Jerry Johnson 0.75
4 Bruce Sutter 0.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Steve Rogers 25
3 Bert Blyleven 23
4 Frank Tanana 21
5 J. R. Richard 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 5
2 Rich Gossage 4
3 Tom Johnson 3
3 Dave LaRoche 3
3 Bruce Sutter 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .340
2 Dave Parker .336
3 Rod Carew .335
4 George Brett .331
5 Ken Griffey .331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 124
2 Lee May 113
3 Larry Hisle 112
3 Carl Yastrzemski 112
5 Joe Morgan 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 76
2 Bill North 70
3 Frank Taveras 68
4 Cesar Cedeno 59
5 2 tied 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.03
2 John Denny 2.08
3 Jim Palmer 2.14
4 Mark Fidrych 2.35
5 Frank Tanana 2.38

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 331
2 Frank Tanana 273
3 Tom Seaver 231
4 Bert Blyleven 229
5 J. R. Richard 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 28
2 Charlie Hough 25
3 Sparky Lyle 24
4 Rollie Fingers 22
4 Dave LaRoche 22