On This Day

Thursday, May 19, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 14 .588 --
Red Sox 18 14 .563 1.0
Orioles 17 14 .548 1.5
Brewers 19 18 .514 2.5
Tigers 14 20 .412 6.0
Blue Jays 15 22 .405 6.5
Indians 12 20 .375 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 24 12 .667 --
White Sox 22 12 .647 1.0
Rangers 18 14 .563 4.0
Royals 17 18 .486 6.5
Athletics 17 19 .472 7.0
Angels 17 20 .459 7.5
Mariners 14 27 .341 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 24 10 .706 --
Cubs 21 12 .636 2.5
Cardinals 21 13 .618 3.0
Phillies 17 16 .515 6.5
Expos 13 19 .406 10.0
Mets 14 21 .400 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 28 9 .757 --
Reds 15 19 .441 11.5
Astros 15 21 .417 12.5
Giants 14 22 .389 13.5
Padres 15 24 .385 14.0
Braves 13 24 .351 15.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Randolph 4
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 Dave Collins 3
2 Thurman Munson 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 Phil Garner 1
1 Larry Hisle 1
1 Chet Lemon 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Thurman Munson 4
2 Phil Garner 3
2 Terry Whitfield 3
4 Chris Chambliss 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Figueroa 1.17
2 Dave Pagan 1.14
3 Phil Niekro 1.00
4 Nolan Ryan 0.92
5 Bruce Kison 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Randy Jones 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Rich Gossage 8
2 Dave Pagan 8
4 Ed Figueroa 7
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Joe Sambito 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Bailor .381
2 Dave Parker .380
3 Rod Carew .370
4 Ted Simmons .365
5 Al Woods .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 13
2 Wayne Gross 10
2 Reggie Smith 10
2 Richie Zisk 10
5 2 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 42
2 Joe Rudi 36
3 Dave Winfield 35
4 Jeff Burroughs 34
4 Larry Hisle 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 18
2 Davey Lopes 16
2 Frank Taveras 16
4 Omar Moreno 15
5 Freddie Patek 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 1.22
2 John Candelaria 1.27
3 Bert Blyleven 1.54
4 Don Sutton 1.73
5 Dick Tidrow 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
1 Rick Rhoden 6
1 Nolan Ryan 6
1 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 89
2 Frank Tanana 70
3 Bert Blyleven 55
4 Steve Rogers 54
5 Jerry Koosman 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 11
2 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Rich Gossage 8
4 Rollie Fingers 7
5 5 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Del Unser .486
2 Steve Ontiveros .478
3 Al Woods .449
4 Pat Kelly .447
5 Cliff Johnson .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 7
2 Willie Horton 6
3 Graig Nettles 5
4 Sal Bando 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Spencer 15
2 Steve Ontiveros 14
2 Dave Winfield 14
4 Ron Cey 13
4 Willie Horton 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Frank Taveras 7
3 Dave Concepcion 6
3 Pat Kelly 6
3 Omar Moreno 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 0.00
1 Jim Rooker 0.00
1 Bob Lacey 0.00
4 Ed Figueroa 0.33
5 Paul Thormodsgard 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 41
2 Frank Tanana 25
3 Rich Gossage 24
3 Jerry Koosman 24
5 J. R. Richard 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 6
2 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Charlie Hough 4
5 4 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ellis Valentine .398
2 Bob Bailor .395
3 Dave Parker .375
4 Rod Carew .374
5 2 tied .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 11
2 Wayne Gross 8
2 Willie Horton 8
2 Thurman Munson 8
2 Richie Zisk 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 32
2 Larry Hisle 27
2 Dave Winfield 27
4 Jeff Burroughs 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 14
2 Cesar Cedeno 13
3 Frank Taveras 12
4 Bill North 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 0.80
2 Dick Tidrow 1.27
3 Jim Rooker 1.37
4 Doyle Alexander 1.42
5 John Candelaria 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 5
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Rick Reuschel 5
1 Don Sutton 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 64
2 Frank Tanana 49
3 Jerry Koosman 40
4 Steve Rogers 39
5 Jon Matlack 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 9
2 Rich Gossage 7
2 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Bill Campbell 6
4 Rollie Fingers 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .343
2 Ken Griffey .332
3 Hal McRae .330
4 Dave Parker .330
5 Bill Madlock .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 36
2 Dave Kingman 31
2 Mike Schmidt 31
4 George Foster 30
4 3 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 121
2 Larry Hisle 116
3 Lee May 111
4 Joe Morgan 110
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 76
2 Frank Taveras 71
3 Bill North 70
4 Cesar Cedeno 60
5 Lou Brock 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.11
2 John Denny 2.29
3 Jim Palmer 2.30
4 Frank Tanana 2.33
5 Mark Fidrych 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Jim Palmer 22
4 Ed Figueroa 21
4 Frank Tanana 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 337
2 Frank Tanana 268
3 Tom Seaver 227
4 Jerry Koosman 224
5 Bert Blyleven 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 28
1 Charlie Hough 28
3 Rollie Fingers 24
4 Bill Campbell 23
4 Dave LaRoche 23