On This Day

Friday, May 20, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 15 .571 --
Orioles 18 14 .563 0.5
Red Sox 18 15 .545 1.0
Brewers 20 18 .526 1.5
Tigers 15 20 .429 5.0
Blue Jays 16 22 .421 5.5
Indians 12 21 .364 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 24 13 .649 --
White Sox 22 13 .629 1.0
Rangers 18 15 .545 4.0
Royals 18 18 .500 5.5
Athletics 18 19 .486 6.0
Angels 18 20 .474 6.5
Mariners 14 28 .333 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 24 11 .686 --
Cubs 22 12 .647 1.5
Cardinals 21 14 .600 3.0
Phillies 17 17 .500 6.5
Expos 13 20 .394 10.0
Mets 14 22 .389 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 29 9 .763 --
Reds 16 19 .457 11.5
Astros 16 21 .432 12.5
Giants 15 22 .405 13.5
Padres 16 24 .400 14.0
Braves 13 25 .342 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Thurman Munson 4
1 Cookie Rojas 4
1 Manny Trillo 4
5 15 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 2
2 Tony Armas 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Ray Burris 1
2 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Wayne Gross 5
2 Mike Ivie 4
2 Merv Rettenmund 4
2 Jim Rice 4
2 Earl Williams 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Paul Dade 1
2 Ken Griffey 1
2 Wilbur Howard 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burt Hooton 0.86
2 Gary Nolan 0.82
3 Ray Burris 0.78
4 Frank Tanana 0.67
5 Jerry Garvin 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Jerry Garvin 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gary Nolan 9
2 Frank Tanana 8
3 Ray Burris 7
3 Jerry Garvin 7
3 Diego Segui 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Dan Spillner 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Bailor .381
2 Dave Parker .377
3 Manny Trillo .374
4 Rod Carew .373
5 Ted Simmons .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 13
2 Wayne Gross 11
2 Reggie Smith 11
4 Richie Zisk 10
5 4 tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 42
2 Joe Rudi 36
2 Dave Winfield 36
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 Cesar Cedeno 15
4 Omar Moreno 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 1.22
2 John Candelaria 1.27
3 Don Sutton 1.73
4 Bert Blyleven 1.82
4 Dick Tidrow 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 7
2 Ray Burris 6
2 Bob Forsch 6
2 Jerry Garvin 6
2 5 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 89
2 Frank Tanana 78
3 Bert Blyleven 59
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 Steve Ontiveros .468
2 Lenny Randle .444
3 Rod Carew .431
4 Biff Pocoroba .429
5 Cliff Johnson .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 8
2 Willie Horton 6
3 Wayne Gross 5
3 Graig Nettles 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Biittner 14
1 Steve Ontiveros 14
1 Jim Spencer 14
4 Gene Clines 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 11
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
1 Paul Reuschel 0.00
5 Ed Figueroa 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 3
1 Ray Burris 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 41
2 Frank Tanana 33
3 Rich Gossage 24
3 Jerry Koosman 24
3 J. R. Richard 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Bailor .408
2 Thurman Munson .400
3 Ellis Valentine .398
4 Rod Carew .388
5 Manny Trillo .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 11
2 Wayne Gross 9
3 Willie Horton 8
3 Thurman Munson 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 32
2 Larry Hisle 27
2 Dave Winfield 27
4 Jeff Burroughs 24
4 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 15
2 Omar Moreno 13
3 Frank Taveras 12
4 Freddie Patek 10
4 Jerry Remy 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 0.80
2 Jerry Koosman 1.32
3 Jim Rooker 1.37
4 Doyle Alexander 1.42
5 John Candelaria 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 5
1 Ray Burris 5
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Rick Reuschel 5
1 Don Sutton 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 64
2 Frank Tanana 49
3 Steve Rogers 39
4 Bert Blyleven 38
4 J. R. Richard 38

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 .345
2 Ken Griffey .334
3 Bill Madlock .330
4 Dave Parker .329
5 George Brett .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 122
2 Larry Hisle 116
3 Lee May 111
4 Joe Morgan 110
5 Thurman Munson 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 76
2 Frank Taveras 71
3 Bill North 70
4 Cesar Cedeno 62
5 Lou Brock 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.11
2 Frank Tanana 2.26
3 John Denny 2.29
4 Mark Fidrych 2.40
5 Jim Palmer 2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 337
2 Frank Tanana 276
3 Tom Seaver 230
4 Jerry Koosman 224
5 2 tied 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 28
2 Rawly Eastwick 27
3 Rollie Fingers 24
4 Bill Campbell 23
4 Dave LaRoche 23