On This Day

Saturday, May 21, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 19 14 .576 --
Red Sox 19 15 .559 0.5
Yankees 20 16 .556 0.5
Brewers 20 19 .513 2.0
Tigers 16 20 .444 4.5
Blue Jays 17 22 .436 5.0
Indians 13 21 .382 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 24 14 .632 --
White Sox 22 14 .611 1.0
Rangers 18 16 .529 4.0
Angels 19 20 .487 5.5
Royals 18 19 .486 5.5
Athletics 18 20 .474 6.0
Mariners 15 28 .349 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 24 12 .667 --
Cubs 23 12 .657 0.5
Cardinals 22 14 .611 2.0
Phillies 18 17 .514 5.5
Expos 13 21 .382 10.0
Mets 14 23 .378 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 30 9 .769 --
Reds 17 19 .472 11.5
Astros 16 22 .421 13.5
Padres 17 24 .415 14.0
Giants 15 23 .395 14.5
Braves 13 26 .333 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 4
1 Dave Cash 4
1 Ivan de Jesus 4
1 Leroy Stanton 4
5 22 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hal McRae 2
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 26 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bell 4
1 Hal McRae 4
1 Merv Rettenmund 4
4 Alan Ashby 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ivan de Jesus 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Gary Matthews 2
2 Joe Morgan 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Warthen 1.14
2 Tommy John 0.83
3 Fernando Arroyo 0.71
4 Craig Swan 0.62
4 Geoff Zahn 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Fernando Arroyo 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Tom House 1
1 Jesse Jefferson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Warthen 8
2 Fernando Arroyo 5
2 John Denny 5
2 Tommy John 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1
1 Mike Willis 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Bailor .381
2 Rod Carew .379
3 Dave Parker .373
4 Manny Trillo .367
5 Ted Simmons .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 13
2 Wayne Gross 11
2 Reggie Smith 11
2 Richie Zisk 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 42
2 Dave Winfield 39
3 Joe Rudi 37
4 Larry Hisle 35
5 Jeff Burroughs 34

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 18
2 Cesar Cedeno 17
3 Davey Lopes 16
3 Frank Taveras 16
5 2 tied 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 John Denny 6
2 Bob Forsch 6
2 6 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 10
3 Rich Gossage 8
4 Rawly Eastwick 7
4 Rollie Fingers 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Del Unser .457
2 Steve Ontiveros .455
3 Gene Clines .448
4 Rod Carew .440
5 Biff Pocoroba .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 7
2 Willie Horton 6
3 Wayne Gross 5
3 Cliff Johnson 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Biittner 15
1 Gene Clines 15
3 Dave Winfield 14
4 Willie Horton 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 11
2 Frank Taveras 7
3 Dave Concepcion 6
3 Joe Morgan 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Candelaria 0.00
1 Clay Carroll 0.00
1 Bruce Sutter 0.00
4 Ed Figueroa 0.50
5 Ron Reed 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 3
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Gary Nolan 3
1 Buddy Schultz 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 33
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Jerry Koosman 24
3 J. R. Richard 24
5 Don Gullett 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Charlie Hough 4
4 Bill Campbell 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .400
2 Ellis Valentine .398
3 Rod Carew .394
4 Manny Trillo .376
5 Dave Parker .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 10
2 Wayne Gross 9
2 Willie Horton 9
2 Richie Zisk 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 30
1 Dave Winfield 30
3 Larry Hisle 27
4 Richie Zisk 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 17
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
2 Jim Rooker 1.32
4 Doyle Alexander 1.42
5 John Candelaria 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 5
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Rick Reuschel 5
4 Doyle Alexander 4
4 12 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
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 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Rich Gossage 7
4 Bill Campbell 6
4 Rollie Fingers 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Ken Griffey .333
3 Bill Madlock .333
4 Hal McRae .330
5 Dave Parker .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 36
2 Reggie Jackson 30
2 Dave Kingman 30
2 Rick Monday 30
2 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 121
2 Larry Hisle 117
3 Lee May 111
4 Joe Morgan 110
5 Thurman Munson 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 76
2 Frank Taveras 70
3 Bill North 69
4 Cesar Cedeno 64
5 2 tied 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.14
2 Frank Tanana 2.26
3 Mark Fidrych 2.40
4 Jim Palmer 2.41
5 Jerry Koosman 2.49

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 Jerry Koosman 224
4 Bert Blyleven 223
4 J. R. Richard 223

Saves

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