On This Day

Tuesday, May 24, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 22 15 .595 --
Red Sox 21 17 .553 1.5
Yankees 22 18 .550 1.5
Brewers 21 22 .488 4.0
Tigers 17 21 .447 5.5
Indians 15 21 .417 6.5
Blue Jays 17 24 .415 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 25 14 .641 --
White Sox 22 15 .595 2.0
Rangers 19 16 .543 4.0
Angels 20 21 .488 6.0
Athletics 19 21 .475 6.5
Royals 18 20 .474 6.5
Mariners 16 29 .356 12.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 26 12 .684 --
Cubs 23 14 .622 2.5
Cardinals 23 16 .590 3.5
Phillies 19 18 .514 6.5
Expos 15 21 .417 10.0
Mets 15 25 .375 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 31 10 .756 --
Reds 18 20 .474 11.5
Giants 17 23 .425 13.5
Padres 18 26 .409 14.5
Astros 16 24 .400 14.5
Braves 15 27 .357 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Warren Cromartie 4
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Greg Luzinski 3
2 Rick Monday 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 2
2 Barry Foote 1
2 Ruppert Jones 1
2 Carlos May 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 5
2 Doug Rader 3
3 Rico Carty 2
3 Hector Cruz 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 2
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Rennie Stennett 2
4 Enos Cabell 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 1.33
2 Nolan Ryan 1.20
3 Rick Rhoden 1.00
4 Jerry Reuss 0.67
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Joe Kerrigan 1
1 Jim Palmer 1
1 Jerry Reuss 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 12
1 Nolan Ryan 12
3 Rick Rhoden 7
4 Jerry Reuss 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Santo Alcala 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Trillo .377
2 Dave Parker .371
3 Rod Carew .367
4 Claudell Washington .347
5 Gary Matthews .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 13
2 Richie Zisk 12
3 Wayne Gross 11
3 Reggie Smith 11
5 5 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 43
2 Dave Winfield 39
3 Joe Rudi 38
4 Dave Parker 37
5 2 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 18
1 Frank Taveras 18
3 Cesar Cedeno 17
4 Davey Lopes 16
4 Omar Moreno 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 1.55
2 John Candelaria 1.63
3 Dick Tidrow 1.77
4 Bert Blyleven 1.82
5 Ron Guidry 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 7
1 Rick Rhoden 7
1 Nolan Ryan 7
1 Frank Tanana 7
5 10 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 101
2 Frank Tanana 78
3 Steve Rogers 65
4 Bert Blyleven 59
5 Jim Palmer 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 12
2 Bruce Sutter 10
3 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Rich Gossage 8
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Ontiveros .487
2 Leroy Stanton .469
3 Gene Clines .417
4 Dusty Baker .413
4 Roy Howell .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 7
2 George Scott 6
3 Cliff Johnson 5
3 Don Money 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Clines 16
2 Don Money 15
3 Reggie Smith 13
4 Larry Biittner 12
4 7 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 8
1 Joe Morgan 8
3 Dave Concepcion 7
3 Frank Taveras 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Reuschel 0.61
2 Frank Tanana 0.67
3 Gary Lavelle 0.69
3 Kent Tekulve 0.69
5 Bruce Sutter 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Gary Nolan 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
1 Frank Tanana 3
5 41 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 38
2 Steve Rogers 28
3 Frank Tanana 25
4 Rich Gossage 20
4 Phil Niekro 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 5
2 Bill Campbell 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
2 Bruce Sutter 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Kelly .390
2 Manny Trillo .380
3 Rod Carew .376
4 Thurman Munson .370
5 Lenny Randle .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 10
2 Ron Cey 9
2 Wayne Gross 9
4 Willie Horton 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 28
1 Dave Winfield 28
3 Ron Cey 26
4 Dave Parker 25
5 Dan Driessen 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 17
2 Frank Taveras 13
3 Omar Moreno 11
4 Joe Morgan 10
4 Jerry Remy 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Rooker 1.32
2 Ed Figueroa 1.33
3 Ron Guidry 1.38
4 Bert Blyleven 1.44
5 Dick Tidrow 1.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 5
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Rick Reuschel 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 70
2 Frank Tanana 49
3 Steve Rogers 45
4 Jim Palmer 42
5 Jerry Koosman 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 10
2 Bill Campbell 7
2 Rich Gossage 7
2 Bruce Sutter 7
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Bill Madlock .335
3 Ken Griffey .332
4 Hal McRae .332
5 Dave Parker .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 38
2 Reggie Jackson 30
2 Dave Kingman 30
2 Rick Monday 30
2 Mike Schmidt 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 117
2 George Foster 113
3 Joe Morgan 111
4 Lee May 109
5 Graig Nettles 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 73
2 Frank Taveras 71
3 Bill North 67
4 Cesar Cedeno 61
5 Joe Morgan 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.05
2 Jim Palmer 2.29
3 Frank Tanana 2.30
4 Mark Fidrych 2.40
5 Vida Blue 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 23
1 Don Sutton 23
3 Steve Carlton 21
3 Ed Figueroa 21
3 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 348
2 Frank Tanana 266
3 Tom Seaver 222
4 Jerry Koosman 220
5 Bert Blyleven 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 29
2 Rawly Eastwick 28
3 Rollie Fingers 25
4 Dave LaRoche 24
5 Bill Campbell 23