On This Day

Thursday, April 7, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 1 0 1.000 --
Indians 1 0 1.000 0.0
Blue Jays 1 0 1.000 0.0
Tigers 0 1 .000 1.0
Red Sox 0 1 .000 1.0
Orioles 0 1 .000 1.0
Brewers 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Angels 2 0 1.000 --
Royals 1 0 1.000 0.5
Rangers 1 0 1.000 0.5
Twins 0 0 .000 1.0
Athletics 0 0 .000 1.0
White Sox 0 1 .000 1.5
Mariners 0 2 .000 2.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 1 0 1.000 --
Mets 1 0 1.000 0.0
Phillies 0 0 .000 0.5
Expos 0 0 .000 0.5
Pirates 0 1 .000 1.0
Cubs 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 1 0 1.000 --
Reds 1 0 1.000 0.0
Astros 0 0 .000 0.5
Braves 0 0 .000 0.5
Giants 0 1 .000 1.0
Padres 0 1 .000 1.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Amos Otis 4
1 Richie Zisk 4
3 Doug Ault 3
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug Ault 2
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Bernie Carbo 1
2 Duffy Dyer 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Ault 4
1 Keith Hernandez 4
3 John Mayberry 3
3 Amos Otis 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Catfish Hunter 1.67
2 Enrique Romo 1.29
3 Bert Blyleven 0.89
4 Don Sutton 0.86
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
1 Enrique Romo 9
3 Bert Blyleven 8
4 Tom Seaver 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Pete Vuckovich 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Amos Otis .800
2 Doug Ault .750
2 Larry Biittner .750
2 Bernie Carbo .750
2 5 others tied .750

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug Ault 2
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Bernie Carbo 1
2 Duffy Dyer 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug Ault 4
1 Keith Hernandez 4
1 Joe Rudi 4
4 John Mayberry 3
4 Amos Otis 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Dave Concepcion 2
1 Jerry Remy 2
4 Bernie Carbo 1
4 16 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Nolan Ryan 0.00
1 Frank Tanana 0.00
1 Catfish Hunter 0.00
1 Rawly Eastwick 0.00
1 13 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
1 Enrique Romo 9
1 Frank Tanana 9
4 Bert Blyleven 8
5 Tom Seaver 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Pete Vuckovich 1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .339
2 Bill Madlock .336
3 Hal McRae .335
4 George Brett .333
5 Rod Carew .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Dave Kingman 37
3 Rick Monday 32
3 Graig Nettles 32
5 George Foster 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 123
2 Joe Morgan 111
3 Lee May 109
4 Mike Schmidt 107
5 Thurman Munson 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 75
2 Davey Lopes 64
3 Joe Morgan 60
4 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 2 others tied 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.34
2 Vida Blue 2.35
3 Frank Tanana 2.36
4 Jim Palmer 2.49
5 Mike Torrez 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 22
1 Jim Palmer 22
1 Don Sutton 22
4 Jerry Koosman 21
4 Luis Tiant 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 333
2 Frank Tanana 270
3 Tom Seaver 242
4 Bert Blyleven 227
5 J. R. Richard 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 27
2 Sparky Lyle 24
3 Dave LaRoche 21
4 Bill Campbell 20
4 2 others tied 20