On This Day

Thursday, April 21, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 7 3 .700 --
Orioles 6 4 .600 1.0
Blue Jays 7 7 .500 2.0
Indians 4 6 .400 3.0
Red Sox 4 7 .364 3.5
Tigers 5 9 .357 4.0
Yankees 4 8 .333 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 7 3 .700 --
Athletics 8 4 .667 --
Twins 8 6 .571 1.0
Royals 6 5 .545 1.5
Rangers 6 5 .545 1.5
Angels 6 8 .429 3.0
Mariners 6 9 .400 3.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 8 4 .667 --
Expos 6 4 .600 1.0
Mets 6 6 .500 2.0
Pirates 5 6 .455 2.5
Cubs 4 6 .400 3.0
Phillies 3 6 .333 3.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 9 2 .818 --
Braves 7 5 .583 2.5
Giants 5 6 .455 4.0
Astros 5 6 .455 4.0
Padres 5 8 .385 5.0
Reds 4 8 .333 5.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Hargrove 4
2 Lyman Bostock 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Jason Thompson 3
2 Otto Velez 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Graig Nettles 1
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 1
1 Mickey Stanley 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 5
2 Lyman Bostock 4
2 Mike Cubbage 4
2 Jason Thompson 4
5 Otto Velez 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Hector Torres 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Rozema 1.00
2 Jesse Jefferson 0.31
3 Geoff Zahn 0.27
4 Gaylord Perry 0.18
5 Ken Holtzman 0.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Dave Rozema 1
1 Geoff Zahn 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Jefferson 4
1 Dave Rozema 4
3 Ron Schueler 3
3 Geoff Zahn 3
5 3 tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Otto Velez .448
2 Gary Matthews .422
3 Hal McRae .404
4 Ron Cey .395
5 Darrell Porter .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 5
1 Gary Carter 5
3 Doug Ault 4
3 Juan Bernhardt 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 19
2 Mitchell Page 15
2 Gene Tenace 15
4 Doug Ault 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 8
1 Davey Lopes 8
1 Jerry Remy 8
4 Larry Lintz 7
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Shirley 0.54
2 Jim Palmer 0.64
3 Nino Espinosa 0.71
4 Jim Slaton 1.08
5 2 tied 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Jerry Garvin 3
1 Dick Ruthven 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Frank Tanana 29
3 John Montefusco 23
4 Bert Blyleven 21
5 Dick Ruthven 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 4
2 Lerrin LaGrow 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 John Urrea 3
5 12 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .338
2 Hal McRae .336
3 Rod Carew .334
4 Ken Griffey .332
5 George Brett .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 34
1 Mike Schmidt 34
3 Graig Nettles 32
4 George Foster 29
4 Rick Monday 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 121
2 Joe Morgan 113
3 Lee May 111
4 Carl Yastrzemski 109
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 74
2 Davey Lopes 71
3 Ron LeFlore 61
3 Frank Taveras 61
5 Lou Brock 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.05
2 Frank Tanana 2.27
3 Jim Palmer 2.32
4 Mark Fidrych 2.34
5 Tom Seaver 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 23
2 Jim Palmer 22
3 Steve Carlton 21
3 Jerry Koosman 21
3 Frank Tanana 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 330
2 Frank Tanana 273
3 Tom Seaver 232
4 Bert Blyleven 223
5 J. R. Richard 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 27
2 Sparky Lyle 24
3 Dave LaRoche 21
4 Charlie Hough 20
4 Skip Lockwood 20