On This Day

Friday, April 22, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 7 4 .636 --
Orioles 6 4 .600 0.5
Blue Jays 7 7 .500 1.5
Indians 4 6 .400 2.5
Red Sox 4 7 .364 3.0
Tigers 5 9 .357 3.5
Yankees 4 8 .333 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 8 3 .727 --
Athletics 8 5 .615 1.0
Twins 9 6 .600 1.0
Royals 7 5 .583 1.5
Rangers 6 6 .500 2.5
Angels 7 8 .467 3.0
Mariners 6 10 .375 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 9 4 .692 --
Expos 7 4 .636 1.0
Pirates 6 6 .500 2.5
Mets 6 7 .462 3.0
Cubs 4 6 .400 3.5
Phillies 3 7 .300 4.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 9 3 .750 --
Braves 8 5 .615 1.5
Padres 6 8 .429 4.0
Giants 5 7 .417 4.0
Astros 5 7 .417 4.0
Reds 4 8 .333 5.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Zisk 4
2 Toby Harrah 3
2 Keith Hernandez 3
2 Jamie Quirk 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Zisk 2
2 Lyman Bostock 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Keith Hernandez 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Keith Hernandez 5
2 Richie Zisk 4
3 Juan Bernhardt 3
4 Lyman Bostock 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Omar Moreno 2
3 Jose Baez 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Shirley 1.67
2 Francisco Barrios 1.25
3 Steve Rogers 1.00
4 Jerry Reuss 0.83
5 John Denny 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Tom Johnson 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Francisco Barrios 10
2 J. R. Richard 8
3 Bert Blyleven 6
3 Tom Seaver 6
3 Wayne Simpson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Larry Gura 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Otto Velez .448
2 Ted Simmons .412
3 Darrell Porter .400
4 Ron Cey .396
5 3 tied .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 5
1 Gary Carter 5
3 Doug Ault 4
3 Juan Bernhardt 4
3 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 21
2 Lyman Bostock 15
2 Mitchell Page 15
2 Gene Tenace 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Enos Cabell 8
2 Jerry Remy 8
4 Larry Lintz 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.64
2 Nino Espinosa 0.71
3 Francisco Barrios 0.92
4 Bob Shirley 1.07
5 Jim Slaton 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 4
2 Bob Forsch 3
2 Jerry Garvin 3
2 Dick Ruthven 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Frank Tanana 29
3 Bert Blyleven 27
4 Tom Seaver 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 4
2 Lerrin LaGrow 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 John Urrea 3
5 14 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .337
2 Hal McRae .336
3 Rod Carew .334
4 George Brett .331
5 Ken Griffey .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 34
2 Mike Schmidt 33
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 John Mayberry 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 72
1 Bill North 72
3 Ron LeFlore 61
3 Frank Taveras 61
5 Lou Brock 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.12
2 Frank Tanana 2.27
3 Mike Torrez 2.32
4 Mark Fidrych 2.34
5 Jim Palmer 2.36

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 330
2 Frank Tanana 273
3 Tom Seaver 238
4 Bert Blyleven 229
5 J. R. Richard 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
2 Sparky Lyle 24
3 Dave LaRoche 21
4 Rollie Fingers 20
4 2 others tied 20