On This Day

Tuesday, April 26, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 9 5 .643 --
Orioles 8 6 .571 1.0
Yankees 8 9 .471 2.5
Blue Jays 8 9 .471 2.5
Red Sox 7 8 .467 2.5
Tigers 6 11 .353 4.5
Indians 4 9 .308 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 10 5 .667 --
Royals 10 6 .625 0.5
Twins 11 7 .611 0.5
Athletics 11 7 .611 0.5
Rangers 7 8 .467 3.0
Angels 8 11 .421 4.0
Mariners 7 13 .350 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 8 6 .571 --
Cardinals 9 7 .563 --
Cubs 7 6 .538 0.5
Expos 7 6 .538 0.5
Mets 6 8 .429 2.0
Phillies 5 8 .385 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 13 3 .813 --
Braves 8 9 .471 5.5
Giants 7 8 .467 5.5
Astros 7 9 .438 6.0
Padres 8 11 .421 6.5
Reds 6 10 .375 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Enos Cabell 3
1 Dave Chalk 3
1 Rich Chiles 3
1 Dan Driessen 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Driessen 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Joe Ferguson 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Driessen 6
2 Bill Robinson 3
2 Eric Soderholm 3
2 Richie Zisk 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Wise 1.60
2 Fred Norman 1.17
3 John Candelaria 1.00
4 Don Sutton 0.89
5 Bob Shirley 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Sutton 8
1 Rick Wise 8
3 Vida Blue 7
3 Fred Norman 7
3 Bob Shirley 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Tom Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Otto Velez .462
2 Ron Cey .458
3 Ted Simmons .407
4 Gary Matthews .406
5 Hal McRae .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 7
2 Jeff Burroughs 6
2 Richie Zisk 6
4 Don Baylor 5
4 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 26
2 Ron Cey 25
3 Jeff Burroughs 19
3 Gene Tenace 19
5 3 tied 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 11
2 Jerry Remy 10
3 Enos Cabell 9
4 Larry Lintz 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.73
2 Francisco Barrios 0.92
3 Bob Shirley 1.08
4 Don Sutton 1.09
5 Steve Rogers 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 4
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Jim Colborn 3
2 Bob Forsch 3
2 13 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 39
2 Nolan Ryan 35
3 John Montefusco 28
3 Bob Shirley 28
5 Bert Blyleven 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 4
1 Bill Castro 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
4 Rawly Eastwick 3
4 8 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .343
2 George Brett .336
3 Bill Madlock .335
4 Rod Carew .331
5 Ken Griffey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 34
2 Graig Nettles 32
2 Mike Schmidt 32
4 George Foster 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 128
2 Lee May 113
3 Joe Morgan 111
4 Carl Yastrzemski 108
5 Thurman Munson 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 74
1 Bill North 74
3 Frank Taveras 60
4 Ron LeFlore 59
5 2 tied 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.09
2 Jim Palmer 2.20
3 Mark Fidrych 2.34
4 Frank Tanana 2.37
5 John Denny 2.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 334
2 Frank Tanana 283
3 Tom Seaver 233
4 Bert Blyleven 224
5 J. R. Richard 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 27
2 Sparky Lyle 25
3 Rollie Fingers 21
3 Charlie Hough 21
3 Dave LaRoche 21