On This Day

Thursday, April 28, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 10 5 .667 --
Orioles 8 7 .533 2.0
Yankees 9 9 .500 2.5
Blue Jays 9 10 .474 3.0
Red Sox 7 9 .438 3.5
Tigers 7 11 .389 4.5
Indians 5 10 .333 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 12 7 .632 --
White Sox 10 6 .625 0.5
Twins 12 8 .600 0.5
Royals 10 7 .588 1.0
Rangers 8 8 .500 2.5
Angels 8 12 .400 4.5
Mariners 8 14 .364 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 9 6 .600 --
Cardinals 10 7 .588 0.0
Expos 8 6 .571 0.5
Cubs 7 7 .500 1.5
Mets 6 9 .400 3.0
Phillies 5 9 .357 3.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 15 3 .833 --
Giants 8 9 .471 6.5
Astros 8 10 .444 7.0
Braves 8 10 .444 7.0
Reds 7 10 .412 7.5
Padres 8 13 .381 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Tim Foli 3
1 Bill Stein 3
5 10 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 Rick Monday 1
1 Bob Watson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 3
1 George Hendrick 3
3 Jose Baez 2
3 Buddy Bell 2
3 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rob Wilfong 2
2 Bob Bailor 1
2 Davey Lopes 1
2 Gary Woods 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Montefusco 0.62
2 Al Fitzmorris 0.57
3 Burt Hooton 0.42
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.29
5 Frank MacCormack 0.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 John Montague 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Burt Hooton 5
1 Jerry Johnson 5
1 John Montefusco 5
4 Al Fitzmorris 4
5 Rick Waits 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Rick Waits 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Cey .448
2 Otto Velez .444
3 Ted Simmons .419
4 Hal McRae .403
5 Ken Singleton .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 8
2 Richie Zisk 7
3 Jeff Burroughs 6
3 Steve Garvey 6
5 7 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 27
2 Joe Rudi 26
3 Steve Garvey 21
4 Dick Allen 20
5 2 tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 12
2 Jerry Remy 10
3 Enos Cabell 9
4 Larry Lintz 8
4 Freddie Patek 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.73
2 Bob Shirley 1.08
3 Don Sutton 1.09
4 Steve Rogers 1.26
5 Bill Travers 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 5
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Bill Castro 3
2 Jim Colborn 3
2 16 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 39
2 Nolan Ryan 35
3 Bert Blyleven 33
3 John Montefusco 33
5 Steve Rogers 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 4
1 Bill Castro 4
1 Charlie Hough 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
5 9 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .344
2 George Brett .336
3 Rod Carew .335
4 Bill Madlock .335
5 Ken Griffey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 33
2 Graig Nettles 32
3 Rick Monday 31
4 Ron Cey 30
4 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 127
2 Lee May 114
3 Joe Morgan 111
4 Thurman Munson 108
4 Carl Yastrzemski 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 75
2 Bill North 74
3 Frank Taveras 61
4 Ron LeFlore 59
5 2 tied 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.13
2 Jim Palmer 2.20
3 Mark Fidrych 2.34
4 Frank Tanana 2.40
5 John Denny 2.46

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 323
2 Frank Tanana 271
3 Tom Seaver 233
4 Bert Blyleven 230
5 J. R. Richard 223

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 27
2 Sparky Lyle 24
3 Rollie Fingers 21
3 Charlie Hough 21
5 2 tied 20