On This Day

Sunday, May 8, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 10 .615 --
Orioles 14 9 .609 0.5
Brewers 15 11 .577 1.0
Red Sox 14 11 .560 1.5
Blue Jays 12 17 .414 5.5
Tigers 10 15 .400 5.5
Indians 8 16 .333 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 18 10 .643 --
White Sox 16 10 .615 1.0
Rangers 13 10 .565 2.5
Royals 15 12 .556 2.5
Athletics 14 14 .500 4.0
Angels 10 17 .370 7.5
Mariners 9 22 .290 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 17 7 .708 --
Cardinals 16 9 .640 1.5
Cubs 13 10 .565 3.5
Expos 12 10 .545 4.0
Phillies 11 12 .478 5.5
Mets 10 16 .385 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 5 .815 --
Giants 12 15 .444 10.0
Astros 11 16 .407 11.0
Reds 10 15 .400 11.0
Padres 11 19 .367 12.5
Braves 8 19 .296 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chet Lemon 5
2 Rod Carew 4
2 Thurman Munson 4
2 Craig Reynolds 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 Oscar Gamble 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 4
1 Pat Kelly 4
3 Rob Andrews 3
3 Graig Nettles 3
3 Robin Yount 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Curtis 0.67
2 Bert Blyleven 0.62
3 Steve Stone 0.58
4 Jim Barr 0.57
4 John D'Acquisto 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Stone 7
2 Mike Torrez 6
3 Bert Blyleven 5
4 Jim Barr 4
4 7 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Tom Johnson 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .422
2 Ted Simmons .398
3 Manny Trillo .382
4 Mitchell Page .377
5 Mike Hargrove .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 11
2 Richie Zisk 10
3 Wayne Gross 8
4 Jeff Burroughs 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 37
2 Dave Parker 28
2 Joe Rudi 28
4 Dave Winfield 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 15
2 Davey Lopes 14
3 Omar Moreno 11
3 Freddie Patek 11
3 Frank Taveras 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Rogers 1.34
2 Bert Blyleven 1.45
3 Ed Figueroa 1.49
4 Don Sutton 1.53
5 Jim Palmer 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 5
1 John Denny 5
1 Bob Forsch 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Frank Tanana 53
3 Bert Blyleven 50
4 Jim Palmer 39
5 3 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 7
2 Bill Castro 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Bruce Sutter 6
5 Tom Johnson 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .458
2 Mike Hargrove .444
3 Carlos Lopez .429
3 Roy White .429
5 Dave Chalk .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 7
2 Wayne Gross 6
2 Willie Stargell 6
2 Richie Zisk 6
5 4 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 20
2 Chet Lemon 19
3 Larry Hisle 17
4 Dan Driessen 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 7
2 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 Omar Moreno 6
2 Mitchell Page 6
2 Frank Taveras 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.34
2 Dick Tidrow 0.71
3 Ron Guidry 0.73
3 Mike Willis 0.73
5 Ed Figueroa 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Frank Tanana 24
3 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Jim Palmer 23
5 Vida Blue 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 5
2 Tom Johnson 4
3 Bill Campbell 3
3 Bill Castro 3
3 3 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .344
2 Rod Carew .338
3 George Brett .338
4 Dave Parker .335
5 Bill Madlock .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 35
2 George Foster 31
2 Reggie Jackson 31
2 Dave Kingman 31
2 Mike Schmidt 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 128
2 Lee May 118
3 Carl Yastrzemski 114
4 Larry Hisle 113
5 Joe Morgan 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 76
2 Bill North 71
3 Frank Taveras 66
4 Lou Brock 57
5 Ron LeFlore 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.00
2 Jim Palmer 2.23
3 John Denny 2.25
4 Mark Fidrych 2.35
5 Frank Tanana 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Don Sutton 22
2 Frank Tanana 22
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 337
2 Frank Tanana 274
3 Bert Blyleven 238
4 Tom Seaver 231
5 J. R. Richard 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 27
2 Charlie Hough 24
2 Sparky Lyle 24
4 Bill Campbell 21
4 2 others tied 21