On This Day

Thursday, May 12, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 12 .571 --
Orioles 14 11 .560 0.5
Red Sox 14 13 .519 1.5
Brewers 15 15 .500 2.0
Blue Jays 14 17 .452 3.5
Tigers 12 16 .429 4.0
Indians 11 16 .407 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 19 11 .633 --
White Sox 18 11 .621 0.5
Rangers 15 12 .556 2.5
Athletics 16 14 .533 3.0
Royals 15 15 .500 4.0
Angels 14 17 .452 5.5
Mariners 11 24 .314 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 20 8 .714 --
Cardinals 18 11 .621 2.5
Cubs 15 11 .577 4.0
Expos 13 12 .520 5.5
Phillies 13 13 .500 6.0
Mets 10 19 .345 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 24 6 .800 --
Giants 13 17 .433 11.0
Padres 14 19 .424 11.5
Reds 12 17 .414 11.5
Astros 12 18 .400 12.0
Braves 9 22 .290 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Chris Chambliss 3
1 Rick Dempsey 3
1 Steve Kemp 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Steve Kemp 1
1 Ron LeFlore 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Max Leon 3
1 Dan Meyer 3
3 Bobby Bonds 2
3 Bobby Grich 2
3 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Ruppert Jones 1
1 Von Joshua 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 1.43
2 Larry Christenson 1.40
3 John Montefusco 1.33
4 John D'Acquisto 1.00
5 Dave Rozema 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Don Kirkwood 1
1 Max Leon 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 10
2 John Montefusco 8
3 Larry Christenson 7
4 Dennis Leonard 6
4 Dave Rozema 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .419
2 Ted Simmons .394
3 Al Woods .389
4 Manny Trillo .381
5 Mitchell Page .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 11
2 Richie Zisk 10
3 Wayne Gross 9
4 Larry Hisle 8
4 Mitchell Page 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 37
2 Joe Rudi 33
3 Dave Parker 31
3 Dave Winfield 31
5 Otto Velez 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 16
2 Davey Lopes 14
3 Omar Moreno 13
3 Frank Taveras 13
5 Freddie Patek 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 1.45
2 Ed Figueroa 1.49
3 John Candelaria 1.56
4 Steve Rogers 1.58
5 Don Sutton 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 5
1 John Denny 5
1 Bob Forsch 5
1 Jerry Garvin 5
1 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 69
2 Frank Tanana 60
3 Bert Blyleven 50
4 Jerry Koosman 45
4 2 others tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 8
2 Bill Castro 6
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Rich Gossage 6
2 2 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Woods .463
2 Dave Parker .455
3 Chet Lemon .440
4 Willie Stargell .432
5 Phil Mankowski .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Wayne Gross 6
1 Willie Stargell 6
3 Pat Kelly 5
3 Thurman Munson 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 17
2 Chet Lemon 15
2 Dave Winfield 15
4 Larry Hisle 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Omar Moreno 7
2 Frank Taveras 7
4 Jerry Remy 6
5 10 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Rooker 0.00
1 Ron Guidry 0.00
3 Tommy John 0.40
4 Bert Blyleven 0.52
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tommy John 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3
1 Steve Rogers 3
4 Doyle Alexander 2
4 39 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Jerry Koosman 25
3 Frank Tanana 21
4 Burt Hooton 19
4 4 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Charlie Hough 4
1 Dave LaRoche 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .337
2 Dave Parker .336
3 Rod Carew .335
4 Ken Griffey .331
5 George Brett .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 34
2 Reggie Jackson 32
2 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 32
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 124
2 Larry Hisle 112
2 Carl Yastrzemski 112
4 Lee May 110
5 Joe Morgan 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 76
2 Bill North 70
3 Frank Taveras 68
4 Cesar Cedeno 59
5 Lou Brock 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.03
2 John Denny 2.08
3 Jim Palmer 2.25
4 Mark Fidrych 2.35
5 Frank Tanana 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Don Sutton 22
2 Frank Tanana 22
5 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 331
2 Frank Tanana 273
3 Tom Seaver 231
4 Bert Blyleven 229
5 J. R. Richard 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 28
2 Charlie Hough 25
3 Sparky Lyle 24
4 Rollie Fingers 23
4 Dave LaRoche 23