On This Day

Sunday, May 15, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 17 11 .607 --
Yankees 18 13 .581 0.5
Red Sox 17 13 .567 1.0
Brewers 17 17 .500 3.0
Tigers 14 18 .438 5.0
Blue Jays 14 20 .412 6.0
Indians 12 18 .400 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 22 11 .667 --
White Sox 20 12 .625 1.5
Rangers 16 14 .533 4.5
Royals 17 16 .515 5.0
Athletics 16 17 .485 6.0
Angels 15 19 .441 7.5
Mariners 11 27 .289 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 22 9 .710 --
Cubs 19 11 .633 2.5
Cardinals 20 12 .625 2.5
Phillies 16 13 .552 5.0
Expos 13 16 .448 8.0
Mets 11 21 .344 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 7 .788 --
Reds 14 18 .438 11.5
Giants 14 19 .424 12.0
Astros 13 20 .394 13.0
Padres 14 22 .389 13.5
Braves 10 24 .294 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Rader 5
2 Bob Bailor 4
2 Larry Biittner 4
2 Steve Brye 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 3
2 Steve Brye 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 5
2 Gary Matthews 4
2 Bake McBride 4
2 Jerry Morales 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Burleson 2
1 Enos Cabell 2
1 Dan Driessen 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
5 18 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.67
2 Steve Carlton 1.10
3 Burt Hooton 0.89
4 Jerry Augustine 0.83
5 Adrian Devine 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 11
2 Frank Tanana 10
3 Burt Hooton 8
4 Steve Foucault 7
4 J. R. Richard 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Don Collins 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .395
2 Ted Simmons .387
3 Bob Bailor .376
4 Al Woods .366
5 Manny Trillo .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 12
2 Richie Zisk 10
3 Wayne Gross 9
4 Jeff Burroughs 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 40
2 Joe Rudi 35
3 Dave Winfield 34
4 Larry Hisle 32
5 Dave Parker 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 16
1 Jerry Remy 16
1 Frank Taveras 16
4 Omar Moreno 15
5 3 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 1.26
2 Bert Blyleven 1.54
3 John Candelaria 1.56
4 Don Sutton 1.63
5 Steve Rogers 1.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
1 Frank Tanana 6
4 Jim Barr 5
4 13 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 77
2 Frank Tanana 70
3 Bert Blyleven 55
4 Steve Rogers 52
5 J. R. Richard 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 9
1 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Rich Gossage 7
4 Bill Campbell 6
4 4 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Kelly .513
2 Johnny Grubb .475
3 Al Woods .472
4 Manny Trillo .426
5 Del Unser .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 6
1 Graig Nettles 6
3 Pat Kelly 5
3 Willie Stargell 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 17
2 Larry Hisle 15
2 Dave Parker 15
2 Jim Spencer 15
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 10
2 Omar Moreno 8
2 Frank Taveras 8
4 Dave Concepcion 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 0.00
1 Jim Rooker 0.00
3 Bruce Sutter 0.55
4 Tommy John 0.60
5 Rich Gossage 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Reuschel 4
2 Ken Brett 3
2 Ray Burris 3
2 Larry Demery 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Jerry Koosman 25
2 Frank Tanana 25
4 Steve Rogers 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Rich Gossage 5
3 Bill Campbell 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .394
2 Dave Parker .389
3 Bob Bailor .385
4 Manny Trillo .383
5 Ellis Valentine .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 11
2 Willie Horton 8
2 Richie Zisk 8
4 Wayne Gross 7
4 5 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 32
2 Dave Winfield 29
3 Dave Parker 27
4 Larry Hisle 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 14
1 Frank Taveras 14
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 Davey Lopes 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Rooker 1.02
2 Ed Figueroa 1.07
3 John Candelaria 1.56
4 Jerry Koosman 1.59
4 Dick Tidrow 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Rick Reuschel 5
3 Jim Barr 4
3 Ken Brett 4
3 20 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 60
2 Frank Tanana 49
3 Steve Rogers 46
4 Bert Blyleven 39
4 J. R. Richard 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 7
1 Charlie Hough 7
1 Bruce Sutter 7
4 Bill Campbell 6
5 5 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .340
2 Dave Parker .332
3 Ken Griffey .332
4 Hal McRae .330
5 Bill Madlock .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 36
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Dave Kingman 31
4 George Foster 30
4 3 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 123
2 Larry Hisle 115
3 Lee May 111
3 Carl Yastrzemski 111
5 Joe Morgan 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 78
2 Bill North 71
2 Frank Taveras 71
4 Cesar Cedeno 60
5 Lou Brock 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.05
2 John Denny 2.20
3 Jim Palmer 2.23
4 Mark Fidrych 2.35
5 Frank Tanana 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 23
2 Jim Palmer 22
2 Don Sutton 22
2 Frank Tanana 22
5 Ed Figueroa 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 334
2 Frank Tanana 276
3 Tom Seaver 236
4 Bert Blyleven 234
5 J. R. Richard 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 29
2 Charlie Hough 26
3 Bill Campbell 24
4 Rollie Fingers 23
4 2 others tied 23