On This Day

Monday, May 16, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 17 12 .586 --
Red Sox 18 13 .581 --
Yankees 18 14 .563 0.5
Brewers 17 17 .500 2.5
Tigers 14 18 .438 4.5
Blue Jays 14 20 .412 5.5
Indians 12 19 .387 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 23 11 .676 --
White Sox 20 12 .625 2.0
Rangers 16 14 .533 5.0
Royals 17 16 .515 5.5
Athletics 17 17 .500 6.0
Angels 15 20 .429 8.5
Mariners 12 27 .308 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 22 9 .710 --
Cubs 20 11 .645 2.0
Cardinals 20 12 .625 2.5
Phillies 17 13 .567 4.5
Expos 13 16 .448 8.0
Mets 11 21 .344 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 8 .765 --
Reds 14 18 .438 11.0
Giants 14 19 .424 11.5
Astros 13 20 .394 12.5
Padres 14 23 .378 13.5
Braves 10 24 .294 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Clines 4
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Butch Hobson 3
2 Garry Maddox 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Gene Clines 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Clines 5
2 Gil Flores 3
2 Leroy Stanton 3
4 Bob Boone 2
4 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Gene Clines 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Rick Manning 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Donnie Moore 0.86
2 Gary Ross 0.75
3 Reggie Cleveland 0.71
3 Doc Medich 0.71
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 Randy Lerch 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Donnie Moore 6
1 Gary Ross 6
3 Reggie Cleveland 5
3 Randy Lerch 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Kekich 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Paul Reuschel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .395
2 Ted Simmons .387
3 Bob Bailor .376
4 Rod Carew .370
5 Al Woods .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 12
2 Wayne Gross 10
2 Richie Zisk 10
4 Bobby Bonds 8
4 7 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 17
2 Davey Lopes 16
2 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 Dick Tidrow 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
1 Frank Tanana 6
1 Geoff Zahn 6
5 14 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 .474
2 Al Woods .449
3 Willie Horton .429
4 Rod Carew .417
5 Del Unser .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 6
1 Graig Nettles 6
3 Reggie Smith 5
4 Sal Bando 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 17
2 Dave Parker 15
2 Jim Spencer 15
4 Larry Hisle 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Frank Taveras 8
3 Omar Moreno 7
4 Dave Concepcion 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 0.00
1 Jim Rooker 0.00
3 Paul Thormodsgard 0.64
4 Bruce Sutter 0.69
5 Kent Tekulve 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Larry Demery 3
1 Moose Haas 3
1 Mike Krukow 3
1 Rick Reuschel 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Jerry Koosman 25
2 Frank Tanana 25
4 Bert Blyleven 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 Bruce Sutter 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 .400
2 Dave Parker .381
3 Ted Simmons .380
4 Al Woods .378
5 Ellis Valentine .376

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 31
2 Dave Winfield 29
3 Larry Hisle 26
4 Dave Parker 25
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 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 1.07
2 Jim Rooker 1.37
3 John Candelaria 1.56
4 Jerry Koosman 1.59
5 Don Sutton 1.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Lerch 5
1 Rick Reuschel 5
1 Geoff Zahn 5
4 Jim Barr 4
4 16 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
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 4 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .342
2 Dave Parker .332
3 Hal McRae .331
4 Ken Griffey .330
5 Bill Madlock .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 36
2 Dave Kingman 31
2 Rick Monday 31
2 Mike Schmidt 31
5 3 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 123
2 Larry Hisle 114
3 Lee May 111
3 Carl Yastrzemski 111
5 Joe Morgan 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 78
2 Bill North 72
3 Frank Taveras 71
4 Cesar Cedeno 60
5 Lou Brock 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.06
2 John Denny 2.29
3 Jim Palmer 2.33
4 Frank Tanana 2.38
5 Mark Fidrych 2.40

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 334
2 Frank Tanana 276
3 J. R. Richard 229
4 Tom Seaver 227
5 Bert Blyleven 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 29
2 Charlie Hough 26
3 Bill Campbell 23
3 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Dave LaRoche 23