On This Day

Tuesday, May 17, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 14 .576 --
Orioles 17 13 .567 0.5
Red Sox 18 14 .563 0.5
Brewers 17 18 .486 3.0
Blue Jays 15 20 .429 5.0
Tigers 14 19 .424 5.0
Indians 12 20 .375 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 24 11 .686 --
White Sox 20 12 .625 2.5
Rangers 17 14 .548 5.0
Royals 17 16 .515 6.0
Athletics 17 18 .486 7.0
Angels 16 20 .444 8.5
Mariners 13 27 .325 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 23 9 .719 --
Cubs 21 11 .656 2.0
Cardinals 20 13 .606 3.5
Phillies 17 14 .548 5.5
Expos 13 17 .433 9.0
Mets 12 21 .364 11.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 8 .771 --
Reds 14 19 .424 12.0
Giants 14 20 .412 12.5
Astros 14 20 .412 12.5
Padres 14 24 .368 14.5
Braves 11 24 .314 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dick Allen 3
1 Larry Biittner 3
1 Dwight Evans 3
1 Terry Humphrey 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Biittner 2
1 Cliff Johnson 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Jeff Burroughs 1
3 22 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Skip Jutze 4
1 Steve Ontiveros 4
1 Biff Pocoroba 4
1 Butch Wynegar 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cruz 2
2 Willie Aikens 1
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Hector Cruz 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 1.17
2 John Candelaria 1.00
3 Doyle Alexander 0.88
4 Jesse Jefferson 0.78
5 Don Sutton 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Doyle Alexander 7
1 Jesse Jefferson 7
1 Jerry Koosman 7
4 Vida Blue 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Paul Hartzell 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .398
2 Bob Bailor .375
3 Ted Simmons .373
4 Al Woods .371
5 Rod Carew .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 13
2 Wayne Gross 10
2 Richie Zisk 10
4 Jeff Burroughs 9
5 8 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 42
2 Joe Rudi 35
2 Dave Winfield 35
4 Jeff Burroughs 32
4 Larry Hisle 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 18
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 John Candelaria 1.27
3 Bert Blyleven 1.54
4 Don Sutton 1.73
5 Dick Tidrow 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Forsch 6
1 Rick Reuschel 6
1 Don Sutton 6
1 Frank Tanana 6
1 Geoff Zahn 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 77
2 Frank Tanana 70
3 Bert Blyleven 55
4 Jerry Koosman 52
4 Steve Rogers 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 10
2 Bruce Sutter 9
3 Rich Gossage 8
4 Bill Campbell 6
4 4 others tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Kelly .487
2 Ron Fairly .450
3 Al Woods .449
4 Bruce Bochte .444
5 Steve Ontiveros .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 6
1 Graig Nettles 6
3 Reggie Smith 5
4 Sal Bando 4
4 10 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Ontiveros 15
1 Jim Spencer 15
1 Dave Winfield 15
4 Dave Parker 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Omar Moreno 7
2 Frank Taveras 7
4 Dave Concepcion 6
4 Pat Kelly 6

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 Bill Bonham 3
1 Tom Burgmeier 3
1 Ray Burris 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Frank Tanana 25
3 Jerry Koosman 24
4 Bert Blyleven 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .400
2 Ellis Valentine .393
3 Al Woods .384
4 Dave Parker .381
5 Ted Simmons .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 12
2 Wayne Gross 8
2 Willie Horton 8
2 Richie Zisk 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 33
2 Dave Winfield 27
3 Larry Hisle 26
4 Dave Parker 25
5 3 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 14
1 Frank Taveras 14
3 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 Jerry Remy 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 1.07
2 Jim Rooker 1.37
3 John Candelaria 1.47
4 Jerry Koosman 1.48
5 Steve Rogers 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 5
1 Randy Lerch 5
1 Rick Reuschel 5
1 Don Sutton 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Frank Tanana 49
3 Steve Rogers 46
4 Jerry Koosman 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 8
2 Rich Gossage 7
2 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 .333
3 Hal McRae .332
4 Bill Madlock .331
5 Ken Griffey .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 122
2 Larry Hisle 114
3 Lee May 111
4 Joe Morgan 110
4 Carl Yastrzemski 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 77
2 Bill North 72
3 Frank Taveras 71
4 Cesar Cedeno 60
5 Lou Brock 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.03
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 Don Sutton 23
2 Steve Carlton 22
2 Jim Palmer 22
2 Frank Tanana 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 334
2 Frank Tanana 276
3 J. R. Richard 229
4 Tom Seaver 227
5 Jerry Koosman 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 29
2 Charlie Hough 27
3 Bill Campbell 23
3 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Dave LaRoche 23