On This Day

Sunday, May 22, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 20 15 .571 --
Red Sox 20 16 .556 0.5
Yankees 21 17 .553 0.5
Brewers 21 20 .512 2.0
Tigers 17 20 .459 4.0
Blue Jays 17 23 .425 5.5
Indians 14 21 .400 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 25 14 .641 --
White Sox 22 15 .595 2.0
Rangers 19 16 .543 4.0
Angels 19 21 .475 6.5
Royals 18 20 .474 6.5
Athletics 18 21 .462 7.0
Mariners 16 28 .364 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 25 12 .676 --
Cubs 23 13 .639 1.5
Cardinals 22 15 .595 3.0
Phillies 19 17 .528 5.5
Expos 14 21 .400 10.0
Mets 15 24 .385 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 30 10 .750 --
Reds 18 20 .474 11.0
Giants 16 23 .410 13.5
Astros 16 23 .410 13.5
Padres 17 25 .405 14.0
Braves 14 26 .350 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Von Joshua 6
2 Don Money 5
2 Joe Morgan 5
4 Buddy Bell 4
4 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Fred Lynn 2
1 Don Money 2
1 Dave Parker 2
4 Dusty Baker 1
4 27 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 5
1 Jason Thompson 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Fred Lynn 4
3 4 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Dave Concepcion 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Jerry Royster 2
1 2 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.60
2 Steve Rogers 1.57
3 Fred Norman 1.17
4 Ron Guidry 0.78
5 Larry Christenson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 11
2 Eduardo Rodriguez 8
3 Floyd Bannister 7
3 Ron Guidry 7
3 Fred Norman 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Warren Brusstar 1
1 Jamie Easterly 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Enrique Romo 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Trillo .387
2 Dave Parker .374
3 Rod Carew .367
4 Ted Simmons .350
5 Claudell Washington .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 13
2 Richie Zisk 12
3 Wayne Gross 11
3 Reggie Smith 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 42
2 Dave Winfield 39
3 Joe Rudi 38
4 Dave Parker 37
5 2 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 18
1 Frank Taveras 18
3 Cesar Cedeno 17
4 Davey Lopes 16
4 Omar Moreno 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 1.22
2 John Candelaria 1.63
3 Dick Tidrow 1.79
4 Bert Blyleven 1.82
5 Ron Guidry 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 7
2 Doyle Alexander 6
2 Jim Barr 6
2 Ray Burris 6
2 9 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 89
2 Frank Tanana 78
3 Steve Rogers 65
4 Bert Blyleven 59
5 Jerry Koosman 54

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 11
2 Bruce Sutter 10
3 Rich Gossage 8
4 Rawly Eastwick 7
4 Rollie Fingers 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Ontiveros .442
2 Del Unser .424
3 Rod Carew .423
4 Biff Pocoroba .412
5 Dusty Baker .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 7
2 Willie Horton 6
3 Cliff Johnson 5
3 Graig Nettles 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Biittner 15
1 Gene Clines 15
3 Willie Horton 14
3 Don Money 14
5 Graig Nettles 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 11
2 Dave Concepcion 8
2 Joe Morgan 8
2 Frank Taveras 8
5 Ivan de Jesus 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Carroll 0.00
1 Bruce Sutter 0.00
3 Ed Figueroa 0.50
4 Buddy Schultz 0.63
5 Frank Tanana 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Gary Nolan 3
1 Buddy Schultz 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 28
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Frank Tanana 25
4 Rich Gossage 21
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 5
1 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Charlie Hough 4
4 Bill Campbell 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Kelly .408
2 Manny Trillo .404
3 Cliff Johnson .388
4 Thurman Munson .388
5 Ellis Valentine .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 10
1 Richie Zisk 10
3 Wayne Gross 9
3 Willie Horton 9
3 George Scott 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 30
1 Dave Winfield 30
3 Larry Hisle 28
4 Dave Parker 27
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 17
2 Omar Moreno 14
2 Frank Taveras 14
4 Joe Morgan 10
4 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 0.80
2 Dick Tidrow 1.24
3 Jim Rooker 1.32
4 Ron Guidry 1.38
5 John Candelaria 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 5
1 Ray Burris 5
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 Steve Rogers 50
3 Frank Tanana 49
4 Bert Blyleven 38
4 2 others tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 9
2 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Rich Gossage 7
4 Bill Campbell 6
4 Rollie Fingers 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .347
2 Ken Griffey .334
3 Hal McRae .332
4 Bill Madlock .331
5 Dave Parker .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 37
2 Richie Zisk 31
3 Reggie Jackson 30
3 Dave Kingman 30
3 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 120
2 Larry Hisle 118
3 Lee May 111
3 Joe Morgan 111
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 76
2 Frank Taveras 72
3 Bill North 68
4 Cesar Cedeno 64
5 Joe Morgan 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.14
2 Frank Tanana 2.26
3 Jim Palmer 2.33
4 Mark Fidrych 2.40
5 Vida Blue 2.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 337
2 Frank Tanana 276
3 Jerry Koosman 226
4 Bert Blyleven 223
5 Tom Seaver 222

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 28
1 Charlie Hough 28
3 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Dave LaRoche 24
5 Bill Campbell 23