On This Day

Thursday, May 26, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 23 16 .590 --
Yankees 23 19 .548 1.5
Red Sox 21 19 .525 2.5
Brewers 22 23 .489 4.0
Tigers 17 22 .436 6.0
Indians 16 21 .432 6.0
Blue Jays 17 25 .405 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 27 14 .659 --
White Sox 23 16 .590 3.0
Rangers 20 17 .541 5.0
Angels 21 21 .500 6.5
Athletics 20 21 .488 7.0
Royals 19 21 .475 7.5
Mariners 16 30 .348 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 26 12 .684 --
Cubs 25 14 .641 1.5
Cardinals 24 17 .585 3.5
Phillies 20 19 .513 6.5
Expos 15 23 .395 11.0
Mets 15 25 .375 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 32 11 .744 --
Giants 19 23 .452 12.5
Reds 18 22 .450 12.5
Padres 19 27 .413 14.5
Astros 17 25 .405 14.5
Braves 16 28 .364 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Terry Whitfield 4
2 Joe Morgan 3
3 Sal Bando 2
3 Larry Biittner 2
3 20 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Cesar Geronimo 1
1 Don Money 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 2
1 Steve Garvey 2
1 Cesar Geronimo 2
1 George Hendrick 2
1 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ed Armbrister 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Vic Correll 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Krukow 1.20
2 Andy Messersmith 0.89
3 Burt Hooton 0.88
4 J. R. Richard 0.50
4 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Mike Krukow 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Andy Messersmith 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 8
2 Burt Hooton 7
2 J. R. Richard 7
4 Mike Krukow 6
5 Eduardo Rodriguez 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Lerrin LaGrow 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .385
2 Dave Parker .371
3 Manny Trillo .360
4 Claudell Washington .347
5 Carlton Fisk .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 13
2 Reggie Smith 12
2 Richie Zisk 12
4 Jeff Burroughs 11
4 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 43
2 Larry Hisle 42
3 Dave Winfield 40
4 Joe Rudi 39
5 Jeff Burroughs 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 19
2 Cesar Cedeno 18
2 Frank Taveras 18
4 Davey Lopes 16
4 Omar Moreno 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 1.55
2 John Candelaria 1.63
3 Dick Tidrow 1.77
4 Bert Blyleven 1.97
5 Frank Tanana 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 8
2 Ray Burris 7
2 Bob Forsch 7
2 Rick Rhoden 7
2 Nolan Ryan 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 101
2 Frank Tanana 89
3 Steve Rogers 67
4 Bert Blyleven 64
5 2 tied 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 12
2 Bruce Sutter 11
3 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Rich Gossage 8
5 4 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .472
2 Rod Carew .469
3 Bump Wills .444
4 Don Money .441
5 Gene Clines .438

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Money 7
1 Reggie Smith 7
3 George Scott 6
4 Sal Bando 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 15
1 Don Money 15
3 Gene Clines 14
3 Reggie Smith 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 9
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
3 Enos Cabell 6
3 Ivan de Jesus 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.56
2 Dennis Martinez 0.59
3 Bruce Sutter 0.64
4 Frank Tanana 0.67
5 Paul Reuschel 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Gary Lavelle 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 Steve Stone 3
1 Frank Tanana 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Frank Tanana 29
3 Steve Rogers 22
4 Burt Hooton 21
4 Eduardo Rodriguez 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 5
2 Bill Campbell 4
2 Charlie Hough 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .410
2 Pat Kelly .392
3 Thurman Munson .385
4 Carlton Fisk .376
5 Johnny Grubb .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 9
2 Wayne Gross 8
2 Willie Horton 8
2 Don Money 8
2 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 30
2 Dave Winfield 27
3 Dave Parker 25
4 Willie Horton 20
4 3 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 18
2 Frank Taveras 13
3 Omar Moreno 11
3 Joe Morgan 11
5 Dave Concepcion 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 0.69
2 Sparky Lyle 0.72
3 Dennis Martinez 1.04
4 Frank Tanana 1.15
5 Ron Guidry 1.21

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 5
1 John Candelaria 5
1 Rick Reuschel 5
1 Steve Rogers 5
1 Frank Tanana 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Frank Tanana 50
3 Steve Rogers 47
4 Burt Hooton 40
5 Jerry Koosman 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 10
2 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Bill Campbell 7
3 Rich Gossage 7
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Bill Madlock .336
3 Ken Griffey .330
4 Hal McRae .329
5 George Brett .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 38
2 Reggie Jackson 30
2 Rick Monday 30
2 Mike Schmidt 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 121
2 George Foster 112
2 Joe Morgan 112
4 Lee May 109
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 73
2 Frank Taveras 71
3 Bill North 66
4 Cesar Cedeno 62
5 Joe Morgan 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.15
2 Frank Tanana 2.23
3 Jim Palmer 2.30
4 Mark Fidrych 2.40
5 Vida Blue 2.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 348
2 Frank Tanana 277
3 Bert Blyleven 222
4 Jerry Koosman 220
5 J. R. Richard 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 29
2 Rawly Eastwick 28
3 Rollie Fingers 25
4 Dave LaRoche 24
5 2 tied 23