On This Day

Friday, May 27, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 24 16 .600 --
Yankees 24 19 .558 1.5
Red Sox 22 19 .537 2.5
Brewers 23 23 .500 4.0
Indians 17 21 .447 6.0
Tigers 17 23 .425 7.0
Blue Jays 17 26 .395 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 27 15 .643 --
White Sox 23 17 .575 3.0
Rangers 20 18 .526 5.0
Angels 22 21 .512 5.5
Athletics 20 22 .476 7.0
Royals 19 22 .463 7.5
Mariners 17 30 .362 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 26 13 .667 --
Cubs 26 14 .650 0.5
Cardinals 25 17 .595 2.5
Phillies 21 19 .525 5.5
Expos 15 24 .385 11.0
Mets 15 26 .366 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 33 11 .750 --
Giants 20 23 .465 12.5
Reds 18 23 .439 13.5
Astros 18 25 .419 14.5
Padres 19 28 .404 15.5
Braves 16 29 .356 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barry Bonnell 5
2 Jose Cruz 4
2 Mickey Rivers 4
4 Bruce Boisclair 3
4 17 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Santo Alcala 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 George Foster 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Hutton 4
1 Ken Reitz 4
3 Tim Foli 3
3 Charlie Moore 3
3 Thurman Munson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 2
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Amos Otis 2
4 Bobby Bonds 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Slaton 1.20
2 Wayne Garland 1.00
3 Rudy May 0.78
4 Dennis Leonard 0.75
5 Bill Bonham 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 9
2 Rudy May 7
3 Larry Christenson 6
3 Fergie Jenkins 6
3 Jim Slaton 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Paul Hartzell 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Mike Kekich 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .378
2 Dave Parker .362
3 Manny Trillo .357
4 Claudell Washington .347
5 Carlton Fisk .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 13
1 Richie Zisk 13
3 Reggie Smith 12
4 Jeff Burroughs 11
4 3 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 45
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
1 Frank Taveras 19
3 Cesar Cedeno 18
4 Enos Cabell 17
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 1.55
2 Dick Tidrow 1.71
3 John Candelaria 1.94
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 Phil Niekro 59

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 13
2 Bruce Sutter 12
3 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Rich Gossage 8
3 Sparky Lyle 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonnell .488
2 Buddy Bell .450
3 Rod Carew .442
4 Steve Ontiveros .439
5 Bump Wills .424

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 15
1 Reggie Smith 15
3 Gene Clines 14
3 Don Money 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 9
2 Enos Cabell 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
3 Jose Cruz 7
3 Ivan de Jesus 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 0.59
2 Gary Lavelle 0.60
2 Bruce Sutter 0.60
4 Frank Tanana 0.67
5 Jerry Johnson 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 3
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Gary Lavelle 3
1 Rudy May 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Charlie Hough 5
3 Bill Campbell 4
4 Ken Forsch 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .414
2 Pat Kelly .390
3 Thurman Munson .385
4 Bump Wills .377
5 Johnny Grubb .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 9
1 Reggie Smith 9
3 Carlton Fisk 8
3 Wayne Gross 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 30
2 Dave Winfield 27
3 Dave Parker 25
4 Thurman Munson 23
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 16
2 Frank Taveras 14
3 Omar Moreno 11
4 Joe Morgan 10
5 6 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 0.67
2 Sparky Lyle 0.69
3 Jerry Johnson 0.71
4 Dennis Martinez 1.04
5 Frank Tanana 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 5
1 Tommy John 5
1 Steve Rogers 5
1 Frank Tanana 5
5 13 tied 4

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 9
3 Bill Campbell 6
3 Rich Gossage 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Bill Madlock .334
3 Hal McRae .329
4 George Brett .327
5 Ken Griffey .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 37
2 Reggie Jackson 31
3 Rick Monday 30
3 Mike Schmidt 30
3 Richie Zisk 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 118
2 George Foster 112
2 Joe Morgan 112
4 Thurman Munson 110
5 Lee May 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 72
2 Davey Lopes 71
3 Bill North 65
4 Cesar Cedeno 62
5 Joe Morgan 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.13
2 Frank Tanana 2.23
3 Jim Palmer 2.30
4 Mark Fidrych 2.35
5 Vida Blue 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 23
1 Don Sutton 23
3 Frank Tanana 22
4 Ray Burris 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 348
2 Frank Tanana 277
3 Bert Blyleven 222
4 Jerry Koosman 220
4 Tom Seaver 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 30
2 Rawly Eastwick 28
3 Rollie Fingers 25
4 Dave LaRoche 24
4 Sparky Lyle 24