On This Day

Saturday, May 28, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 25 16 .610 --
Red Sox 23 19 .548 2.5
Yankees 24 20 .545 2.5
Brewers 24 23 .511 4.0
Indians 17 22 .436 7.0
Tigers 17 24 .415 8.0
Blue Jays 18 26 .409 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 27 16 .628 --
White Sox 24 17 .585 2.0
Rangers 20 19 .513 5.0
Angels 22 22 .500 5.5
Athletics 21 22 .488 6.0
Royals 19 23 .452 7.5
Mariners 18 30 .375 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 27 14 .659 --
Pirates 26 14 .650 0.5
Cardinals 26 17 .605 2.0
Phillies 22 19 .537 5.0
Expos 15 25 .375 11.5
Mets 15 27 .357 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 33 12 .733 --
Giants 20 24 .455 12.5
Reds 19 23 .452 12.5
Padres 20 28 .417 14.5
Astros 18 26 .409 14.5
Braves 17 29 .370 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 4
1 Wayne Nordhagen 4
3 Mark Belanger 3
3 Bob Boone 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 2
1 Jim Rice 2
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 Bob Boone 1
3 23 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 5
2 Lamar Johnson 4
2 Hal McRae 4
4 Dwight Evans 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Alexander 2
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Bake McBride 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Halicki 1.17
2 Jeff Holly 1.00
2 Jesse Jefferson 1.00
4 Doug Bird 0.88
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jesse Jefferson 8
2 Doug Bird 7
2 Ed Halicki 7
4 Jeff Holly 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Rick Camp 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Bob Lacey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .378
2 Manny Trillo .368
3 Dave Parker .359
4 Carlton Fisk .348
5 3 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 13
1 Richie Zisk 13
3 George Scott 12
3 Reggie Smith 12
5 4 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 45
2 Larry Hisle 42
3 Dave Winfield 41
4 Joe Rudi 40
5 2 tied 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 19
1 Frank Taveras 19
3 Enos Cabell 18
3 Cesar Cedeno 18
5 2 tied 17

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 Jim Palmer 7
2 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 101
2 Frank Tanana 89
3 Steve Rogers 67
4 Bert Blyleven 64
4 Jim Palmer 64

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 13
1 Bruce Sutter 13
3 Rollie Fingers 9
4 Rich Gossage 8
4 Sparky Lyle 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonnell .478
2 Rod Carew .468
3 Buddy Bell .450
4 Bump Wills .438
5 Biff Pocoroba .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 7
1 George Scott 7
3 Don Money 6
3 Reggie Smith 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 17
2 Larry Hisle 15
2 Reggie Smith 15
4 Gene Clines 14
5 7 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 10
2 Enos Cabell 8
2 Jose Cruz 8
4 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 Ivan de Jesus 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 0.59
2 Gary Lavelle 0.64
3 Frank Tanana 0.67
4 Paul Reuschel 0.67
5 Jerry Johnson 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 3
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Bill Campbell 3
1 Jesse Jefferson 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Frank Tanana 29
3 Ed Halicki 23
4 Steve Rogers 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Charlie Hough 5
3 Bill Campbell 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Gary Lavelle 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .417
2 Bump Wills .403
3 Pat Kelly .380
4 Manny Trillo .378
5 Thurman Munson .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 10
2 Jim Rice 9
2 Reggie Smith 9
4 Dwight Evans 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 29
2 Dave Winfield 25
3 Dave Parker 24
4 Thurman Munson 22
4 Jim Rice 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 16
2 Frank Taveras 13
3 Joe Morgan 12
4 Omar Moreno 11
5 Jose Cruz 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jerry Johnson 0.71
2 Bruce Sutter 0.90
3 Frank Tanana 1.15
4 Ed Figueroa 1.40
5 Dick Tidrow 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 5
1 Tommy John 5
1 Frank Tanana 5
4 Doyle Alexander 4
4 17 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 66
2 Frank Tanana 50
3 Burt Hooton 40
3 Jerry Koosman 40
3 Jim Palmer 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 10
2 Charlie Hough 9
3 Bill Campbell 6
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Rich Gossage 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .352
2 Hal McRae .333
3 Bill Madlock .332
4 George Brett .327
5 Ken Griffey .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 37
2 George Foster 31
2 Reggie Jackson 31
4 Rick Monday 30
4 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 118
2 George Foster 114
3 Joe Morgan 112
4 Thurman Munson 110
5 Graig Nettles 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 72
2 Davey Lopes 71
3 Bill North 64
4 Cesar Cedeno 62
5 Joe Morgan 61

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.13
2 Frank Tanana 2.23
3 Jim Palmer 2.27
4 Mark Fidrych 2.35
5 Vida Blue 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 24
2 Don Sutton 23
3 Ray Burris 21
3 Steve Carlton 21
3 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 348
2 Frank Tanana 268
3 Jerry Koosman 223
4 Tom Seaver 220
5 J. R. Richard 219

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 30
2 Rawly Eastwick 28
3 Rollie Fingers 25
4 Sparky Lyle 24
5 2 tied 23