On This Day

Tuesday, May 31, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 26 18 .591 --
Yankees 26 21 .553 1.5
Red Sox 24 21 .533 2.5
Brewers 25 25 .500 4.0
Indians 19 23 .452 6.0
Tigers 18 26 .409 8.0
Blue Jays 18 28 .391 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 29 17 .630 --
White Sox 25 19 .568 3.0
Angels 24 23 .511 5.5
Rangers 21 21 .500 6.0
Athletics 22 24 .478 7.0
Royals 21 23 .477 7.0
Mariners 21 30 .412 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 28 16 .636 --
Cardinals 28 18 .609 1.0
Pirates 26 17 .605 1.5
Phillies 25 19 .568 3.0
Expos 18 26 .409 10.0
Mets 16 30 .348 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 33 15 .688 --
Reds 22 23 .489 9.5
Padres 24 28 .462 11.0
Giants 21 27 .438 12.0
Astros 20 27 .426 12.5
Braves 17 32 .347 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Remy 5
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Junior Moore 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Rico Carty 1
2 Joe Ferguson 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Geronimo 3
1 Garry Maddox 3
1 Lee May 3
1 John Milner 3
1 Ken Reitz 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Royster 3
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Larvell Blanks 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gil Patterson 1.14
2 John Hiller 0.90
3 John Denny 0.60
4 Burt Hooton 0.56
5 Rudy May 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 John Denny 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Hiller 9
2 Gil Patterson 8
3 Burt Hooton 5
3 Jim Kern 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Steve Foucault 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .367
2 Rod Carew .365
3 Manny Trillo .364
4 Carlton Fisk .340
5 Dusty Baker .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Zisk 14
2 Ron Cey 13
3 George Scott 12
3 Reggie Smith 12
5 8 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 45
1 Larry Hisle 45
3 Joe Rudi 42
3 Dave Winfield 42
5 2 tied 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 20
2 Jerry Remy 19
3 Enos Cabell 18
3 Cesar Cedeno 18
5 3 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 1.60
2 Dick Tidrow 1.71
3 John Candelaria 1.94
4 Frank Tanana 2.08
5 Steve Rogers 2.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 8
1 Frank Tanana 8
3 Ray Burris 7
3 Steve Carlton 7
3 4 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 113
2 Frank Tanana 95
3 Steve Rogers 73
4 Bert Blyleven 67
5 Jim Palmer 64

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 14
2 Rollie Fingers 13
2 Charlie Hough 13
4 Rich Gossage 8
4 Sparky Lyle 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Morales .436
2 Barry Bonnell .429
2 George Hendrick .429
4 Buddy Bell .425
4 Lou Brock .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 7
2 Don Money 6
2 Jim Rice 6
4 Dusty Baker 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Ivie 19
2 Ken Reitz 15
3 Johnny Bench 13
3 Steve Garvey 13
3 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 9
2 Jose Cruz 8
2 Jerry Royster 8
4 Enos Cabell 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 0.35
2 Jackie Brown 0.50
3 Sparky Lyle 0.52
4 Dale Murray 0.63
5 Gary Lavelle 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Jesse Jefferson 3
1 Gary Lavelle 3
1 Dale Murray 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Frank Tanana 25
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 Eduardo Rodriguez 21
3 Steve Rogers 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Bruce Sutter 5
3 Charlie Hough 4
4 Ken Forsch 3
4 Gary Lavelle 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonnell .400
2 Bump Wills .392
3 Manny Trillo .392
4 Al Woods .382
5 Rod Carew .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 10
1 Jim Rice 10
3 George Scott 9
3 Reggie Smith 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 28
2 Dave Winfield 25
3 Don Money 23
3 Graig Nettles 23
3 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 16
2 Joe Morgan 12
2 Jerry Royster 12
2 Frank Taveras 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.72
2 Bruce Sutter 0.91
3 Frank Tanana 1.04
4 Ed Figueroa 1.40
5 Ron Reed 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 5
1 Steve Rogers 5
1 Nolan Ryan 5
1 Steve Stone 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 65
2 Frank Tanana 50
3 Steve Rogers 44
4 Burt Hooton 40
4 Jerry Koosman 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 11
2 Rollie Fingers 10
3 Charlie Hough 7
4 Rich Gossage 6
5 Bill Campbell 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .348
2 Bill Madlock .330
3 Dave Parker .329
4 Hal McRae .328
5 Ken Griffey .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 39
2 George Foster 32
2 Reggie Jackson 32
4 Richie Zisk 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 120
2 Lee May 114
3 George Foster 112
4 Graig Nettles 109
5 Joe Morgan 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 73
2 Davey Lopes 69
3 Cesar Cedeno 60
3 Joe Morgan 60
3 Bill North 60

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.20
2 Frank Tanana 2.21
3 Jim Palmer 2.27
4 Mark Fidrych 2.35
5 John Denny 2.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 355
2 Frank Tanana 274
3 Jerry Koosman 223
4 J. R. Richard 221
5 Bert Blyleven 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 30
2 Rollie Fingers 29
3 Rawly Eastwick 28
4 Sparky Lyle 24
5 3 tied 23