On This Day

Thursday, June 2, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 26 20 .565 --
Yankees 27 22 .551 0.5
Red Sox 25 22 .532 1.5
Brewers 25 25 .500 3.0
Indians 20 24 .455 5.0
Tigers 19 27 .413 7.0
Blue Jays 18 29 .383 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 30 18 .625 --
White Sox 27 19 .587 2.0
Angels 24 23 .511 5.5
Rangers 22 22 .500 6.0
Athletics 24 24 .500 6.0
Royals 22 23 .489 6.5
Mariners 21 32 .396 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 29 16 .644 --
Pirates 27 17 .614 1.5
Cardinals 28 19 .596 2.0
Phillies 25 20 .556 4.0
Expos 18 28 .391 11.5
Mets 18 30 .375 12.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 34 15 .694 --
Reds 23 24 .489 10.0
Padres 24 29 .453 12.0
Giants 22 27 .449 12.0
Astros 21 28 .429 13.0
Braves 17 33 .340 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Dave Concepcion 4
1 Bob Watson 4
4 Alan Bannister 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Ray Fosse 1
1 Tito Fuentes 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Essian 3
1 Lee Mazzilli 3
1 Lou Piniella 3
1 Bob Watson 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 3
2 Lenny Randle 2
3 Ed Armbrister 1
3 Lyman Bostock 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 0.88
2 Pat Dobson 0.62
3 Floyd Bannister 0.62
4 Nelson Briles 0.50
5 Mike Norris 0.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Floyd Bannister 8
2 Fergie Jenkins 7
3 Pat Dobson 5
4 Nelson Briles 4
4 Dan Warthen 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .376
2 Dave Parker .368
3 Manny Trillo .365
4 Carlton Fisk .342
5 Ted Simmons .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Zisk 14
2 Ron Cey 13
3 Jeff Burroughs 12
3 George Scott 12
3 Reggie Smith 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 48
2 Larry Hisle 45
3 Joe Rudi 42
3 Dave Winfield 42
5 Jeff Burroughs 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 20
1 Joe Morgan 20
1 Frank Taveras 20
4 Jerry Remy 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bruce Sutter 0.97
2 Dick Tidrow 1.71
3 John Candelaria 1.72
4 Ed Figueroa 1.80
5 Frank Tanana 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 8
1 Frank Tanana 8
3 Ray Burris 7
3 John Candelaria 7
3 6 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 113
2 Frank Tanana 95
3 Steve Rogers 73
4 Jim Palmer 70
5 Bert Blyleven 67

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 14
1 Bruce Sutter 14
3 Rollie Fingers 13
4 Sparky Lyle 9
5 2 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .452
2 Roy Howell .439
3 Bake McBride .424
4 Rico Carty .419
5 George Hendrick .417

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 17
2 Thurman Munson 14
3 Johnny Bench 13
3 Larry Hisle 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Cesar Cedeno 8
2 Jerry Royster 8
4 Jose Cruz 6
4 Mickey Rivers 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.00
2 Frank Tanana 0.35
3 Sparky Lyle 0.61
4 Clay Carroll 0.67
5 Gary Ross 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Tommy John 3
1 Gary Lavelle 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Ed Halicki 31
3 Jim Palmer 27
4 Frank Tanana 25
5 3 tied 20

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .404
2 Bump Wills .392
3 Steve Ontiveros .391
4 Manny Trillo .390
5 Barry Bonnell .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 10
1 Jim Rice 10
3 George Scott 9
3 Reggie Smith 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 26
2 Graig Nettles 24
3 Don Money 23
3 Jim Rice 23
5 5 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 17
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Jerry Royster 13
4 Dave Concepcion 11
4 Frank Taveras 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.69
2 Frank Tanana 1.04
3 Ron Reed 1.08
4 Bruce Sutter 1.15
5 Dick Tidrow 1.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 65
2 Frank Tanana 50
3 Jim Palmer 41
4 Burt Hooton 40
5 Steve Rogers 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Bill Madlock .327
3 Dave Parker .327
4 Ken Griffey .327
5 Hal McRae .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 39
2 Reggie Jackson 32
3 George Foster 31
4 Jim Rice 30
4 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 118
2 Lee May 114
3 Graig Nettles 111
4 George Foster 109
5 Joe Morgan 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 72
2 Davey Lopes 68
3 Joe Morgan 63
4 Cesar Cedeno 60
5 Bill North 59

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.16
2 Frank Tanana 2.21
3 Jim Palmer 2.33
4 John Denny 2.44
5 Mark Fidrych 2.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 348
2 Frank Tanana 262
3 Jerry Koosman 222
4 Tom Seaver 221
5 2 tied 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 31
2 Rollie Fingers 29
3 Rawly Eastwick 27
4 Sparky Lyle 25
5 Bill Campbell 24