On This Day

Monday, April 25, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 9 4 .692 --
Orioles 7 6 .538 2.0
Yankees 8 8 .500 2.5
Blue Jays 8 9 .471 3.0
Red Sox 6 8 .429 3.5
Tigers 6 10 .375 4.5
Indians 4 9 .308 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 9 5 .643 --
Royals 9 6 .600 0.5
Twins 10 7 .588 0.5
Athletics 10 7 .588 0.5
Rangers 7 7 .500 2.0
Angels 8 10 .444 3.0
Mariners 7 12 .368 4.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cardinals 9 6 .600 --
Pirates 7 6 .538 1.0
Expos 7 6 .538 1.0
Cubs 6 6 .500 1.5
Mets 6 8 .429 2.5
Phillies 5 7 .417 2.5

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 12 3 .800 --
Giants 7 7 .500 4.5
Braves 8 8 .500 4.5
Padres 8 10 .444 5.5
Astros 6 9 .400 6.0
Reds 5 10 .333 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Otto Velez 5
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Rick Burleson 4
2 Jeff Burroughs 4
2 George Foster 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 2
1 George Foster 2
1 Otto Velez 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 7
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Jeff Burroughs 4
2 Dan Driessen 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bob Bailor 1
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Rhoden 0.82
2 Luis Tiant 0.50
3 Doc Medich 0.38
4 Jerry Garvin 0.36
4 Randy Jones 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Rick Rhoden 1
1 Nolan Ryan 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Rhoden 9
2 Jack Billingham 5
2 Luis Tiant 5
4 Jerry Garvin 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Sid Monge 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Otto Velez .462
2 Ron Cey .439
3 Gary Matthews .426
4 Hal McRae .422
5 Ted Simmons .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 7
2 Jeff Burroughs 6
3 Don Baylor 5
3 Gary Carter 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 26
2 Ron Cey 25
3 Jeff Burroughs 19
3 Gene Tenace 19
5 Mitchell Page 18

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 10
1 Jerry Remy 10
3 Enos Cabell 9
4 Larry Lintz 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.73
2 Francisco Barrios 0.92
3 Bob Shirley 1.07
4 Don Sutton 1.08
5 Paul Lindblad 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Denny 4
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Jim Colborn 3
2 Bob Forsch 3
2 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 39
2 Nolan Ryan 35
3 John Montefusco 28
4 Bert Blyleven 27
5 Dick Ruthven 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Camp 4
1 Bill Castro 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 6 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .345
2 Bill Madlock .339
3 George Brett .335
4 Rod Carew .334
5 Ken Griffey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 34
2 Graig Nettles 32
2 Mike Schmidt 32
4 George Foster 31
5 2 tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 128
2 Lee May 113
3 Joe Morgan 112
4 Carl Yastrzemski 108
5 Thurman Munson 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 75
2 Davey Lopes 73
3 Frank Taveras 60
4 Ron LeFlore 59
5 Lou Brock 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.08
2 Jim Palmer 2.32
3 Mark Fidrych 2.34
4 Frank Tanana 2.37
5 John Denny 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 22
1 Jim Palmer 22
1 Don Sutton 22
4 Jerry Koosman 21
4 Frank Tanana 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 334
2 Frank Tanana 283
3 Tom Seaver 233
4 Bert Blyleven 224
5 J. R. Richard 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
2 Sparky Lyle 25
3 Rollie Fingers 21
3 Dave LaRoche 21
5 2 tied 20