On This Day

Monday, May 23, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 21 15 .583 --
Red Sox 21 16 .568 0.5
Yankees 21 18 .538 1.5
Brewers 21 21 .500 3.0
Tigers 17 20 .459 4.5
Blue Jays 17 24 .415 6.5
Indians 14 21 .400 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 25 14 .641 --
White Sox 22 15 .595 2.0
Rangers 19 16 .543 4.0
Angels 19 21 .475 6.5
Athletics 19 21 .475 6.5
Royals 18 20 .474 6.5
Mariners 16 28 .364 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 25 12 .676 --
Cubs 23 13 .639 1.5
Cardinals 22 16 .579 3.5
Phillies 19 17 .528 5.5
Expos 14 21 .400 10.0
Mets 15 24 .385 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 30 10 .750 --
Reds 18 20 .474 11.0
Giants 17 23 .425 13.0
Astros 16 23 .410 13.5
Padres 17 26 .395 14.5
Braves 15 26 .366 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Barry Bonnell 4
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 Hector Cruz 3
2 Roy Howell 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Armas 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Butch Hobson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Ivie 3
2 Tony Armas 2
2 Tim Foli 2
2 Pat Kelly 2
2 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Barry Bonnell 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 Derrel Thomas 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Langford 1.00
2 Ed Halicki 0.80
2 Phil Niekro 0.80
4 Pete Vuckovich 0.60
5 Jim Slaton 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Buzz Capra 1
1 Ed Halicki 1
1 Rick Langford 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Dyar Miller 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 8
1 Rick Langford 8
1 Phil Niekro 8
4 Jim Slaton 6
4 Pete Vuckovich 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Trillo .387
2 Dave Parker .374
3 Rod Carew .367
4 Gary Matthews .352
5 Claudell Washington .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 13
2 Richie Zisk 12
3 Wayne Gross 11
3 Reggie Smith 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 42
2 Dave Winfield 39
3 Joe Rudi 38
4 Dave Parker 37
5 2 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Remy 18
1 Frank Taveras 18
3 Cesar Cedeno 17
4 Davey Lopes 16
4 Omar Moreno 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ed Figueroa 1.55
2 John Candelaria 1.63
3 Dick Tidrow 1.79
4 Bert Blyleven 1.82
5 Ron Guidry 1.85

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 7
2 Doyle Alexander 6
2 Jim Barr 6
2 Ray Burris 6
2 9 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 89
2 Frank Tanana 78
3 Steve Rogers 65
4 Bert Blyleven 59
5 Phil Niekro 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 11
2 Bruce Sutter 10
3 Rich Gossage 8
4 Bill Campbell 7
4 2 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Ontiveros .450
2 Del Unser .424
3 Lenny Randle .419
4 Roy Howell .413
5 Barry Bonnell .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 7
2 Cliff Johnson 5
2 Jim Rice 5
2 George Scott 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gene Clines 15
2 Don Money 14
3 Larry Biittner 13
4 Jim Rice 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 11
2 Joe Morgan 8
3 Dave Concepcion 7
3 Frank Taveras 7
5 Ivan de Jesus 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 0.00
2 Clay Carroll 0.66
3 Frank Tanana 0.67
4 Gary Lavelle 0.69
4 Kent Tekulve 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Gary Nolan 3
1 Frank Tanana 3
4 Doyle Alexander 2
4 40 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 28
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Frank Tanana 25
4 Rich Gossage 20
4 Phil Niekro 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Charlie Hough 4
1 Bruce Sutter 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pat Kelly .405
2 Manny Trillo .404
3 Thurman Munson .386
4 Ellis Valentine .379
5 Cliff Johnson .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 10
2 Wayne Gross 9
2 Willie Horton 9
2 George Scott 9
5 5 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Winfield 30
2 Ron Cey 29
3 Larry Hisle 28
4 Dave Parker 25
5 Thurman Munson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 17
2 Frank Taveras 13
3 Omar Moreno 12
4 Joe Morgan 10
4 Jerry Remy 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Tidrow 1.24
2 Jim Rooker 1.32
3 Ed Figueroa 1.33
4 Ron Guidry 1.38
5 Bert Blyleven 1.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 Frank Tanana 49
3 Steve Rogers 45
4 Jerry Koosman 38
5 Burt Hooton 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 9
2 Bruce Sutter 8
3 Bill Campbell 7
3 Rich Gossage 7
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .349
2 Bill Madlock .335
3 Ken Griffey .334
4 Hal McRae .331
5 Dave Parker .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 37
2 Reggie Jackson 31
3 Dave Kingman 30
3 Rick Monday 30
3 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 118
2 Larry Hisle 117
3 Joe Morgan 111
4 Lee May 110
5 2 tied 107

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 74
2 Frank Taveras 71
3 Bill North 68
4 Cesar Cedeno 63
5 Joe Morgan 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 2.17
2 Frank Tanana 2.30
3 Jim Palmer 2.33
4 Mark Fidrych 2.40
5 Vida Blue 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 23
2 Jim Palmer 22
3 Steve Carlton 21
3 Ed Figueroa 21
3 Frank Tanana 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 337
2 Frank Tanana 266
3 Bert Blyleven 223
4 Tom Seaver 222
5 Jerry Koosman 220

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 28
1 Charlie Hough 28
3 Bill Campbell 24
3 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Dave LaRoche 24