On This Day

Sunday, May 29, 1977

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Orioles 25 17 .595 --
Yankees 25 20 .556 1.5
Red Sox 23 20 .535 2.5
Brewers 24 24 .500 4.0
Indians 18 22 .450 6.0
Tigers 17 25 .405 8.0
Blue Jays 18 27 .400 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Twins 28 16 .636 --
White Sox 24 18 .571 3.0
Rangers 21 19 .525 5.0
Angels 23 22 .511 5.5
Athletics 21 23 .477 7.0
Royals 20 23 .465 7.5
Mariners 19 30 .388 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Cubs 28 14 .667 --
Pirates 26 15 .634 1.5
Cardinals 26 18 .591 3.0
Phillies 23 19 .548 5.0
Expos 16 25 .390 11.5
Mets 15 28 .349 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 33 13 .717 --
Giants 21 24 .467 11.5
Reds 20 23 .465 11.5
Padres 21 28 .429 13.5
Astros 18 27 .400 14.5
Braves 17 30 .362 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Parrish 5
2 Willie Montanez 4
2 Robin Yount 4
4 Rob Andrews 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Parrish 3
2 Mike Anderson 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 5
2 Johnny Bench 4
3 Mike Vail 3
4 Tony Armas 2
4 16 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Alexander 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Kravec 1.14
2 Nolan Ryan 1.09
3 Mike Flanagan 1.00
4 Dave Lemanczyk 0.89
5 Dave Goltz 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Mike Flanagan 10
3 Ken Kravec 8
3 Dave Lemanczyk 8
5 Dave Goltz 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Tom Johnson 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .378
2 Manny Trillo .372
3 Dave Parker .363
4 Carlton Fisk .350
5 Dave Chalk .336

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 43
3 Dave Winfield 42
4 Joe Rudi 40
5 Jeff Burroughs 39

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 1.60
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 Nolan Ryan 8
1 Frank Tanana 8
3 Ray Burris 7
3 Bob Forsch 7
3 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 113
2 Frank Tanana 89
3 Steve Rogers 67
4 Bert Blyleven 64
4 Jim Palmer 64

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 14
2 Charlie Hough 13
3 Rollie Fingers 10
4 Rich Gossage 8
4 Sparky Lyle 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Buddy Bell .475
2 Bump Wills .471
3 Barry Bonnell .451
4 Rod Carew .442
5 Biff Pocoroba .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 7
2 George Foster 6
2 Don Money 6
2 Jim Rice 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 15
2 Gene Clines 14
3 Jeff Burroughs 13
3 Mike Ivie 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 9
2 Enos Cabell 8
2 Jose Cruz 8
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Martinez 0.59
2 Frank Tanana 0.67
3 Paul Reuschel 0.67
4 Gary Lavelle 0.69
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 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Frank Tanana 29
3 Burt Hooton 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 Jim Slaton 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 6
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Charlie Hough 4
4 Gary Lavelle 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Barry Bonnell .412
2 Rod Carew .407
3 Bump Wills .403
4 Manny Trillo .382
5 Duffy Dyer .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 10
2 Jim Rice 9
2 Reggie Smith 9
4 Dwight Evans 8
4 7 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Hisle 30
2 Dave Winfield 26
3 Dave Parker 24
4 Thurman Munson 23
5 2 tied 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 Bruce Sutter 0.89
2 Frank Tanana 1.15
3 Ed Figueroa 1.50
4 Dick Tidrow 1.53
5 Tommy John 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 5
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Tommy John 5
1 Nolan Ryan 5
1 Frank Tanana 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 78
2 Frank Tanana 50
3 Jerry Koosman 40
3 Jim Palmer 40
5 Steve Rogers 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Sutter 11
2 Charlie Hough 9
3 Rollie Fingers 7
4 Bill Campbell 6
4 Rich Gossage 6

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Hal McRae .331
3 Bill Madlock .329
4 Ken Griffey .329
5 Dave Parker .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 119
2 George Foster 112
3 Joe Morgan 110
4 Thurman Munson 108
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 Nolan Ryan 22
4 Ray Burris 21
4 2 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 355
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 26
4 Sparky Lyle 24
5 3 tied 23