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Events of Tuesday, May 17, 1977

Events of Tuesday, May 17, 1977
5-16-1977 5-18-1977 5-17-1976 5-17-1978
MON N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 1 - 6 9 1
ATL N 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 - 9 10 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Niekro (1-7)
LP: Atkinson (2-1)
HR: Burroughs (9), Matthews (4), Pocoroba (2)
SD N 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 - 6 9 5
CHI N 0 0 8 3 3 8 0 1 x - 23 24 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Bonham (5-2)
LP: Griffin (3-2)
SV: R. Hernandez (1)
HR: Valentine (1), Rosello (1), Clines (2), Biittner 2 (2), Murcer (6), Morales (3), Ontiveros (2)
PIT N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 3 7 0
CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Candelaria (5-0)
LP: Billingham (4-3)
SV: Gossage (8)
HR: Stargell (7)
STL N 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 7 1
HOU N 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 x - 5 7 3
BOX+PBP
WP: Forsch (4-2)
LP: Rasmussen (2-5)
HR: Cabell (2), Johnson 2 (8)
SF N 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 4 1
NY N 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 x - 8 12 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Koosman (3-4)
LP: Montefusco (2-6)
HR: Kranepool (3), Koosman (1)
LA N 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 6 12 1
PHI N 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 6 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Sutton (6-0)
LP: Christenson (3-4)
SV: Hough (10)
HR: Cey (13), Garvey (7), Johnstone (1)
BOS A 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 9 0
CAL A 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 x - 6 10 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Simpson (3-3)
LP: Jenkins (4-3)
SV: Hartzell (3)
HR: Remy (1)
TOR A 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 3 8 0
MIL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 8 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Jefferson (1-3)
LP: Haas (3-2)
SV: Johnson (1)
CLE A 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 11 0
MIN A 0 2 1 1 3 2 0 1 x - 10 14 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Burgmeier (5-1)
LP: Dobson (0-4)
HR: Carew (3)
NY A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 5 10 0
OAK A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 11 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Lyle (2-1)
LP: Giusti (0-2)
HR: Sanguillen (2), Allen (5)
BAL A 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 12 0
SEA A 3 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 x - 10 10 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Romo (1-2)
LP: R. May (4-4)
HR: DeCinces (6), Lopez (2), Stein (4), Jutze (2)
DET A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1
TEX A 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 x - 3 6 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Alexander (5-1)
LP: Rozema (3-1)
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Standings At Close of Play of May 17, 1977
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Pittsburgh Pirates 32 23 9 0 .719 - 156 116
Chicago Cubs 32 21 11 0 .656 2.0 175 136
St. Louis Cardinals 33 20 13 0 .606 3.5 166 124
Philadelphia Phillies 31 17 14 0 .548 5.5 146 133
Montreal Expos 30 13 17 0 .433 9.0 109 130
New York Mets 33 12 21 0 .364 11.5 119 122
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Los Angeles Dodgers 35 27 8 0 .771 - 201 129
Cincinnati Reds 33 14 19 0 .424 12.0 149 151
Houston Astros 34 14 20 0 .412 12.5 120 153
San Francisco Giants 34 14 20 0 .412 12.5 112 140
San Diego Padres 38 14 24 0 .368 14.5 177 218
Atlanta Braves 35 11 24 0 .314 16.0 141 219
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
New York Yankees 33 19 14 0 .576 - 158 120
Baltimore Orioles 30 17 13 0 .567 0.5 104 97
Boston Red Sox 32 18 14 0 .563 0.5 158 150
Milwaukee Brewers 35 17 18 0 .486 3.0 128 135
Toronto Blue Jays 35 15 20 0 .429 5.0 148 168
Detroit Tigers 33 14 19 0 .424 5.0 143 174
Cleveland Indians 32 12 20 0 .375 6.5 132 186
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Minnesota Twins 35 24 11 0 .686 - 199 133
Chicago White Sox 32 20 12 0 .625 2.5 180 143
Texas Rangers 31 17 14 0 .548 5.0 122 118
Kansas City Royals 33 17 16 0 .515 6.0 164 132
Oakland Athletics 35 17 18 0 .486 7.0 145 176
California Angels 36 16 20 0 .444 8.5 177 157
Seattle Mariners 40 13 27 0 .325 13.5 157 226
ML League Leaders
Debuts on This Date
Team Player Name (Age)
CAL A Willie Aikens (22)
NY A Dell Alston (24)
Last Games on This Date
Team Player Name (Age)
SD N Victor Bernal (23)
SD N Brent Strom (28)
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Transactions
San Diego Padres traded Butch Metzger to St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for John
D'Acquisto and Pat Scanlon.
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