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Monday, May 2,1977

Monday, May 2,1977

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Games on this date
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year gametype box date visiting Team score home team score box ballpark winning pitcher losing pitcher save pitcher attend. time
1977 reg season 1977-05-02 Oakland Athletics  2 Baltimore Orioles  0 box | pbp Memorial Stadium Rick Langford Rudy May Dave Giusti 4,407 2:29
1977 reg season 1977-05-02 Chicago White Sox  1 Kansas City Royals  3 box | pbp Kauffman Stadium Dennis Leonard Francisco Barrios -- 15,400 2:27
1977 reg season 1977-05-02 Milwaukee Brewers  3 Toronto Blue Jays  1 box | pbp Exhibition Stadium Moose Haas Steve Hargan Bill Castro 17,577 2:31
1977 reg season 1977-05-02 Pittsburgh Pirates  11 Atlanta Braves  1 box | pbp Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Bruce Kison Buzz Capra -- 9,148 2:21
1977 reg season 1977-05-02 St. Louis Cardinals  2 Cincinnati Reds  3 box | pbp Cinergy Field Rawly Eastwick John Urrea -- 19,691 2:15
1977 reg season 1977-05-02 New York Mets  1 Los Angeles Dodgers  3 box | pbp Dodger Stadium Doug Rau Jerry Koosman Charlie Hough 28,017 2:08
1977 reg season 1977-05-02 Philadelphia Phillies  3 San Diego Padres  4 box | pbp Qualcomm Stadium Rollie Fingers Ron Reed -- 16,112 2:27
7 record(s)
Standings on this date
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year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1977 AL East Milwaukee Brewers franchise | log 20 13 7 .650 0.0 74 62 12 W1 6-3 7-4 1 1 2 Yes dnq
1977 AL East New York Yankees franchise | log 21 12 9 .571 1.5 97 74 23 W4 6-5 6-4 2 4 7 Yes Won World Series (Dodgers)
1977 AL East Baltimore Orioles franchise | log 19 10 9 .526 2.5 61 54 7 L1 4-2 6-7 3 8 12 -- dnq
1977 AL East Boston Red Sox franchise | log 19 10 9 .526 2.5 97 94 3 W3 5-5 5-4 4 9 13 -- dnq
1977 AL East Toronto Blue Jays franchise | log 23 10 13 .435 4.5 89 105 -16 L2 4-8 6-5 5 10 18 -- dnq
1977 AL East Detroit Tigers franchise | log 21 8 13 .381 5.5 92 119 -27 L2 6-8 2-5 6 12 22 -- dnq
1977 AL East Cleveland Indians franchise | log 19 7 12 .368 5.5 87 106 -19 W1 5-6 2-6 7 13 23 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1977 AL West Kansas City Royals franchise | log 21 13 8 .619 0.0 125 76 49 W2 6-1 7-7 1 2 5 Yes Lost ALCS (Yankees)
1977 AL West Minnesota Twins franchise | log 23 14 9 .609 0.0 124 90 34 W2 8-6 6-3 2 3 6 Yes dnq
1977 AL West Oakland Athletics franchise | log 23 13 10 .565 1.0 112 119 -7 W1 4-6 9-4 3 5 8 Yes dnq
1977 AL West Chicago White Sox franchise | log 20 11 9 .550 1.5 103 102 1 L1 5-7 6-2 4 6 9 -- dnq
1977 AL West Texas Rangers franchise | log 19 10 9 .526 2.0 71 83 -12 L1 8-3 2-6 5 7 11 -- dnq
1977 AL West California Angels franchise | log 23 9 14 .391 5.0 119 110 9 L2 4-8 5-6 6 11 21 -- dnq
1977 AL West Seattle Mariners franchise | log 25 8 17 .320 7.0 85 142 -57 L3 2-7 6-10 7 14 26 -- dnq
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1977 NL East Pittsburgh Pirates franchise | log 19 12 7 .632 0.0 96 78 18 W3 6-3 6-4 1 2 3 Yes dnq
1977 NL East St. Louis Cardinals franchise | log 21 13 8 .619 0.0 109 79 30 L1 7-5 6-3 2 3 4 Yes dnq
1977 NL East Montreal Expos franchise | log 17 9 8 .529 2.0 63 66 -3 W1 4-4 5-4 3 4 10 Yes dnq
1977 NL East New York Mets franchise | log 19 9 10 .474 3.0 78 64 14 L1 6-4 3-6 4 6 15 -- dnq
1977 NL East Chicago Cubs franchise | log 17 8 9 .471 3.0 60 78 -18 W1 4-4 4-5 5 7 16 -- dnq
1977 NL East Philadelphia Phillies franchise | log 18 8 10 .444 3.5 78 77 1 L1 6-5 2-5 6 8 17 -- Lost NLCS (Dodgers)
year league division teamname links gp   w   l wpct gbl rf ra diff streak home away div rk lgrk mlb rk in playoff spot end-of-season playoffs
1977 NL West Los Angeles Dodgers franchise | log 22 18 4 .818 0.0 137 84 53 W1 11-1 7-3 1 1 1 Yes Lost World Series (Yankees)
1977 NL West Cincinnati Reds franchise | log 21 10 11 .476 7.5 103 88 15 W1 5-6 5-5 2 5 14 Yes dnq
1977 NL West Houston Astros franchise | log 21 9 12 .429 8.5 78 95 -17 L2 3-6 6-6 3 9 19 -- dnq
1977 NL West San Francisco Giants franchise | log 20 8 12 .400 9.0 70 87 -17 L4 7-4 1-8 4 10 20 -- dnq
1977 NL West Atlanta Braves franchise | log 22 8 14 .364 10.0 87 143 -56 L9 2-7 6-7 5 11 24 -- dnq
1977 NL West San Diego Padres franchise | log 25 9 16 .360 10.5 111 131 -20 W1 6-5 3-11 6 12 25 -- dnq
26 record(s)
Transactions
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  • Select Rows: Single-click rows to select multiple rows for future action or visibility.
  • Hide Rows: Click the` minus sign in the first column to hide the row in the grid.
  • Restore Rows: Once rows are filtered, click RESTORE ROWS to show all rows once again
  • Sort: Click a column in the first header row to sort data by values in that column. Click again to reverse the original sort. Some cells have custom sort keys that will sort them logically instead of alphanumerically.
  • Compare/Analyze: Click multiple rows for players of interest. In addition to filtering, you can quickly COMPARE player stats or use the MULTI-PLAYER STAT VIEWER to view multiple player cards on the same page.
  • Leaders: On stat grids. Top-10 ranked statistics are highlighted in gray. #1 rank is in light green. (PREMIUM setting)
  • Export to CSV: Click CSV to convert the full grid into a comma-delimeted display. From there, you can copy/paste to another application.
player name teamname statusshort Transaction Description
Dave Johnson Minnesota Twins Hist Sold by Seattle Mariners to Minnesota Twins
Bert Pena Houston Astros Hist Signed as amateur free agent
Ellie Rodriguez -- Hist Released by Dodgers
Ray Sadecki -- Hist Released by Mets
Dick Ruthven Atlanta Braves Injury DL - Fracture and torn ligaments in ankle *While pitching*
Willie Montanez Atlanta Braves Injury DL - Pulled groin
Gary Wheelock Seattle Mariners Injury DL - Right elbow inflammation
Darrel Chaney Atlanta Braves Hist Activated from Disabled List
Dick Pole Seattle Mariners Hist Activated from Disabled List
9 record(s)