Player of the Month Awards
May
American League - Best Bat Award
1B Cecil Cooper (MIL)!
He batted .381 (53-139), with 7 HR, 30 RBI, 18 R, 8 2B, 3 SB, .396 OBP, and a .590 SLG.
1977 Totals: .346, 25 R, 9 2B, 9 HR, 36 RBI, 5 SB, .371 OBP, .517 SLG
National League - Best Bat Award
RF Reggie Smith (LA)!
He batted .379 (39-103), with 6 HR, 22 RBI, 20 R, 8 2B, 1 SB, .450 OBP and a .631 SLG
1977 Totals: .330, 34 R, 12 2B, 1 3B, 11 HR, 36 RBI, 2 SB, .422 OBP, .592 SLG
American League - #1 Pitcher Award
SP Bert Blyleven (TEX)!
He went 5-0, with a 1.76 ERA, 51 IP, 28 HA, 10 ER, 11 BB, 34 K, a 0.76 WHIP, and a .160 OAVG.
1977 Totals: 9-1, 2.53 ERA, 92.2 IP, 65 HA, 26 ER, 27 BB, 60 K, 0.99 WHIP, .196 OAVG.
National League - #1 Pitcher Award
SP John Urrea (STL)!
He went 5-0, with a 1.77 ERA, 45.2 IP, 32 HA, 9 ER, 9 BB, 30 K, a 0.90 WHIP and a .199 OAVG.
1977 Totals: 8-0, 2.26 ERA, 75.2 IP, 56 HA, 19 ER, 23 BB, 46 K, 1.04 WHIP, .207 OAVG.
American League - Rookie of the Month
LF Mitchell Page (OAK)!
He batted .297 (27-91), with 2 HR, 15 RBI, 12 R, 6 2B, 3 SB, .374 OBP, and a .429 SLG.
1977 Totals: .287, 21 R, 10 2B, 4 HR, 22 RBI, 9 SB, .372 OBP, .427 SLG
National League - Rookie of the Month
LF Gene Richards (SD)!
He batted .369 (41-111), with 2 HR, 19 RBI, 16 R, 5 2B, 10 SB, .451 OBP and a .505 SLG
1977 Totals: .353, 33 R, 9 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 23 RBI, 16 SB, .427 OBP, .458 SLG
Prospecting For Gold
Dale Murphy
Atlanta Braves / 1974 Draft - 1st Round (Braves) / Prospect Listing: 4
Current Status:
Majors (2 seasons): 67 G / .261 / 23 R / 31 RBI / 4 HR / 19 2B / 1 3B / 2 SB / .294 OBP / .394 SLG / .687 OPS
Andre Dawson
Montreal Expos / 1975 Draft - 11th Round (Expos) / Prospect Listing: 5
Current Status:
Majors (2 seasons): 70 G / .265 / 34 R / 39 RBI / 5 HR / 11 2B / 2 3B / 9 SB / .317 OBP / .377 SLG / .694 OPS
Alan Trammell
Detroit Tigers / 1976 Draft - 2nd Round (Tigers) / Prospect Listing: 8
Current Status:
Majors (1 season): 43 G / .243 / 12 R / 13 RBI / 0 HR / 5 2B / 0 3B / 1 SB / .275 OBP / .291 SLG / .566 OPS
TSN Power Rankings Top Ten
1 (10) -
(31-16): RF
Bake McBride (.390 in May) and POM
John Urrea helped lead the Cards to 11 wins in a row.
2 (5) -
(28-19): The Bird gets much of the attention, but it's
Milt Wilcox (4-1, 1.02 ERA in May) who leads the rotation.
3 (-) -
(30-17): Rookie SP
Mike Paxton (6-2, 2.89 ERA) have fans and opposing hitters scratching their heads.
4 (8) -
(28-17): RF
Dwight Evans (.322, 7 HR, 27 RBI) since coming over from Boston) is making the front office smile.
5 (-) -
(28-18): RF
Greg "The Bull" Luzinski and his 10 HR and 23 RBI in May helped the Phils to a 19-10 record.
6 (1) -
(26-20): Injuries to RF
Ken Griffey and C
Johnny Bench hurt the offense - leading them to a sub-.500 May record.
7 (2) -
(28-21): SP
Ron Guidry continues to lead the rotation with 5 wins and a 1.84 ERA in May.
8 (4) -
(29-25): NL ROM
Gene Richards shined, but
Randy Jones was the only starter below a 3.00 ERA for the month.
9 (-) -
(25-20): Just where in the world did
Francisco Barrios came from? Barrios and
Ken Brett are a combined 13-2.
10 (9) -
(26-23): The Angels boast the leagues lowest ERA (3.09), led by AL leader
Frank Tanana (1.90).