On This Day

Monday, April 19, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 5 2 .714 --
Brewers 4 2 .667 0.5
Tigers 3 3 .500 1.5
Red Sox 4 5 .444 2.0
Orioles 3 5 .375 2.5
Indians 2 4 .333 2.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
White Sox 4 2 .667 --
Rangers 6 3 .667 -0.5
Athletics 5 4 .556 0.5
Royals 3 4 .429 1.5
Angels 4 6 .400 2.0
Twins 3 6 .333 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 6 1 .857 --
Phillies 3 3 .500 2.5
Mets 5 5 .500 2.5
Cubs 4 5 .444 3.0
Cardinals 3 5 .375 3.5
Expos 3 5 .375 3.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 7 4 .636 --
Reds 5 3 .625 0.5
Braves 5 3 .625 0.5
Giants 4 4 .500 1.5
Padres 4 5 .444 2.0
Dodgers 1 7 .125 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bake McBride 5
2 Jerry Grote 4
3 Bruce Bochte 3
3 Bobby Bonds 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alex Johnson 1
1 Pete Mackanin 1
1 Andres Mora 1
1 Jerry Morales 1
1 Del Unser 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Chalk 3
1 Jose Cruz 3
1 Alex Johnson 3
1 Joe Rudi 3
5 8 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Pepe Mangual 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.71
2 Steve Rogers 0.89
3 Pete Falcone 0.88
4 Larry Dierker 0.80
4 Tom Seaver 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Steve Rogers 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 12
2 Steve Rogers 8
2 Tom Seaver 8
4 Pete Falcone 7
5 Bill Bonham 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Granger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .514
2 Jay Johnstone .500
3 Al Oliver .481
4 Willie Stargell .476
5 John Milner .471

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
2 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Cesar Cedeno 4
3 Rick Monday 4
5 Jerry Morales 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 15
2 Cesar Cedeno 12
2 Mike Schmidt 12
4 Ken Griffey 11
5 4 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 6
1 Joe Morgan 6
3 Rod Carew 5
4 Enos Cabell 4
4 3 others tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Norman 0.00
1 Dave Roberts 0.00
1 Reggie Cleveland 0.00
4 Bill Travers 0.71
5 Jerry Koosman 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 3
2 Larry Dierker 2
2 Al Fitzmorris 2
2 John Montefusco 2
2 10 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 21
2 Bert Blyleven 17
2 Frank Tanana 17
4 Steve Rogers 16
4 Nolan Ryan 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 5
2 Gary Lavelle 3
3 Bill Campbell 2
3 Rollie Fingers 2
3 6 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .355
2 Rod Carew .349
3 Manny Sanguillen .333
3 Bob Watson .333
5 Fred Lynn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 42
2 Dave Kingman 40
3 George Scott 35
4 Reggie Jackson 33
4 John Mayberry 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 119
2 George Scott 109
3 Johnny Bench 108
4 Tony Perez 107
5 Dave Parker 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 69
2 Davey Lopes 68
3 Joe Morgan 67
4 Lou Brock 54
5 Cesar Cedeno 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.17
2 Jim Palmer 2.20
3 Catfish Hunter 2.38
4 Randy Jones 2.39
5 Tom Seaver 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
1 Jim Palmer 24
3 Randy Jones 22
3 Tom Seaver 22
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 282
2 Tom Seaver 246
3 Bert Blyleven 236
4 Gaylord Perry 221
5 John Montefusco 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 24
2 Rawly Eastwick 23
3 Rollie Fingers 22
4 Al Hrabosky 20
5 Dave LaRoche 18