On This Day

Tuesday, April 20, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 6 2 .750 --
Brewers 5 2 .714 0.5
Red Sox 5 5 .500 2.0
Tigers 3 4 .429 2.5
Indians 3 4 .429 2.5
Orioles 3 6 .333 3.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 6 4 .600 --
Rangers 6 4 .600 --
White Sox 4 3 .571 0.5
Angels 5 6 .455 1.5
Royals 3 5 .375 2.0
Twins 3 7 .300 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 6 2 .750 --
Phillies 4 3 .571 1.5
Mets 6 5 .545 1.5
Cubs 4 5 .444 2.5
Expos 3 5 .375 3.0
Cardinals 3 6 .333 3.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Astros 7 5 .583 --
Giants 5 4 .556 0.5
Reds 5 4 .556 0.5
Braves 5 4 .556 0.5
Padres 5 5 .500 1.0
Dodgers 2 7 .222 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Henderson 4
1 Gary Matthews 4
1 Jorge Orta 4
4 Dave Chalk 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Matthews 2
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 Carlton Fisk 1
2 Ken Henderson 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 4
2 Frank Duffy 3
2 Willie Horton 3
2 Gary Matthews 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Buckner 2
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Jerry Remy 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.71
2 Jon Matlack 0.78
3 Jim Kaat 0.71
4 Joe Niekro 0.57
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Ed Halicki 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Jim Kern 7
2 Jon Matlack 7
4 Jim Kaat 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jerry Grote .500
2 Al Oliver .481
3 Pete Rose .474
4 John Milner .472
5 Ken Henderson .464

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 7
1 Mike Schmidt 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 4
3 Rick Monday 4
5 3 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 15
2 Ken Griffey 13
2 Mike Schmidt 13
4 Cesar Cedeno 12
5 Gary Matthews 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 8
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
3 Rod Carew 6
4 Mickey Rivers 5
5 4 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Carroll 0.00
1 Jim Kern 0.00
1 Fred Norman 0.00
1 Dave Roberts 0.00
1 2 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 3
2 Larry Dierker 2
2 Al Fitzmorris 2
2 Jon Matlack 2
2 12 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Tom Seaver 21
3 Phil Niekro 18
4 Bert Blyleven 17
4 Frank Tanana 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 5
2 Gary Lavelle 3
2 Eduardo Rodriguez 3
4 Bill Campbell 2
4 8 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .354
2 Rod Carew .350
3 Bob Watson .334
4 Manny Sanguillen .331
5 Fred Lynn .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 43
2 Dave Kingman 39
3 George Scott 35
4 Reggie Jackson 33
4 John Mayberry 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 120
2 Johnny Bench 109
2 George Scott 109
4 Dave Parker 106
4 2 others tied 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 68
1 Mickey Rivers 68
3 Joe Morgan 67
4 Lou Brock 54
5 Cesar Cedeno 48

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 4 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 282
2 Tom Seaver 246
3 Gaylord Perry 226
4 Bert Blyleven 224
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