On This Day

Saturday, April 24, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 8 3 .727 --
Brewers 6 3 .667 1.0
Red Sox 6 5 .545 2.0
Tigers 5 5 .500 2.5
Indians 4 5 .444 3.0
Orioles 4 7 .364 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 7 5 .583 --
Athletics 7 6 .538 0.5
Royals 5 6 .455 1.5
White Sox 4 5 .444 1.5
Angels 5 8 .385 2.5
Twins 4 7 .364 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 6 4 .600 --
Pirates 6 5 .545 0.5
Mets 7 7 .500 1.0
Cubs 6 7 .462 1.5
Expos 5 7 .417 2.0
Cardinals 4 8 .333 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Giants 7 5 .583 --
Reds 7 5 .583 --
Braves 7 5 .583 --
Astros 9 7 .563 --
Padres 7 6 .538 0.5
Dodgers 4 9 .308 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Chambliss 4
1 Tito Fuentes 4
1 Danny Thompson 4
4 Jose Cardenal 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Tom Grieve 1
1 Mike Lum 1
1 Greg Luzinski 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Rico Carty 3
2 Joe Morgan 3
2 Joe Rudi 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Fran Healy 2
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Brent Strom 1.00
2 Steve Carlton 0.78
2 Don Sutton 0.78
4 Andy Messersmith 0.75
5 Tom Seaver 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 7
1 Brent Strom 7
1 Don Sutton 7
4 Ed Halicki 6
4 Andy Messersmith 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Jim Todd 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Milner .487
2 Lou Piniella .485
3 Willie Stargell .444
4 Pete Rose .440
5 Willie Horton .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Dave Kingman 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 5
3 Gary Matthews 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 17
2 Cesar Cedeno 16
3 Ken Griffey 15
3 Dave Kingman 15
3 Joe Rudi 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 8
2 Rod Carew 7
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
2 Bill North 7
5 Mickey Rivers 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Butch Metzger 0.00
2 Ken Forsch 0.60
3 Jim Colborn 0.66
4 Bill Travers 0.71
5 Dick Ruthven 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 4
2 John Montefusco 3
2 Fred Norman 3
2 Jim Palmer 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Tom Seaver 26
3 Bert Blyleven 22
4 Randy Jones 20
5 Steve Rogers 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 6
2 Gary Lavelle 5
3 Eduardo Rodriguez 4
4 Mike Marshall 3
5 11 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .352
2 Rod Carew .349
3 Ted Simmons .333
4 Manny Sanguillen .333
5 Fred Lynn .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Dave Kingman 39
3 George Scott 36
4 Reggie Jackson 33
4 John Mayberry 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 122
2 Mike Schmidt 110
3 George Scott 108
4 Dave Parker 107
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 68
1 Mickey Rivers 68
3 Joe Morgan 66
4 Lou Brock 54
5 Cesar Cedeno 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.23
2 Catfish Hunter 2.30
3 Andy Messersmith 2.30
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 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 282
2 Tom Seaver 244
3 Bert Blyleven 222
4 Gaylord Perry 220
5 John Montefusco 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 24
1 Rich Gossage 24
3 Rollie Fingers 22
4 Al Hrabosky 21
5 Dave LaRoche 18