On This Day

Sunday, April 25, 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 6 .400 3.5
Orioles 4 8 .333 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 7 5 .583 --
Athletics 8 6 .571 0.0
Royals 5 6 .455 1.5
White Sox 4 5 .444 1.5
Twins 5 7 .417 2.0
Angels 5 8 .385 2.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 7 5 .583 --
Phillies 6 5 .545 0.5
Mets 8 7 .533 0.5
Cubs 6 8 .429 2.0
Cardinals 5 8 .385 2.5
Expos 5 8 .385 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 8 5 .615 --
Braves 8 5 .615 0.0
Giants 7 6 .538 1.0
Astros 9 8 .529 1.0
Padres 7 7 .500 1.5
Dodgers 5 9 .357 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rennie Stennett 4
2 Doug DeCinces 3
2 Ken Griffey 3
2 Mike Ivie 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Henry Cruz 3
1 Larry Hisle 3
3 Johnny Bench 2
3 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Steve Braun 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Stone 999.00
2 John Candelaria 2.00
3 Phil Niekro 1.00
4 Jon Matlack 0.83
5 Dan Spillner 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Candelaria 8
2 Mike Caldwell 5
2 Jon Matlack 5
2 Phil Niekro 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pat Darcy 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Piniella .485
2 John Milner .476
3 Pete Rose .463
4 Willie Horton .432
5 Willie Stargell .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Dave Kingman 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 Gary Matthews 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 18
2 Ken Griffey 17
2 Joe Rudi 17
2 Mike Schmidt 17
5 Dave Kingman 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Butch Metzger 0.00
2 Ken Forsch 0.55
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 Phil Niekro 3
2 Fred Norman 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 28
2 Tom Seaver 26
3 Phil Niekro 23
4 Bert Blyleven 22
5 Randy Jones 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 6
2 Gary Lavelle 5
3 Eduardo Rodriguez 4
4 Mike Marshall 3
5 12 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .354
2 Rod Carew .350
3 Fred Lynn .333
4 Ted Simmons .331
5 Manny Sanguillen .327

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 65
4 Lou Brock 54
5 Cesar Cedeno 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.24
2 Catfish Hunter 2.30
3 Jim Palmer 2.34
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 Mike Torrez 21

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
2 Rich Gossage 23
3 Rollie Fingers 22
4 Al Hrabosky 21
5 Dave LaRoche 18