On This Day

Tuesday, April 27, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 9 3 .750 --
Brewers 7 3 .700 1.0
Tigers 6 5 .545 2.5
Red Sox 6 5 .545 2.5
Indians 5 6 .455 3.5
Orioles 5 8 .385 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 7 6 .538 --
Athletics 8 7 .533 --
Royals 5 6 .455 1.0
White Sox 4 5 .444 1.0
Twins 5 8 .385 2.0
Angels 5 10 .333 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 10 7 .588 --
Phillies 7 6 .538 1.0
Pirates 7 7 .500 1.5
Cardinals 7 8 .467 2.0
Cubs 7 9 .438 2.5
Expos 5 8 .385 3.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 9 6 .600 --
Braves 8 7 .533 1.0
Astros 9 8 .529 1.0
Padres 8 8 .500 1.5
Giants 7 8 .467 2.0
Dodgers 7 9 .438 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jason Thompson 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Vic Correll 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 2
2 Vic Correll 1
2 Dave Kingman 1
2 Rusty Staub 1
2 Hector Torres 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 4
2 Johnny Bench 2
2 Bruce Boisclair 2
2 Steve Braun 2
2 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tommy Harper 2
1 Lenny Randle 2
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 Dave Collins 1
3 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 0.92
2 Dave Goltz 0.56
3 Joe Coleman 0.50
3 Dock Ellis 0.50
3 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 11
2 Jackie Brown 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Dock Ellis 5
2 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Bill Laxton 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Buddy Schultz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Milner .488
2 Pete Rose .477
3 Lou Piniella .432
3 Doug Rader .432
5 2 tied .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Dave Kingman 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 Gary Matthews 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 20
2 Cesar Cedeno 18
3 Ken Griffey 17
3 Joe Rudi 17
5 Dave Kingman 16

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 Jim Colborn 0.41
3 Ken Forsch 0.55
4 Ken Holtzman 1.08
5 Jim Lonborg 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 4
2 John Montefusco 3
2 Phil Niekro 3
2 Fred Norman 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 39
2 Frank Tanana 29
3 Tom Seaver 26
4 Phil Niekro 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .351
2 Rod Carew .348
3 Fred Lynn .335
4 Manny Sanguillen .333
5 Ted Simmons .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 47
2 Dave Kingman 40
3 George Scott 36
4 Reggie Jackson 33
4 John Mayberry 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 123
2 Mike Schmidt 112
3 George Scott 108
4 Dave Parker 107
5 Tony Perez 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 67
1 Mickey Rivers 67
3 Joe Morgan 64
4 Lou Brock 53
5 Cesar Cedeno 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.24
2 Catfish Hunter 2.34
3 Randy Jones 2.35
4 Jim Palmer 2.38
5 Tom Seaver 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 23
1 Jim Palmer 23
3 Randy Jones 22
3 Tom Seaver 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 287
2 Tom Seaver 244
3 Bert Blyleven 222
4 Gaylord Perry 216
5 John Montefusco 209

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 24
2 Rollie Fingers 22
2 Rich Gossage 22
2 Al Hrabosky 22
5 Dave LaRoche 19