On This Day

Saturday, May 1, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 10 4 .714 --
Brewers 9 4 .692 0.5
Tigers 8 6 .571 2.0
Indians 7 7 .500 3.0
Red Sox 6 8 .429 4.0
Orioles 6 9 .400 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 10 6 .625 --
Athletics 9 8 .529 1.5
Royals 6 7 .462 2.5
Twins 6 9 .400 3.5
White Sox 5 8 .385 3.5
Angels 6 12 .333 5.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 13 7 .650 --
Phillies 10 6 .625 1.0
Pirates 9 8 .529 2.5
Cubs 9 11 .450 4.0
Cardinals 8 11 .421 4.5
Expos 6 12 .333 6.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 11 7 .611 --
Dodgers 11 9 .550 1.0
Astros 11 10 .524 1.5
Padres 9 11 .450 3.0
Giants 8 10 .444 3.0
Braves 8 11 .421 3.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Parker 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
3 Bruce Bochte 3
3 Jeff Burroughs 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Dan Driessen 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 5
2 Richie Zisk 4
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 Jeff Burroughs 3
3 Jason Thompson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 4
2 Ken Griffey 2
3 Bruce Bochte 1
3 Al Cowens 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Gullett 1.14
2 Nolan Ryan 1.00
3 Steve Carlton 0.78
4 Bill Singer 0.75
5 Tommy John 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Don Gullett 8
2 Steve Carlton 7
3 Dick Ruthven 6
3 Nolan Ryan 6
3 Bill Singer 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Hartzell 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Milner .488
2 Pete Rose .447
3 Willie Stargell .404
4 Fred Lynn .400
5 Jay Johnstone .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Dave Kingman 9
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Willie Horton 6
5 3 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 21
2 Willie Horton 20
2 Dave Kingman 20
4 Johnny Bench 19
4 2 others tied 19

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
2 Joe Morgan 8
2 Bill North 8
2 Mickey Rivers 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.00
1 Butch Metzger 0.00
3 Jim Colborn 0.41
4 Bill Travers 0.44
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 4
2 Bill Campbell 3
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 Jon Matlack 3
2 14 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 45
2 Frank Tanana 36
3 Tom Seaver 35
4 John Montefusco 30
5 Phil Niekro 29

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .353
2 Rod Carew .347
3 Fred Lynn .337
4 Pete Rose .332
5 Ted Simmons .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 48
2 Dave Kingman 41
3 George Scott 35
4 Reggie Jackson 33
4 John Mayberry 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 119
2 Dave Parker 113
2 Mike Schmidt 113
4 Johnny Bench 110
5 George Scott 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 67
2 Mickey Rivers 66
3 Joe Morgan 60
4 Lou Brock 53
5 Cesar Cedeno 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.35
2 Andy Messersmith 2.35
3 Tom Seaver 2.39
4 Randy Jones 2.40
5 Catfish Hunter 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 23
1 Jim Palmer 23
3 Randy Jones 22
3 Tom Seaver 22
5 Mike Torrez 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 293
2 Tom Seaver 248
3 Bert Blyleven 225
4 John Montefusco 221
5 Gaylord Perry 207

Saves

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