On This Day

Monday, May 3, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Brewers 9 4 .692 --
Yankees 10 5 .667 --
Tigers 8 6 .571 1.5
Indians 9 8 .529 2.0
Orioles 7 10 .412 4.0
Red Sox 6 9 .400 4.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 11 6 .647 --
Royals 7 7 .500 2.5
Athletics 10 10 .500 2.5
Twins 6 9 .400 4.0
White Sox 5 8 .385 4.0
Angels 7 13 .350 5.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 11 6 .647 --
Mets 14 8 .636 -0.5
Pirates 9 9 .500 2.5
Cubs 11 11 .500 2.5
Cardinals 8 12 .400 4.5
Expos 7 12 .368 5.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 11 8 .579 --
Dodgers 12 9 .571 --
Astros 12 11 .522 1.0
Padres 10 11 .476 2.0
Giants 8 12 .400 3.5
Braves 8 12 .400 3.5

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Hendrick 3
2 Alan Ashby 2
2 Buddy Bell 2
2 Rick Manning 2
2 Bill North 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 1
1 Joe Rudi 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 3
2 George Hendrick 2
3 Duane Kuiper 1
3 John Lowenstein 1
3 Cesar Tovar 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Duffy 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 Duane Kuiper 1
1 John Lowenstein 1
1 Bill North 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.75
2 Dick Bosman 0.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Buskey 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Thomas 6
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
3 Rollie Fingers 2
4 Dick Bosman 1
4 2 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Milner .488
2 Pete Rose .434
3 Fred Lynn .408
4 Buddy Bell .385
5 Chris Chambliss .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 23
1 Mike Schmidt 23
3 Dave Kingman 21
4 Cesar Cedeno 20
4 Willie Horton 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 10
2 Bill North 9
2 Mickey Rivers 9
4 Ken Griffey 8
4 Joe Morgan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.39
2 Jim Colborn 0.41
3 Bill Travers 0.44
4 Pat Zachry 0.96
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 5
2 Doug Rau 4
2 J. R. Richard 4
4 Bill Campbell 3
4 15 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 45
2 Frank Tanana 36
3 Tom Seaver 35
4 John Montefusco 33
5 Phil Niekro 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 6
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 6
3 Gary Lavelle 5
4 Larry Hardy 3
4 4 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .351
2 Rod Carew .345
3 Fred Lynn .337
4 Ted Simmons .334
5 Pete Rose .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 46
2 Dave Kingman 41
3 George Scott 35
4 Reggie Jackson 33
5 John Mayberry 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 116
2 Dave Parker 111
3 Johnny Bench 110
3 Mike Schmidt 110
5 George Scott 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 66
2 Mickey Rivers 63
3 Joe Morgan 59
4 Lou Brock 54
5 Cesar Cedeno 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.35
2 Randy Jones 2.39
3 Tom Seaver 2.39
4 Catfish Hunter 2.42
5 Andy Messersmith 2.46

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 293
2 Tom Seaver 248
3 John Montefusco 224
4 Bert Blyleven 217
5 Gaylord Perry 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 24
2 Rollie Fingers 22
2 Rich Gossage 22
2 Al Hrabosky 22
5 Dave LaRoche 20