On This Day

Tuesday, May 4, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 11 5 .688 --
Brewers 9 5 .643 1.0
Tigers 8 7 .533 2.5
Indians 9 9 .500 3.0
Orioles 7 11 .389 5.0
Red Sox 6 10 .375 5.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 12 6 .667 --
Royals 8 7 .533 2.5
Athletics 11 10 .524 2.5
Twins 7 9 .438 4.0
White Sox 6 8 .429 4.0
Angels 7 14 .333 6.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 12 6 .667 --
Mets 15 8 .652 -0.5
Pirates 10 9 .526 2.5
Cubs 11 12 .478 3.5
Cardinals 9 12 .429 4.5
Expos 7 12 .368 5.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 13 9 .591 --
Reds 11 9 .550 1.0
Astros 12 12 .500 2.0
Padres 10 11 .476 2.5
Giants 8 13 .381 4.5
Braves 8 13 .381 4.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Denny Doyle 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
1 Gary Sutherland 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 2
1 Amos Otis 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 4
2 Henry Cruz 3
2 Greg Luzinski 3
2 Joe Rudi 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
1 Claudell Washington 2
4 Bobby Bonds 1
4 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Wilbur Wood 0.88
2 Larry Dierker 0.67
3 Al Fitzmorris 0.50
4 Tom Seaver 0.46
5 3 tied 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Albury 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wilbur Wood 7
2 Larry Dierker 6
2 Tom Seaver 6
4 Al Fitzmorris 5
5 7 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .434
2 Pete Rose .432
3 Chris Chambliss .373
4 Willie Stargell .373
5 Jerry Grote .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Dave Kingman 10
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Willie Horton 6
5 5 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 26
2 Dave Kingman 23
2 Mike Schmidt 23
4 Cesar Cedeno 20
4 2 others tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 11
2 Cesar Cedeno 10
3 Ken Griffey 9
3 Mickey Rivers 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.39
2 Bill Travers 0.44
3 Pat Zachry 0.87
4 Dave Roberts 1.00
5 Ken Holtzman 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 5
2 Doug Rau 4
2 J. R. Richard 4
2 Tom Seaver 4
2 Mike Torrez 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 45
2 Tom Seaver 41
3 Frank Tanana 40
4 John Montefusco 33
4 Phil Niekro 33

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Chambliss .444
2 Jerry Turner .438
3 Johnny Bench .400
4 Willie Horton .394
5 Rico Carty .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 6
2 Willie Horton 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Tom Grieve 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 18
2 Willie Horton 15
3 Johnny Bench 14
4 Jose Cardenal 13
5 4 tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 7
2 Bill Buckner 6
2 Ron LeFlore 6
2 Willie Randolph 6
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Wallace 0.00
1 Paul Hartzell 0.00
3 Don Sutton 0.50
4 Gary Lavelle 0.52
5 Don Gullett 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Butch Metzger 3
1 Doug Rau 3
1 Tom Seaver 3
1 Mike Torrez 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 29
2 Frank Tanana 23
3 John Montefusco 21
4 Tom Seaver 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 4
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 Tug McGraw 3
5 8 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .352
2 Rod Carew .347
3 Ted Simmons .340
4 Fred Lynn .340
5 Pete Rose .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 46
2 Dave Kingman 42
3 George Scott 35
4 Reggie Jackson 32
4 John Mayberry 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 119
2 Dave Parker 111
3 Mike Schmidt 110
4 Johnny Bench 109
5 George Scott 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 66
2 Mickey Rivers 62
3 Joe Morgan 59
4 Lou Brock 54
5 Cesar Cedeno 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.35
2 Randy Jones 2.39
3 Tom Seaver 2.40
4 Catfish Hunter 2.42
5 Andy Messersmith 2.46

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 297
2 Tom Seaver 254
3 John Montefusco 223
4 Bert Blyleven 217
5 Gaylord Perry 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 24
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Rich Gossage 22
3 Al Hrabosky 22
5 Dave LaRoche 20