On This Day

Wednesday, May 5, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 12 5 .706 --
Brewers 9 5 .643 1.5
Indians 10 9 .526 3.0
Tigers 8 8 .500 3.5
Orioles 8 11 .421 5.0
Red Sox 6 11 .353 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 12 6 .667 --
Royals 9 7 .563 2.0
Athletics 11 11 .500 3.0
Twins 8 9 .471 3.5
White Sox 6 9 .400 4.5
Angels 7 15 .318 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 13 6 .684 --
Mets 15 9 .625 0.5
Pirates 11 9 .550 2.5
Cubs 11 13 .458 4.5
Cardinals 10 12 .455 4.5
Expos 7 13 .350 6.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 14 9 .609 --
Reds 12 9 .571 1.0
Padres 11 11 .500 2.5
Astros 12 13 .480 3.0
Giants 8 14 .364 5.5
Braves 8 14 .364 5.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Vic Harris 4
1 Bill Madlock 4
1 Steve Swisher 4
4 Jose Cardenal 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Henry Cruz 2
1 Rick Monday 2
3 Ollie Brown 1
3 Bill Buckner 1
3 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Monday 6
2 Dan Ford 4
2 Champ Summers 4
2 Bobby Tolan 4
5 7 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Lyman Bostock 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 1.50
2 Jon Matlack 1.38
3 Rich Gossage 1.25
4 Catfish Hunter 1.00
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 11
2 Rich Gossage 10
3 Nolan Ryan 8
4 Catfish Hunter 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Butch Metzger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .429
2 Pete Rose .419
3 Chris Chambliss .389
4 Ken Griffey .370
4 Rick Monday .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Dave Kingman 10
3 Rick Monday 7
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 Willie Horton 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Monday 26
1 Joe Rudi 26
3 Dave Kingman 23
3 Mike Schmidt 23
5 Cesar Cedeno 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 12
2 Cesar Cedeno 10
2 Joe Morgan 10
4 Ken Griffey 9
4 Mickey Rivers 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.39
2 Bill Travers 0.44
3 Pat Zachry 0.87
4 Ken Holtzman 1.26
5 Jim Colborn 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 5
2 Jim Palmer 4
2 Doug Rau 4
2 J. R. Richard 4
2 2 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
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
3 Mike Marshall 5
5 Sparky Lyle 4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Chambliss .486
2 Amos Otis .400
3 Rico Carty .395
4 Willie Randolph .387
5 Johnny Bench .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 5
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Ron Cey 4
2 Henry Cruz 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Monday 16
1 Joe Rudi 16
3 Johnny Bench 13
3 Jose Cardenal 13
5 Willie Horton 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 8
2 Ron LeFlore 7
3 Willie Randolph 6
4 Ken Griffey 5
4 Bill Madlock 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Hartzell 0.00
2 Dock Ellis 0.53
3 Gary Lavelle 0.55
4 Don Gullett 0.60
5 Al Hrabosky 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Rau 3
1 Tom Seaver 3
1 Don Sutton 3
1 Mike Torrez 3
5 21 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Frank Tanana 23
3 John Montefusco 21
4 Jon Matlack 20
4 Tom Seaver 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 Tug McGraw 3
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 3
5 10 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .358
2 Rod Carew .348
3 Fred Lynn .338
4 Ted Simmons .337
5 Pete Rose .333

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 118
2 Dave Parker 112
3 Johnny Bench 109
3 Mike Schmidt 109
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 66
2 Joe Morgan 61
2 Mickey Rivers 61
4 Lou Brock 54
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.32
2 Randy Jones 2.39
3 Tom Seaver 2.40
4 Andy Messersmith 2.46
5 Catfish Hunter 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Jim Palmer 23
2 Tom Seaver 23
4 Randy Jones 22
5 Mike Torrez 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 293
2 Tom Seaver 254
3 Bert Blyleven 223
3 John Montefusco 223
5 Gaylord Perry 211

Saves

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