On This Day

Friday, May 7, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 14 5 .737 --
Brewers 10 5 .667 2.0
Tigers 9 8 .529 4.0
Indians 10 10 .500 4.5
Orioles 9 11 .450 5.5
Red Sox 6 11 .353 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 12 6 .667 --
Royals 9 8 .529 2.5
Athletics 11 12 .478 3.5
Twins 8 10 .444 4.0
White Sox 6 10 .375 5.0
Angels 8 16 .333 7.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Mets 17 9 .654 --
Phillies 13 7 .650 1.0
Pirates 13 9 .591 2.0
Cardinals 11 13 .458 5.0
Cubs 11 14 .440 5.5
Expos 7 14 .333 7.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 15 9 .625 --
Reds 13 10 .565 1.5
Padres 12 12 .500 3.0
Astros 13 13 .500 3.0
Giants 8 15 .348 6.5
Braves 8 16 .333 7.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Cey 4
1 Bill Russell 4
1 Bobby Tolan 4
1 Steve Yeager 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 5
1 Dave Kingman 5
3 Bill Russell 4
3 Bobby Tolan 4
5 Bobby Bonds 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Randolph 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 1.67
2 Ray Bare 1.00
3 Jim Hughes 0.80
4 Jerry Koosman 0.78
5 Andy Messersmith 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Bare 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Candelaria 10
2 Jerry Koosman 7
3 Vida Blue 6
3 Bob Forsch 6
3 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Fred Lynn .429
2 Pete Rose .410
3 Chris Chambliss .402
4 Rico Carty .375
5 Rick Monday .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 29
2 Rick Monday 26
2 Joe Rudi 26
4 Mike Schmidt 24
5 Cesar Cedeno 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 12
1 Mickey Rivers 12
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Cesar Cedeno 10
4 Willie Randolph 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.36
2 Bill Travers 0.44
3 Don Gullett 0.78
4 Pat Zachry 0.87
5 Ken Holtzman 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 5
1 J. R. Richard 5
3 Jim Palmer 4
3 Doug Rau 4
3 3 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 Eduardo Rodriguez 7
2 Ken Forsch 6
2 Mike Marshall 6
4 Gary Lavelle 5
4 Sparky Lyle 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Chris Chambliss .476
2 Rico Carty .404
3 Ron LeFlore .400
4 Manny Trillo .379
5 Steve Yeager .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 5
1 Dave Kingman 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Henry Cruz 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 15
2 Dave Kingman 14
2 Rick Monday 14
2 Joe Rudi 14
5 Johnny Bench 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 7
1 Willie Randolph 7
1 Mickey Rivers 7
4 Bill North 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.49
2 Dock Ellis 0.53
3 Al Hrabosky 0.73
4 Don Gullett 0.82
5 Jon Matlack 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 J. R. Richard 3
1 Tom Seaver 3
1 Don Sutton 3
1 Mike Torrez 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Andy Messersmith 23
2 Frank Tanana 23
4 John Candelaria 22
4 Jerry Koosman 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 4
2 Al Hrabosky 3
2 Skip Lockwood 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .354
2 Rod Carew .348
3 Fred Lynn .338
4 Ted Simmons .336
5 Pete Rose .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Dave Kingman 44
3 George Scott 34
4 Reggie Jackson 32
4 John Mayberry 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 119
2 Dave Parker 113
3 Dave Kingman 109
4 Mike Schmidt 108
5 Johnny Bench 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 66
2 Mickey Rivers 64
3 Joe Morgan 61
4 Lou Brock 53
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.32
2 Tom Seaver 2.41
3 Randy Jones 2.43
4 Catfish Hunter 2.49
5 Andy Messersmith 2.54

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 248
3 John Montefusco 223
4 Bert Blyleven 216
5 Gaylord Perry 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 25
2 Al Hrabosky 24
3 Rollie Fingers 23
4 Rich Gossage 22
5 Dave LaRoche 20