On This Day

Sunday, May 9, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 6 .714 --
Brewers 10 7 .588 3.0
Tigers 10 9 .526 4.0
Indians 10 12 .455 5.5
Orioles 9 13 .409 6.5
Red Sox 6 14 .300 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 15 6 .714 --
Royals 11 8 .579 3.0
Twins 10 10 .500 4.5
Athletics 12 13 .480 5.0
White Sox 7 11 .389 6.5
Angels 10 16 .385 7.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 15 7 .682 --
Mets 18 10 .643 --
Pirates 15 9 .625 1.0
Cardinals 12 14 .462 5.0
Cubs 11 16 .407 6.5
Expos 9 15 .375 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 15 10 .600 --
Dodgers 15 11 .577 0.5
Padres 13 13 .500 2.5
Astros 14 14 .500 2.5
Giants 9 17 .346 6.5
Braves 8 18 .308 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 4
1 George Foster 4
1 Cliff Johnson 4
1 Larry Parrish 4
5 17 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 2
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 Dan Driessen 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 4
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Tim Foli 3
2 Cliff Johnson 3
5 28 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 2
1 Carlos May 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.60
2 Steve Rogers 1.40
3 Jim Lonborg 0.88
4 Larry Dierker 0.78
5 Wilbur Wood 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 8
2 Larry Dierker 7
2 Jim Lonborg 7
2 Steve Rogers 7
2 Dick Ruthven 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .421
2 Chris Chambliss .380
3 Bake McBride .365
4 Willie Horton .357
5 Rick Monday .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 12
1 Mike Schmidt 12
3 Rick Monday 7
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 30
2 Joe Rudi 27
3 Rick Monday 26
4 Ken Griffey 24
4 Mike Schmidt 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 13
2 Mickey Rivers 12
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Cesar Cedeno 10
4 Willie Randolph 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.33
2 Don Gullett 0.78
3 Pat Zachry 1.26
4 Paul Hartzell 1.54
5 Jim Colborn 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 5
1 J. R. Richard 5
3 Bill Campbell 4
3 Larry Dierker 4
3 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Frank Tanana 48
3 Tom Seaver 46
4 John Montefusco 38
5 Phil Niekro 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 7
2 Ken Forsch 6
2 Gary Lavelle 6
2 Mike Marshall 6
5 Sparky Lyle 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lyman Bostock .441
2 Ron LeFlore .429
3 Willie Montanez .407
4 Rusty Staub .406
5 Pete Rose .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 5
1 George Hendrick 5
1 Dave Kingman 5
4 Johnny Bench 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 15
1 Dave Kingman 15
3 Rick Monday 14
3 Bobby Tolan 14
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.55
2 Jim Rooker 0.61
3 Paul Hartzell 0.66
4 Gene Garber 0.73
4 Dale Murray 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 J. R. Richard 3
1 Mike Torrez 3
5 26 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 31
2 Nolan Ryan 25
3 John Candelaria 22
4 Jerry Koosman 20
4 4 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Skip Lockwood 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 2 others tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .356
2 Rod Carew .350
3 Fred Lynn .338
4 Ted Simmons .336
5 Pete Rose .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Dave Kingman 43
3 George Scott 33
4 Greg Luzinski 32
4 John Mayberry 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 117
2 Dave Parker 110
3 Dave Kingman 109
4 John Mayberry 108
4 Mike Schmidt 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 66
2 Mickey Rivers 63
3 Joe Morgan 60
4 Lou Brock 53
5 2 tied 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.41
2 Tom Seaver 2.43
3 Catfish Hunter 2.49
4 Randy Jones 2.51
5 Andy Messersmith 2.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 301
2 Tom Seaver 253
3 John Montefusco 228
4 Bert Blyleven 216
5 Gaylord Perry 214

Saves

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