On This Day

Wednesday, May 12, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 7 .696 --
Brewers 10 9 .526 4.0
Tigers 11 10 .524 4.0
Indians 11 13 .458 5.5
Orioles 11 13 .458 5.5
Red Sox 7 15 .318 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 17 7 .708 --
Royals 13 9 .591 3.0
Athletics 14 13 .519 4.5
Twins 11 12 .478 5.5
White Sox 8 12 .400 7.0
Angels 10 19 .345 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 16 8 .667 --
Mets 19 11 .633 --
Pirates 16 10 .615 1.0
Cubs 13 16 .448 5.5
Cardinals 12 17 .414 6.5
Expos 10 16 .385 7.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 18 11 .621 --
Reds 16 11 .593 1.0
Padres 14 14 .500 3.5
Astros 15 15 .500 3.5
Giants 9 19 .321 8.5
Braves 9 19 .321 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Kingman 4
2 Mark Belanger 3
2 George Brett 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 2
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Joe Ferguson 1
2 Reggie Jackson 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Cowens 4
1 Reggie Jackson 4
1 Tom Poquette 4
4 Dave Kingman 3
4 Jim Wynn 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Tom Grieve 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reuschel 1.50
2 Woodie Fryman 0.67
3 Jim Rooker 0.56
4 Don Gullett 0.50
4 Bill Singer 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 6
2 Don Gullett 5
2 Dave LaRoche 5
2 Bill Laxton 5
2 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .412
2 Fred Lynn .403
3 Lyman Bostock .384
4 George Brett .379
5 Rico Carty .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 14
2 Mike Schmidt 13
3 Ron Cey 8
4 Rick Monday 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 33
2 Joe Rudi 28
3 Rick Monday 26
3 Mike Schmidt 26
5 Ken Griffey 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 13
1 Mickey Rivers 13
3 Joe Morgan 12
4 Rod Carew 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.30
2 Pat Zachry 1.26
3 Reggie Cleveland 1.75
4 Doyle Alexander 1.80
5 John Candelaria 1.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 6
2 J. R. Richard 5
3 Bill Campbell 4
3 Larry Dierker 4
3 14 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 65
2 Frank Tanana 48
3 Tom Seaver 46
4 Bert Blyleven 40
5 John Montefusco 38

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lyman Bostock .472
2 George Brett .467
3 Joe Torre .459
4 Richie Zisk .450
5 Rico Carty .442

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 7
2 Dave Kingman 6
3 Amos Otis 5
4 Bobby Bonds 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 17
1 Dave Kingman 17
3 Jeff Burroughs 13
3 Rick Monday 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 7
1 Willie Randolph 7
1 Mickey Rivers 7
4 Bobby Bonds 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Garland 0.00
2 Gary Lavelle 0.50
3 Gary Nolan 0.69
4 Ken Frailing 0.71
5 Bill Singer 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 J. R. Richard 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Rich Gossage 23
3 Andy Messersmith 20
3 John Montefusco 20
3 Tom Seaver 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 4
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
4 Doug Bird 2
4 10 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .358
2 Rod Carew .351
3 Fred Lynn .342
4 Pete Rose .336
5 Ted Simmons .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 46
2 Dave Kingman 45
3 George Scott 34
4 Bobby Bonds 32
4 3 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 118
2 Dave Kingman 112
3 Dave Parker 110
3 Mike Schmidt 110
5 John Mayberry 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 66
2 Mickey Rivers 62
3 Joe Morgan 61
4 Lou Brock 49
5 Rod Carew 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.40
2 Randy Jones 2.43
3 Tom Seaver 2.44
4 Catfish Hunter 2.56
5 Andy Messersmith 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Randy Jones 22
2 Jim Palmer 22
2 Tom Seaver 22
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 288
2 Tom Seaver 246
3 John Montefusco 228
4 Bert Blyleven 217
5 Gaylord Perry 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 25
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Al Hrabosky 22
4 Rich Gossage 21
5 Dave LaRoche 20