On This Day

Thursday, May 13, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 16 8 .667 --
Tigers 12 10 .545 3.0
Brewers 10 10 .500 4.0
Orioles 12 13 .480 4.5
Indians 11 14 .440 5.5
Red Sox 8 15 .348 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 17 8 .680 --
Royals 14 9 .609 2.0
Athletics 14 13 .519 4.0
Twins 11 12 .478 5.0
White Sox 8 13 .381 7.0
Angels 11 19 .367 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 16 8 .667 --
Mets 19 11 .633 0.0
Pirates 16 10 .615 1.0
Cubs 13 17 .433 6.0
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 10 19 .345 8.0
Braves 9 19 .321 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 3
1 Brian Downing 3
1 Doug Howard 3
1 John Mayberry 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Orlando Alvarez 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Orlando Alvarez 3
1 John Mayberry 3
1 Hal McRae 3
1 Rick Miller 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Buddy Bradford 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 Doug Griffin 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Kern 0.88
2 Dennis Leonard 0.78
3 Frank Tanana 0.70
4 Jim Umbarger 0.40
5 3 tied 0.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Jim Palmer 1
1 Vern Ruhle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Kern 7
1 Dennis Leonard 7
1 Frank Tanana 7
4 Jim Palmer 4
5 6 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Hartzell 1
1 John Hiller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .412
2 George Brett .396
3 Lyman Bostock .384
4 Rico Carty .376
5 Bake McBride .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 14
2 Mike Schmidt 13
3 Ron Cey 8
4 Rick Monday 7
5 5 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 Mickey Rivers 14
2 Bill North 13
3 Joe Morgan 12
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 Ron LeFlore 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.29
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 Jim Palmer 5
2 J. R. Richard 5
4 Bill Campbell 4
4 15 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 65
2 Frank Tanana 55
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 George Brett .490
2 Joe Torre .459
3 Richie Zisk .450
4 Willie Montanez .426
5 Rico Carty .423

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 16
2 Jeff Burroughs 15
3 Dave Kingman 14
4 Al Cowens 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 8
1 Ron LeFlore 8
1 Mickey Rivers 8
4 Willie Randolph 7
5 5 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Garland 0.00
2 Gary Lavelle 0.60
3 Wilbur Wood 0.61
4 Gary Nolan 0.69
5 Ken Frailing 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 Jim Rooker 3
1 Vern Ruhle 3
1 Don Sutton 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
1 Frank Tanana 26
3 Rich Gossage 23
4 Tom Seaver 20
5 2 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 4
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
4 Doug Bird 2
4 9 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .357
2 Rod Carew .354
3 Fred Lynn .341
4 Pete Rose .339
5 Ted Simmons .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 117
2 Dave Kingman 112
3 John Mayberry 111
4 Dave Parker 110
5 Mike Schmidt 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 65
2 Mickey Rivers 63
3 Joe Morgan 61
4 Lou Brock 49
5 Rod Carew 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.41
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
1 Jim Palmer 23
3 Randy Jones 22
3 Tom Seaver 22
5 Mike Torrez 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 295
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