On This Day

Saturday, May 15, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 9 .654 --
Tigers 13 11 .542 3.0
Orioles 13 14 .481 4.5
Brewers 10 12 .455 5.0
Indians 12 15 .444 5.5
Red Sox 10 15 .400 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 19 8 .704 --
Royals 16 9 .640 2.0
Twins 14 12 .538 4.5
Athletics 14 15 .483 6.0
White Sox 8 15 .348 9.0
Angels 11 22 .333 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 18 8 .692 --
Pirates 17 11 .607 2.0
Mets 19 13 .594 2.0
Cardinals 13 18 .419 7.5
Cubs 13 18 .419 7.5
Expos 11 17 .393 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 18 11 .621 --
Dodgers 19 12 .613 0.0
Padres 15 14 .517 3.0
Astros 15 17 .469 4.5
Giants 11 20 .355 8.0
Braves 10 20 .333 8.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Ford 6
2 Mike Jorgensen 5
2 Danny Thompson 5
4 Marty Perez 4
4 Jerry Remy 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Tim Foli 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 6
2 Bobby Bonds 5
3 Phil Roof 4
4 Jeff Burroughs 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Jorgensen 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
1 Lenny Randle 2
4 Matt Alexander 1
4 21 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Santo Alcala 1.80
2 Mark Fidrych 1.67
3 Bert Blyleven 1.33
4 Tom Seaver 1.00
4 Dan Warthen 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Santo Alcala 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Mark Fidrych 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 12
2 Santo Alcala 9
2 Fergie Jenkins 9
2 Tom Seaver 9
5 Dick Ruthven 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Bob Moose 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .390
2 Pete Rose .388
3 George Brett .388
4 Ron LeFlore .388
5 Bake McBride .365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 33
2 Joe Rudi 30
3 Mike Schmidt 28
4 Rick Monday 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 14
1 Bill North 14
1 Mickey Rivers 14
4 Freddie Patek 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.26
2 Pat Zachry 1.26
3 Paul Lindblad 1.91
4 Jim Lonborg 1.91
5 Don Gullett 1.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 6
2 Jim Lonborg 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 J. R. Richard 5
5 21 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 70
2 Tom Seaver 55
2 Frank Tanana 55
4 Bert Blyleven 52
5 Phil Niekro 42

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .500
2 Rico Carty .463
3 Dave Winfield .462
4 Bill Russell .444
5 Steve Swisher .441

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 16
2 Bobby Bonds 15
2 Dan Ford 15
4 Jeff Burroughs 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 8
1 Ron LeFlore 8
1 Freddie Patek 8
4 Joe Morgan 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Nolan 0.00
1 Wayne Garland 0.00
3 Gary Lavelle 0.47
4 Wilbur Wood 0.61
5 Ken Frailing 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 Vern Ruhle 3
1 Brent Strom 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Bert Blyleven 27
3 Dick Ruthven 24
4 Tom Seaver 20
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
4 Al Hrabosky 3
4 Butch Metzger 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .354
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Fred Lynn .343
4 Pete Rose .335
5 George Brett .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 47
2 Dave Kingman 45
3 George Scott 35
4 Bobby Bonds 33
4 2 others tied 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 115
2 John Mayberry 111
3 Dave Kingman 110
3 Dave Parker 110
5 Mike Schmidt 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 65
2 Mickey Rivers 63
3 Joe Morgan 62
4 Lou Brock 48
5 Rod Carew 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.35
2 Rich Gossage 2.37
3 Jim Palmer 2.41
4 Tom Seaver 2.44
5 John Candelaria 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 23
2 Catfish Hunter 22
2 Randy Jones 22
2 Tom Seaver 22
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 295
2 Tom Seaver 255
3 John Montefusco 230
4 Bert Blyleven 222
5 Gaylord Perry 212

Saves

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