On This Day

Monday, May 17, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 17 10 .630 --
Orioles 15 14 .517 3.0
Tigers 13 13 .500 3.5
Indians 13 15 .464 4.5
Brewers 11 13 .458 4.5
Red Sox 11 16 .407 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 19 10 .655 --
Royals 17 10 .630 1.0
Twins 15 13 .536 3.5
Athletics 15 16 .484 5.0
Angels 13 22 .371 9.0
White Sox 9 16 .360 8.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 19 8 .704 --
Pirates 18 12 .600 2.5
Mets 20 14 .588 2.5
Cubs 14 18 .438 7.5
Cardinals 14 19 .424 8.0
Expos 12 17 .414 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 20 12 .625 --
Dodgers 20 13 .606 0.5
Padres 16 15 .516 3.5
Astros 16 19 .457 5.5
Giants 11 22 .333 9.5
Braves 11 22 .333 9.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Baylor 3
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Enzo Hernandez 3
1 Bill Melton 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Dan Ford 1
1 Ken Henderson 1
1 Chet Lemon 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 Buck Martinez 3
1 Bill Melton 3
4 Jeff Burroughs 2
4 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 4
2 Rod Carew 3
3 Phil Garner 2
3 Bill North 2
3 Freddie Patek 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.14
2 Bill Travers 1.00
3 Luis Tiant 0.78
3 Pat Zachry 0.78
5 J. R. Richard 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Tom Hall 1
1 Randy Jones 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 9
2 Dennis Leonard 8
2 Frank Tanana 8
4 Luis Tiant 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Bob Moose 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .388
2 George Brett .383
3 Pete Rose .379
4 Ron LeFlore .375
5 Doug Rader .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 14
1 Mike Schmidt 14
3 Ron Cey 8
3 Rick Monday 8
5 10 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 33
2 Joe Rudi 30
3 Rick Monday 29
3 Mike Schmidt 29
5 Ken Griffey 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 16
2 Freddie Patek 15
3 Rod Carew 14
3 Joe Morgan 14
3 Mickey Rivers 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.26
2 Pat Zachry 1.26
3 Don Gullett 1.91
4 Jim Lonborg 1.91
5 John Candelaria 2.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 7
2 Bill Campbell 5
2 Jim Lonborg 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 70
2 Frank Tanana 63
3 Tom Seaver 55
4 Bert Blyleven 52
5 2 tied 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 .519
2 Dave Winfield .450
3 Steve Swisher .444
4 Rico Carty .435
4 Joe Torre .435

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 16
1 Ron Cey 16
1 Dan Ford 16
4 Al Cowens 14
4 Bobby Tolan 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 10
2 Don Baylor 8
2 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Bill North 8
5 Rod Carew 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.00
2 Lynn McGlothen 0.56
3 Wilbur Wood 0.61
4 Steve Foucault 0.73
5 2 tied 1.10

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 Brent Strom 3
1 Frank Tanana 3
4 Santo Alcala 2
4 31 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 27
1 Frank Tanana 27
3 Nolan Ryan 25
4 Dennis Leonard 21
5 Tom Seaver 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
3 Al Hrabosky 3
3 Skip Lockwood 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .393
2 George Brett .391
3 Ron LeFlore .375
4 Bake McBride .373
5 Doug Rader .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Dave Kingman 10
3 Ron Cey 8
4 Rick Monday 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 27
2 Rick Monday 26
2 Joe Rudi 26
4 Dave Kingman 25
5 Ron Cey 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 13
2 Don Baylor 12
2 Freddie Patek 12
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 Mickey Rivers 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.28
2 Paul Lindblad 1.42
3 Pat Zachry 1.45
4 Mike Marshall 1.78
5 Doyle Alexander 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 5
2 Bill Campbell 4
2 Jerry Koosman 4
2 Jim Lonborg 4
2 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 58
2 Nolan Ryan 54
3 Tom Seaver 42
4 Bert Blyleven 39
5 J. R. Richard 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Eduardo Rodriguez 6
4 Al Hrabosky 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .355
2 Bill Madlock .354
3 Fred Lynn .344
4 George Brett .335
5 Pete Rose .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 46
2 Dave Kingman 44
3 George Scott 35
4 Bobby Bonds 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 116
2 Dave Parker 110
3 John Mayberry 109
4 Dave Kingman 108
4 2 others tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 67
2 Joe Morgan 62
2 Mickey Rivers 62
4 Lou Brock 48
5 Rod Carew 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.34
2 Tom Seaver 2.44
3 Jim Palmer 2.51
4 John Candelaria 2.61
5 Catfish Hunter 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 22
2 Jim Palmer 22
4 Tom Seaver 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 295
2 Tom Seaver 251
3 John Montefusco 225
4 Bert Blyleven 222
5 Gaylord Perry 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Al Hrabosky 22
4 Rich Gossage 21
5 Dave LaRoche 20