On This Day

Tuesday, May 18, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 18 10 .643 --
Orioles 15 14 .517 3.5
Tigers 13 14 .481 4.5
Brewers 11 13 .458 5.0
Indians 13 16 .448 5.5
Red Sox 12 16 .429 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 18 10 .643 --
Rangers 19 11 .633 --
Twins 16 13 .552 2.5
Athletics 15 17 .469 5.0
White Sox 10 16 .385 7.0
Angels 13 23 .361 9.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 19 8 .704 --
Pirates 19 12 .613 2.0
Mets 20 14 .588 2.5
Cubs 14 18 .438 7.5
Expos 12 17 .414 8.0
Cardinals 14 20 .412 8.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 21 13 .618 --
Reds 20 13 .606 0.5
Padres 17 15 .531 3.0
Astros 16 20 .444 6.0
Braves 12 22 .353 9.0
Giants 11 23 .324 10.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Duane Kuiper 5
2 Lou Piniella 4
3 Ron LeFlore 3
3 Willie Randolph 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Joe Ferguson 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Burleson 3
1 Joe Ferguson 3
1 George Hendrick 3
1 Pat Kelly 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Claudell Washington 2
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Ken Boswell 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Halicki 1.33
2 Nolan Ryan 0.82
3 Phil Niekro 0.78
4 Dave Goltz 0.70
5 Catfish Hunter 0.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Bart Johnson 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 9
2 Ed Halicki 8
3 Dave Goltz 7
3 Catfish Hunter 7
3 Phil Niekro 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom House 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .389
2 Ron LeFlore .387
3 Pete Rose .375
4 George Brett .373
5 Bake McBride .365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 33
2 Joe Rudi 31
3 Rick Monday 29
3 Mike Schmidt 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 16
1 Freddie Patek 16
3 Don Baylor 14
3 Rod Carew 14
3 2 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.49
2 Pat Zachry 1.26
3 Paul Lindblad 1.72
4 Don Gullett 1.91
5 Jim Lonborg 1.91

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 7
2 Bill Campbell 5
2 Al Fitzmorris 5
2 Jim Lonborg 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 79
2 Frank Tanana 63
3 Tom Seaver 55
4 Bert Blyleven 52
5 Phil Niekro 49

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 .491
2 Butch Wynegar .471
3 Rico Carty .447
4 Steve Swisher .444
5 Joe Torre .435

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 17
2 Bobby Bonds 16
2 Ron Cey 16
4 Al Cowens 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 11
2 Don Baylor 9
3 Bobby Bonds 8
4 Rod Carew 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Lynn McGlothen 0.56
2 Wilbur Wood 0.61
3 Gary Lavelle 0.66
4 Steve Foucault 0.73
5 Paul Lindblad 0.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 Jim Rooker 3
1 Brent Strom 3
1 Frank Tanana 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Bert Blyleven 27
2 Frank Tanana 27
4 Catfish Hunter 23
5 Dennis Leonard 21

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 Ron LeFlore .393
2 Rico Carty .391
3 George Brett .379
4 Butch Wynegar .359
5 Doug Rader .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 9
1 Mike Schmidt 9
3 Ron Cey 8
4 George Hendrick 7
4 Amos Otis 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 27
2 Ron Cey 24
3 Jeff Burroughs 23
4 Dave Kingman 22
4 Rick Monday 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 13
1 Bill North 13
1 Freddie Patek 13
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.53
2 Paul Lindblad 1.07
3 Pat Zachry 1.45
4 Doyle Alexander 1.80
5 Jim Rooker 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 5
2 Bill Campbell 4
2 Jim Lonborg 4
2 Butch Metzger 4
2 3 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Frank Tanana 58
3 Tom Seaver 42
4 Bert Blyleven 39
5 Phil Niekro 34

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .353
2 Rod Carew .353
3 Fred Lynn .341
4 George Brett .334
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 115
2 John Mayberry 110
2 Dave Parker 110
4 Dave Kingman 108
4 Tony Perez 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 Jim Rooker 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Jim Palmer 22
3 Catfish Hunter 21
3 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 208

Saves

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