On This Day

Wednesday, May 19, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 10 .655 --
Orioles 16 14 .533 3.5
Tigers 13 15 .464 5.5
Red Sox 13 16 .448 6.0
Brewers 11 14 .440 6.0
Indians 13 17 .433 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 19 10 .655 --
Rangers 19 11 .633 0.5
Twins 16 14 .533 3.5
Athletics 15 18 .455 6.0
White Sox 11 16 .407 7.0
Angels 13 23 .361 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 20 8 .714 --
Pirates 20 12 .625 2.0
Mets 20 15 .571 3.5
Cubs 14 18 .438 8.0
Expos 12 17 .414 8.5
Cardinals 14 21 .400 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 22 13 .629 --
Reds 21 13 .618 0.5
Padres 17 16 .515 4.0
Astros 17 20 .459 6.0
Braves 12 23 .343 10.0
Giants 11 24 .314 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Ralph Garr 3
2 John Mayberry 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 3
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Larvell Blanks 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
2 Jim Rice 3
2 Bob Watson 3
2 Richie Zisk 3
5 7 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rich Coggins 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 Al Bumbry 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Montefusco 0.86
2 Rudy May 0.71
3 Tommy John 0.60
4 Mickey Lolich 0.55
5 Fergie Jenkins 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Santo Alcala 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 6
1 John Montefusco 6
3 Rudy May 5
4 Fergie Jenkins 4
5 9 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .393
2 Ron LeFlore .392
3 Pete Rose .379
4 Bake McBride .365
5 Doug Rader .362

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 33
2 Joe Rudi 31
3 Mike Schmidt 30
4 Rick Monday 29
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 16
1 Bill North 16
1 Freddie Patek 16
4 Don Baylor 14
4 2 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.96
2 Pat Zachry 1.26
3 Paul Lindblad 1.69
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 Bert Blyleven 55
3 Tom Seaver 55
5 Phil Niekro 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 8
2 Ken Forsch 7
2 Sparky Lyle 7
2 Eduardo Rodriguez 7
5 2 tied 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Swisher .500
1 Butch Wynegar .500
3 Joe Torre .457
4 Ron LeFlore .455
5 George Brett .448

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 5
1 Amos Otis 5
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 Joe Ferguson 4
3 Dave Kingman 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 16
2 Ron Cey 15
2 Dan Ford 15
4 Al Cowens 14
4 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 9
1 Freddie Patek 9
3 Joe Morgan 8
4 Bobby Bonds 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Marshall 0.60
2 Paul Lindblad 0.93
3 Sparky Lyle 1.29
4 Ross Grimsley 1.32
5 Pat Dobson 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Santo Alcala 3
1 Jim Rooker 3
1 Brent Strom 3
1 Frank Tanana 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Bert Blyleven 30
3 Catfish Hunter 23
3 Frank Tanana 23
5 Fergie Jenkins 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 4
2 Rawly Eastwick 3
2 Al Hrabosky 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .407
2 Ron LeFlore .398
3 Butch Wynegar .365
4 George Brett .364
5 Doug Rader .354

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 26
2 Ron Cey 25
3 Jeff Burroughs 23
4 Bobby Bonds 21
5 2 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 13
1 Freddie Patek 13
3 Don Baylor 12
4 Bobby Bonds 11
4 Lenny Randle 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Lindblad 1.04
2 Gary Lavelle 1.13
3 Pat Zachry 1.45
4 Doyle Alexander 1.80
5 Mike Marshall 1.83

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Frank Tanana 58
3 Tom Seaver 42
4 Bert Blyleven 38
4 Mickey Lolich 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 7
2 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Al Hrabosky 5
3 Bob Moose 5
3 Eduardo Rodriguez 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .354
2 Rod Carew .350
3 Fred Lynn .337
4 Ted Simmons .335
5 Rico Carty .334

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 Tony Perez 110
4 Johnny Bench 109
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 67
2 Joe Morgan 64
3 Mickey Rivers 62
4 Lou Brock 48
5 Rod Carew 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.42
2 Tom Seaver 2.44
3 Jim Palmer 2.51
4 Jim Rooker 2.66
5 Andy Messersmith 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 22
1 Jim Palmer 22
3 Catfish Hunter 21
3 Tom Seaver 21
5 Burt Hooton 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 295
2 Tom Seaver 251
3 John Montefusco 231
4 Bert Blyleven 225
5 Gaylord Perry 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 27
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Al Hrabosky 22
4 Rich Gossage 20
4 2 others tied 20