On This Day

Thursday, May 20, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 19 11 .633 --
Orioles 16 14 .533 3.0
Red Sox 14 16 .467 5.0
Tigers 13 15 .464 5.0
Brewers 11 14 .440 5.5
Indians 13 17 .433 6.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 20 10 .667 --
Rangers 19 12 .613 1.5
Twins 16 15 .516 4.5
Athletics 15 19 .441 7.0
White Sox 12 16 .429 7.0
Angels 14 23 .378 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 21 8 .724 --
Pirates 20 13 .606 3.0
Mets 20 16 .556 4.5
Expos 13 17 .433 8.5
Cubs 14 19 .424 9.0
Cardinals 15 21 .417 9.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 23 13 .639 --
Reds 21 14 .600 1.5
Padres 17 17 .500 5.0
Astros 18 20 .474 6.0
Giants 12 24 .333 11.0
Braves 12 24 .333 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Amos Otis 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
3 Rick Auerbach 3
3 Don Baylor 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Carl Yastrzemski 2
3 Rick Burleson 1
3 George Foster 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 4
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
3 Don Baylor 3
4 Chris Arnold 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 2
1 Chet Lemon 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Lou Brock 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rich Gossage 1.14
2 Tom Seaver 0.80
3 Woodie Fryman 0.78
4 Paul Mitchell 0.50
4 Gary Ross 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Gossage 8
1 Tom Seaver 8
3 Woodie Fryman 7
4 Paul Mitchell 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Tom House 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .393
2 Ron LeFlore .392
3 Pete Rose .385
4 Bake McBride .365
5 George Brett .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 15
1 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Ron Cey 8
3 Rick Monday 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 35
2 Joe Rudi 31
2 Mike Schmidt 31
4 Rick Monday 29
5 Jeff Burroughs 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 17
2 Joe Morgan 16
2 Freddie Patek 16
4 Don Baylor 14
4 2 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.95
2 Pat Zachry 1.26
3 Jim Lonborg 2.19
4 Jim Rooker 2.22
5 Wilbur Wood 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 7
2 Jim Lonborg 6
3 Bill Campbell 5
3 Al Fitzmorris 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 8
1 Mike Marshall 8
3 Gary Lavelle 7
3 Sparky Lyle 7
3 Eduardo Rodriguez 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Butch Wynegar .459
2 Joe Torre .442
3 George Brett .441
4 Rico Carty .432
5 Ron LeFlore .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 5
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 Ron Cey 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 18
2 Carl Yastrzemski 17
3 Al Cowens 15
4 Jeff Burroughs 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 9
1 Freddie Patek 9
3 Lenny Randle 8
4 Larry Lintz 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Foucault 0.71
2 Bill Lee 0.75
3 Steve Carlton 1.00
4 Mike Caldwell 1.29
4 Sparky Lyle 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Santo Alcala 3
1 Woodie Fryman 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Bert Blyleven 24
3 Frank Tanana 23
4 Tom Seaver 22
5 Dennis Leonard 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 Bob Moose 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .407
2 Ron LeFlore .398
3 George Brett .366
4 Butch Wynegar .359
5 Willie Crawford .351

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Ron Cey 8
2 Dave Kingman 8
4 George Hendrick 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 24
1 Ron Cey 24
3 Bobby Bonds 23
3 Joe Rudi 23
5 Carl Yastrzemski 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 13
1 Freddie Patek 13
3 Lenny Randle 12
4 Don Baylor 11
5 4 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 1.11
2 Pat Zachry 1.45
3 Paul Lindblad 1.73
4 Doyle Alexander 1.80
5 Jim Rooker 1.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Lonborg 5
2 Doug Bird 4
2 Bill Campbell 4
2 Woodie Fryman 4
2 5 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 63
2 Frank Tanana 46
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 .355
2 Rod Carew .347
3 Ted Simmons .340
4 Fred Lynn .337
5 Pete Rose .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 47
2 Dave Kingman 45
3 George Scott 35
4 Bobby Bonds 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 117
2 John Mayberry 114
3 Dave Kingman 110
3 Tony Perez 110
5 2 tied 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 67
2 Joe Morgan 64
3 Mickey Rivers 62
4 Lou Brock 49
5 Rod Carew 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.42
2 Rich Gossage 2.45
3 Jim Palmer 2.51
4 Tom Seaver 2.52
5 Jim Rooker 2.66

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 259
3 John Montefusco 231
4 Bert Blyleven 225
5 Gaylord Perry 212

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