On This Day

Friday, May 21, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 20 11 .645 --
Orioles 17 14 .548 3.0
Brewers 12 14 .462 5.5
Red Sox 14 17 .452 6.0
Tigers 13 16 .448 6.0
Indians 13 18 .419 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 21 10 .677 --
Rangers 20 12 .625 1.5
Twins 16 16 .500 5.5
White Sox 13 16 .448 7.0
Athletics 15 20 .429 8.0
Angels 14 24 .368 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 22 8 .733 --
Pirates 20 14 .588 4.0
Mets 21 16 .568 4.5
Cubs 15 19 .441 9.0
Expos 13 18 .419 9.5
Cardinals 15 22 .405 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 24 13 .649 --
Reds 21 15 .583 2.5
Padres 18 17 .514 5.0
Astros 18 21 .462 7.0
Braves 13 24 .351 11.0
Giants 12 25 .324 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bucky Dent 4
1 John Mayberry 4
3 Tom Grieve 3
3 Ed Kranepool 3
3 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 Wayne Garrett 1
1 Mike Hargrove 1
1 Sixto Lezcano 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 4
1 Wayne Garrett 4
1 Dave Winfield 4
4 Dave May 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Willie Davis 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
1 Claudell Washington 2
5 11 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 0.88
2 Steve Carlton 0.78
3 Bill Travers 0.75
4 Burt Hooton 0.71
5 Nelson Briles 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Laxton 9
2 Steve Carlton 7
2 J. R. Richard 7
4 Steve Rogers 6
4 Bill Travers 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Ken Sanders 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .386
2 Rico Carty .383
3 Pete Rose .374
4 Bake McBride .365
5 Freddie Patek .354

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 30
5 Jeff Burroughs 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 18
1 Freddie Patek 18
3 Joe Morgan 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 Doyle Alexander 1.91
4 Jim Lonborg 2.19
5 Jim Rooker 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 8
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 2 tied 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 Bucky Dent .455
2 Steve Swisher .441
3 Pepe Mangual .438
4 Joe Torre .425
5 George Brett .422

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 19
2 Carl Yastrzemski 17
3 Al Cowens 15
3 John Mayberry 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 11
2 Don Baylor 9
3 Lenny Randle 8
4 Larry Lintz 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Foucault 0.71
2 Bill Lee 0.75
3 Steve Carlton 1.00
4 Sparky Lyle 1.04
5 Mike Caldwell 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Santo Alcala 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Woodie Fryman 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 26
2 Dennis Leonard 25
2 J. R. Richard 25
4 Bert Blyleven 24
5 Frank Tanana 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 Bob Moose 3
4 Clay Carroll 2
4 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .402
2 Rico Carty .400
3 George Brett .365
4 Lyman Bostock .361
5 Butch Wynegar .359

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 24
1 Jeff Burroughs 24
1 Ron Cey 24
4 Joe Rudi 21
4 Carl Yastrzemski 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 15
2 Bill North 14
3 Ron LeFlore 12
3 Lenny Randle 12
5 Don Baylor 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 1.15
2 Pat Zachry 1.55
3 Lynn McGlothen 1.60
4 Sparky Lyle 1.63
5 Doyle Alexander 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 5
1 Jim Lonborg 5
3 Doug Bird 4
3 Bill Campbell 4
3 6 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 51
2 Frank Tanana 46
3 Tom Seaver 42
4 J. R. Richard 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 6
2 Al Hrabosky 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Bob Moose 5
5 6 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .357
2 Rod Carew .344
3 Ted Simmons .340
4 Fred Lynn .337
5 Rico Carty .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 117
2 John Mayberry 115
3 Dave Kingman 110
4 Mike Schmidt 109
5 Johnny Bench 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 67
2 Joe Morgan 64
3 Mickey Rivers 60
4 Lou Brock 49
5 Rod Carew 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.35
2 Rich Gossage 2.45
3 Tom Seaver 2.47
4 Jim Palmer 2.60
5 Jim Rooker 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Burt Hooton 21
2 Catfish Hunter 21
2 Jim Palmer 21
2 Tom Seaver 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 286
2 Tom Seaver 254
3 Bert Blyleven 225
4 John Montefusco 221
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