On This Day

Sunday, May 23, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 21 12 .636 --
Orioles 18 15 .545 3.0
Red Sox 15 18 .455 6.0
Tigers 14 17 .452 6.0
Brewers 13 16 .448 6.0
Indians 15 19 .441 6.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 21 12 .636 --
Rangers 21 13 .618 0.5
Twins 18 16 .529 3.5
White Sox 16 16 .500 4.5
Athletics 15 23 .395 8.5
Angels 15 25 .375 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 23 9 .719 --
Pirates 22 15 .595 3.5
Mets 22 17 .564 4.5
Cubs 16 21 .432 9.5
Expos 14 19 .424 9.5
Cardinals 16 23 .410 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 13 .667 --
Reds 23 15 .605 2.5
Padres 18 19 .486 7.0
Astros 18 23 .439 9.0
Braves 15 25 .375 11.5
Giants 13 27 .325 13.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Oliver 5
1 Bill Robinson 5
3 Darrel Chaney 4
3 Dave Concepcion 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Hector Cruz 1
2 George Foster 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 5
2 John Lowenstein 4
3 Steve Garvey 3
3 Tom Grieve 3
3 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 3
1 Bert Campaneris 3
3 Matt Alexander 2
3 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 Willie Randolph 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Billingham 1.67
2 Terry Forster 1.20
3 John Montefusco 1.00
3 Dick Ruthven 1.00
5 Jerry Reuss 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 6
1 Terry Forster 6
1 John Montefusco 6
1 Mike Torrez 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Elias Sosa 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .409
2 Rico Carty .383
3 Bake McBride .365
4 Pete Rose .361
5 Lyman Bostock .353

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 15
1 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Ron Cey 8
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Rick Monday 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 35
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Joe Rudi 31
4 George Foster 30
4 Rick Monday 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 19
2 Freddie Patek 18
3 Don Baylor 17
4 Joe Morgan 16
5 4 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.95
2 Pat Zachry 1.41
3 Ken Forsch 1.54
4 Jim Lonborg 2.19
5 Wilbur Wood 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 8
2 Jim Lonborg 6
2 Jim Slaton 6
4 Jack Billingham 5
4 13 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 80
2 Frank Tanana 73
3 Tom Seaver 63
4 Bert Blyleven 61
5 2 tied 52

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 Rico Carty .459
2 Bucky Dent .458
3 Ron LeFlore .456
4 Butch Wynegar .425
5 Mark Belanger .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 5
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
3 Joe Ferguson 4
3 Amos Otis 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 18
2 Bobby Bonds 16
3 Jeff Burroughs 14
4 Al Cowens 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 11
2 Freddie Patek 10
3 Lenny Randle 8
4 Bill North 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Buskey 0.00
2 Larry Christenson 0.60
3 Woodie Fryman 0.61
4 Randy Jones 0.67
5 Steve Foucault 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Frank Tanana 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Dave Goltz 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 33
2 Bert Blyleven 30
3 Nolan Ryan 27
4 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 Tom Seaver 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Bob Moose 3
3 Bill Campbell 2
3 Rawly Eastwick 2
3 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .438
2 Rico Carty .400
3 Lyman Bostock .368
4 George Brett .367
5 Willie Crawford .358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 25
2 Bobby Bonds 24
2 Ron Cey 24
4 Carl Yastrzemski 22
5 Tony Perez 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 15
2 Don Baylor 14
3 Bill North 13
4 Ron LeFlore 12
4 Lenny Randle 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 1.15
2 Lynn McGlothen 1.60
3 Mike Marshall 1.64
4 Doyle Alexander 1.65
5 Pat Zachry 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 5
1 Randy Jones 5
1 Jim Lonborg 5
4 Jack Billingham 4
4 9 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 56
2 Nolan Ryan 52
3 Bert Blyleven 44
4 Tom Seaver 42
5 John Montefusco 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 Bob Moose 5
5 4 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .352
2 Rod Carew .345
3 Ted Simmons .339
4 Rico Carty .336
5 Pete Rose .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 117
2 John Mayberry 116
3 Dave Kingman 110
3 Mike Schmidt 110
5 2 tied 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 70
2 Joe Morgan 64
3 Mickey Rivers 60
4 Lou Brock 50
5 Rod Carew 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.35
2 Tom Seaver 2.47
3 Rich Gossage 2.51
4 Jim Palmer 2.60
5 Catfish Hunter 2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 296
2 Tom Seaver 254
3 John Montefusco 227
4 Bert Blyleven 224
5 Gaylord Perry 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 27
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Al Hrabosky 22
4 Dave LaRoche 20
4 Mike Marshall 20