On This Day

Tuesday, May 25, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 13 .629 --
Orioles 18 17 .514 4.0
Red Sox 17 18 .486 5.0
Indians 17 19 .472 5.5
Brewers 14 17 .452 6.0
Tigers 14 19 .424 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 22 12 .647 --
Rangers 21 14 .600 1.5
White Sox 18 16 .529 4.0
Twins 18 18 .500 5.0
Athletics 17 23 .425 8.0
Angels 15 27 .357 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 25 9 .735 --
Pirates 22 17 .564 5.5
Mets 22 19 .537 6.5
Expos 16 19 .457 9.5
Cardinals 17 23 .425 11.0
Cubs 16 22 .421 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 15 .634 --
Reds 24 15 .615 1.0
Padres 20 19 .513 5.0
Astros 18 25 .419 9.0
Braves 15 26 .366 11.0
Giants 15 27 .357 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jay Johnstone 4
1 Willie Montanez 4
1 Al Oliver 4
4 Bob Boone 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Willie Crawford 1
2 Jerry Grote 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 5
2 Bobby Murcer 4
2 Doug Rader 4
4 Johnny Bench 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 3
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Buddy Bradford 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Travers 1.33
2 Luis Tiant 1.14
3 Rich Gossage 0.90
4 Dock Ellis 0.80
5 Vida Blue 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Santo Alcala 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Gossage 9
2 Luis Tiant 8
2 Bill Travers 8
4 Vida Blue 6
4 Pat Dobson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .402
2 Pete Rose .365
3 Rico Carty .364
4 Doug Rader .351
5 Bucky Dent .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 16
2 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Ron Cey 8
3 George Hendrick 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 36
2 George Foster 35
3 Mike Schmidt 34
4 Joe Rudi 32
5 2 tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 20
2 Don Baylor 19
2 Freddie Patek 19
4 Bert Campaneris 16
4 Joe Morgan 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 1.36
2 Pat Zachry 1.41
3 Bill Travers 1.90
4 Ken Forsch 2.00
5 Wilbur Wood 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 9
2 Jim Lonborg 7
3 Woodie Fryman 6
3 Jim Slaton 6
3 Luis Tiant 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 80
2 Frank Tanana 73
3 Tom Seaver 68
4 Bert Blyleven 61
5 Rich Gossage 55

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 Larry Herndon .563
2 Bucky Dent .448
3 Ron LeFlore .417
4 Rico Carty .410
4 2 others tied .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 6
2 Bill Robinson 5
3 George Foster 4
3 Dave Kingman 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 10
1 Freddie Patek 10
3 Bert Campaneris 8
4 Bill North 7
4 Lenny Randle 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 0.00
1 Oscar Zamora 0.00
1 Tom Buskey 0.00
4 Clay Carroll 0.66
5 Larry Christenson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 4
2 Santo Alcala 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Larry Christenson 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 25
2 Bill Travers 24
3 J. R. Richard 23
4 Rich Gossage 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Moose 3
2 Bill Campbell 2
2 Clay Carroll 2
2 Rawly Eastwick 2
2 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .421
2 Bill Robinson .394
3 Rico Carty .378
4 Steve Garvey .373
5 2 tied .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 9
2 Ron Cey 8
2 George Hendrick 8
4 Amos Otis 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 26
2 George Foster 25
3 Ron Cey 24
4 Bobby Bonds 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 16
2 Freddie Patek 15
3 Bert Campaneris 13
3 Bill North 13
5 Lenny Randle 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 1.41
2 Doyle Alexander 1.65
3 Lynn McGlothen 1.68
4 Mike Marshall 1.72
5 Paul Lindblad 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Lonborg 6
2 Charlie Hough 5
2 Randy Jones 5
4 Santo Alcala 4
4 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 56
2 Nolan Ryan 52
3 Rich Gossage 45
4 Tom Seaver 42
5 Bert Blyleven 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 Bob Moose 5
5 2 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .351
2 Rod Carew .341
3 Ted Simmons .337
4 Pete Rose .337
5 Fred Lynn .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 47
2 Dave Kingman 46
3 George Scott 35
4 John Mayberry 33
5 Reggie Jackson 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 117
1 John Mayberry 117
3 Dave Kingman 111
3 Mike Schmidt 111
5 Johnny Bench 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 69
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Mickey Rivers 56
4 Lou Brock 50
5 Don Baylor 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.41
2 Rich Gossage 2.42
3 Jim Palmer 2.54
4 Catfish Hunter 2.62
5 Jerry Reuss 2.63

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 259
3 John Montefusco 227
4 Bert Blyleven 224
5 Gaylord Perry 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Al Hrabosky 21
4 Dave LaRoche 20
4 Mike Marshall 20