On This Day

Wednesday, May 26, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 23 13 .639 --
Orioles 19 18 .514 4.5
Red Sox 17 19 .472 6.0
Brewers 15 17 .469 6.0
Indians 17 20 .459 6.5
Tigers 15 20 .429 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 23 13 .639 --
Rangers 22 15 .595 1.5
White Sox 19 16 .543 3.5
Twins 19 18 .514 4.5
Athletics 17 24 .415 8.5
Angels 15 28 .349 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 26 9 .743 --
Pirates 23 17 .575 5.5
Mets 22 20 .524 7.5
Expos 16 20 .444 10.5
Cubs 17 22 .436 11.0
Cardinals 17 24 .415 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 15 .643 --
Reds 24 16 .600 2.0
Padres 20 20 .500 6.0
Astros 18 26 .409 10.0
Braves 16 26 .381 11.0
Giants 16 27 .372 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Poquette 6
2 Roy Howell 5
3 Al Cowens 4
3 Bobby Grich 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 4
2 Tom Grieve 3
2 Larry Hisle 3
2 Gary Matthews 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Nolan 2.00
2 Dave Goltz 1.60
3 Ken Brett 1.00
3 Larry Demery 1.00
5 2 tied 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Ray Bare 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Goltz 8
1 Don Kirkwood 8
3 Bill Laxton 7
3 Dennis Leonard 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .392
2 Willie Crawford .361
3 Rico Carty .360
4 Pete Rose .356
5 Freddie Patek .349

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 16
2 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Ron Cey 8
3 Dan Ford 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 21
2 Don Baylor 19
2 Freddie Patek 19
4 Bert Campaneris 16
4 2 others tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 1.36
2 Pat Zachry 1.41
3 Doyle Alexander 1.50
4 Bill Travers 1.90
5 Wilbur Wood 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 9
2 Jim Lonborg 7
2 Jim Slaton 7
4 Woodie Fryman 6
4 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 .528
2 Bucky Dent .424
3 Lou Piniella .410
4 Ron LeFlore .397
5 Steve Garvey .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 6
2 Bill Robinson 5
2 Reggie Smith 5
4 Dan Ford 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 18
1 Carl Yastrzemski 18
3 Jeff Burroughs 14
3 Al Cowens 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 10
1 Freddie Patek 10
3 Bert Campaneris 8
3 Bill North 8
5 Davey Lopes 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Brett 0.00
1 Tom Buskey 0.00
3 Clay Carroll 0.61
4 Steve Carlton 0.67
5 Larry Christenson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Goltz 4
1 Randy Jones 4
3 Santo Alcala 3
3 Doyle Alexander 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 26
2 Bill Laxton 25
2 Frank Tanana 25
4 Dave Goltz 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Darold Knowles 3
1 Bob Moose 3
4 Bill Campbell 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .408
2 Bill Robinson .400
3 Rico Carty .380
4 Lyman Bostock .372
5 Steve Garvey .371

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doyle Alexander 1.24
2 Pat Zachry 1.41
3 Steve Carlton 1.44
4 Mike Marshall 1.53
5 Larry Christenson 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Lonborg 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Randy Jones 5
4 Santo Alcala 4
4 15 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 3 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .351
2 Rod Carew .339
3 Ted Simmons .338
4 Pete Rose .334
5 Fred Lynn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 47
2 Dave Kingman 46
3 George Scott 36
4 John Mayberry 33
5 2 tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 119
2 John Mayberry 117
3 Mike Schmidt 112
4 Dave Kingman 111
5 Tony Perez 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 69
2 Joe Morgan 62
3 Mickey Rivers 56
4 Lou Brock 50
5 Rod Carew 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.41
2 Rich Gossage 2.43
3 Jim Palmer 2.54
4 Andy Messersmith 2.54
5 Tom Seaver 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 22
3 Jim Palmer 21
4 Burt Hooton 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 294
2 Tom Seaver 254
3 John Montefusco 227
4 Bert Blyleven 224
5 Gaylord Perry 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 25
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Al Hrabosky 21
4 Dave LaRoche 20
4 Mike Marshall 20