On This Day

Thursday, May 27, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 23 14 .622 --
Orioles 20 18 .526 3.5
Red Sox 18 19 .486 5.0
Indians 18 20 .474 5.5
Brewers 15 18 .455 6.0
Tigers 15 21 .417 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 23 14 .622 --
Rangers 23 15 .605 0.5
White Sox 19 17 .528 3.5
Twins 19 19 .500 4.5
Athletics 18 24 .429 7.5
Angels 16 28 .364 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 26 10 .722 --
Pirates 23 17 .575 5.0
Mets 23 20 .535 6.5
Cubs 18 22 .450 10.0
Expos 16 20 .444 10.0
Cardinals 17 25 .405 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 15 .643 --
Reds 24 16 .600 2.0
Padres 21 20 .512 5.5
Astros 18 26 .409 10.0
Braves 16 26 .381 11.0
Giants 16 28 .364 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hector Cruz 3
1 Jim Essian 3
1 Alex Johnson 3
1 Jerry Remy 3
5 30 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Jim Fregosi 1
1 Alex Johnson 1
1 Dave Kingman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Fregosi 3
1 Wayne Garrett 3
1 Bill Melton 3
4 Lyman Bostock 2
4 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.33
2 Rudy May 1.17
3 Jim Kaat 1.00
4 Pete Falcone 0.86
5 Frank Tanana 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 9
2 Fergie Jenkins 8
3 Rudy May 7
4 Pete Falcone 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .392
2 Rico Carty .357
3 Pete Rose .356
4 Willie Crawford .351
5 Freddie Patek .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 17
2 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Ron Cey 8
3 Dan Ford 8
3 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 37
2 George Foster 36
3 Mike Schmidt 35
4 Joe Rudi 32
5 Jeff Burroughs 31

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 22
2 Freddie Patek 20
3 Don Baylor 19
4 Bert Campaneris 18
5 2 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 3 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 82
2 Nolan Ryan 80
3 Tom Seaver 68
4 Bert Blyleven 66
5 Rich Gossage 55

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 8
1 Mike Marshall 8
3 Gary Lavelle 7
3 Skip Lockwood 7
3 2 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Herndon .525
2 Steve Garvey .426
3 Bucky Dent .422
4 Ron LeFlore .413
5 Willie Randolph .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 6
2 Bill Robinson 5
2 Reggie Smith 5
4 Dan Ford 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 17
1 Carl Yastrzemski 17
3 Dan Ford 15
3 Tom Grieve 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 11
2 Don Baylor 10
2 Bert Campaneris 10
4 Bill North 9
5 Davey Lopes 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Brett 0.00
1 Tom Buskey 0.00
3 Jackie Brown 0.53
4 Clay Carroll 0.61
5 Steve Carlton 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Goltz 4
1 Frank Tanana 4
3 Santo Alcala 3
3 Steve Carlton 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 34
2 Bert Blyleven 26
2 Dennis Leonard 26
4 Fergie Jenkins 25
5 3 tied 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .407
2 Bill Robinson .392
3 Tom Poquette .386
4 Rico Carty .375
5 Lyman Bostock .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 George Hendrick 8
2 Amos Otis 8
4 Ron Cey 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 27
2 George Foster 25
3 Bobby Bonds 24
3 Dan Ford 24
3 Amos Otis 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 16
2 Don Baylor 15
3 Bert Campaneris 14
3 Bill North 14
5 Lenny Randle 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doyle Alexander 1.24
2 Pat Zachry 1.41
3 Steve Carlton 1.44
4 Larry Christenson 1.57
5 Mike Marshall 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Lonborg 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Randy Jones 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 Frank Tanana 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 53
2 Nolan Ryan 52
3 Rich Gossage 45
4 Bert Blyleven 44
5 Tom Seaver 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 6
2 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 Bob Moose 5
5 3 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .355
2 Rod Carew .338
3 Ted Simmons .336
4 Pete Rose .334
5 Fred Lynn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
1 Mike Schmidt 47
3 George Scott 36
4 John Mayberry 33
5 Greg Luzinski 32

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 67
2 Joe Morgan 62
3 Mickey Rivers 56
4 Lou Brock 49
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 Catfish Hunter 2.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 303
2 Tom Seaver 254
3 Bert Blyleven 226
4 John Montefusco 220
5 Gaylord Perry 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 25
2 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Al Hrabosky 21
3 Dave LaRoche 21
5 Mike Marshall 20