On This Day

Saturday, May 29, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 15 .615 --
Orioles 22 18 .550 2.5
Indians 19 20 .487 5.0
Red Sox 18 21 .462 6.0
Brewers 15 19 .441 6.5
Tigers 16 22 .421 7.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 24 16 .600 --
Rangers 24 16 .600 0.0
White Sox 19 19 .500 4.0
Twins 20 20 .500 4.0
Athletics 20 24 .455 6.0
Angels 18 29 .383 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 28 10 .737 --
Pirates 23 18 .561 6.5
Mets 23 22 .511 8.5
Cubs 19 22 .463 10.5
Cardinals 19 25 .432 12.0
Expos 16 22 .421 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 26 16 .619 --
Dodgers 27 17 .614 0.0
Padres 22 21 .512 4.5
Astros 19 26 .422 8.5
Braves 16 27 .372 10.5
Giants 17 29 .370 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Anderson 3
1 Mark Belanger 3
1 Ken Boswell 3
1 George Brett 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 Rick Manning 1
1 John Milner 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Manning 4
2 Dave Chalk 3
2 Rick Monday 3
4 Dick Allen 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Bill Buckner 2
1 Rod Carew 2
1 Bill North 2
5 16 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Hughes 1.00
2 Joe Niekro 0.86
3 Dave Roberts 0.80
4 Jim Palmer 0.75
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Hughes 6
1 Joe Niekro 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
4 Mickey Lolich 5
4 Steve Mingori 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Oscar Zamora 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .380
2 Willie Crawford .350
3 George Brett .350
4 Ken Griffey .347
5 Rico Carty .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 17
2 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Rick Monday 9
4 Ron Cey 8
4 6 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 40
2 Dave Kingman 37
2 Mike Schmidt 37
4 Jeff Burroughs 34
5 Rick Monday 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 24
2 Don Baylor 21
2 Freddie Patek 21
4 Bert Campaneris 19
5 Rod Carew 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 1.17
2 Gary Lavelle 1.36
3 Doyle Alexander 1.50
4 Wayne Garland 1.79
5 Bill Travers 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 9
2 Jim Lonborg 7
2 Jim Slaton 7
4 Larry Christenson 6
4 6 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 85
2 Frank Tanana 82
3 Tom Seaver 68
4 Bert Blyleven 66
5 John Montefusco 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 9
2 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 .488
2 Steve Garvey .431
3 Bucky Dent .426
4 George Foster .413
5 Bob Boone .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 6
1 Carl Yastrzemski 6
3 George Foster 5
3 Bill Robinson 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 21
2 Jeff Burroughs 15
2 Dan Ford 15
2 Carl Yastrzemski 15
5 Bill Robinson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 12
2 Bert Campaneris 11
2 Freddie Patek 11
4 Bill North 10
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Freisleben 0.00
1 Ken Brett 0.00
3 Jackie Brown 0.33
4 Larry Christenson 0.45
5 Clay Carroll 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Santo Alcala 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Jackie Brown 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 27
2 Bert Blyleven 26
3 Fergie Jenkins 25
4 Rich Gossage 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 4
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Bob Moose 3
4 Bill Campbell 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .391
2 Richie Zisk .373
3 George Foster .372
4 George Brett .372
5 Steve Garvey .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 8
1 Amos Otis 8
3 Ron Cey 6
3 Dan Ford 6
3 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 30
2 George Foster 29
3 Dan Ford 24
3 Thurman Munson 24
3 Amos Otis 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 17
1 Freddie Patek 17
3 Bill North 16
4 Bert Campaneris 15
5 Willie Randolph 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doyle Alexander 1.11
2 Pat Zachry 1.15
3 Larry Christenson 1.37
4 Wayne Garland 1.44
5 Steve Carlton 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Larry Christenson 5
1 Randy Jones 5
1 Jerry Koosman 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 53
2 Nolan Ryan 46
3 Rich Gossage 45
4 Tom Seaver 42
5 Bert Blyleven 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 6
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 Bob Moose 5
4 Clay Carroll 4
4 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .357
2 Rod Carew .339
3 Ted Simmons .333
4 Jay Johnstone .332
5 Fred Lynn .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
1 Mike Schmidt 47
3 George Scott 35
4 John Mayberry 33
5 Greg Luzinski 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 119
2 John Mayberry 117
3 Mike Schmidt 112
4 Dave Kingman 111
5 Thurman Munson 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 68
2 Joe Morgan 62
3 Mickey Rivers 56
4 Lou Brock 50
5 Rod Carew 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.41
2 Rich Gossage 2.43
3 Jim Palmer 2.53
4 Andy Messersmith 2.55
5 Catfish Hunter 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 22
2 Jim Palmer 22
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 224
5 Gaylord Perry 204

Saves

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