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 --
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 --
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