On This Day

Sunday, May 30, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 25 15 .625 --
Orioles 22 19 .537 3.5
Red Sox 19 21 .475 6.0
Indians 19 21 .475 6.0
Brewers 16 19 .457 6.5
Tigers 16 23 .410 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 25 16 .610 --
Rangers 24 17 .585 1.0
White Sox 20 19 .513 4.0
Twins 21 20 .512 4.0
Athletics 20 25 .444 7.0
Angels 18 30 .375 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 29 10 .744 --
Pirates 24 18 .571 6.5
Mets 23 23 .500 9.5
Cubs 19 23 .452 11.5
Cardinals 20 25 .444 12.0
Expos 16 23 .410 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 27 17 .614 --
Dodgers 28 18 .609 --
Padres 23 21 .523 4.0
Astros 21 26 .447 7.5
Giants 17 30 .362 11.5
Braves 16 29 .356 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron Cey 6
2 Rob Andrews 5
2 Rod Gilbreath 5
4 Cesar Cedeno 4
4 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 Cesar Geronimo 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry DaVanon 5
2 Cesar Cedeno 4
3 Larry Bowa 3
3 Jay Johnstone 3
3 Roy White 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Griffey 4
2 Johnny Bench 2
2 Juan Beniquez 2
2 Bill North 2
5 17 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Goltz 1.12
2 Don Kirkwood 1.00
3 Andy Messersmith 0.89
4 Rick Wise 0.71
5 Dennis Leonard 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Santo Alcala 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Goltz 9
1 Dennis Leonard 9
3 Andy Messersmith 8
4 Charlie Hough 6
4 Don Kirkwood 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Will McEnaney 1
1 Gene Pentz 1
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .379
2 Bake McBride .360
3 George Brett .357
4 Willie Crawford .355
5 Ken Griffey .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 17
2 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Rick Monday 9
4 Jeff Burroughs 8
4 7 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 40
2 Dave Kingman 37
2 Mike Schmidt 37
4 Jeff Burroughs 36
5 2 tied 33

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 26
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 Doyle Alexander 1.62
3 Bill Travers 1.94
4 Randy Jones 2.11
5 Jackie Brown 2.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 10
2 Jim Lonborg 8
3 Jim Slaton 7
4 Larry Christenson 6
4 8 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 85
2 Frank Tanana 82
3 Tom Seaver 70
4 Bert Blyleven 66
5 Rich Gossage 57

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 10
2 Mike Marshall 8
2 Eduardo Rodriguez 8
4 Gary Lavelle 7
4 2 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Herndon .468
2 Bob Boone .412
3 Ken Griffey .400
3 Bill Sharp .400
5 Steve Garvey .387

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 21
2 Carl Yastrzemski 16
3 Jeff Burroughs 14
3 Tom Grieve 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 12
1 Bill North 12
3 Bert Campaneris 11
4 Davey Lopes 9
4 Freddie Patek 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Freisleben 0.00
1 Ken Brett 0.00
1 Doug Rau 0.00
4 Jackie Brown 0.33
5 Larry Christenson 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Goltz 4
1 Randy Jones 4
3 Santo Alcala 3
3 Vida Blue 3
3 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 28
2 Dave Goltz 27
2 Frank Tanana 27
4 Bill Travers 26
5 Bill Laxton 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 4
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Ken Forsch 3
2 Dave Hamilton 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .389
2 George Brett .381
3 Richie Zisk .377
4 Lyman Bostock .366
5 Bill Robinson .361

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 29
1 George Foster 29
3 Thurman Munson 25
3 Amos Otis 25
5 Dan Ford 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 18
2 Don Baylor 17
2 Freddie Patek 17
4 Bert Campaneris 15
5 Willie Randolph 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 1.15
2 Doyle Alexander 1.34
3 Larry Christenson 1.37
4 Wayne Garland 1.44
5 Steve Carlton 1.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 53
2 Nolan Ryan 46
3 Dennis Leonard 45
4 Bert Blyleven 41
5 Fergie Jenkins 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .357
2 Rod Carew .340
3 Jay Johnstone .335
4 Fred Lynn .333
5 George Brett .332

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 120
2 John Mayberry 117
3 Mike Schmidt 112
4 Dave Kingman 111
5 Tony Perez 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 69
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Mickey Rivers 56
4 Lou Brock 51
5 Rod Carew 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.35
2 Rich Gossage 2.43
3 Andy Messersmith 2.59
4 Jim Palmer 2.60
5 Catfish Hunter 2.61

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 303
2 Tom Seaver 256
3 Bert Blyleven 226
4 John Montefusco 224
5 Gaylord Perry 205

Saves

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