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 0.0
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