On This Day

Monday, May 31, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 26 15 .634 --
Orioles 22 21 .512 5.0
Indians 21 21 .500 5.5
Red Sox 19 22 .463 7.0
Brewers 16 20 .444 7.5
Tigers 17 23 .425 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 25 17 .595 --
Rangers 24 18 .571 1.0
White Sox 21 19 .525 3.0
Twins 21 21 .500 4.0
Athletics 21 25 .457 6.0
Angels 19 30 .388 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 30 11 .732 --
Pirates 25 19 .568 6.5
Mets 24 24 .500 9.5
Cubs 20 24 .455 11.5
Cardinals 20 25 .444 12.0
Expos 16 23 .410 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 28 17 .622 --
Dodgers 28 19 .596 1.0
Padres 24 21 .533 4.0
Astros 21 27 .438 8.5
Giants 18 30 .375 11.5
Braves 16 30 .348 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Belanger 5
1 Larvell Blanks 5
3 Dave Cash 4
3 Greg Luzinski 4
3 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larvell Blanks 1
1 Dave Duncan 1
1 Duffy Dyer 1
1 George Foster 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Billy Williams 5
2 Larvell Blanks 4
3 Wayne Garrett 3
3 Chet Lemon 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 2
1 Mickey Rivers 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.71
2 Jon Matlack 1.17
3 Doc Medich 1.14
4 Bert Blyleven 1.00
5 Jim Kaat 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Darcy 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Mark Fidrych 1
1 Rich Folkers 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 12
2 Bert Blyleven 9
3 Mark Fidrych 8
3 Doc Medich 8
5 Jon Matlack 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Butch Metzger 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1
1 Stan Thomas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .382
2 Willie Crawford .355
3 George Brett .351
4 Fred Lynn .347
5 Ken Griffey .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 17
2 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Rick Monday 10
4 George Foster 9
5 7 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 42
2 Dave Kingman 38
3 Jeff Burroughs 37
3 Mike Schmidt 37
5 Thurman Munson 35

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 27
2 Don Baylor 22
3 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
3 Frank Tanana 7
5 10 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 94
2 Nolan Ryan 85
3 Bert Blyleven 75
4 Tom Seaver 70
5 Catfish Hunter 58

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 .442
2 Bill Sharp .432
3 George Foster .404
4 Bob Boone .395
5 Chet Lemon .385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 22
2 Tom Grieve 14
2 Billy Williams 14
2 Carl Yastrzemski 14
5 5 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 13
1 Bill North 13
3 Bert Campaneris 11
4 Davey Lopes 8
4 Freddie Patek 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Rau 0.00
1 Dave Freisleben 0.00
1 Ken Brett 0.00
4 Larry Christenson 0.45
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Goltz 4
1 Randy Jones 4
1 Frank Tanana 4
4 Santo Alcala 3
4 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 39
2 Dennis Leonard 28
3 Dave Goltz 27
4 Bill Travers 26
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 Darold Knowles 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .398
2 Larry Herndon .397
3 George Brett .384
4 Lyman Bostock .366
5 George Foster .360

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 8
1 Amos Otis 8
3 George Foster 7
4 Ron Cey 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 31
2 Jeff Burroughs 29
3 Thurman Munson 25
3 Amos Otis 25
5 Dan Ford 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 19
2 Don Baylor 18
3 Freddie Patek 17
4 Bert Campaneris 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 1.15
2 Doyle Alexander 1.34
3 Larry Christenson 1.37
4 Wayne Garland 1.47
5 Randy Jones 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 6
1 Jim Lonborg 6
1 Frank Tanana 6
4 Santo Alcala 5
4 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 58
2 Bert Blyleven 50
3 Nolan Ryan 46
4 Dennis Leonard 45
5 Catfish Hunter 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .360
2 Rod Carew .339
3 Jay Johnstone .337
4 Ted Simmons .333
5 Fred Lynn .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
1 Mike Schmidt 47
3 George Scott 34
4 Greg Luzinski 32
4 John Mayberry 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 122
2 John Mayberry 116
3 Dave Kingman 112
3 Mike Schmidt 112
5 Thurman Munson 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 68
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Mickey Rivers 58
4 Lou Brock 51
5 2 tied 46

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 Jim Rooker 2.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 22
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 Frank Tanana 21
3 Mike Torrez 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 315
2 Tom Seaver 250
3 Bert Blyleven 231
4 John Montefusco 224
5 Gaylord Perry 205

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
2 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Al Hrabosky 21
3 Dave LaRoche 21
5 Mike Marshall 20