On This Day

Tuesday, June 1, 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
Tigers 19 23 .452 7.5
Brewers 16 22 .421 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 26 17 .605 --
Rangers 25 18 .581 1.0
White Sox 21 20 .512 4.0
Twins 21 22 .488 5.0
Athletics 21 26 .447 7.0
Angels 20 30 .400 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 31 11 .738 --
Pirates 26 19 .578 6.5
Mets 24 25 .490 10.5
Cardinals 21 25 .457 12.0
Cubs 20 25 .444 12.5
Expos 16 24 .400 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 28 18 .609 --
Dodgers 28 20 .583 1.0
Padres 24 22 .522 4.0
Astros 22 27 .449 7.5
Giants 19 30 .388 10.5
Braves 17 30 .362 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Horton 5
2 Dan Meyer 4
2 George Scott 4
2 Rusty Staub 4
5 7 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Torre 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Larry Hisle 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 4
2 Charlie Moore 3
2 Amos Otis 3
2 Jimmy Rosario 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Gary Matthews 2
1 Hal McRae 2
1 Frank White 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 2.00
1 Ed Halicki 2.00
3 Ron Reed 1.75
4 Doug Bird 1.00
5 Pat Zachry 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Hiller 2
2 Joaquin Andujar 1
2 Doug Bird 1
2 John Candelaria 1
2 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Candelaria 12
2 Doug Bird 7
2 Ron Reed 7
2 Nolan Ryan 7
2 Pat Zachry 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Marty Pattin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .368
2 Willie Crawford .350
3 Fred Lynn .347
4 George Brett .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
4 Amos Otis 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 43
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
2 Freddie Patek 22
4 Bert Campaneris 19
5 2 tied 18

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 1.34
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 11 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 94
2 Nolan Ryan 92
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 .421
2 Chet Lemon .417
3 George Foster .413
4 Bill Sharp .408
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
1 Carl Yastrzemski 6
3 Reggie Smith 5
4 Don Baylor 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 22
2 Amos Otis 15
3 Tom Grieve 14
4 Greg Luzinski 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 11
1 Bill North 11
3 Don Baylor 9
4 Davey Lopes 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Rau 0.00
1 Dave Freisleben 0.00
3 Larry Christenson 0.45
4 Jackie Brown 0.50
4 Rick Wise 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Goltz 4
2 Santo Alcala 3
2 Doug Bird 3
2 Larry Christenson 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 31
2 Dave Goltz 27
3 Catfish Hunter 24
4 Bert Blyleven 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 Darold Knowles 3
4 Rawly Eastwick 2
4 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Herndon .384
2 Ron LeFlore .379
3 George Brett .378
4 Bill Robinson .359
5 Lyman Bostock .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Amos Otis 9
2 Dave Kingman 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 26
2 Amos Otis 26
4 Thurman Munson 25
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doyle Alexander 1.34
2 Pat Zachry 1.40
3 Wayne Garland 1.47
4 Randy Jones 1.48
5 Pat Dobson 1.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 58
2 Bert Blyleven 50
3 Nolan Ryan 47
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 .358
2 Ted Simmons .335
3 Jay Johnstone .333
4 Rod Carew .333
5 Fred Lynn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
1 Mike Schmidt 47
3 George Scott 34
4 Greg Luzinski 33
5 John Mayberry 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 123
2 Dave Kingman 112
2 Mike Schmidt 112
4 John Mayberry 111
5 Tony Perez 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 69
2 Joe Morgan 62
3 Mickey Rivers 58
4 Lou Brock 53
5 Cesar Cedeno 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.35
2 Rich Gossage 2.49
3 Jim Rooker 2.54
4 Andy Messersmith 2.59
5 Jim Palmer 2.60

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 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Al Hrabosky 21
3 Dave LaRoche 21
5 Mike Marshall 20