On This Day

Friday, June 4, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 27 17 .614 --
Orioles 23 22 .511 4.5
Indians 21 23 .477 6.0
Red Sox 20 24 .455 7.0
Tigers 20 25 .444 7.5
Brewers 17 24 .415 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 28 17 .622 --
Rangers 26 19 .578 2.0
White Sox 23 20 .535 4.0
Twins 22 23 .489 6.0
Athletics 22 27 .449 8.0
Angels 22 30 .423 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 32 13 .711 --
Pirates 28 20 .583 5.5
Mets 25 27 .481 10.5
Cubs 22 26 .458 11.5
Cardinals 22 27 .449 12.0
Expos 17 26 .395 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 30 19 .612 --
Dodgers 30 21 .588 1.0
Padres 24 23 .511 5.0
Astros 24 28 .462 7.5
Giants 20 32 .385 11.5
Braves 18 30 .375 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Concepcion 5
2 Larry Hisle 4
2 Thurman Munson 4
2 Danny Thompson 4
5 9 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 3
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 George Foster 1
2 Larry Hisle 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 8
2 George Foster 4
2 Larry Hisle 4
2 Danny Thompson 4
5 Roy Howell 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pat Kelly 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 3.50
2 Tom Seaver 2.00
3 Catfish Hunter 0.89
4 Jerry Reuss 0.80
5 Rick Reuschel 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Mike Cosgrove 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Catfish Hunter 8
1 Tom Seaver 8
3 Andy Messersmith 7
4 Al Downing 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .359
2 George Brett .349
3 Fred Lynn .348
4 Ron LeFlore .345
5 Ken Griffey .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 20
2 Mike Schmidt 15
3 George Foster 10
3 Rick Monday 10
3 Amos Otis 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 47
2 Dave Kingman 46
3 Jeff Burroughs 38
4 Thurman Munson 37
4 Mike Schmidt 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 27
2 Don Baylor 23
2 Freddie Patek 23
4 Cesar Cedeno 21
5 Bert Campaneris 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 1.34
2 Jackie Brown 1.87
3 Bill Travers 1.95
4 Randy Jones 2.11
5 Wilbur Wood 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 10
2 Jim Lonborg 8
3 Charlie Hough 7
3 Jim Slaton 7
3 2 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 94
2 Nolan Ryan 92
3 Tom Seaver 78
4 Bert Blyleven 75
5 Catfish Hunter 66

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 11
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 Dave Concepcion .447
2 Bob Boone .429
3 George Foster .412
4 Chet Lemon .400
5 Dick Allen .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Reggie Smith 5
4 Sal Bando 4
5 12 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 25
2 Bobby Murcer 14
3 Tom Grieve 13
3 Larry Hisle 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 12
2 Cesar Cedeno 10
2 Bill North 10
4 Don Baylor 9
5 Davey Lopes 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Rau 0.00
2 Jackie Brown 0.33
3 Jim Umbarger 0.37
4 Clay Carroll 0.51
5 Jim Kern 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Travers 4
2 Ed Figueroa 3
2 Wayne Garland 3
2 Dave Goltz 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 31
2 Catfish Hunter 25
3 Andy Messersmith 24
4 Dennis Leonard 23
5 3 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 Darold Knowles 3
4 Dave LaRoche 2
4 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .388
2 Joe Torre .378
3 Larry Herndon .373
4 Bill Robinson .373
5 George Foster .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 George Foster 8
2 Amos Otis 8
4 Sal Bando 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 34
2 Thurman Munson 27
3 Jeff Burroughs 24
3 Tony Perez 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 18
2 Bill North 16
2 Freddie Patek 16
4 Bert Campaneris 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 1.38
2 Jackie Brown 1.44
3 Pat Zachry 1.58
4 Pat Dobson 1.59
5 Rich Gossage 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 6
1 Frank Tanana 6
3 Santo Alcala 5
3 Ed Figueroa 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 54
2 Bert Blyleven 50
3 Catfish Hunter 48
4 Nolan Ryan 47
5 Dennis Leonard 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 5
1 Butch Metzger 5
3 Clay Carroll 4
3 Rawly Eastwick 4
3 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .354
2 Jay Johnstone .335
3 Pete Rose .333
4 George Brett .331
5 Fred Lynn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 49
2 Mike Schmidt 43
3 George Scott 32
4 Greg Luzinski 31
5 John Mayberry 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 118
2 Dave Kingman 116
3 Tony Perez 114
4 George Foster 110
4 John Mayberry 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 69
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Mickey Rivers 57
4 Lou Brock 52
5 Cesar Cedeno 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.27
2 Rich Gossage 2.31
3 Jim Palmer 2.54
4 Frank Tanana 2.56
5 Andy Messersmith 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 22
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 Frank Tanana 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 303
2 Tom Seaver 258
3 Bert Blyleven 223
4 John Montefusco 221
5 Gaylord Perry 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Dave LaRoche 21
4 Mike Marshall 20
5 Al Hrabosky 19