On This Day

Saturday, June 5, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 27 18 .600 --
Orioles 24 22 .522 3.5
Indians 22 23 .489 5.0
Red Sox 21 24 .467 6.0
Tigers 21 25 .457 6.5
Brewers 17 26 .395 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 30 17 .638 --
Rangers 26 20 .565 3.5
White Sox 23 21 .523 5.5
Twins 22 24 .478 7.5
Athletics 23 27 .460 8.5
Angels 22 31 .415 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 32 14 .696 --
Pirates 28 21 .571 5.5
Mets 26 27 .491 9.5
Cubs 22 27 .449 11.5
Cardinals 22 28 .440 12.0
Expos 17 27 .386 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 31 19 .620 --
Dodgers 30 22 .577 2.0
Padres 25 23 .521 5.0
Astros 25 28 .472 7.5
Giants 21 32 .396 11.5
Braves 19 30 .388 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Money 5
2 George Brett 4
2 Al Cowens 4
2 Tito Fuentes 4
2 Bill Robinson 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 3
2 Rick Burleson 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Robinson 4
1 Dave Winfield 4
3 Phil Garner 3
3 John Mayberry 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 3
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Gullett 1.14
2 Mark Fidrych 1.00
3 Fergie Jenkins 0.83
4 Bert Blyleven 0.77
5 Pat Dobson 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Dave Freisleben 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 10
2 Frank Tanana 9
3 Mark Fidrych 8
3 Don Gullett 8
5 Pat Dobson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .359
2 George Brett .358
3 Ken Griffey .347
4 Fred Lynn .345
5 Ron LeFlore .343

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 21
2 Mike Schmidt 15
3 George Foster 11
4 Rick Monday 10
4 Amos Otis 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 49
2 Dave Kingman 47
3 Jeff Burroughs 38
4 Thurman Munson 37
4 Mike Schmidt 37

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 27
2 Freddie Patek 26
3 Don Baylor 24
4 Bert Campaneris 21
4 Cesar Cedeno 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 1.34
2 Jackie Brown 1.87
3 Bill Travers 1.95
4 Jim Kern 2.14
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 103
2 Nolan Ryan 92
3 Bert Blyleven 85
4 Tom Seaver 78
5 Catfish Hunter 66

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 12
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 Bob Boone .429
2 George Foster .420
2 Bill Robinson .420
4 Dave Concepcion .413
5 Chet Lemon .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 7
2 Dave Kingman 6
3 Bill Robinson 5
3 Reggie Smith 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 26
2 Lee May 14
2 Joe Morgan 14
2 Bobby Murcer 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 13
2 Don Baylor 10
2 Cesar Cedeno 10
4 Bill North 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jackie Brown 0.33
2 Jim Umbarger 0.37
3 Jim Kern 0.60
4 Dick Ruthven 0.64
5 Steve Mingori 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Dave Freisleben 3
1 Wayne Garland 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 40
2 Bert Blyleven 30
3 Catfish Hunter 25
4 Pat Zachry 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 4
2 Clay Carroll 2
2 Darold Knowles 2
2 Dave LaRoche 2
2 5 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .394
2 Bill Robinson .386
3 Hal McRae .376
4 Dave Concepcion .373
5 Larry Herndon .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 George Foster 9
3 Bill Robinson 8
4 Lee May 7
4 Amos Otis 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 35
2 Thurman Munson 25
3 Jeff Burroughs 24
3 Dave Kingman 24
3 3 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 19
1 Freddie Patek 19
3 Bert Campaneris 15
3 Bill North 15
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 1.37
2 Jackie Brown 1.44
3 Pat Zachry 1.58
4 Wayne Garland 1.71
5 Steve Carlton 1.84

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 63
2 Bert Blyleven 54
3 Dennis Leonard 44
4 Catfish Hunter 41
5 Nolan Ryan 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 6
2 Clay Carroll 4
2 Rawly Eastwick 4
2 Darold Knowles 4
2 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .348
2 George Brett .335
3 Pete Rose .332
4 Jay Johnstone .332
5 Fred Lynn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 50
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 John Mayberry 113
5 George Foster 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 69
2 Joe Morgan 64
3 Mickey Rivers 56
4 Lou Brock 52
5 Cesar Cedeno 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.31
2 Randy Jones 2.39
3 Jim Palmer 2.54
4 Frank Tanana 2.58
5 Andy Messersmith 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 21
2 Jim Palmer 21
2 Frank Tanana 21
5 Mike Torrez 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 312
2 Tom Seaver 250
3 Bert Blyleven 233
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