On This Day

Tuesday, June 8, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 29 19 .604 --
Orioles 24 26 .480 6.0
Red Sox 22 25 .468 6.5
Tigers 22 27 .449 7.5
Indians 22 27 .449 7.5
Brewers 19 26 .422 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 31 19 .620 --
Rangers 29 20 .592 1.5
White Sox 25 22 .532 4.5
Twins 26 24 .520 5.0
Athletics 25 28 .472 7.5
Angels 22 33 .400 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 35 14 .714 --
Pirates 29 23 .558 7.5
Mets 26 30 .464 12.5
Cardinals 23 30 .434 14.0
Cubs 22 30 .423 14.5
Expos 18 28 .391 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 33 20 .623 --
Dodgers 31 24 .564 3.0
Padres 28 23 .549 4.0
Astros 28 29 .491 7.0
Braves 21 30 .412 11.0
Giants 21 34 .382 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Gilbreath 4
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Ollie Brown 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Gene Tenace 2
3 Cecil Cooper 1
3 Dwight Evans 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Boone 3
1 Tim Foli 3
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 Joe Morgan 3
1 Gene Tenace 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 3
2 Bert Campaneris 2
3 Juan Beniquez 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Dierker 1.12
2 Bob Forsch 0.80
3 Dave Freisleben 0.67
4 Bill Travers 0.62
5 Mickey Lolich 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Santo Alcala 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 9
2 Dennis Eckersley 6
3 Santo Alcala 5
3 Bill Travers 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Will McEnaney 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .356
2 Fred Lynn .349
3 George Brett .346
3 Ken Griffey .346
5 Ron Cey .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 21
2 Mike Schmidt 15
3 George Foster 11
3 Joe Morgan 11
5 3 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 50
2 Dave Kingman 47
3 Joe Morgan 42
4 Jeff Burroughs 41
5 2 tied 40

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 28
2 Bill North 27
3 Don Baylor 25
4 Bert Campaneris 23
4 2 others tied 23

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 1.33
2 Bill Travers 1.72
3 Jackie Brown 2.17
4 Wilbur Wood 2.24
5 Rich Gossage 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 10
2 Jim Lonborg 8
3 Bill Campbell 7
3 Larry Christenson 7
3 6 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 103
2 Nolan Ryan 95
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 Hal McRae .458
2 Bob Boone .439
3 Joe Morgan .436
4 Rowland Office .435
5 Rod Gilbreath .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Joe Morgan 6
4 Sal Bando 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 20
1 Joe Morgan 20
3 Larry Hisle 15
4 Lee May 14
4 Bobby Murcer 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 9
1 Cesar Cedeno 9
1 Freddie Patek 9
4 Lou Brock 8
4 3 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Busby 0.60
2 Doug Rau 0.72
3 Jim Barr 0.82
4 Bob Forsch 0.90
5 Joaquin Andujar 0.96

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Travers 4
2 Santo Alcala 3
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Dave Freisleben 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 30
2 Bert Blyleven 24
3 Dennis Leonard 22
4 Dave Goltz 21
4 2 others tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Steve Foucault 2
3 Gene Garber 2
3 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .431
2 Bob Boone .392
3 Larry Herndon .387
4 George Brett .367
5 Mark Belanger .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 9
1 Dave Kingman 9
1 Bill Robinson 9
4 Amos Otis 7
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 33
2 Jeff Burroughs 26
3 Carl Yastrzemski 25
4 Larry Hisle 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 20
2 Don Baylor 19
3 Bert Campaneris 17
4 Rod Carew 15
4 Bill North 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jackie Brown 1.17
2 Bill Travers 1.28
3 Dave Freisleben 1.44
4 Pat Zachry 1.53
5 Larry Christenson 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Goltz 6
1 Frank Tanana 6
3 Santo Alcala 5
3 Larry Christenson 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 63
2 Bert Blyleven 54
3 Nolan Ryan 42
4 Catfish Hunter 41
4 Dennis Leonard 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 6
2 Clay Carroll 4
2 Darold Knowles 4
2 Mark Littell 4
5 8 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .343
2 Jay Johnstone .335
3 Pete Rose .333
4 Hal McRae .332
5 George Brett .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 49
2 Mike Schmidt 42
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 114
3 Tony Perez 113
4 John Mayberry 112
5 George Foster 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 72
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Mickey Rivers 56
4 Lou Brock 54
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.30
2 Randy Jones 2.39
3 Andy Messersmith 2.59
4 Frank Tanana 2.59
5 Jim Palmer 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 21
3 Jim Palmer 20
3 Frank Tanana 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 305
2 Tom Seaver 250
3 Bert Blyleven 233
4 John Montefusco 227
5 Gaylord Perry 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
2 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Dave LaRoche 20
4 Al Hrabosky 19
4 Mike Marshall 19