On This Day

Wednesday, June 9, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 30 19 .612 --
Red Sox 23 25 .479 6.5
Orioles 24 27 .471 7.0
Indians 23 27 .460 7.5
Tigers 22 28 .440 8.5
Brewers 19 27 .413 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 32 19 .627 --
Rangers 30 20 .600 1.5
White Sox 26 22 .542 4.5
Twins 26 25 .510 6.0
Athletics 25 29 .463 8.5
Angels 22 34 .393 12.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 35 15 .700 --
Pirates 29 24 .547 7.5
Mets 26 31 .456 12.5
Cardinals 23 31 .426 14.0
Cubs 22 31 .415 14.5
Expos 18 29 .383 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 34 20 .630 --
Dodgers 32 24 .571 3.0
Padres 29 23 .558 4.0
Astros 29 29 .500 7.0
Braves 22 30 .423 11.0
Giants 22 34 .393 13.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Greg Gross 4
2 Rob Andrews 3
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Tommy Davis 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Steve Braun 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 3
1 John Mayberry 3
1 Tony Perez 3
4 Jim Barr 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rob Andrews 2
1 George Brett 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Joe Coleman 1.50
1 Andy Messersmith 1.50
1 Gaylord Perry 1.50
4 Pat Dobson 1.20
5 Gary Nolan 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 9
2 Jim Lonborg 7
2 J. R. Richard 7
2 Tom Seaver 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Tom House 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .359
2 Fred Lynn .347
3 George Brett .346
4 Ken Griffey .342
5 Joe Morgan .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 21
2 Mike Schmidt 15
3 George Foster 11
3 Joe Morgan 11
5 4 tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 50
2 Dave Kingman 47
3 Joe Morgan 43
4 Jeff Burroughs 42
4 Mike Schmidt 42

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 28
1 Freddie Patek 28
3 Don Baylor 25
4 Rod Carew 24
4 Cesar Cedeno 24

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 Randy Jones 2.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 11
2 Jim Lonborg 8
3 Bill Campbell 7
3 Larry Christenson 7
3 9 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 103
2 Nolan Ryan 95
3 Bert Blyleven 85
3 Tom Seaver 85
5 Catfish Hunter 71

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 12
2 Sparky Lyle 8
2 Mike Marshall 8
2 Eduardo Rodriguez 8
5 2 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .460
2 Joe Morgan .450
3 Greg Gross .405
4 Rod Carew .400
4 3 others tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 6
2 Dave Kingman 5
3 Sal Bando 4
3 George Foster 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 21
2 George Foster 15
2 Larry Hisle 15
4 Lee May 14
5 Chris Chambliss 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 10
1 Cesar Cedeno 10
3 Freddie Patek 9
4 Bobby Bonds 8
4 4 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Busby 0.60
2 Doug Rau 0.72
3 Bob Forsch 0.90
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.96
5 Jim Umbarger 0.98

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Dave Freisleben 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 30
2 Andy Messersmith 26
3 Catfish Hunter 25
4 Bert Blyleven 24
5 Dennis Leonard 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Randy Moffitt 3
4 Clay Carroll 2
4 11 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .439
2 Larry Herndon .388
3 Bob Boone .384
4 Mark Belanger .360
5 George Brett .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 9
1 Bill Robinson 9
3 George Foster 8
4 Amos Otis 7
4 Carl Yastrzemski 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 32
2 Jeff Burroughs 27
3 Carl Yastrzemski 24
4 Amos Otis 23
4 Tony Perez 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 19
2 Don Baylor 18
3 Bert Campaneris 17
4 Rod Carew 16
5 Bill North 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jackie Brown 1.17
2 Bill Travers 1.28
3 Pat Zachry 1.38
4 Dave Freisleben 1.44
5 Doug Rau 1.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Goltz 6
1 Randy Jones 6
3 Santo Alcala 5
3 Larry Christenson 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 55
2 Bert Blyleven 54
3 Catfish Hunter 43
4 Nolan Ryan 42
5 Dennis Leonard 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 6
2 Clay Carroll 4
2 Darold Knowles 4
2 Mark Littell 4
5 11 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .339
2 Hal McRae .335
3 Pete Rose .333
4 Jay Johnstone .331
5 George Brett .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 49
2 Mike Schmidt 42
3 John Mayberry 32
3 George Scott 32
5 Greg Luzinski 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 118
2 John Mayberry 115
2 Tony Perez 115
4 Dave Kingman 114
5 George Foster 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 72
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Mickey Rivers 56
4 Lou Brock 53
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.28
2 Randy Jones 2.33
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 22
3 Jim Palmer 20
3 Frank Tanana 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 305
2 Tom Seaver 257
3 Bert Blyleven 233
4 John Montefusco 225
5 Gaylord Perry 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
2 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Dave LaRoche 20
4 Mike Marshall 19
5 2 tied 18