On This Day

Friday, June 11, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 20 .608 --
Indians 24 27 .471 7.0
Red Sox 23 27 .460 7.5
Orioles 24 29 .453 8.0
Tigers 23 28 .451 8.0
Brewers 20 28 .417 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 34 19 .642 --
Rangers 30 21 .588 3.0
White Sox 27 23 .540 5.5
Twins 27 25 .519 6.5
Athletics 26 30 .464 9.5
Angels 23 35 .397 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 37 15 .712 --
Pirates 30 25 .545 8.5
Mets 27 32 .458 13.5
Cubs 24 31 .436 14.5
Cardinals 23 32 .418 15.5
Expos 19 30 .388 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 36 20 .643 --
Dodgers 33 25 .569 4.0
Padres 29 25 .537 6.0
Astros 29 30 .492 8.5
Braves 22 32 .407 13.0
Giants 23 35 .397 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larvell Blanks 4
1 George Mitterwald 4
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 Doug Flynn 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 2
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Buddy Bradford 1
2 Brian Downing 1
2 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 5
2 Tony Perez 4
3 Steve Garvey 3
3 Mike Hargrove 3
3 Bobby Murcer 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Jerry Remy 2
3 Alan Bannister 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Montefusco 3.00
2 Doug Bird 2.00
3 Nolan Ryan 1.12
4 Jackie Brown 0.80
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 9
1 Nolan Ryan 9
3 Doug Bird 6
4 Bill Bonham 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Bob Moose 1
1 Paul Reuschel 1
1 Tom Underwood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .361
2 Fred Lynn .348
3 Joe Morgan .348
4 George Brett .347
5 Ken Griffey .347

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 22
2 Mike Schmidt 16
3 George Foster 11
3 Rick Monday 11
3 2 others tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 53
2 Dave Kingman 48
3 Mike Schmidt 47
4 Joe Morgan 45
4 Tony Perez 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 30
2 Bill North 28
3 Don Baylor 25
3 Rod Carew 25
5 Cesar Cedeno 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Travers 1.72
2 Pat Zachry 1.94
3 Don Gullett 2.09
4 Jackie Brown 2.17
5 Wilbur Wood 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 11
2 Jim Lonborg 8
2 Frank Tanana 8
4 Doug Bird 7
4 12 others tied 7

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 113
2 Nolan Ryan 104
3 Bert Blyleven 88
4 Tom Seaver 85
5 John Montefusco 72

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 12
2 Sparky Lyle 8
2 Mike Marshall 8
2 Eduardo Rodriguez 8
5 4 tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .500
2 Joe Morgan .465
3 Rowland Office .449
4 Larvell Blanks .400
5 Bob Boone .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 6
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Tony Perez 5
2 Bill Robinson 5
5 5 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 23
2 George Foster 17
3 Tony Perez 15
4 Larry Hisle 13
5 8 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 10
1 Freddie Patek 10
3 Rod Carew 9
4 Bobby Bonds 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Joaquin Andujar 0.50
2 Steve Busby 0.60
3 Tom Burgmeier 0.61
4 Jim Barr 0.71
4 Gene Garber 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Bill Bonham 3
1 Mark Fidrych 3
1 Dave Freisleben 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 31
2 Doug Bird 25
3 Nolan Ryan 24
4 Bert Blyleven 22
4 Don Sutton 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Mark Littell 3
2 Oscar Zamora 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .418
2 Bob Boone .397
3 Larry Herndon .385
4 Dave Concepcion .366
5 Bill Robinson .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
1 Bill Robinson 10
3 George Foster 8
3 Carl Yastrzemski 8
5 6 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 35
2 Jeff Burroughs 26
2 Carl Yastrzemski 26
4 John Mayberry 24
4 Joe Morgan 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 21
2 Don Baylor 16
3 Bert Campaneris 15
3 Rod Carew 15
3 2 others tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Clay Carroll 1.10
2 Bill Travers 1.28
3 Jackie Brown 1.33
4 Dave Freisleben 1.44
5 Joe Niekro 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Goltz 6
1 Randy Jones 6
1 Frank Tanana 6
4 Santo Alcala 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 65
2 Bert Blyleven 48
3 Catfish Hunter 43
4 Dennis Leonard 41
5 3 tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 5
2 Clay Carroll 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Darold Knowles 4
2 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .339
2 Pete Rose .332
3 Joe Morgan .331
4 Fred Lynn .331
5 Hal McRae .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 50
2 Mike Schmidt 42
3 George Scott 33
4 John Mayberry 32
5 Greg Luzinski 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 117
1 Tony Perez 117
3 John Mayberry 116
4 Dave Kingman 115
5 George Foster 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 73
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Mickey Rivers 56
4 Lou Brock 53
5 Rod Carew 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.28
2 Randy Jones 2.33
3 Frank Tanana 2.46
4 Andy Messersmith 2.59
5 Catfish Hunter 2.67

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 307
2 Tom Seaver 248
3 Bert Blyleven 236
4 John Montefusco 234
5 Gaylord Perry 201

Saves

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