On This Day

Saturday, June 12, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 31 21 .596 --
Indians 25 27 .481 6.0
Red Sox 24 27 .471 6.5
Tigers 24 28 .462 7.0
Orioles 24 30 .444 8.0
Brewers 20 29 .408 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 35 19 .648 --
Rangers 31 21 .596 3.0
White Sox 27 24 .529 6.5
Twins 27 26 .509 7.5
Athletics 27 30 .474 9.5
Angels 23 36 .390 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 38 15 .717 --
Pirates 31 25 .554 8.5
Mets 28 32 .467 13.5
Cubs 25 31 .446 14.5
Cardinals 24 32 .429 15.5
Expos 19 31 .380 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 36 21 .632 --
Dodgers 34 25 .576 3.0
Padres 29 26 .527 6.0
Astros 29 31 .483 8.5
Braves 22 33 .400 13.0
Giants 23 36 .390 14.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jose Cardenal 4
1 Tito Fuentes 4
3 Rod Carew 3
3 Willie Crawford 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 3
1 Alex Johnson 3
1 Jim Lyttle 3
1 Jerry Morales 3
1 Al Oliver 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Garry Maddox 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
5 10 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Reed 1.25
2 Craig Swan 1.00
3 Vern Ruhle 0.70
4 Rick Waits 0.62
5 Rick Rhoden 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Paul Mitchell 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Craig Swan 9
2 Vern Ruhle 7
3 Vic Albury 5
3 Pete Falcone 5
3 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .364
2 Fred Lynn .350
3 Joe Morgan .348
4 Ken Griffey .347
5 George Brett .344

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 Tony Perez 46
5 Joe Morgan 45

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 31
2 Bill North 29
3 Rod Carew 27
4 Don Baylor 25
5 Cesar Cedeno 24

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Travers 1.75
2 Pat Zachry 1.94
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
2 Frank Tanana 8
2 Luis Tiant 8
5 12 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 Rollie Fingers 8
2 Sparky Lyle 8
2 Mike Marshall 8
2 Eduardo Rodriguez 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .500
2 Rowland Office .463
3 Joe Morgan .462
4 Rod Carew .424
5 Jim Sundberg .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 6
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Joe Morgan 5
2 Bill Robinson 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 20
2 Tony Perez 16
3 George Foster 14
3 Steve Garvey 14
5 Larry Hisle 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 11
1 Freddie Patek 11
3 Cesar Cedeno 10
4 Davey Lopes 8
4 Hal McRae 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bart Johnson 0.53
2 Gene Garber 0.61
3 Tom Burgmeier 0.67
4 Jim Barr 0.71
5 Bob Forsch 0.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 3
1 Mark Fidrych 3
1 Dave Freisleben 3
1 Jim Kaat 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 31
2 Bert Blyleven 22
3 Andy Messersmith 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Ken Forsch 4
3 Mark Littell 3
3 Oscar Zamora 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .411
2 Larry Herndon .380
3 Bob Boone .375
4 Rowland Office .371
5 Joe Morgan .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 10
2 George Foster 8
2 Dave Kingman 8
2 Carl Yastrzemski 8
5 7 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 34
2 Jeff Burroughs 27
3 John Mayberry 25
3 Carl Yastrzemski 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 22
2 Rod Carew 17
3 Don Baylor 16
3 Bill North 16
5 2 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 0.88
2 Bob Forsch 1.04
3 Clay Carroll 1.10
4 Jackie Brown 1.13
5 Dave Freisleben 1.31

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 65
2 Bert Blyleven 48
3 Catfish Hunter 43
4 Dennis Leonard 41
4 Bill Travers 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .339
2 Hal McRae .335
3 Rod Carew .332
4 Fred Lynn .332
5 Pete Rose .331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 117
1 John Mayberry 117
3 Tony Perez 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
4 Rod Carew 53

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 Frank Tanana 20
4 Vida Blue 19
4 5 others 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
1 Rollie Fingers 26
3 Dave LaRoche 20
4 Mike Marshall 19
5 2 tied 18