On This Day

Wednesday, June 16, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 33 22 .600 --
Indians 28 28 .500 5.5
Red Sox 26 29 .473 7.0
Orioles 26 31 .456 8.0
Tigers 25 31 .446 8.5
Brewers 23 30 .434 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 38 20 .655 --
Rangers 33 22 .600 3.5
White Sox 27 28 .491 9.5
Athletics 29 31 .483 10.0
Twins 27 30 .474 10.5
Angels 25 38 .397 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 40 17 .702 --
Pirates 34 25 .576 7.0
Mets 31 33 .484 12.5
Cubs 27 33 .450 14.5
Cardinals 26 35 .426 16.0
Expos 20 34 .370 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 39 23 .629 --
Dodgers 36 26 .581 3.0
Padres 33 27 .550 5.0
Astros 29 34 .460 10.5
Braves 24 35 .407 13.5
Giants 23 40 .365 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rob Andrews 4
1 Von Joshua 4
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 Enos Cabell 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Thompson 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 4
1 Buddy Bell 4
1 Claudell Washington 4
4 Doug DeCinces 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Mitchell 1.20
2 Doug Bird 0.75
3 Bert Blyleven 0.70
4 Bill Travers 0.67
5 Jim Kaat 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Mark Fidrych 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 7
1 Jackie Brown 7
1 Ed Figueroa 7
1 Gene Pentz 7
5 Paul Mitchell 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Demery 1
1 Charlie Hough 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .358
2 George Brett .356
3 Hal McRae .355
4 Al Oliver .346
5 Ron LeFlore .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 22
2 Mike Schmidt 16
3 George Foster 12
3 Joe Morgan 12
3 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 56
2 Tony Perez 50
3 Dave Kingman 49
4 Joe Morgan 48
5 Mike Schmidt 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 34
2 Rod Carew 29
2 Bill North 29
4 Cesar Cedeno 26
5 Don Baylor 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Travers 1.59
2 Mark Fidrych 1.86
3 Randy Jones 2.10
4 Don Gullett 2.11
5 Wilbur Wood 2.24

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 12
2 Al Fitzmorris 8
2 Jim Lonborg 8
2 Jon Matlack 8
2 4 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 123
2 Nolan Ryan 113
3 Bert Blyleven 95
4 Tom Seaver 88
5 2 tied 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 12
2 Sparky Lyle 9
3 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Skip Lockwood 8
3 3 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .456
2 Rowland Office .442
3 Jim Sundberg .441
4 Al Oliver .436
5 Buddy Bell .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 6
1 Gene Tenace 6
3 Dave Kingman 5
3 Lee May 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 19
2 Tony Perez 18
3 Lee May 16
4 Cecil Cooper 13
4 George Foster 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 12
2 Rod Carew 11
3 Cesar Cedeno 8
3 Hal McRae 8
3 Frank Taveras 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 0.67
1 Andy Messersmith 0.67
3 Mark Littell 0.71
4 Bill Travers 1.00
5 Tom Seaver 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 3
1 Mark Fidrych 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Dave Freisleben 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 29
2 Nolan Ryan 21
3 Bert Blyleven 20
4 Jim Colborn 19
4 John Montefusco 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 Mark Littell 3
4 Dick Drago 2
4 12 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .403
2 Rowland Office .372
3 George Foster .369
4 Al Oliver .358
5 Buddy Bell .352

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 10
2 George Foster 9
2 Bill Robinson 9
4 Dave Kingman 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 36
2 Joe Morgan 27
3 Tony Perez 26
4 Amos Otis 25
4 Carl Yastrzemski 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 21
2 Rod Carew 18
3 Don Baylor 16
3 Bert Campaneris 16
3 Cesar Cedeno 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 1.05
2 Bill Travers 1.16
3 Dave Freisleben 1.25
4 Doug Rau 1.26
5 Jim Umbarger 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 6
1 Bill Travers 6
3 Dave Freisleben 5
3 Dave Goltz 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 68
2 Bert Blyleven 43
2 Dennis Leonard 43
2 Nolan Ryan 43
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Ken Forsch 5
3 Clay Carroll 4
3 Rawly Eastwick 4
3 4 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .337
2 Hal McRae .335
3 George Brett .335
4 George Foster .333
5 Jay Johnstone .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 50
2 Mike Schmidt 42
3 John Mayberry 33
4 George Scott 31
5 Greg Luzinski 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 118
2 Dave Kingman 116
3 John Mayberry 115
3 Tony Perez 115
5 George Foster 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 72
2 Joe Morgan 62
3 Rod Carew 54
3 Mickey Rivers 54
5 Lou Brock 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.33
2 Rich Gossage 2.39
3 Andy Messersmith 2.48
4 Frank Tanana 2.56
5 Jim Palmer 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 21
3 Frank Tanana 20
4 Vida Blue 19
4 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 311
2 Tom Seaver 247
3 Bert Blyleven 243
4 John Montefusco 230
5 Gaylord Perry 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 27
2 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Dave LaRoche 22
4 Rich Gossage 18
4 2 others tied 18