On This Day

Thursday, June 17, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 34 22 .607 --
Indians 28 28 .500 6.0
Red Sox 27 29 .482 7.0
Orioles 27 31 .466 8.0
Tigers 25 32 .439 9.5
Brewers 23 31 .426 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 38 20 .655 --
Rangers 33 23 .589 4.0
Twins 28 30 .483 10.0
White Sox 27 29 .482 10.0
Athletics 29 32 .475 10.5
Angels 26 38 .406 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 41 17 .707 --
Pirates 34 25 .576 7.5
Mets 32 33 .492 12.5
Cubs 27 33 .450 15.0
Cardinals 26 35 .426 16.5
Expos 20 34 .370 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 39 23 .629 --
Dodgers 36 27 .571 3.5
Padres 33 27 .550 5.0
Astros 29 34 .460 10.5
Braves 24 35 .407 13.5
Giants 23 41 .359 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Braun 3
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Chet Lemon 3
1 Ken Singleton 3
1 Billy Williams 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 Dave Kingman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Cubbage 3
1 Dwight Evans 3
1 Reggie Jackson 3
4 Carlton Fisk 2
4 Gary Matthews 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 1
1 Bobby Murcer 1
1 Lenny Randle 1
1 Roy White 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Craig Swan 2.67
2 Dave Goltz 1.00
2 Gary Ross 1.00
4 Nelson Briles 0.67
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Craig Swan 8
2 Stan Bahnsen 6
2 Nelson Briles 6
2 Skip Lockwood 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Dave Pagan 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 .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 23
2 Mike Schmidt 17
3 George Foster 12
3 Joe Morgan 12
3 2 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

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

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 Jon Matlack 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 12
2 Al Fitzmorris 8
2 Catfish Hunter 8
2 Jim Lonborg 8
2 5 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 10
3 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Skip Lockwood 8
3 3 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Morgan .457
2 Hal McRae .451
3 Rowland Office .442
4 Al Oliver .436
5 Buddy Bell .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Joe Morgan 6
1 Gene Tenace 6
4 Dwight Evans 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 17
2 Tony Perez 15
3 Lee May 14
4 George Foster 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 12
2 Rod Carew 10
3 Hal McRae 7
3 Frank Taveras 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Craig Swan 0.35
2 Jon Matlack 0.67
2 Andy Messersmith 0.67
4 Bill Travers 1.00
5 Tom Seaver 1.09

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Dave Freisleben 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 29
2 Craig Swan 22
3 Nolan Ryan 21
4 Bert Blyleven 20
5 3 tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 Mark Littell 3
2 Sparky Lyle 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .407
2 George Foster .383
3 Rowland Office .377
4 Chet Lemon .365
5 Al Oliver .361

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 35
2 Joe Morgan 27
3 Tony Perez 26
4 Amos Otis 25
5 Lee May 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 19
2 Bert Campaneris 16
3 Rod Carew 15
3 Cesar Cedeno 15
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 1.06
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 Dave Goltz 6
1 Bill Travers 6
3 Dave Freisleben 5
3 Catfish Hunter 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 60
2 Bert Blyleven 43
2 Nolan Ryan 43
4 Catfish Hunter 39
5 Dave Goltz 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Ken Forsch 5
3 Clay Carroll 4
3 Darold Knowles 4
3 2 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .338
2 Bake McBride .337
3 George Foster .333
4 Bill Madlock .333
5 George Brett .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 51
2 Mike Schmidt 43
3 John Mayberry 33
4 George Scott 31
5 Greg Luzinski 28

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 71
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 2.38
3 Andy Messersmith 2.53
4 Frank Tanana 2.56
5 Jim Palmer 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 22
3 Frank Tanana 20
4 John Montefusco 19
4 3 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 Al Hrabosky 18
4 Mike Marshall 18