On This Day

Friday, June 18, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 35 22 .614 --
Red Sox 28 29 .491 7.0
Indians 28 29 .491 7.0
Orioles 28 31 .475 8.0
Tigers 26 32 .448 9.5
Brewers 24 31 .436 10.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 39 20 .661 --
Rangers 33 24 .579 5.0
Twins 28 31 .475 11.0
White Sox 27 30 .474 11.0
Athletics 29 33 .468 11.5
Angels 26 39 .400 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 42 17 .712 --
Pirates 35 25 .583 7.5
Mets 33 33 .500 12.5
Cubs 28 33 .459 15.0
Cardinals 27 35 .435 16.5
Expos 20 35 .364 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 39 24 .619 --
Dodgers 37 27 .578 2.5
Padres 33 28 .541 5.0
Astros 29 35 .453 10.5
Braves 24 36 .400 13.5
Giants 23 42 .354 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Manny Sanguillen 4
2 Bernie Carbo 3
2 Jose Cardenal 3
2 Dave Cash 3
2 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Madlock 4
2 George Foster 3
2 Lee May 3
2 Andres Mora 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Hisle 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.50
2 Pete Falcone 0.70
3 Dennis Leonard 0.60
3 Rick Rhoden 0.60
5 Dick Bosman 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Leonard 9
2 Pete Falcone 7
3 Jim Lonborg 6
3 Rudy May 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Darold Knowles 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .356
2 George Brett .350
3 Bake McBride .350
4 Ron LeFlore .347
5 Al Oliver .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 23
2 Mike Schmidt 18
3 George Foster 14
4 Lee May 12
4 3 others tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 59
2 Mike Schmidt 51
3 Dave Kingman 50
3 Tony Perez 50
5 Joe Morgan 48

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Travers 1.59
2 Mark Fidrych 1.86
3 Don Gullett 2.11
4 Jon Matlack 2.30
5 Jackie Brown 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 12
2 Jim Lonborg 9
3 Al Fitzmorris 8
3 Catfish Hunter 8
3 5 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 123
2 Nolan Ryan 113
3 Bert Blyleven 95
4 Tom Seaver 94
5 J. R. Richard 79

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 Hal McRae .453
2 Joe Morgan .438
3 Al Oliver .436
4 Rowland Office .421
5 Buddy Bell .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Gene Tenace 6
3 Dwight Evans 5
3 George Foster 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 17
2 George Foster 16
3 Tony Perez 15
4 Joe Morgan 14
4 2 others tied 14

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 Dave Hamilton 0.56
3 Jon Matlack 0.67
3 Andy Messersmith 0.67
3 Bill Travers 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Dave Freisleben 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 29
2 Dennis Leonard 24
2 Tom Seaver 24
4 J. R. Richard 22
4 Craig Swan 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .405
2 George Foster .389
3 Rowland Office .369
4 Joe Morgan .365
5 Chet Lemon .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 11
2 Carl Yastrzemski 10
3 Dave Kingman 9
4 Lee May 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 38
2 Lee May 27
2 Joe Morgan 27
4 Tony Perez 26
5 Amos Otis 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 18
2 Bert Campaneris 16
3 Rod Carew 15
3 Cesar Cedeno 15
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Hamilton 0.61
2 Andy Messersmith 1.06
3 Pedro Borbon 1.07
4 Bill Travers 1.16
5 Dave Freisleben 1.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Travers 6
2 Dave Freisleben 5
2 Dave Goltz 5
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 60
2 Dennis Leonard 44
3 Bert Blyleven 43
4 Tom Seaver 39
5 J. R. Richard 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .338
2 Bill Madlock .335
3 Bake McBride .334
4 George Foster .333
5 George Brett .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 51
2 Mike Schmidt 43
3 John Mayberry 33
4 George Scott 32
5 Greg Luzinski 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 117
1 Dave Kingman 117
1 Greg Luzinski 117
4 Tony Perez 115
5 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 Rich Gossage 2.38
2 Randy Jones 2.49
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 Dennis Leonard 19
4 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 311
2 Tom Seaver 253
3 Bert Blyleven 243
4 John Montefusco 221
5 Gaylord Perry 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 27
2 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Dave LaRoche 22
4 Gene Garber 18
4 2 others tied 18