On This Day

Saturday, June 19, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 36 22 .621 --
Indians 29 29 .500 7.0
Orioles 29 31 .483 8.0
Red Sox 28 30 .483 8.0
Tigers 26 33 .441 10.5
Brewers 24 32 .429 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 39 21 .650 --
Rangers 33 25 .569 5.0
Twins 29 31 .483 10.0
Athletics 30 33 .476 10.5
White Sox 27 31 .466 11.0
Angels 27 39 .409 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 42 18 .700 --
Pirates 35 25 .583 7.0
Mets 33 34 .493 12.5
Cardinals 28 35 .444 15.5
Cubs 28 35 .444 15.5
Expos 21 35 .375 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 40 24 .625 --
Dodgers 37 28 .569 3.5
Padres 33 29 .532 6.0
Astros 29 35 .453 11.0
Braves 26 36 .419 13.0
Giants 24 42 .364 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lee Lacy 6
2 Larry Biittner 4
3 Hank Aaron 3
3 Paul Blair 3
3 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 2
1 Bob Jones 2
1 Willie Montanez 2
1 Jim Wynn 2
5 14 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Wynn 6
2 Bob Jones 4
2 Pete LaCock 4
2 Lee Lacy 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Rod Carew 2
1 Billy Williams 2
4 Al Bumbry 1
4 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Dobson 4.00
2 Jim Palmer 1.83
3 Nolan Ryan 1.50
4 Gary Nolan 0.75
5 Steve Carlton 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 15
2 Jim Palmer 11
3 Steve Carlton 8
4 Gary Nolan 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .353
2 Hal McRae .353
3 Ron LeFlore .350
4 Al Oliver .344
5 George Brett .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 23
2 Mike Schmidt 19
3 George Foster 14
4 Lee May 13
5 3 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 59
2 Mike Schmidt 52
3 Tony Perez 51
4 Jeff Burroughs 50
4 Dave Kingman 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 34
2 Rod Carew 31
3 Bill North 29
4 Don Baylor 28
5 Cesar Cedeno 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Travers 1.59
2 Don Gullett 2.11
3 Jon Matlack 2.30
4 Jackie Brown 2.39
5 Pat Dobson 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 12
2 Jim Lonborg 9
3 Pat Dobson 8
3 Al Fitzmorris 8
3 7 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 128
2 Frank Tanana 123
3 Bert Blyleven 95
4 Tom Seaver 94
5 J. R. Richard 79

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 12
2 Sparky Lyle 11
3 Rawly Eastwick 8
3 Rollie Fingers 8
3 4 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Morgan .452
2 Hal McRae .451
3 Al Oliver .440
4 Tom Paciorek .432
5 Rowland Office .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 6
1 Gene Tenace 6
3 Joe Morgan 5
3 Al Oliver 5
3 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 17
2 Tony Perez 15
2 Mike Schmidt 15
4 Joe Morgan 13
4 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 12
2 Freddie Patek 11
3 Hal McRae 7
4 Ron LeFlore 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.00
2 Craig Swan 0.35
3 Dave Hamilton 0.56
4 Jon Matlack 0.67
4 Bill Travers 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Mark Fidrych 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Dave Freisleben 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Frank Tanana 29
3 Jim Palmer 23
4 J. R. Richard 22
4 Craig Swan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Charlie Hough 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
4 Mark Littell 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .391
2 George Foster .389
3 Rowland Office .383
4 Steve Brye .380
5 Al Oliver .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 11
2 Dave Kingman 9
2 Lee May 9
4 Joe Morgan 7
4 4 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 38
2 Lee May 29
3 Joe Morgan 27
4 Tony Perez 25
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 18
2 Bert Campaneris 17
2 Rod Carew 17
4 Cesar Cedeno 15
5 Don Baylor 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Hamilton 0.66
2 Pedro Borbon 1.07
3 Bill Travers 1.16
4 Dave Freisleben 1.25
5 Doug Rau 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Travers 6
2 Pat Dobson 5
2 Dave Freisleben 5
2 Dave Goltz 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 60
2 Nolan Ryan 49
3 Dennis Leonard 44
4 Bert Blyleven 40
5 2 tied 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .336
2 Bake McBride .335
3 Bill Madlock .335
4 George Foster .334
5 Rod Carew .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 50
2 Mike Schmidt 44
3 John Mayberry 33
4 George Scott 32
5 Greg Luzinski 28

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 71
2 Joe Morgan 62
3 Rod Carew 56
4 Mickey Rivers 55
5 Lou Brock 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.39
2 Randy Jones 2.49
3 Andy Messersmith 2.55
4 Frank Tanana 2.56
5 Jim Palmer 2.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 21
3 Jim Palmer 20
3 Frank Tanana 20
5 4 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 28
2 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Dave LaRoche 22
4 Gene Garber 18
4 Al Hrabosky 18