On This Day

Sunday, June 20, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 37 22 .627 --
Indians 30 29 .508 7.0
Orioles 30 31 .492 8.0
Red Sox 29 30 .492 8.0
Tigers 27 33 .450 10.5
Brewers 24 33 .421 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 39 22 .639 --
Rangers 33 26 .559 5.0
Athletics 31 33 .484 9.5
Twins 29 32 .475 10.0
White Sox 27 32 .458 11.0
Angels 27 40 .403 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 43 18 .705 --
Pirates 35 26 .574 8.0
Mets 33 35 .485 13.5
Cardinals 28 36 .438 16.5
Cubs 28 36 .438 16.5
Expos 22 35 .386 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 40 25 .615 --
Dodgers 37 29 .561 3.5
Padres 34 29 .540 5.0
Astros 30 35 .462 10.0
Braves 27 36 .429 12.0
Giants 25 42 .373 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Robin Yount 4
2 Rico Carty 3
2 Bobby Darwin 3
2 Doug Flynn 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Jack Brohamer 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Fosse 4
1 Jason Thompson 4
3 Darrel Chaney 3
3 Johnny Grubb 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sal Bando 2
1 Amos Otis 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Lou Brock 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Cuellar 1.20
2 Dick Ruthven 0.86
3 Gaylord Perry 0.82
4 Fergie Jenkins 0.60
5 Steve Renko 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 9
2 Mike Cuellar 6
2 Fergie Jenkins 6
2 Steve Renko 6
2 Dick Ruthven 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Hiller 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Dale Murray 1
1 Ken Reynolds 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .356
2 Bake McBride .349
3 Hal McRae .348
4 George Brett .345
5 George Foster .343

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 Don Baylor 29
3 Bill North 29
5 Cesar Cedeno 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Travers 1.85
2 Mark Fidrych 2.07
3 Alan Foster 2.21
4 Pat Dobson 2.41
5 Randy Jones 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 12
2 Jim Lonborg 9
3 Pat Dobson 8
3 Al Fitzmorris 8
3 8 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
1 Sparky Lyle 12
3 Rawly Eastwick 8
3 Rollie Fingers 8
3 4 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tom Poquette .457
2 Joe Morgan .448
3 Doug Flynn .444
4 Buddy Bell .440
5 2 tied .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Tenace 6
1 Jason Thompson 6
3 Lee May 5
3 Joe Morgan 5
3 Tony Perez 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Thompson 16
2 Lee May 15
2 Tony Perez 15
2 Mike Schmidt 15
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 12
2 Freddie Patek 8
3 Ron LeFlore 6
3 Hal McRae 6
5 9 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.00
2 Craig Swan 0.35
3 Dave Hamilton 0.56
4 Dave Freisleben 0.64
5 Pat Dobson 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 4
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 Mark Fidrych 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Gaylord Perry 24
3 Jim Palmer 23
4 Craig Swan 22
5 Dennis Leonard 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Charlie Hough 4
4 Bill Campbell 2
4 13 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Brye .392
2 Rowland Office .391
3 Hal McRae .389
4 George Foster .384
5 Dave Concepcion .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 10
2 Lee May 9
3 Dave Kingman 8
4 Joe Morgan 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 37
2 Lee May 29
3 Joe Morgan 26
4 Tony Perez 25
5 Amos Otis 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Hamilton 0.66
2 Pedro Borbon 1.04
3 Dave Freisleben 1.25
4 Andy Messersmith 1.35
5 Doug Rau 1.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Travers 6
2 Pat Dobson 5
2 Mark Fidrych 5
2 Dave Freisleben 5
2 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Darold Knowles 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
4 Clay Carroll 4
4 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .334
2 Bill Madlock .333
3 George Foster .333
4 Hal McRae .333
5 George Brett .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 50
2 Mike Schmidt 44
3 John Mayberry 33
4 George Scott 32
5 3 tied 27

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 71
2 Joe Morgan 61
3 Rod Carew 55
3 Mickey Rivers 55
5 2 tied 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 244
3 Bert Blyleven 243
4 John Montefusco 221
5 Gaylord Perry 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 28
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Dave LaRoche 22
4 Gene Garber 18
4 Al Hrabosky 18