On This Day

Tuesday, June 22, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 38 23 .623 --
Indians 31 30 .508 7.0
Orioles 31 32 .492 8.0
Red Sox 30 31 .492 8.0
Tigers 29 33 .468 9.5
Brewers 24 35 .407 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 39 24 .619 --
Rangers 34 27 .557 4.0
Athletics 32 34 .485 8.5
Twins 30 33 .476 9.0
White Sox 29 32 .475 9.0
Angels 28 41 .406 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 44 19 .698 --
Pirates 36 26 .581 7.5
Mets 33 37 .471 14.5
Cardinals 30 36 .455 15.5
Cubs 28 37 .431 17.0
Expos 23 36 .390 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 42 25 .627 --
Padres 36 29 .554 5.0
Dodgers 37 31 .544 5.5
Astros 31 36 .463 11.0
Braves 28 37 .431 13.0
Giants 25 44 .362 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rennie Stennett 5
2 George Brett 4
2 Ralph Garr 4
2 Mickey Rivers 4
5 20 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Kevin Bell 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Bobby Darwin 1
1 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Darwin 5
2 Kevin Bell 4
2 Ralph Garr 4
2 Jerry Morales 4
2 Tom Paciorek 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Bake McBride 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Denny 1.33
2 Fred Norman 1.20
3 Randy Jones 0.67
3 Clay Kirby 0.67
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Larry Demery 1
1 John Denny 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Clay Kirby 6
1 Fred Norman 6
3 Jesse Jefferson 5
3 Craig Swan 5
5 4 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Steve Grilli 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .355
2 Bake McBride .350
3 Ron LeFlore .349
4 Hal McRae .348
5 Al Oliver .342

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 23
2 Mike Schmidt 19
3 George Foster 15
4 Lee May 13
5 3 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 60
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 30
3 Bill North 30
5 Cesar Cedeno 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Travers 1.85
2 Wayne Garland 1.94
3 Mark Fidrych 2.07
4 Pat Zachry 2.39
5 Pat Dobson 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 13
2 Jim Lonborg 9
3 Pat Dobson 8
3 Ed Figueroa 8
3 9 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 128
2 Frank Tanana 123
3 Bert Blyleven 103
4 Tom Seaver 94
5 J. R. Richard 79

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 13
2 Sparky Lyle 12
3 Rawly Eastwick 8
3 Rollie Fingers 8
3 5 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .467
2 Doug Flynn .452
3 Buddy Bell .432
4 Enos Cabell .413
5 Pat Kelly .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Tenace 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Jason Thompson 5
4 Dwight Evans 4
4 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Thompson 15
2 Lee May 14
3 Tony Perez 13
3 Mike Schmidt 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 11
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Bake McBride 6
3 Dave Nelson 6
3 Freddie Patek 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.00
2 Dave Hamilton 0.53
3 Wayne Garland 0.56
4 Dyar Miller 0.73
5 Pat Dobson 0.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Mark Fidrych 3
1 Dave Freisleben 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Gaylord Perry 24
3 Craig Swan 22
4 Dennis Leonard 21
5 Frank Tanana 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Charlie Hough 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Dave LaRoche 3
3 Dale Murray 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rowland Office .405
2 Joe Morgan .397
3 Hal McRae .394
4 George Foster .387
5 Dave Concepcion .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 11
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 35
2 Lee May 29
3 Joe Morgan 26
4 Amos Otis 24
4 Tony Perez 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 17
1 Rod Carew 17
3 Don Baylor 16
3 Freddie Patek 16
5 Cesar Cedeno 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Hamilton 0.64
2 Pedro Borbon 1.04
3 Jim Barr 1.39
4 Jim Umbarger 1.47
5 2 tied 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Freisleben 6
2 Pat Dobson 5
2 Mark Fidrych 5
2 Ed Figueroa 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 50
2 Nolan Ryan 49
3 Bert Blyleven 48
4 Dennis Leonard 40
5 Craig Swan 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Ken Forsch 5
1 Dave LaRoche 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
5 2 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .335
2 Rod Carew .333
2 Bake McBride .333
4 Bill Madlock .332
5 George Foster .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 116
2 George Foster 115
2 Greg Luzinski 115
4 John Mayberry 114
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 71
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Rod Carew 55
4 Mickey Rivers 54
5 2 tied 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.38
2 Randy Jones 2.48
3 Andy Messersmith 2.53
4 Frank Tanana 2.58
5 Jim Palmer 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 24
2 Catfish Hunter 21
3 Dennis Leonard 19
3 Jim Palmer 19
3 4 others tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 294
2 Bert Blyleven 251
3 Tom Seaver 244
4 John Montefusco 222
5 Gaylord Perry 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 28
2 Rollie Fingers 23
2 Dave LaRoche 23
4 Al Hrabosky 19
5 Gene Garber 18