On This Day

Friday, June 25, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 40 24 .625 --
Indians 33 31 .516 7.0
Orioles 32 33 .492 8.5
Tigers 31 34 .477 9.5
Red Sox 30 34 .469 10.0
Brewers 25 36 .410 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 40 26 .606 --
Rangers 37 28 .569 2.5
Athletics 34 35 .493 7.5
White Sox 32 34 .485 8.0
Twins 31 36 .463 9.5
Angels 29 43 .403 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 47 19 .712 --
Pirates 37 28 .569 9.5
Mets 35 37 .486 15.0
Cardinals 30 38 .441 18.0
Cubs 30 38 .441 18.0
Expos 23 40 .365 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 43 27 .614 --
Dodgers 39 32 .549 4.5
Padres 36 33 .522 6.5
Braves 32 37 .464 10.5
Astros 31 39 .443 12.0
Giants 29 44 .397 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Toby Harrah 6
2 Lamar Johnson 4
2 Mike Phillips 4
2 Lenny Randle 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 2
1 Toby Harrah 2
1 John Mayberry 2
1 Bob Watson 2
5 16 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 8
2 Dan Driessen 5
2 John Mayberry 5
4 Dick Allen 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jim Wohlford 2
2 Kevin Bell 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 20 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.29
2 Ed Halicki 1.25
3 Burt Hooton 0.83
4 Bruce Kison 0.75
5 Terry Forster 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Ed Halicki 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 10
2 Fergie Jenkins 9
3 Bruce Kison 6
3 Jon Matlack 6
3 Gaylord Perry 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Will McEnaney 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .363
2 Ron LeFlore .349
3 Hal McRae .346
4 Bake McBride .344
5 George Foster .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 24
2 Mike Schmidt 20
3 George Foster 16
4 Lee May 13
4 Carl Yastrzemski 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 62
2 Dave Kingman 56
2 Mike Schmidt 56
4 Jeff Burroughs 53
5 Tony Perez 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 35
2 Rod Carew 33
3 Bill North 31
4 Don Baylor 30
5 Cesar Cedeno 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Travers 1.79
2 Dave Freisleben 1.87
3 Wayne Garland 1.94
4 Mark Fidrych 2.18
5 Don Stanhouse 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 13
2 Jim Lonborg 9
2 Jon Matlack 9
2 Jim Palmer 9
2 Dick Ruthven 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 128
2 Frank Tanana 123
3 Tom Seaver 105
4 Bert Blyleven 103
5 J. R. Richard 84

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 13
2 Sparky Lyle 12
3 Dave LaRoche 9
3 Mike Marshall 9
5 6 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug Flynn .442
2 Mickey Rivers .422
3 George Brett .421
4 Tom Paciorek .417
5 Ron LeFlore .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Dick Allen 5
1 George Foster 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Thompson 16
2 Toby Harrah 15
2 Reggie Jackson 15
4 Dick Allen 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 9
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Dave Nelson 7
4 Lou Brock 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Norman 0.00
2 Wayne Garland 0.56
3 Sparky Lyle 0.57
4 Don Stanhouse 0.69
4 Don Hood 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 4
1 Jim Kaat 4
3 Dock Ellis 3
3 Andy Messersmith 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 4
1 Dave LaRoche 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
4 Dick Drago 2
4 12 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .386
2 Joe Morgan .383
3 George Brett .380
4 Rowland Office .378
5 Tom Poquette .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 9
2 Dick Allen 8
2 Dave Kingman 8
2 Lee May 8
2 Jason Thompson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 27
1 Lee May 27
3 Joe Morgan 26
4 Jeff Burroughs 23
5 7 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 19
2 Freddie Patek 16
3 Lou Brock 14
4 Cesar Cedeno 12
4 Hal McRae 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 1.20
2 Andy Messersmith 1.65
3 Jim Umbarger 1.69
4 Bill Travers 1.70
5 Jim Barr 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 6
1 Jim Kaat 6
3 Jim Barr 5
3 Dave Freisleben 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 50
2 Nolan Ryan 48
3 Dennis Leonard 46
4 Bert Blyleven 42
4 Andy Messersmith 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 6
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Ken Forsch 5
2 Charlie Hough 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .342
2 Rod Carew .335
3 Bake McBride .333
4 Bill Madlock .332
5 George Foster .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 50
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 John Mayberry 35
4 George Scott 30
5 George Foster 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 120
1 John Mayberry 120
3 George Foster 117
4 Mike Schmidt 113
5 Tony Perez 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 67
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Rod Carew 57
4 Mickey Rivers 54
5 Lou Brock 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.44
2 Andy Messersmith 2.52
3 Randy Jones 2.53
4 Frank Tanana 2.59
5 Gaylord Perry 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 20
2 Jim Palmer 20
2 Gaylord Perry 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 286
2 Bert Blyleven 251
3 Tom Seaver 247
4 John Montefusco 221
5 Gaylord Perry 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 28
2 Dave LaRoche 24
3 Rollie Fingers 23
4 Al Hrabosky 19
5 2 tied 18