On This Day

Tuesday, June 29, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 26 .623 --
Indians 36 33 .522 7.0
Tigers 34 35 .493 9.0
Orioles 34 36 .486 9.5
Red Sox 33 35 .485 9.5
Brewers 25 41 .379 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 43 27 .614 --
Rangers 39 30 .565 3.5
Athletics 36 37 .493 8.5
White Sox 33 36 .478 9.5
Twins 33 38 .465 10.5
Angels 30 45 .400 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 50 20 .714 --
Pirates 40 29 .580 9.5
Mets 39 37 .513 14.0
Cardinals 31 41 .431 20.0
Cubs 30 42 .417 21.0
Expos 24 43 .358 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 46 28 .622 --
Dodgers 42 33 .560 4.5
Padres 38 36 .514 8.0
Astros 34 40 .459 12.0
Braves 33 41 .446 13.0
Giants 30 47 .390 17.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Geronimo 5
2 Dave Concepcion 4
2 Ted Sizemore 4
4 Phil Garner 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Larvell Blanks 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 4
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Cesar Geronimo 3
4 Don Baylor 2
4 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Phil Garner 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 1.50
2 Rick Wise 1.33
3 John Candelaria 0.83
4 Larry Dierker 0.80
5 Don Stanhouse 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 9
2 Larry Dierker 8
3 Dave Freisleben 6
3 Don Stanhouse 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Elias Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .357
2 George Brett .355
3 Ron LeFlore .351
4 Bake McBride .338
5 2 tied .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 27
2 Mike Schmidt 21
3 George Foster 16
4 Sal Bando 14
5 4 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 62
1 Dave Kingman 62
3 Mike Schmidt 57
4 Jeff Burroughs 54
4 Tony Perez 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 37
2 Don Baylor 34
3 Rod Carew 33
4 Bill North 31
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Garland 1.82
2 Bill Travers 1.96
3 Mark Fidrych 2.05
4 Dave Freisleben 2.15
5 Don Stanhouse 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 13
2 Jim Lonborg 10
3 Pat Dobson 9
3 Ed Figueroa 9
3 7 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 136
2 Frank Tanana 127
3 Tom Seaver 111
4 Bert Blyleven 108
5 Fergie Jenkins 90

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 14
1 Sparky Lyle 14
3 Rollie Fingers 10
3 Dave LaRoche 10
5 2 tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .463
2 Cesar Geronimo .436
3 Mickey Rivers .432
4 Al Oliver .404
5 Ron LeFlore .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Thompson 7
2 Dick Allen 5
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Bill Madlock 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Thompson 18
2 Toby Harrah 16
3 Rod Carew 15
3 Reggie Jackson 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 9
2 Lou Brock 7
2 Ron LeFlore 7
2 Frank Taveras 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.49
2 Wayne Garland 0.72
3 Tom Murphy 0.73
4 Fred Norman 0.95
5 Ron Reed 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 4
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 Ed Figueroa 3
2 Wayne Garland 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Fergie Jenkins 28
3 Steve Carlton 27
4 Tom Seaver 23
5 Gaylord Perry 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Charlie Hough 4
3 Rawly Eastwick 3
3 Jim Kern 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron Cey .392
2 Al Oliver .391
3 Rowland Office .375
4 Hal McRae .370
5 George Brett .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Jason Thompson 9
3 George Foster 8
4 Dick Allen 7
4 8 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 26
2 Dave Kingman 25
2 Lee May 25
2 Joe Morgan 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 16
2 Rod Carew 15
3 Lou Brock 14
3 Frank Taveras 14
5 Don Baylor 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 1.20
2 Jim Bibby 1.24
3 Jim Barr 1.28
4 Bruce Kison 1.36
5 Craig Swan 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 7
2 Jim Kaat 6
3 Pat Dobson 5
3 Jon Matlack 5
3 Andy Messersmith 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 51
2 Frank Tanana 45
3 Andy Messersmith 44
4 Tom Seaver 43
5 Bert Blyleven 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 7
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Charlie Hough 6
2 Dave LaRoche 6
5 Ken Forsch 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .339
2 Rod Carew .337
3 Bill Madlock .333
4 Bake McBride .330
5 Jose Cardenal .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 52
2 Mike Schmidt 46
3 John Mayberry 35
4 George Scott 30
5 4 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 122
1 John Mayberry 122
3 Tony Perez 115
4 Mike Schmidt 113
5 George Foster 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 68
2 Rod Carew 56
3 Joe Morgan 55
4 Don Baylor 54
5 Mickey Rivers 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.43
2 Andy Messersmith 2.50
3 Frank Tanana 2.54
4 Gaylord Perry 2.56
5 Randy Jones 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 21
3 Jim Palmer 20
3 Gaylord Perry 20
3 Frank Tanana 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 290
2 Bert Blyleven 246
3 Tom Seaver 242
4 John Montefusco 218
5 Gaylord Perry 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 29
2 Dave LaRoche 25
3 Rollie Fingers 24
4 Al Hrabosky 19
5 2 tied 18