On This Day

Wednesday, June 30, 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
Red Sox 34 35 .493 9.0
Orioles 34 37 .479 10.0
Brewers 25 41 .379 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 44 27 .620 --
Rangers 40 30 .571 3.5
Athletics 36 38 .486 9.5
White Sox 33 37 .471 10.5
Twins 33 39 .458 11.5
Angels 31 45 .408 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 50 20 .714 --
Pirates 41 29 .586 9.0
Mets 39 37 .513 14.0
Cardinals 31 41 .431 20.0
Cubs 30 43 .411 21.5
Expos 24 43 .358 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 46 29 .613 --
Dodgers 42 34 .553 4.5
Padres 39 36 .520 7.0
Astros 34 41 .453 12.0
Braves 34 41 .453 12.0
Giants 31 47 .397 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Lynn 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Mario Guerrero 3
2 Larry Hisle 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 Pete LaCock 1
1 Willie Montanez 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Bumbry 3
1 Willie Montanez 3
1 Gary Thomasson 3
1 Earl Williams 3
1 Richie Zisk 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Hisle 4
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Carlton Fisk 1
2 Craig Kusick 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 999.00
2 Ed Halicki 0.89
3 Burt Hooton 0.57
4 Eddie Bane 0.50
4 Phil Niekro 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Ed Halicki 1
1 Randy Jones 1
1 Bruce Kison 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 8
2 Phil Niekro 5
3 Eddie Bane 4
3 Burt Hooton 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Bob Moose 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .361
2 Al Oliver .357
3 Ron LeFlore .351
4 Bake McBride .338
5 2 tied .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 27
2 Mike Schmidt 21
3 George Foster 16
4 Sal Bando 14
5 5 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 Bill Travers 1.96
2 Mark Fidrych 2.05
3 Dave Freisleben 2.15
4 Wayne Garland 2.16
5 Don Stanhouse 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 14
2 Jim Lonborg 10
3 Pat Dobson 9
3 Ed Figueroa 9
3 8 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
3 Mike Marshall 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .467
2 Cesar Geronimo .444
3 Mickey Rivers .435
4 Al Oliver .400
5 Ron LeFlore .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Thompson 7
2 Dick Allen 5
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Bill Madlock 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 17
1 Jason Thompson 17
3 Al Oliver 16
4 Toby Harrah 15
4 Reggie Jackson 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 9
2 Larry Hisle 8
2 Frank Taveras 8
4 Lou Brock 7
4 Ron LeFlore 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.47
2 Jim Bibby 0.52
3 Tom Murphy 0.73
4 Fred Norman 0.95
5 Ron Reed 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 4
1 Phil Niekro 4
3 Ed Figueroa 3
3 Wayne Garland 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 23
1 Phil Niekro 23
1 Nolan Ryan 23
1 Tom Seaver 23
5 Ed Halicki 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .395
2 Joe Morgan .377
3 Rowland Office .376
4 Hal McRae .367
5 George Brett .366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 25
1 Dave Kingman 25
1 Lee May 25
1 Al Oliver 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.92
2 Jim Bibby 1.24
3 Jim Barr 1.28
4 Andy Messersmith 1.51
5 Craig Swan 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 7
2 Jim Kaat 6
3 Pat Dobson 5
3 Ed Halicki 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 51
2 Frank Tanana 45
3 Bert Blyleven 42
4 Tom Seaver 41
5 Fergie Jenkins 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 7
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Charlie Hough 6
2 Dave LaRoche 6
5 4 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .341
2 Rod Carew .336
3 Bill Madlock .333
4 Bake McBride .330
5 Jose Cardenal .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 52
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 John Mayberry 35
4 George Scott 30
5 4 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 122
2 Dave Kingman 121
3 Tony Perez 115
4 Mike Schmidt 112
5 George Foster 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 67
2 Rod Carew 56
3 Don Baylor 54
3 Joe Morgan 54
5 Mickey Rivers 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.43
2 Gaylord Perry 2.50
3 Frank Tanana 2.53
4 Andy Messersmith 2.55
5 Randy Jones 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 24
2 Catfish Hunter 21
2 Gaylord Perry 21
4 Jim Palmer 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 275
2 Bert Blyleven 246
3 Tom Seaver 242
4 John Montefusco 218
5 Gaylord Perry 217

Saves

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