On This Day

Monday, April 26, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 8 3 .727 --
Brewers 7 3 .700 0.5
Red Sox 6 5 .545 2.0
Tigers 5 5 .500 2.5
Indians 4 6 .400 3.5
Orioles 4 8 .333 4.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 7 5 .583 --
Athletics 8 6 .571 0.0
Royals 5 6 .455 1.5
White Sox 4 5 .444 1.5
Twins 5 7 .417 2.0
Angels 5 9 .357 3.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 7 5 .583 --
Mets 9 7 .563 0.0
Pirates 7 6 .538 0.5
Cardinals 6 8 .429 2.0
Cubs 6 9 .400 2.5
Expos 5 8 .385 2.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 8 6 .571 --
Braves 8 6 .571 0.0
Padres 8 7 .533 0.5
Astros 9 8 .529 0.5
Giants 7 7 .500 1.0
Dodgers 6 9 .400 2.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Cash 4
1 Ron Fairly 4
1 Pete Rose 4
1 Joel Youngblood 4
5 6 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 George Foster 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete Rose 4
2 Ron Fairly 3
2 Ken Reitz 3
2 Mike Schmidt 3
2 Bobby Tolan 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Wayne Garrett 1
1 Von Joshua 1
1 Manny Trillo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 2.40
2 Mickey Lolich 0.82
3 Jim Colborn 0.50
3 Bill Greif 0.50
5 3 tied 0.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 12
2 Mickey Lolich 9
3 Jim Barr 3
3 Jim Colborn 3
3 7 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Butch Metzger 1
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .483
2 John Milner .476
3 Doug Rader .441
4 Willie Horton .432
5 Fred Lynn .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Dave Kingman 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 Gary Matthews 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 20
2 Cesar Cedeno 18
3 Ken Griffey 17
3 Joe Rudi 17
5 Dave Kingman 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 8
1 Bill North 8
3 Rod Carew 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
5 Mickey Rivers 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Butch Metzger 0.00
2 Jim Colborn 0.41
3 Ken Forsch 0.55
4 Bill Travers 0.71
5 2 tied 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 4
2 John Montefusco 3
2 Phil Niekro 3
2 Fred Norman 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 29
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Tom Seaver 26
4 Phil Niekro 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 6
2 Gary Lavelle 5
2 Eduardo Rodriguez 5
4 Mike Marshall 3
5 13 tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .351
2 Rod Carew .351
3 Fred Lynn .333
4 Ted Simmons .332
5 Pete Rose .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 47
2 Dave Kingman 39
3 George Scott 36
4 Reggie Jackson 33
4 John Mayberry 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 123
2 Mike Schmidt 112
3 George Scott 108
4 Dave Parker 107
5 Tony Perez 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 67
1 Mickey Rivers 67
3 Joe Morgan 64
4 Lou Brock 53
5 Cesar Cedeno 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 2.24
2 Catfish Hunter 2.30
3 Jim Palmer 2.34
4 Randy Jones 2.35
5 Tom Seaver 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 24
1 Jim Palmer 24
3 Randy Jones 22
3 Tom Seaver 22
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 287
2 Tom Seaver 244
3 Bert Blyleven 222
4 John Montefusco 217
5 Gaylord Perry 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 24
2 Rich Gossage 23
3 Rollie Fingers 22
3 Al Hrabosky 22
5 Dave LaRoche 18