On This Day

Tuesday, May 11, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 15 7 .682 --
Brewers 10 8 .556 3.0
Tigers 11 9 .550 3.0
Indians 11 12 .478 4.5
Orioles 10 13 .435 5.5
Red Sox 6 15 .286 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Rangers 16 7 .696 --
Royals 12 9 .571 3.0
Athletics 14 13 .519 4.0
Twins 11 11 .500 4.5
White Sox 8 12 .400 6.5
Angels 10 18 .357 8.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 16 7 .696 --
Mets 18 11 .621 1.0
Pirates 15 10 .600 2.0
Cardinals 12 16 .429 6.5
Cubs 12 16 .429 6.5
Expos 9 16 .360 8.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 16 10 .615 --
Dodgers 17 11 .607 0.0
Astros 15 14 .517 2.5
Padres 13 14 .481 3.5
Giants 9 18 .333 7.5
Braves 9 18 .333 7.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 George Brett 3
1 Ron Cey 3
1 Chet Lemon 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 2
2 Alan Ashby 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 4
2 Alan Ashby 3
2 Jose Cruz 3
2 Bucky Dent 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Rod Carew 2
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 Juan Beniquez 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ken Frailing 1.50
2 Steve Carlton 1.00
2 Terry Forster 1.00
4 Gary Nolan 0.83
5 Pat Dobson 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Terry Forster 8
2 Steve Carlton 7
3 Ed Figueroa 5
3 Wayne Garland 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Stan Thomas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .418
2 Lyman Bostock .382
3 Bobby Bonds .377
4 Chris Chambliss .375
5 George Brett .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 13
2 Dave Kingman 12
3 Ron Cey 8
4 Rick Monday 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 30
2 Joe Rudi 28
3 Rick Monday 26
3 Mike Schmidt 26
5 Ken Griffey 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 13
2 Mickey Rivers 12
3 Joe Morgan 11
4 Rod Carew 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.33
2 Pat Zachry 1.26
3 John Candelaria 1.88
4 Ken Holtzman 2.06
5 Jim Lonborg 2.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 5
1 J. R. Richard 5
3 Bill Campbell 4
3 Larry Dierker 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 65
2 Frank Tanana 48
3 Tom Seaver 46
4 Bert Blyleven 40
5 John Montefusco 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 7
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 7
3 Gary Lavelle 6
3 Mike Marshall 6
5 Sparky Lyle 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lyman Bostock .486
2 George Brett .450
3 Ron LeFlore .425
4 Roy Howell .405
5 5 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 7
2 George Hendrick 5
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Amos Otis 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 16
2 Dave Kingman 15
3 Rick Monday 13
3 Tony Perez 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 7
1 Ron LeFlore 7
1 Willie Randolph 7
4 Lenny Randle 6
4 Mickey Rivers 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Wayne Garland 0.00
2 Gary Lavelle 0.60
3 Jim Rooker 0.61
4 Gary Nolan 0.69
5 Ken Frailing 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Lonborg 3
1 J. R. Richard 3
1 Don Sutton 3
4 Jack Billingham 2
4 27 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Rich Gossage 23
3 Jerry Koosman 20
3 John Montefusco 20
3 Tom Seaver 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
4 Doug Bird 2
4 13 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .358
2 Rod Carew .352
3 Fred Lynn .343
4 Pete Rose .337
5 Ted Simmons .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 46
2 Dave Kingman 43
3 George Scott 34
4 Bobby Bonds 32
4 2 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 118
2 Dave Parker 110
2 Mike Schmidt 110
4 Dave Kingman 109
5 John Mayberry 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 66
2 Mickey Rivers 61
3 Joe Morgan 60
4 Lou Brock 52
5 Rod Carew 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.40
2 Tom Seaver 2.44
3 Randy Jones 2.51
4 Andy Messersmith 2.54
5 Catfish Hunter 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Jim Palmer 22
2 Tom Seaver 22
4 Randy Jones 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 288
2 Tom Seaver 246
3 John Montefusco 228
4 Bert Blyleven 217
5 Gaylord Perry 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 25
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Al Hrabosky 22
4 Rich Gossage 21
5 Dave LaRoche 20