On This Day

Monday, May 24, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 22 12 .647 --
Orioles 18 16 .529 4.0
Red Sox 16 18 .471 6.0
Indians 16 19 .457 6.5
Tigers 14 18 .438 7.0
Brewers 13 17 .433 7.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 22 12 .647 --
Rangers 21 14 .600 1.5
White Sox 17 16 .515 4.5
Twins 18 17 .514 4.5
Athletics 16 23 .410 8.5
Angels 15 26 .366 10.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 24 9 .727 --
Pirates 22 16 .579 4.5
Mets 22 18 .550 5.5
Expos 15 19 .441 9.5
Cubs 16 21 .432 10.0
Cardinals 16 23 .410 11.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 26 14 .650 --
Reds 23 15 .605 2.0
Padres 19 19 .500 6.0
Astros 18 24 .429 9.0
Braves 15 25 .375 11.0
Giants 14 27 .341 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 Enos Cabell 3
1 Toby Harrah 3
1 Larry Herndon 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lyman Bostock 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Tim Foli 1
1 Barry Foote 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Brian Downing 4
2 Oscar Gamble 3
2 Roy Howell 3
2 Amos Otis 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 5
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Buddy Bradford 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Eckersley 1.40
2 Rick Wise 1.00
3 Pete Vuckovich 0.80
4 Ed Figueroa 0.56
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Rob Dressler 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Vuckovich 8
2 Dennis Eckersley 7
3 Ed Figueroa 5
4 Grant Jackson 4
5 7 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Scherman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .407
2 Rico Carty .373
3 Pete Rose .361
4 Bucky Dent .350
5 Lyman Bostock .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 15
1 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Ron Cey 8
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Rick Monday 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 35
2 Mike Schmidt 34
3 Joe Rudi 32
4 Jeff Burroughs 30
4 2 others tied 30

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 19
1 Freddie Patek 19
3 Don Baylor 18
4 Bert Campaneris 16
4 Joe Morgan 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 0.92
2 Pat Zachry 1.41
3 Jim Lonborg 2.19
4 Wilbur Wood 2.24
5 2 tied 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 8
2 Woodie Fryman 6
2 Jim Lonborg 6
2 Jim Slaton 6
5 14 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 80
2 Frank Tanana 73
3 Tom Seaver 63
4 Bert Blyleven 61
5 2 tied 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 8
1 Mike Marshall 8
3 Gary Lavelle 7
3 Sparky Lyle 7
3 Eduardo Rodriguez 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bucky Dent .450
2 Rico Carty .444
3 Ron LeFlore .429
3 Steve Swisher .429
5 Mark Belanger .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 5
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
3 Joe Ferguson 4
3 Amos Otis 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 16
1 Carl Yastrzemski 16
3 Jeff Burroughs 15
4 Al Cowens 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 11
2 Bert Campaneris 10
2 Freddie Patek 10
4 Lenny Randle 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 0.00
1 Oscar Zamora 0.00
1 Tom Buskey 0.00
1 Bob Moose 0.00
5 Ken Forsch 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Larry Christenson 3
1 Woodie Fryman 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 30
2 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Frank Tanana 25
4 Fergie Jenkins 22
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Moose 3
2 Bill Campbell 2
2 Clay Carroll 2
2 Rawly Eastwick 2
2 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .421
2 Rico Carty .393
3 Bucky Dent .374
4 Steve Garvey .364
5 George Brett .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 8
1 George Hendrick 8
1 Dave Kingman 8
4 Amos Otis 7
4 Mike Schmidt 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 26
2 Ron Cey 24
3 Bobby Bonds 23
4 Dan Ford 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 15
1 Freddie Patek 15
3 Bert Campaneris 13
3 Bill North 13
5 Lenny Randle 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gary Lavelle 1.19
2 Lynn McGlothen 1.60
3 Doyle Alexander 1.65
4 Pat Zachry 1.66
5 Mike Marshall 1.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 5
1 Jim Lonborg 5
3 Jack Billingham 4
3 Jackie Brown 4
3 10 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 56
2 Nolan Ryan 52
3 Bert Blyleven 44
4 Tom Seaver 42
5 Rich Gossage 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 5
1 Sparky Lyle 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 Bob Moose 5
5 2 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .351
2 Rod Carew .343
3 Ted Simmons .338
4 Rico Carty .333
4 Pete Rose .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 47
2 Dave Kingman 45
3 George Scott 35
4 John Mayberry 33
5 Reggie Jackson 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 118
2 John Mayberry 117
3 Mike Schmidt 111
4 Dave Kingman 110
5 Thurman Munson 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 69
2 Joe Morgan 64
3 Mickey Rivers 59
4 Lou Brock 50
5 2 tied 45

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.42
2 Tom Seaver 2.47
3 Rich Gossage 2.51
4 Jim Palmer 2.60
5 Catfish Hunter 2.62

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 296
2 Tom Seaver 254
3 John Montefusco 227
4 Bert Blyleven 224
5 Gaylord Perry 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 27
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Al Hrabosky 21
4 Dave LaRoche 20
4 Mike Marshall 20