On This Day

Friday, May 28, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 24 14 .632 --
Orioles 21 18 .538 3.5
Red Sox 18 20 .474 6.0
Indians 18 20 .474 6.0
Brewers 15 18 .455 6.5
Tigers 15 22 .405 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 24 14 .632 --
Rangers 24 15 .615 0.5
White Sox 19 18 .514 4.5
Twins 19 20 .487 5.5
Athletics 19 24 .442 7.5
Angels 16 29 .356 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 27 10 .730 --
Pirates 23 17 .575 5.5
Mets 23 21 .523 7.5
Cubs 18 22 .450 10.5
Expos 16 21 .432 11.0
Cardinals 18 25 .419 12.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 27 16 .628 --
Reds 25 16 .610 1.0
Padres 21 21 .500 5.5
Astros 18 26 .409 9.5
Braves 16 26 .381 10.5
Giants 17 28 .378 11.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Belanger 3
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Chris Chambliss 3
1 Mike Hargrove 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Crawford 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 George Foster 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Derrel Thomas 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Stan Bahnsen 1.50
2 Pat Zachry 1.29
3 Doug Bird 1.14
4 John Montefusco 0.80
5 John Curtis 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Stan Bahnsen 9
1 Pat Zachry 9
3 Doug Bird 8
4 Francisco Barrios 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .381
2 Willie Crawford .360
3 Rico Carty .357
4 Pete Rose .351
5 George Brett .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 17
2 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Ron Cey 8
3 Dan Ford 8
3 5 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 39
2 Dave Kingman 37
2 Mike Schmidt 37
4 Jeff Burroughs 34
5 Joe Rudi 32

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 22
2 Freddie Patek 20
3 Don Baylor 19
3 Bert Campaneris 19
5 2 tied 16

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 1.17
2 Gary Lavelle 1.36
3 Doyle Alexander 1.50
4 Wayne Garland 1.79
5 Bill Travers 1.90

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 9
2 Jim Lonborg 7
2 Jim Slaton 7
4 Woodie Fryman 6
4 4 others tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 85
2 Frank Tanana 82
3 Tom Seaver 68
4 Bert Blyleven 66
5 John Montefusco 56

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 8
1 Mike Marshall 8
3 Gary Lavelle 7
3 Skip Lockwood 7
3 2 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Larry Herndon .550
2 Bucky Dent .435
3 Mike Schmidt .419
4 Steve Garvey .414
5 Bob Boone .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 6
2 George Foster 5
2 Bill Robinson 5
2 Reggie Smith 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 20
2 Carl Yastrzemski 16
3 Jeff Burroughs 15
3 Dan Ford 15
3 Tom Grieve 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 11
1 Freddie Patek 11
3 Don Baylor 10
4 Bill North 9
5 Davey Lopes 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Brett 0.00
1 Tom Buskey 0.00
3 Jackie Brown 0.53
4 Clay Carroll 0.61
5 Steve Carlton 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Goltz 4
2 Santo Alcala 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Larry Christenson 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 27
2 Bert Blyleven 26
3 Fergie Jenkins 25
4 Dave Goltz 24
4 Catfish Hunter 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Darold Knowles 4
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Grant Jackson 3
2 Bob Moose 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ron LeFlore .393
2 Rico Carty .391
3 Bill Robinson .386
4 Tom Poquette .378
5 George Foster .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 9
2 Amos Otis 8
3 Ron Cey 7
4 Dan Ford 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 30
2 George Foster 28
3 Dan Ford 24
3 Amos Otis 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 16
2 Don Baylor 15
2 Bert Campaneris 15
4 Bill North 14
5 Willie Randolph 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 1.10
2 Doyle Alexander 1.11
3 Wayne Garland 1.44
4 Steve Carlton 1.44
5 Larry Christenson 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Lonborg 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Randy Jones 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 Frank Tanana 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 53
2 Nolan Ryan 46
3 Rich Gossage 45
4 Bert Blyleven 44
5 Tom Seaver 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 6
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 Bob Moose 5
4 Clay Carroll 4
4 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .357
2 Rod Carew .337
3 Ted Simmons .334
4 Pete Rose .333
5 Fred Lynn .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
1 Mike Schmidt 47
3 George Scott 35
4 John Mayberry 33
5 Greg Luzinski 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 118
2 John Mayberry 117
3 Mike Schmidt 112
4 Dave Kingman 111
5 Thurman Munson 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 67
2 Joe Morgan 62
3 Mickey Rivers 56
4 Lou Brock 50
5 Rod Carew 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.41
2 Rich Gossage 2.43
3 Jim Palmer 2.54
4 Andy Messersmith 2.55
5 Catfish Hunter 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 22
3 Jim Palmer 21
4 Jerry Reuss 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 303
2 Tom Seaver 254
3 Bert Blyleven 226
4 John Montefusco 224
5 Gaylord Perry 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 25
2 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Al Hrabosky 21
4 Dave LaRoche 20
4 Mike Marshall 20