On This Day

Wednesday, June 2, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 27 15 .643 --
Orioles 23 21 .523 5.0
Indians 21 22 .488 6.5
Tigers 20 23 .465 7.5
Red Sox 19 23 .452 8.0
Brewers 16 23 .410 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 27 17 .614 --
Rangers 25 19 .568 2.0
White Sox 22 20 .524 4.0
Twins 21 23 .477 6.0
Athletics 21 27 .438 8.0
Angels 21 30 .412 9.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 32 11 .744 --
Pirates 27 19 .587 6.5
Mets 24 26 .480 11.5
Cubs 21 25 .457 12.5
Cardinals 21 26 .447 13.0
Expos 16 25 .390 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 29 18 .617 --
Dodgers 29 20 .592 1.0
Padres 24 22 .522 4.5
Astros 22 28 .440 8.5
Giants 19 31 .380 11.5
Braves 17 30 .362 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
1 Robin Yount 4
3 Dusty Baker 3
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Hector Cruz 1
1 Lee May 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Rhoden 4
2 Dave Chalk 3
2 Tony Perez 3
4 Sal Bando 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
3 Don Baylor 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bart Johnson 1.50
2 Ed Figueroa 1.40
3 Jackie Brown 0.83
4 Jim Umbarger 0.75
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Colborn 7
1 Ed Figueroa 7
1 Vern Ruhle 7
4 Woodie Fryman 6
4 5 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Crawford 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Steve Mingori 1
1 Mickey Scott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .372
2 Ron LeFlore .359
3 George Brett .357
4 Fred Lynn .344
5 Ken Griffey .344

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 17
2 Mike Schmidt 15
3 Rick Monday 10
4 Sal Bando 9
4 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 43
2 Dave Kingman 38
3 Jeff Burroughs 37
3 Mike Schmidt 37
5 Thurman Munson 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 27
2 Don Baylor 23
3 Freddie Patek 22
4 Bert Campaneris 20
4 Cesar Cedeno 20

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 1.34
2 Doyle Alexander 1.62
3 Jackie Brown 1.87
4 Bill Travers 1.94
5 Randy Jones 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 10
2 Jim Lonborg 8
3 Jim Slaton 7
3 Frank Tanana 7
5 12 tied 6

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 94
2 Nolan Ryan 92
3 Bert Blyleven 75
4 Tom Seaver 70
5 Catfish Hunter 58

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 10
2 Mike Marshall 8
2 Eduardo Rodriguez 8
4 Gary Lavelle 7
4 2 others tied 7

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Foster .426
2 Chet Lemon .417
3 Larry Herndon .403
4 Jay Johnstone .400
5 Bob Boone .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
1 Carl Yastrzemski 6
3 Reggie Smith 5
4 Sal Bando 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 22
2 Tom Grieve 14
2 Amos Otis 14
4 Greg Luzinski 13
4 Bob Watson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 12
2 Bill North 11
3 Don Baylor 9
3 Cesar Cedeno 9
5 Davey Lopes 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Rau 0.00
1 Dave Freisleben 0.00
3 Jackie Brown 0.33
4 Jim Umbarger 0.37
5 Larry Christenson 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Santo Alcala 3
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Larry Christenson 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 13 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 31
2 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Pat Zachry 22
4 Doug Bird 20
4 3 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 Darold Knowles 3
4 Rawly Eastwick 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .403
2 Larry Herndon .392
3 Bill Robinson .372
4 George Foster .367
5 Ron LeFlore .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Amos Otis 9
2 Dave Kingman 8
3 George Foster 7
4 Sal Bando 6
4 5 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 30
2 Thurman Munson 26
2 Amos Otis 26
4 Jeff Burroughs 23
4 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 19
2 Don Baylor 18
3 Freddie Patek 17
4 Bert Campaneris 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 1.38
2 Jackie Brown 1.44
3 Doyle Alexander 1.49
4 Pat Zachry 1.50
5 Pat Dobson 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Lonborg 6
1 Frank Tanana 6
3 Santo Alcala 5
3 Ed Figueroa 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 58
2 Bert Blyleven 50
3 Nolan Ryan 47
4 Dennis Leonard 41
5 Catfish Hunter 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 Butch Metzger 5
4 Clay Carroll 4
4 5 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .359
2 Rod Carew .334
3 Jay Johnstone .333
4 Ted Simmons .333
5 Pete Rose .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Mike Schmidt 46
3 Greg Luzinski 33
3 George Scott 33
5 John Mayberry 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 122
2 Tony Perez 113
3 John Mayberry 112
4 Dave Kingman 111
5 Thurman Munson 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 69
2 Joe Morgan 64
3 Mickey Rivers 58
4 Lou Brock 53
5 Cesar Cedeno 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.35
2 Rich Gossage 2.49
3 Jim Palmer 2.51
4 Jim Rooker 2.54
5 Andy Messersmith 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 22
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 Frank Tanana 21
3 Mike Torrez 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 315
2 Tom Seaver 250
3 Bert Blyleven 231
4 John Montefusco 225
5 Gaylord Perry 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Al Hrabosky 21
3 Dave LaRoche 21
5 Mike Marshall 20