On This Day

Thursday, June 3, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 27 16 .628 --
Orioles 23 21 .523 4.5
Indians 21 22 .488 6.0
Red Sox 20 23 .465 7.0
Tigers 20 24 .455 7.5
Brewers 17 23 .425 8.5

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

No Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 32 12 .727 --
Pirates 27 20 .574 6.5
Mets 24 27 .471 11.5
Cubs 22 25 .468 11.5
Cardinals 22 26 .458 12.0
Expos 17 25 .405 14.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 29 19 .604 --
Dodgers 30 20 .600 0.0
Padres 24 22 .522 4.0
Astros 23 28 .451 7.5
Giants 19 32 .373 11.5
Braves 17 30 .362 11.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 3
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Jim Cox 3
1 Don Kessinger 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Barry Foote 1
1 Don Money 1
1 Joe Morgan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 3
2 Gary Carter 2
2 Cecil Cooper 2
2 Jim Dwyer 2
2 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pepe Mangual 2
2 Rob Andrews 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Dan Driessen 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bob Forsch 0.67
2 Larry Dierker 0.43
3 Don Stanhouse 0.38
3 Luis Tiant 0.38
5 Mickey Lolich 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bob Forsch 8
2 Larry Dierker 6
3 Santo Alcala 4
3 Ray Burris 4
3 Mickey Lolich 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Oscar Zamora 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bake McBride .365
2 George Brett .357
3 Ron LeFlore .356
4 Fred Lynn .354
5 Pete Rose .345

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 1.95
5 Randy Jones 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 10
2 Jim Lonborg 8
3 Charlie Hough 7
3 Jim Slaton 7
3 2 others tied 7

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 11
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 Bob Boone .429
2 Chet Lemon .417
3 Bill Robinson .400
4 Dick Allen .395
5 George Foster .392

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
2 Reggie Smith 5
3 Sal Bando 4
4 Don Baylor 3
4 14 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 22
2 Tom Grieve 14
3 Greg Luzinski 13
3 Joe Morgan 13
3 2 others tied 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 Rick Wise 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 4
1 Bill Travers 4
3 Doug Bird 3
3 Ed Figueroa 3
3 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 31
2 Bill Travers 22
2 Pat Zachry 22
4 Doug Bird 20
4 4 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 4
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Darold Knowles 3
4 Dave LaRoche 2
4 4 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .403
2 Larry Herndon .380
2 Bill Robinson .380
4 Joe Torre .372
5 Ron LeFlore .363

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 3 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 18
1 Bill North 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 Charlie Hough 6
1 Jim Lonborg 6
1 Frank Tanana 6
4 Santo Alcala 5
4 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 Ken Forsch 5
1 Skip Lockwood 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 Butch Metzger 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .357
2 Jay Johnstone .335
3 Pete Rose .333
4 Fred Lynn .333
5 George Brett .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 46
2 Mike Schmidt 44
3 George Scott 32
4 Greg Luzinski 31
5 John Mayberry 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 118
2 Tony Perez 113
3 John Mayberry 110
3 Thurman Munson 110
5 Dave Kingman 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 69
2 Joe Morgan 64
3 Mickey Rivers 57
4 Lou Brock 51
5 Cesar Cedeno 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.35
2 Rich Gossage 2.49
3 Jim Palmer 2.51
4 Frank Tanana 2.56
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
5 Mike Torrez 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 303
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 Dave LaRoche 21
4 Al Hrabosky 20
4 Mike Marshall 20