On This Day

Sunday, June 6, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 28 19 .596 --
Orioles 24 24 .500 4.5
Red Sox 22 24 .478 5.5
Indians 22 25 .468 6.0
Tigers 21 26 .447 7.0
Brewers 18 26 .409 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 30 18 .625 --
Rangers 27 20 .574 2.5
White Sox 25 21 .543 4.0
Twins 24 24 .500 6.0
Athletics 24 28 .462 8.0
Angels 22 32 .407 11.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 33 14 .702 --
Pirates 28 22 .560 6.5
Mets 26 28 .481 10.5
Cardinals 22 29 .431 13.0
Cubs 22 29 .431 13.0
Expos 17 28 .378 15.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 32 19 .627 --
Dodgers 31 22 .585 2.0
Padres 26 23 .531 5.0
Astros 27 28 .491 7.0
Braves 20 30 .400 11.5
Giants 21 33 .389 12.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 5
2 Steve Brye 4
2 Chris Chambliss 4
2 Rowland Office 4
2 Robin Yount 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bradford 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 Dan Ford 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Plummer 7
2 Dan Ford 5
3 Rod Carew 4
3 Rowland Office 4
5 11 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Hal McRae 2
4 Sal Bando 1
4 23 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Hughes 0.90
2 Stan Bahnsen 0.80
3 John Montefusco 0.75
3 Brent Strom 0.75
5 Don Sutton 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Hughes 9
2 Don Sutton 7
3 Steve Dunning 6
3 John Montefusco 6
3 Brent Strom 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Gene Pentz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .357
2 Ken Griffey .349
3 Fred Lynn .345
4 Pete Rose .341
5 Ron LeFlore .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 21
2 Mike Schmidt 15
3 George Foster 11
4 Rick Monday 10
4 Amos Otis 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 50
2 Dave Kingman 47
3 Jeff Burroughs 39
4 Chris Chambliss 38
4 Tony Perez 38

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 27
1 Freddie Patek 27
3 Don Baylor 25
4 Cesar Cedeno 23
5 2 tied 21

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pat Zachry 1.33
2 Bill Travers 1.95
3 Jackie Brown 2.17
4 Wilbur Wood 2.24
5 Doyle Alexander 2.30

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 103
2 Nolan Ryan 95
3 Bert Blyleven 85
4 Tom Seaver 78
5 Catfish Hunter 66

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 12
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 Rowland Office .460
2 George Foster .429
3 Dave Concepcion .417
4 Bob Boone .415
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 7
2 Dave Kingman 6
3 Lee May 5
3 Bill Robinson 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 25
2 Tom Grieve 15
2 Larry Hisle 15
2 Lee May 15
2 Joe Morgan 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 13
2 Don Baylor 11
2 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 Bill North 9
4 Freddie Patek 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Umbarger 0.37
2 Jim Kern 0.57
3 Ron Reed 0.64
3 Dick Ruthven 0.64
5 Jerry Augustine 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Dave Freisleben 3
1 John Hiller 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 30
1 Frank Tanana 30
3 Doug Bird 22
4 Jim Hughes 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 4
2 Bill Campbell 2
2 Clay Carroll 2
2 Rollie Fingers 2
2 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .391
2 Larry Herndon .386
3 Hal McRae .382
4 Bill Robinson .368
5 Dave Concepcion .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 George Foster 9
3 Lee May 8
3 Bill Robinson 8
5 Amos Otis 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 36
2 Lee May 26
2 Tony Perez 26
4 Jeff Burroughs 25
4 Carl Yastrzemski 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 20
1 Freddie Patek 20
3 Bert Campaneris 15
3 Bill North 15
5 Cesar Cedeno 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Charlie Hough 1.37
2 Pat Zachry 1.53
3 Ken Brett 1.61
4 Joaquin Andujar 1.76
5 Steve Carlton 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Charlie Hough 6
1 Frank Tanana 6
3 Santo Alcala 5
3 Dave Goltz 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 63
2 Bert Blyleven 54
3 Dennis Leonard 44
4 Nolan Ryan 42
5 Catfish Hunter 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 6
2 Clay Carroll 4
2 Rawly Eastwick 4
2 Darold Knowles 4
5 8 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .343
2 George Brett .334
3 Jay Johnstone .333
4 Pete Rose .331
5 Fred Lynn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 49
2 Mike Schmidt 42
3 George Scott 32
4 Greg Luzinski 31
5 John Mayberry 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 117
2 Tony Perez 116
3 Dave Kingman 115
4 John Mayberry 112
5 George Foster 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 71
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Mickey Rivers 57
4 Lou Brock 52
5 Cesar Cedeno 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.31
2 Randy Jones 2.39
3 Jim Palmer 2.55
4 Frank Tanana 2.58
5 Andy Messersmith 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 21
2 Jim Palmer 21
2 Frank Tanana 21
5 Mike Torrez 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 312
2 Tom Seaver 250
3 Bert Blyleven 233
4 John Montefusco 227
5 Gaylord Perry 202

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
2 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Dave LaRoche 21
4 Al Hrabosky 19
4 Mike Marshall 19