On This Day

Monday, June 7, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 28 19 .596 --
Orioles 24 25 .490 5.0
Red Sox 22 24 .478 5.5
Indians 22 26 .458 6.5
Tigers 21 27 .438 7.5
Brewers 18 26 .409 8.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 31 18 .633 --
Rangers 28 20 .583 2.5
White Sox 25 21 .543 4.5
Twins 25 24 .510 6.0
Athletics 24 28 .462 8.5
Angels 22 32 .407 11.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 34 14 .708 --
Pirates 29 22 .569 6.5
Mets 26 29 .473 11.5
Cardinals 23 29 .442 13.0
Cubs 22 29 .431 13.5
Expos 17 28 .378 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 32 20 .615 --
Dodgers 31 23 .574 2.0
Padres 27 23 .540 4.0
Astros 27 29 .482 7.0
Braves 20 30 .400 11.0
Giants 21 33 .389 12.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal McRae 4
2 Bob Boone 3
2 Bobby Grich 3
2 Rick Manning 3
2 Mike Tyson 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Bobby Grich 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank White 5
2 Ron Cey 4
3 Greg Luzinski 3
3 Dave Winfield 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enzo Hernandez 2
1 Alex Johnson 2
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 Lou Brock 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Craig Swan 1.00
2 Jack Billingham 0.67
3 Jim Umbarger 0.60
4 Steve Busby 0.50
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Umbarger 6
2 Mark Littell 5
2 Craig Swan 5
4 Jack Billingham 4
4 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Mark Littell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .348
2 Hal McRae .348
3 Fred Lynn .345
4 Ken Griffey .341
5 Lyman Bostock .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 21
2 Mike Schmidt 15
3 George Foster 11
4 Ron Cey 10
4 2 others tied 10

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 50
2 Dave Kingman 47
3 Jeff Burroughs 40
4 Joe Morgan 39
4 Mike Schmidt 39

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 28
2 Bill North 27
3 Don Baylor 25
4 Cesar Cedeno 23
5 Joe Morgan 22

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 .452
2 Bob Boone .450
3 Hal McRae .441
4 Joe Morgan .417
5 Bobby Grich .387

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
3 Sal Bando 4
3 Larry Hisle 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 20
2 Larry Hisle 17
2 Joe Morgan 17
4 Tom Grieve 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 10
1 Freddie Patek 10
3 Cesar Cedeno 9
4 Don Baylor 8
4 2 others tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Busby 0.60
2 Doug Rau 0.72
3 Jim Barr 0.82
4 Rob Dressler 0.84
5 Joaquin Andujar 0.96

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 30
2 Bert Blyleven 24
3 Doug Bird 22
4 Dave Goltz 21
4 Jim Hughes 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 4
2 Rollie Fingers 2
2 Gene Garber 2
2 Dave Giusti 2
2 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .415
2 Bob Boone .397
3 Larry Herndon .386
4 George Brett .381
5 Bill Robinson .378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 36
2 Jeff Burroughs 26
3 Tom Grieve 25
3 Lee May 25
3 Carl Yastrzemski 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 21
2 Don Baylor 19
3 Bert Campaneris 15
3 Bill North 15
5 Cesar Cedeno 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jackie Brown 1.17
2 Larry Christenson 1.42
3 Pat Zachry 1.53
4 Ken Brett 1.61
5 Charlie Hough 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Goltz 6
1 Frank Tanana 6
3 Santo Alcala 5
3 Charlie Hough 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 Darold Knowles 4
2 Mark Littell 4
5 8 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .346
2 Jay Johnstone .332
3 Pete Rose .331
4 George Brett .330
5 Rod Carew .329

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 118
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 56
4 Lou Brock 53
5 Cesar Cedeno 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.30
2 Randy Jones 2.39
3 Jim Palmer 2.55
4 Andy Messersmith 2.59
5 Frank Tanana 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 21
2 Jim Palmer 21
4 Frank Tanana 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 305
2 Tom Seaver 250
3 Bert Blyleven 233
4 John Montefusco 227
5 Gaylord Perry 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
2 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Dave LaRoche 21
4 Al Hrabosky 20
5 Mike Marshall 19