On This Day

Tuesday, June 15, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 32 22 .593 --
Indians 27 28 .491 5.5
Red Sox 26 28 .481 6.0
Orioles 25 31 .446 8.0
Tigers 24 31 .436 8.5
Brewers 22 30 .423 9.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 38 19 .667 --
Rangers 33 21 .611 3.5
White Sox 27 27 .500 9.5
Twins 27 29 .482 10.5
Athletics 28 31 .475 11.0
Angels 25 37 .403 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 39 17 .696 --
Pirates 33 25 .569 7.0
Mets 31 32 .492 11.5
Cubs 26 33 .441 14.5
Cardinals 25 35 .417 16.0
Expos 20 33 .377 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 39 22 .639 --
Dodgers 35 26 .574 4.0
Padres 32 27 .542 6.0
Astros 29 33 .468 10.5
Braves 24 34 .414 13.5
Giants 23 39 .371 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Poquette 5
2 George Brett 4
2 Thurman Munson 4
4 George Foster 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Tenace 2
2 Carlton Fisk 1
2 Garry Maddox 1
2 Gary Matthews 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Amos Otis 5
2 Jay Johnstone 4
2 Garry Maddox 4
2 Dave Nelson 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Bake McBride 2
3 Paul Blair 1
3 Bert Campaneris 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Glenn Abbott 2.50
2 Nolan Ryan 2.25
3 Gaylord Perry 0.86
4 Steve Carlton 0.75
5 Fergie Jenkins 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 9
2 Steve Carlton 6
2 Gaylord Perry 6
4 Glenn Abbott 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Beard 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .362
2 Hal McRae .360
3 Bake McBride .357
4 Al Oliver .347
5 George Foster .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 22
2 Mike Schmidt 16
3 George Foster 12
3 Amos Otis 12
5 4 tied 11

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 55
2 Tony Perez 50
3 Dave Kingman 49
4 Joe Morgan 47
4 Mike Schmidt 47

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 34
2 Bill North 29
3 Rod Carew 28
4 Don Baylor 25
4 Cesar Cedeno 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Travers 1.75
2 Pat Zachry 1.94
3 Alan Foster 2.09
4 Randy Jones 2.10
5 Don Gullett 2.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 12
2 Al Fitzmorris 8
2 Jim Lonborg 8
2 Jon Matlack 8
2 3 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 123
2 Nolan Ryan 113
3 Bert Blyleven 88
3 Tom Seaver 88
5 J. R. Richard 75

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 12
2 Sparky Lyle 9
3 Rollie Fingers 8
3 Skip Lockwood 8
3 3 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .473
2 Rowland Office .451
3 Dan Meyer .439
4 Jim Sundberg .429
5 Al Oliver .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Tenace 6
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Joe Morgan 5
2 Tony Perez 5
2 Bill Robinson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 18
1 Tony Perez 18
3 Cecil Cooper 13
3 George Foster 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 13
2 Rod Carew 10
2 Hal McRae 10
4 Cesar Cedeno 8
5 Bobby Bonds 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 0.67
1 Andy Messersmith 0.67
3 Tom Seaver 1.09
4 Bruce Kison 1.19
5 Rick Reuschel 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 Jim Kern 3
1 Jon Matlack 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 29
2 Nolan Ryan 28
3 Jim Colborn 19
4 John Candelaria 18
4 4 others tied 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Mark Littell 3
3 Dick Drago 2
3 Ken Forsch 2
3 13 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .408
2 Rowland Office .372
3 George Foster .366
3 Larry Herndon .366
5 Bob Boone .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 9
1 Bill Robinson 9
1 Carl Yastrzemski 9
4 Dave Kingman 8
5 Tony Perez 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 36
2 Tony Perez 28
3 Joe Morgan 26
3 Carl Yastrzemski 26
5 Amos Otis 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 22
2 Rod Carew 17
3 Don Baylor 16
3 Bert Campaneris 16
5 3 tied 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Messersmith 1.05
2 Tom Burgmeier 1.07
3 Jackie Brown 1.13
4 Doug Rau 1.22
5 Jim Umbarger 1.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 6
2 Dave Goltz 5
2 Jim Kern 5
2 Jon Matlack 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 68
2 Dennis Leonard 43
2 Nolan Ryan 43
4 J. R. Richard 42
5 Catfish Hunter 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Ken Forsch 5
1 Darold Knowles 5
4 Clay Carroll 4
4 4 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .338
2 George Brett .338
3 Bake McBride .335
4 Jay Johnstone .331
5 George Foster .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 50
2 Mike Schmidt 42
3 John Mayberry 33
4 George Scott 31
5 Greg Luzinski 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 117
2 Dave Kingman 116
3 John Mayberry 115
3 Tony Perez 115
5 George Foster 114

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 72
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Rod Carew 54
3 Mickey Rivers 54
5 Lou Brock 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.33
2 Rich Gossage 2.39
3 Andy Messersmith 2.48
4 Frank Tanana 2.56
5 Jim Palmer 2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 311
2 Tom Seaver 247
3 Bert Blyleven 236
4 John Montefusco 227
5 Gaylord Perry 204

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 27
2 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Dave LaRoche 22
4 Rich Gossage 18
4 2 others tied 18