On This Day

Wednesday, June 23, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 38 24 .613 --
Indians 32 30 .516 6.0
Orioles 32 32 .500 7.0
Red Sox 30 32 .484 8.0
Tigers 29 34 .460 9.5
Brewers 25 35 .417 12.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 39 25 .609 --
Rangers 35 27 .565 3.0
Athletics 33 34 .493 7.5
White Sox 31 32 .492 7.5
Twins 30 35 .462 9.5
Angels 28 42 .400 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 45 19 .703 --
Pirates 36 27 .571 8.5
Mets 34 37 .479 14.5
Cardinals 30 37 .448 16.5
Cubs 29 37 .439 17.0
Expos 23 38 .377 20.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 42 26 .618 --
Dodgers 38 31 .551 4.5
Padres 36 31 .537 5.5
Astros 31 37 .456 11.0
Braves 30 37 .448 11.5
Giants 27 44 .380 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Ivie 5
2 Bert Campaneris 4
2 Rod Carew 4
2 Willie Davis 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 2
1 Jim Rice 2
3 Sal Bando 1
3 Dan Briggs 1
3 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 6
2 Rod Carew 5
3 Jack Brohamer 3
3 Toby Harrah 3
3 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Manny Trillo 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Gene Clines 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 1.67
2 Andy Messersmith 1.40
3 Tom Seaver 1.22
4 Pete Falcone 1.00
5 Rick Reuschel 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 11
2 Phil Niekro 10
3 Pete Falcone 8
4 Andy Messersmith 7
4 Rick Reuschel 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Terry Forster 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dave Heaverlo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .353
2 Bake McBride .346
3 Ron LeFlore .346
4 Hal McRae .345
5 George Foster .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 23
2 Mike Schmidt 20
3 George Foster 16
4 Lee May 13
5 4 tied 12

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 61
2 Mike Schmidt 53
3 Dave Kingman 52
4 Tony Perez 51
5 Jeff Burroughs 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 34
2 Rod Carew 32
3 Bill North 31
4 Don Baylor 30
5 Cesar Cedeno 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Travers 1.85
2 Wayne Garland 1.94
3 Mark Fidrych 2.07
4 Pat Zachry 2.39
5 Pat Dobson 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 13
2 Jim Lonborg 9
2 Jim Palmer 9
4 Pat Dobson 8
4 10 others tied 8

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 128
2 Frank Tanana 123
3 Tom Seaver 105
4 Bert Blyleven 103
5 J. R. Richard 84

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 13
2 Sparky Lyle 12
3 Dave LaRoche 9
4 Rawly Eastwick 8
4 5 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug Flynn .444
2 Al Oliver .442
3 Buddy Bell .422
4 Enos Cabell .404
4 Butch Wynegar .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 George Foster 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Thompson 14
2 Lou Brock 13
2 Lee May 13
2 Tony Perez 13
2 Mike Schmidt 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 9
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Dave Nelson 7
4 Bake McBride 6
4 Freddie Patek 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Norman 0.00
1 Sparky Lyle 0.00
3 Dave Hamilton 0.53
4 Wayne Garland 0.56
5 Don Hood 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Andy Messersmith 4
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 Mark Fidrych 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Tom Seaver 27
3 Dennis Leonard 24
3 Gaylord Perry 24
5 Steve Carlton 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Charlie Hough 4
2 Dave LaRoche 4
4 Dale Murray 3
5 11 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rowland Office .402
2 Joe Morgan .397
3 Hal McRae .391
4 Buddy Bell .373
5 Tom Poquette .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 11
2 Dave Kingman 8
2 Lee May 8
4 Joe Morgan 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 31
2 Lee May 27
3 Joe Morgan 26
4 Bobby Murcer 23
4 Amos Otis 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 18
2 Freddie Patek 16
3 Bert Campaneris 14
4 Don Baylor 13
4 Lou Brock 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Hamilton 0.69
2 Pedro Borbon 0.98
3 Dave Freisleben 1.52
3 Bill Travers 1.52
5 Jim Kaat 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Freisleben 6
2 Jim Barr 5
2 Pat Dobson 5
2 Mark Fidrych 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 50
2 Nolan Ryan 48
3 Dennis Leonard 46
4 Bert Blyleven 42
4 2 others tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 6
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Ken Forsch 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
5 4 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .337
2 George Brett .334
3 Bake McBride .333
4 George Foster .332
5 Bill Madlock .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 50
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 John Mayberry 33
3 George Scott 33
5 George Foster 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 118
2 George Foster 116
3 Greg Luzinski 115
4 John Mayberry 114
5 Mike Schmidt 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 71
2 Joe Morgan 59
3 Rod Carew 56
4 Mickey Rivers 53
5 Don Baylor 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.38
2 Randy Jones 2.48
3 Andy Messersmith 2.52
4 Frank Tanana 2.58
5 Jim Palmer 2.74

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 24
2 Catfish Hunter 21
3 Jim Palmer 20
3 Tom Seaver 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 294
2 Tom Seaver 255
3 Bert Blyleven 251
4 John Montefusco 221
5 Gaylord Perry 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 28
2 Dave LaRoche 24
3 Rollie Fingers 23
4 Al Hrabosky 19
5 Gene Garber 18