On This Day

Thursday, June 24, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 39 24 .619 --
Indians 32 31 .508 7.0
Orioles 32 32 .500 7.5
Red Sox 30 33 .476 9.0
Tigers 30 34 .469 9.5
Brewers 25 35 .417 12.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 39 26 .600 --
Rangers 36 27 .571 2.0
Athletics 33 35 .485 7.5
White Sox 31 33 .484 7.5
Twins 31 35 .470 8.5
Angels 29 42 .408 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 46 19 .708 --
Pirates 36 28 .563 9.5
Mets 34 37 .479 15.0
Cardinals 30 37 .448 17.0
Cubs 30 37 .448 17.0
Expos 23 39 .371 21.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 42 27 .609 --
Dodgers 39 31 .557 3.5
Padres 36 32 .529 5.5
Braves 31 37 .456 10.5
Astros 31 38 .449 11.0
Giants 28 44 .389 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Rivers 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Dave Collins 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Ted Sizemore 3
3 Dick Allen 2
3 Alan Ashby 2
3 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 Phil Garner 1
1 Mike Hargrove 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Nolan 0.71
2 John Candelaria 0.50
2 Jim Kaat 0.50
4 Glenn Abbott 0.44
4 Mark Fidrych 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 1
1 Steve Hargan 1
1 Tommy John 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Reynolds 7
2 Rich Gossage 5
2 Jim Kaat 5
2 Gary Nolan 5
5 7 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .359
2 Hal McRae .347
3 Ron LeFlore .347
4 Bake McBride .346
5 George Foster .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 23
2 Mike Schmidt 20
3 George Foster 16
4 Lee May 13
4 Carl Yastrzemski 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 62
2 Mike Schmidt 54
3 Dave Kingman 52
4 Jeff Burroughs 51
4 Tony Perez 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 35
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 2.18
4 Don Stanhouse 2.32
5 Pat Zachry 2.39

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 13
2 Jim Lonborg 9
2 Jim Palmer 9
2 Dick Ruthven 9
5 11 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 6 others tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Doug Flynn .422
2 George Brett .407
3 Mickey Rivers .406
4 Butch Wynegar .404
5 Ron LeFlore .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 George Foster 5
1 Jim Rice 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Jason Thompson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Thompson 16
2 Lee May 13
3 Lou Brock 12
3 George Foster 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 8
1 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Dave Nelson 7
3 Freddie Patek 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Norman 0.00
2 Dave Hamilton 0.53
3 Wayne Garland 0.56
4 Sparky Lyle 0.57
5 2 tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 4
1 Jim Kaat 4
3 Andy Messersmith 3
3 Jim Palmer 3
3 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Dennis Leonard 24
3 Steve Carlton 23
4 Jim Palmer 22
4 Craig Swan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 4
1 Dave LaRoche 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
4 Dale Murray 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Morgan .397
2 Rowland Office .392
3 Hal McRae .391
4 George Brett .373
5 Tom Poquette .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 11
2 Dave Kingman 8
2 Lee May 8
2 Jason Thompson 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 32
2 Lee May 27
3 Joe Morgan 26
4 Rod Carew 22
4 3 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 18
2 Freddie Patek 16
3 Lou Brock 13
4 Don Baylor 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Hamilton 0.69
2 Pedro Borbon 0.96
3 Bill Travers 1.52
4 Andy Messersmith 1.65
5 Jim Umbarger 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 6
1 Jim Kaat 6
3 Jim Barr 5
3 Pat Dobson 5
3 4 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 Charlie Hough 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .337
2 Rod Carew .335
3 Bake McBride .333
4 George Foster .331
5 Bill Madlock .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 49
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 John Mayberry 33
4 George Scott 32
5 George Foster 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 117
2 Dave Kingman 116
3 John Mayberry 115
4 Greg Luzinski 112
4 2 others tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 67
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Rod Carew 56
4 Mickey Rivers 54
5 Don Baylor 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.44
2 Andy Messersmith 2.52
3 Randy Jones 2.53
4 Frank Tanana 2.58
5 Gaylord Perry 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 20
2 Jim Palmer 20
2 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 209

Saves

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