On This Day

Saturday, June 26, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 41 24 .631 --
Indians 33 32 .508 8.0
Orioles 33 33 .500 8.5
Red Sox 31 34 .477 10.0
Tigers 31 35 .470 10.5
Brewers 25 37 .403 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 41 26 .612 --
Rangers 38 28 .576 2.5
Athletics 34 36 .486 8.5
White Sox 32 35 .478 9.0
Twins 32 36 .471 9.5
Angels 29 44 .397 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 47 20 .701 --
Pirates 38 28 .576 8.5
Mets 36 37 .493 14.0
Cardinals 31 38 .449 17.0
Cubs 30 39 .435 18.0
Expos 23 41 .359 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 43 28 .606 --
Dodgers 39 33 .542 4.5
Padres 37 34 .521 6.0
Braves 33 38 .465 10.0
Astros 32 39 .451 11.0
Giants 30 44 .405 14.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Montanez 4
2 Jack Brohamer 3
2 Steve Brye 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Elrod Hendricks 1
1 Ken Henderson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 5
2 John Milner 4
2 Willie Montanez 4
2 Bombo Rivera 4
2 Jerry Turner 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Enos Cabell 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
1 Jim Wohlford 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 1.00
1 Marty Pattin 1.00
1 Nolan Ryan 1.00
4 Pat Zachry 0.73
5 Doug Rau 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Larry Demery 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 8
1 Pat Zachry 8
3 Jerry Koosman 7
4 Clay Kirby 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Steve Mingori 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .365
2 Ron LeFlore .348
3 Hal McRae .345
4 Bake McBride .340
5 George Foster .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 25
2 Mike Schmidt 20
3 George Foster 16
4 Lee May 13
4 2 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 62
2 Dave Kingman 57
3 Mike Schmidt 56
4 Jeff Burroughs 53
5 Tony Perez 51

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 35
2 Rod Carew 33
3 Don Baylor 32
4 Bill North 31
5 Cesar Cedeno 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Travers 1.79
2 Wayne Garland 1.82
3 Dave Freisleben 1.87
4 Mark Fidrych 2.18
5 Don Stanhouse 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 13
2 Ed Figueroa 9
2 Jim Lonborg 9
2 Jon Matlack 9
2 3 others tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 136
2 Frank Tanana 123
3 Bert Blyleven 108
4 Tom Seaver 105
5 J. R. Richard 84

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 13
1 Sparky Lyle 13
3 Dave LaRoche 9
3 Mike Marshall 9
5 6 tied 8

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .431
2 Mickey Rivers .431
3 Enos Cabell .423
4 Ron LeFlore .409
5 Butch Wynegar .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 5
1 Dick Allen 5
1 George Foster 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Jason Thompson 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 16
1 Jason Thompson 16
3 Rod Carew 15
3 Toby Harrah 15
5 Lee May 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 8
1 Ron LeFlore 8
1 Frank Taveras 8
4 Don Baylor 7
4 Dave Nelson 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Norman 0.00
2 Sparky Lyle 0.54
3 Don Stanhouse 0.69
3 Don Hood 0.69
5 Wayne Garland 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Demery 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Mark Fidrych 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Dennis Leonard 24
3 Phil Niekro 23
4 Craig Swan 22
5 Gaylord Perry 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Dave LaRoche 4
3 Charlie Hough 3
4 Dick Drago 2
4 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .389
2 Hal McRae .387
3 Joe Morgan .383
4 Rowland Office .371
5 Rod Carew .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 9
1 Dave Kingman 9
3 Dick Allen 8
3 Jason Thompson 8
5 4 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 27
2 George Foster 26
2 Joe Morgan 26
4 Lee May 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 17
2 Freddie Patek 16
3 Don Baylor 13
3 Lou Brock 13
3 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 1.08
2 Pedro Borbon 1.23
3 Jim Barr 1.52
4 Jim Umbarger 1.69
5 Bill Travers 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 6
1 Jim Kaat 6
3 Ed Figueroa 5
3 Dave Freisleben 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 Frank Tanana 50
3 Bert Blyleven 47
4 Dennis Leonard 39
5 Jim Palmer 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 6
1 Sparky Lyle 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Ken Forsch 5
3 Charlie Hough 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .339
2 Rod Carew .337
3 Bill Madlock .335
4 Bake McBride .332
5 George Foster .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 51
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 John Mayberry 35
4 George Scott 30
5 George Foster 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 121
1 John Mayberry 121
3 George Foster 117
4 Mike Schmidt 113
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 68
2 Joe Morgan 58
3 Rod Carew 57
4 Mickey Rivers 53
5 Don Baylor 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.43
2 Andy Messersmith 2.51
3 Frank Tanana 2.59
4 Randy Jones 2.64
5 Gaylord Perry 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 20
2 Jim Palmer 20
2 Gaylord Perry 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 286
2 Bert Blyleven 256
3 Tom Seaver 247
4 John Montefusco 225
5 Gaylord Perry 215

Saves

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