On This Day

Sunday, June 27, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 24 .642 --
Indians 34 33 .507 9.0
Orioles 34 34 .500 9.5
Tigers 32 35 .478 11.0
Red Sox 31 35 .470 11.5
Brewers 25 39 .391 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 42 26 .618 --
Rangers 38 29 .567 3.5
Athletics 35 36 .493 8.5
White Sox 33 35 .485 9.0
Twins 32 37 .464 10.5
Angels 29 45 .392 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 48 20 .706 --
Pirates 38 29 .567 9.5
Mets 37 37 .500 14.0
Cardinals 31 39 .443 18.0
Cubs 30 40 .429 19.0
Expos 24 41 .369 22.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 44 28 .611 --
Dodgers 40 33 .548 4.5
Padres 38 34 .528 6.0
Braves 33 39 .458 11.0
Astros 32 40 .444 12.0
Giants 30 45 .400 15.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Graig Nettles 5
2 Chris Chambliss 4
2 George Hendrick 4
2 Mickey Rivers 4
5 17 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 2
1 Bobby Murcer 2
1 Graig Nettles 2
4 Kevin Bell 1
4 21 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 5
2 Bob Boone 4
2 Bobby Murcer 4
4 Sal Bando 3
4 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 Bobby Grich 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Craig Swan 1.40
2 Dick Pole 1.00
3 Don Kirkwood 0.80
4 Dick Tidrow 0.78
5 Jim Lonborg 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Catfish Hunter 7
1 Andy Messersmith 7
1 Dick Pole 7
1 Craig Swan 7
1 Dick Tidrow 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .363
2 Ron LeFlore .349
3 Al Oliver .343
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 Sal Bando 13
4 3 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 62
2 Dave Kingman 59
3 Mike Schmidt 56
4 Jeff Burroughs 53
5 2 tied 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 Pat Zachry 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 13
2 Jim Lonborg 10
3 Pat Dobson 9
3 Ed Figueroa 9
3 5 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 88

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 14
2 Ken Forsch 13
3 Rawly Eastwick 9
3 Rollie Fingers 9
3 2 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .443
2 George Brett .433
3 Ed Kranepool .409
4 Enos Cabell .404
4 Butch Wynegar .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Thompson 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Dick Allen 5
2 George Foster 5
5 8 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 17
1 Jason Thompson 17
3 Rod Carew 15
4 Dick Allen 13
4 4 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 7
1 Lou Brock 7
1 Ron LeFlore 7
4 Rod Carew 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Sparky Lyle 0.53
2 Don Stanhouse 0.69
2 Don Hood 0.69
4 Wayne Garland 0.72
5 Tom Murphy 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Demery 3
1 Pat Dobson 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Mark Fidrych 3
1 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Dennis Leonard 24
3 Andy Messersmith 23
3 Phil Niekro 23
5 Gaylord Perry 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Dave LaRoche 4
3 Rawly Eastwick 3
3 Charlie Hough 3
3 Dale Murray 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .387
2 George Brett .385
3 Rowland Office .371
4 Mickey Rivers .370
5 Joe Morgan .369

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 27
2 George Foster 26
2 Joe Morgan 26
4 John Mayberry 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 17
2 Freddie Patek 15
3 Lou Brock 14
4 Don Baylor 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 1.23
2 Jim Barr 1.52
3 Jim Umbarger 1.69
4 Bill Travers 1.70
5 Wayne Garland 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 6
1 Jim Kaat 6
3 Pat Dobson 5
3 Ed Figueroa 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 Andy Messersmith 44
3 Bert Blyleven 42
3 Craig Swan 42
5 Frank Tanana 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 7
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Ken Forsch 5
2 Charlie Hough 5
2 Dave LaRoche 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .339
2 Rod Carew .339
3 Bake McBride .333
4 George Foster .331
5 Bill Madlock .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 50
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 John Mayberry 36
4 George Scott 30
5 George Foster 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 123
2 Dave Kingman 121
3 George Foster 116
4 Mike Schmidt 113
5 2 tied 112

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 68
2 Joe Morgan 57
3 Rod Carew 56
4 Mickey Rivers 53
5 Don Baylor 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.43
2 Andy Messersmith 2.50
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 21
3 Jim Palmer 20
3 Gaylord Perry 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 286
2 Tom Seaver 247
3 Bert Blyleven 246
4 John Montefusco 225
5 Gaylord Perry 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 29
2 Rollie Fingers 24
2 Dave LaRoche 24
4 Al Hrabosky 19
5 2 tied 18