On This Day

Monday, June 28, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 25 .632 --
Indians 35 33 .515 8.0
Orioles 34 35 .493 9.5
Tigers 33 35 .485 10.0
Red Sox 32 35 .478 10.5
Brewers 25 40 .385 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 42 27 .609 --
Rangers 39 29 .574 2.5
Athletics 35 37 .486 8.5
White Sox 33 35 .485 8.5
Twins 33 37 .471 9.5
Angels 29 45 .392 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 49 20 .710 --
Pirates 39 29 .574 9.5
Mets 38 37 .507 14.0
Cardinals 31 40 .437 19.0
Cubs 30 41 .423 20.0
Expos 24 42 .364 23.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 45 28 .616 --
Dodgers 41 33 .554 4.5
Padres 38 35 .521 7.0
Astros 33 40 .452 12.0
Braves 33 40 .452 12.0
Giants 30 46 .395 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rob Andrews 4
1 Al Oliver 4
3 Cecil Cooper 3
3 Jose Cruz 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Dave Duncan 1
1 Bobby Grich 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 4
1 Al Oliver 4
3 Cliff Johnson 3
3 Garry Maddox 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Freddie Patek 2
1 Dave Winfield 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Umbarger 1.43
2 Steve Carlton 1.00
2 Mike Cosgrove 1.00
2 Tom Seaver 1.00
5 Joe Coleman 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Santo Alcala 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mike Cosgrove 10
1 Jim Umbarger 10
3 Steve Carlton 9
4 Fergie Jenkins 8
5 Joe Coleman 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .359
2 Ron LeFlore .352
3 Al Oliver .352
4 George Foster .343
5 Hal McRae .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 26
2 Mike Schmidt 21
3 George Foster 16
4 Sal Bando 13
4 4 others tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 62
2 Dave Kingman 60
3 Mike Schmidt 57
4 Jeff Burroughs 54
5 2 tied 52

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 37
2 Don Baylor 33
2 Rod Carew 33
4 Bill North 31
5 Cesar Cedeno 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Travers 1.79
2 Wayne Garland 1.82
3 Mark Fidrych 2.05
4 Pat Zachry 2.54
5 Jim Umbarger 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 Tom Seaver 111
4 Bert Blyleven 108
5 Fergie Jenkins 90

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 14
1 Sparky Lyle 14
3 Dave LaRoche 10
4 Rawly Eastwick 9
4 2 others tied 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .429
2 Ron LeFlore .415
3 Al Oliver .400
4 George Foster .395
5 Manny Sanguillen .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Thompson 6
2 Hank Aaron 5
2 Dick Allen 5
2 George Foster 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jason Thompson 17
2 Toby Harrah 16
3 Rod Carew 15
3 Reggie Jackson 15
3 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 8
1 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Lou Brock 7
4 Rod Carew 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.52
2 Sparky Lyle 0.53
3 Don Stanhouse 0.69
4 Wayne Garland 0.72
5 Tom Murphy 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 4
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 Ed Figueroa 3
2 Wayne Garland 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Fergie Jenkins 28
3 Steve Carlton 27
4 Andy Messersmith 23
4 Tom Seaver 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Morgan .379
2 Hal McRae .378
3 Al Oliver .377
4 Ron Cey .373
5 George Brett .372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 27
1 Joe Morgan 27
3 Lee May 25
4 John Mayberry 24
4 Jason Thompson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 17
1 Freddie Patek 17
3 Don Baylor 14
3 Lou Brock 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 1.16
2 Jim Bibby 1.24
3 Jim Barr 1.52
4 Craig Swan 1.64
5 Bill Travers 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 7
2 Jim Kaat 6
3 Pat Dobson 5
3 Dave Freisleben 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 51
2 Andy Messersmith 44
3 Tom Seaver 43
4 Bert Blyleven 42
5 Frank Tanana 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 7
2 Ken Forsch 6
2 Charlie Hough 6
2 Dave LaRoche 6
5 Rollie Fingers 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .340
2 Rod Carew .337
3 Bake McBride .334
4 Bill Madlock .333
5 George Foster .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 51
2 Mike Schmidt 46
3 John Mayberry 35
4 George Scott 30
5 George Foster 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 122
2 Dave Kingman 120
3 George Foster 114
3 Mike Schmidt 114
5 Tony Perez 113

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 69
2 Rod Carew 56
3 Joe Morgan 55
4 Don Baylor 53
5 Mickey Rivers 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.43
2 Andy Messersmith 2.50
3 Gaylord Perry 2.56
4 Frank Tanana 2.59
5 Randy Jones 2.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 286
2 Tom Seaver 253
3 Bert Blyleven 246
4 John Montefusco 218
5 Gaylord Perry 213

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 29
2 Dave LaRoche 25
3 Rollie Fingers 24
4 Al Hrabosky 19
5 2 tied 18