On This Day

Friday, July 2, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 44 27 .620 --
Indians 37 34 .521 7.0
Tigers 35 36 .493 9.0
Red Sox 35 36 .493 9.0
Orioles 35 38 .479 10.0
Brewers 26 42 .382 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 45 28 .616 --
Rangers 40 31 .563 4.0
Athletics 37 39 .487 9.5
White Sox 34 38 .472 10.5
Twins 34 39 .466 11.0
Angels 32 46 .410 15.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 50 21 .704 --
Pirates 42 29 .592 8.0
Mets 41 37 .526 12.5
Cardinals 32 42 .432 19.5
Cubs 30 44 .405 21.5
Expos 24 44 .353 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 46 31 .597 --
Dodgers 42 36 .538 4.5
Padres 41 36 .532 5.0
Astros 36 41 .468 10.0
Braves 35 41 .461 10.5
Giants 31 48 .392 16.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Cedeno 7
1 Pete Rose 7
3 Ken Griffey 5
4 Enos Cabell 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Bruce Bochte 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 4
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
1 Greg Luzinski 4
4 Bruce Bochte 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Cowens 2
1 Bill North 2
3 Kevin Bell 1
3 Bruce Boisclair 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 3.00
2 Lynn McGlothen 1.29
3 Fred Norman 0.86
4 Andy Messersmith 0.80
4 Jim Palmer 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Albury 1
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Alan Foster 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 12
2 Lynn McGlothen 9
3 Andy Messersmith 8
4 Bert Blyleven 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Butch Metzger 1
1 Jim Willoughby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .366
2 George Brett .358
3 Ron LeFlore .344
4 George Foster .335
5 Pete Rose .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 27
2 Mike Schmidt 21
3 Sal Bando 17
4 George Foster 16
5 7 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 64
2 Dave Kingman 62
3 Mike Schmidt 57
4 Tony Perez 55
5 2 tied 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 37
2 Don Baylor 34
2 Bill North 34
4 Rod Carew 33
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Travers 1.96
2 Mark Fidrych 2.05
3 Dave Freisleben 2.15
4 Wayne Garland 2.16
5 Don Stanhouse 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 14
2 Pat Dobson 10
2 Catfish Hunter 10
2 Jim Lonborg 10
2 2 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 136
2 Frank Tanana 127
3 Bert Blyleven 115
4 Tom Seaver 111
5 Fergie Jenkins 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 14
1 Sparky Lyle 14
3 Rollie Fingers 10
3 Dave LaRoche 10
3 Mike Marshall 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .489
2 Al Oliver .442
3 Mickey Rivers .426
4 Greg Luzinski .412
5 Thurman Munson .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 7
2 Dick Allen 5
2 Bill Madlock 5
2 Jason Thompson 5
5 15 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 17
1 Willie Montanez 17
3 Jason Thompson 15
4 Toby Harrah 14
4 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 9
1 Lou Brock 9
3 Larry Hisle 8
3 Jim Wohlford 8
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.32
2 Jim Bibby 0.52
3 Pedro Borbon 0.54
4 Ron Reed 0.64
5 2 tied 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 4
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 Mark Fidrych 3
2 Ed Halicki 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 32
2 Andy Messersmith 27
3 Phil Niekro 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
3 Tom Seaver 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 4
1 Sparky Lyle 4
3 Charlie Hough 3
3 Dave LaRoche 3
3 Dale Murray 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .439
2 Rowland Office .380
3 George Brett .374
4 Joe Morgan .373
5 Mickey Rivers .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Sal Bando 9
2 Jason Thompson 9
4 Dick Allen 8
4 John Mayberry 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 26
1 Al Oliver 26
3 Lee May 25
3 John Mayberry 25
3 Joe Morgan 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 15
1 Freddie Patek 15
3 Frank Taveras 14
4 Lou Brock 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.91
2 Jim Bibby 1.24
3 Andy Messersmith 1.29
4 Jim Barr 1.49
5 Craig Swan 1.64

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 45
2 Andy Messersmith 44
2 Nolan Ryan 44
4 Tom Seaver 41
5 Bert Blyleven 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 7
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Charlie Hough 6
4 Dave LaRoche 5
5 4 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .343
2 Rod Carew .333
3 Bill Madlock .333
4 Bake McBride .329
5 Pete Rose .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 52
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 John Mayberry 32
4 George Scott 29
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 119
1 John Mayberry 119
3 Tony Perez 116
4 Mike Schmidt 112
5 2 tied 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 68
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Don Baylor 54
4 Rod Carew 53
5 Mickey Rivers 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.39
2 Rich Gossage 2.45
3 Andy Messersmith 2.47
4 Frank Tanana 2.53
5 Randy Jones 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 24
2 Catfish Hunter 22
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 Gaylord Perry 21
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 275
2 Bert Blyleven 250
3 Tom Seaver 242
4 John Montefusco 220
5 Gaylord Perry 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 29
2 Dave LaRoche 25
3 Rollie Fingers 24
4 Mike Marshall 19
5 Gene Garber 18