On This Day

Saturday, July 3, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 45 27 .625 --
Indians 37 35 .514 8.0
Tigers 36 36 .500 9.0
Red Sox 35 37 .486 10.0
Orioles 35 39 .473 11.0
Brewers 27 42 .391 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 46 28 .622 --
Rangers 41 31 .569 4.0
Athletics 37 40 .481 10.5
Twins 35 39 .473 11.0
White Sox 34 39 .466 11.5
Angels 32 47 .405 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 51 21 .708 --
Pirates 42 30 .583 9.0
Mets 42 37 .532 12.5
Cardinals 33 42 .440 19.5
Cubs 30 45 .400 22.5
Expos 24 45 .348 25.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 47 31 .603 --
Dodgers 43 36 .544 4.5
Padres 41 37 .526 6.0
Braves 36 41 .468 10.5
Astros 36 42 .462 11.0
Giants 31 49 .388 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Bochte 3
1 Willie Crawford 3
1 Hal McRae 3
1 Al Oliver 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bob Bailey 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Bailey 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Art Kusnyer 3
2 Rusty Staub 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Steve Braun 2
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Ken Griffey 1
2 Ken Henderson 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nelson Briles 1.17
2 Jim Colborn 1.00
3 Nolan Ryan 0.89
4 Dick Ruthven 0.71
5 Tom Seaver 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 John Denny 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 8
1 Tom Seaver 8
3 Nelson Briles 7
4 Jim Colborn 6
4 John Denny 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Steve Mingori 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .373
2 George Brett .356
3 Ron LeFlore .343
4 Willie Crawford .341
5 Hal McRae .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 27
2 Mike Schmidt 21
3 Sal Bando 18
4 George Foster 16
5 2 tied 14

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 64
2 Dave Kingman 62
3 Mike Schmidt 58
4 Tony Perez 55
5 2 tied 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 37
2 Bill North 35
3 Don Baylor 34
4 Rod Carew 33
5 3 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.85
2 Bill Travers 1.96
3 Dave Freisleben 2.07
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 3 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 144
2 Frank Tanana 127
3 Tom Seaver 119
4 Bert Blyleven 115
5 Fergie Jenkins 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 15
2 Ken Forsch 14
3 Rollie Fingers 10
3 Dave LaRoche 10
3 Mike Marshall 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .490
2 Mickey Rivers .424
3 Manny Sanguillen .422
4 Al Cowens .400
5 Greg Luzinski .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 8
2 Jason Thompson 6
3 George Hendrick 5
4 Dick Allen 4
4 11 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 18
2 Willie Montanez 17
3 Toby Harrah 15
3 Jason Thompson 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 8
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Jim Wohlford 8
4 Ron LeFlore 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.32
2 Pedro Borbon 0.54
3 Rick Rhoden 0.72
4 Dale Murray 0.73
5 John Candelaria 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 4
1 Phil Niekro 4
3 Pat Dobson 3
3 Ed Halicki 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 32
2 Nolan Ryan 31
3 Andy Messersmith 27
4 Tom Seaver 25
5 Phil Niekro 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Jim Kern 4
3 Dave LaRoche 3
3 Dale Murray 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .455
2 Joe Morgan .386
3 Rowland Office .379
4 Mickey Rivers .368
5 Thurman Munson .364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 26
1 Al Oliver 26
3 Dave Kingman 24
3 John Mayberry 24
3 Jason Thompson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 15
2 Rod Carew 14
3 Lou Brock 13
3 Ron LeFlore 13
3 Frank Taveras 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.85
2 Craig Swan 0.90
3 Andy Messersmith 1.29
4 Jim Barr 1.49
5 Jim Bibby 1.59

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Tom Seaver 49
3 Fergie Jenkins 45
4 Andy Messersmith 44
5 Bert Blyleven 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 8
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 .342
2 Rod Carew .332
3 Pete Rose .330
4 Bill Madlock .330
5 Bake McBride .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 52
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 John Mayberry 31
4 George Scott 29
5 Sal Bando 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 119
2 John Mayberry 117
3 Tony Perez 116
4 Mike Schmidt 112
5 George Foster 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 68
2 Joe Morgan 55
3 Don Baylor 54
4 Rod Carew 53
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.39
2 Rich Gossage 2.46
3 Andy Messersmith 2.47
4 Frank Tanana 2.53
5 Randy Jones 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 22
3 Jim Palmer 21
3 Gaylord Perry 21
5 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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