On This Day

Monday, July 5, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 46 28 .622 --
Red Sox 37 37 .500 9.0
Indians 37 37 .500 9.0
Tigers 36 38 .486 10.0
Orioles 36 40 .474 11.0
Brewers 28 43 .394 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 47 29 .618 --
Rangers 43 32 .573 3.5
Athletics 39 40 .494 9.5
Twins 36 41 .468 11.5
White Sox 35 41 .461 12.0
Angels 34 48 .415 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 52 23 .693 --
Pirates 43 32 .573 9.0
Mets 43 39 .524 12.5
Cardinals 33 44 .429 20.0
Cubs 32 46 .410 21.5
Expos 25 46 .352 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 49 31 .613 --
Dodgers 44 37 .543 5.5
Padres 42 38 .525 7.0
Braves 37 42 .468 11.5
Astros 37 43 .463 12.0
Giants 33 49 .402 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Clines 4
1 Steve Garvey 4
3 Bobby Bonds 3
3 Dan Briggs 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Kevin Bell 1
1 Glenn Borgmann 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 Doug Flynn 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 5
2 Dave Chalk 3
2 Darrel Chaney 3
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Kessinger 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 Jose Cruz 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Renko 2.00
2 Burt Hooton 1.00
3 Brent Strom 0.86
4 Jim Lonborg 0.71
5 Jack Billingham 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 7
2 Jack Billingham 6
2 Steve Renko 6
2 Brent Strom 6
2 Bill Travers 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Steve Mingori 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .368
2 George Brett .356
3 Hal McRae .342
4 Ron LeFlore .339
5 George Foster .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 27
2 Mike Schmidt 21
3 Sal Bando 18
4 George Foster 17
5 George Hendrick 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 67
2 Dave Kingman 65
3 Joe Morgan 59
4 Mike Schmidt 58
5 Jeff Burroughs 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 37
2 Bill North 36
3 Don Baylor 34
4 Rod Carew 33
5 Ron LeFlore 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.85
2 Bill Travers 1.96
3 Dave Freisleben 2.07
4 Wayne Garland 2.14
5 Don Stanhouse 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 15
2 Pat Dobson 10
2 Catfish Hunter 10
2 Jim Lonborg 10
2 5 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 144
2 Frank Tanana 128
3 Tom Seaver 119
4 Bert Blyleven 115
5 Fergie Jenkins 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 16
2 Ken Forsch 14
3 Rollie Fingers 11
3 Mike Marshall 11
5 Dave LaRoche 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .475
2 Willie Crawford .424
3 Manny Sanguillen .412
4 George Brett .404
5 Thurman Munson .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 8
2 George Hendrick 6
3 Rod Carew 5
4 Dick Allen 4
4 10 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 21
2 Toby Harrah 16
3 Dave Kingman 15
3 Al Oliver 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 8
1 Frank Taveras 8
1 Jim Wohlford 8
4 Lou Brock 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.32
2 Pedro Borbon 0.61
3 Ron Reed 0.71
4 Rick Rhoden 0.72
5 Ed Halicki 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 3
1 Wayne Garland 3
1 Bart Johnson 3
1 Randy Jones 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
2 Phil Niekro 25
2 Tom Seaver 25
4 John Hiller 22
4 Andy Messersmith 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Jim Kern 3
2 Dave LaRoche 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .442
2 Joe Morgan .383
3 Hal McRae .369
4 George Brett .366
5 Rowland Office .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Thompson 10
2 Sal Bando 9
3 Dick Allen 8
3 John Mayberry 8
3 Bill Robinson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 28
1 Al Oliver 28
3 John Mayberry 25
4 Willie Montanez 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 14
1 Ron LeFlore 14
1 Freddie Patek 14
1 Frank Taveras 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.88
2 Sparky Lyle 1.27
3 Andy Messersmith 1.51
4 Craig Swan 1.57
5 Mark Fidrych 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 7
2 Paul Splittorff 6
3 Pat Dobson 5
3 Dock Ellis 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Fergie Jenkins 45
3 Tom Seaver 41
4 Bert Blyleven 40
5 4 tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 9
2 Rollie Fingers 7
3 Charlie Hough 6
4 Dave LaRoche 5
4 Dale Murray 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .341
2 Bake McBride .333
3 Rod Carew .332
4 Pete Rose .332
5 Bill Madlock .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 50
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 John Mayberry 30
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 George Foster 111
5 Mike Schmidt 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 67
2 Don Baylor 54
3 Rod Carew 53
3 Joe Morgan 53
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.36
2 Andy Messersmith 2.50
3 Gaylord Perry 2.52
4 Frank Tanana 2.54
5 Randy Jones 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 24
2 Catfish Hunter 22
3 Gaylord Perry 21
4 Jim Palmer 20
4 Frank Tanana 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 269
2 Bert Blyleven 250
3 Tom Seaver 242
4 Gaylord Perry 215
5 John Montefusco 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 28
2 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Dave LaRoche 23
4 Mike Marshall 19
5 2 tied 17