On This Day

Thursday, July 8, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 48 30 .615 --
Red Sox 39 38 .506 8.5
Indians 38 38 .500 9.0
Tigers 37 39 .487 10.0
Orioles 37 42 .468 11.5
Brewers 30 44 .405 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 49 30 .620 --
Rangers 44 34 .564 4.5
Athletics 41 41 .500 9.5
Twins 37 43 .463 12.5
White Sox 36 43 .456 13.0
Angels 35 49 .417 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 52 25 .675 --
Pirates 44 33 .571 8.0
Mets 45 40 .529 11.0
Cardinals 34 45 .430 19.0
Cubs 34 47 .420 20.0
Expos 25 49 .338 25.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 51 31 .622 --
Dodgers 46 37 .554 5.5
Padres 43 40 .518 8.5
Astros 39 44 .470 12.5
Braves 38 44 .463 13.0
Giants 34 50 .405 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tim Johnson 4
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 Bobby Grich 3
2 Tom Grieve 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 Larry Hisle 1
1 Joe Lahoud 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Singleton 4
2 Cliff Johnson 3
2 Bombo Rivera 3
2 Roy White 3
2 Carl Yastrzemski 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Enos Cabell 3
2 Bruce Boisclair 1
2 Rick Burleson 1
2 Tom Grieve 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.33
2 Randy Jones 0.67
3 Ken Holtzman 0.50
4 Nelson Briles 0.44
5 2 tied 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 8
2 Randy Jones 6
3 Nelson Briles 4
3 Jim Colborn 4
3 Ken Holtzman 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Dyar Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .359
2 George Brett .356
3 Willie Crawford .341
4 Hal McRae .338
5 2 tied .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 27
2 Mike Schmidt 22
3 Sal Bando 19
4 George Foster 17
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 69
2 Dave Kingman 66
3 Joe Morgan 60
4 Mike Schmidt 59
5 Jeff Burroughs 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 37
1 Freddie Patek 37
3 Don Baylor 35
4 Rod Carew 33
5 Ron LeFlore 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.85
2 Bill Travers 1.96
3 Don Stanhouse 2.18
4 Wayne Garland 2.37
5 Andy Messersmith 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 16
2 Pat Dobson 10
2 Wayne Garland 10
2 Catfish Hunter 10
2 6 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 154
2 Frank Tanana 128
3 Tom Seaver 127
4 Bert Blyleven 117
5 Andy Messersmith 102

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 16
2 Ken Forsch 14
3 Rollie Fingers 12
3 Mike Marshall 12
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Crawford .441
2 Al Oliver .441
3 Manny Sanguillen .426
4 Cesar Geronimo .424
5 Rick Manning .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 8
2 George Hendrick 6
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Chris Chambliss 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Milner 17
2 Sal Bando 15
3 Dave Kingman 14
3 John Mayberry 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 9
2 Larry Hisle 8
2 Jim Wohlford 8
4 Enos Cabell 7
4 Davey Lopes 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.00
2 Andy Hassler 0.66
3 Bert Blyleven 0.67
4 Dave Lemanczyk 0.71
4 Ron Reed 0.71

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 28
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Jerry Koosman 24
4 Andy Messersmith 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Mingori 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Mike Marshall 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .439
2 Manny Sanguillen .380
3 Willie Crawford .377
4 George Brett .371
5 Cesar Geronimo .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 10
2 Jason Thompson 9
3 John Mayberry 8
3 Graig Nettles 8
5 6 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 26
2 Willie Montanez 25
3 Rod Carew 24
3 Jason Thompson 24
5 John Mayberry 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Rod Carew 13
2 Frank Taveras 13
4 Lou Brock 12
5 Larry Hisle 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 1.21
2 Rick Rhoden 1.58
3 Andy Messersmith 1.61
4 Bruce Kison 1.67
5 Mark Fidrych 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 6
1 Randy Jones 6
1 Andy Messersmith 6
4 Pat Dobson 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 Tom Seaver 49
3 Andy Messersmith 45
4 Fergie Jenkins 42
5 J. R. Richard 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 9
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Charlie Hough 7
4 Steve Mingori 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .339
2 Rod Carew .335
3 Bake McBride .335
4 Bill Madlock .331
5 Pete Rose .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 48
2 Mike Schmidt 46
3 Sal Bando 28
3 John Mayberry 28
5 George Scott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 115
2 John Mayberry 113
2 Tony Perez 113
4 Mike Schmidt 110
5 George Foster 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 68
2 Don Baylor 55
3 Joe Morgan 52
4 Rod Carew 50
5 Mickey Rivers 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.47
2 Andy Messersmith 2.49
3 Randy Jones 2.52
4 Frank Tanana 2.54
5 Jim Palmer 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 25
2 Catfish Hunter 21
3 Jim Palmer 20
3 Gaylord Perry 20
3 Frank Tanana 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 269
2 Tom Seaver 250
3 Bert Blyleven 246
4 John Montefusco 216
5 Gaylord Perry 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 27
2 Rollie Fingers 26
3 Dave LaRoche 22
4 Mike Marshall 19
5 Sparky Lyle 17