On This Day

Thursday, July 15, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 52 31 .627 --
Red Sox 41 41 .500 10.5
Orioles 41 42 .494 11.0
Tigers 39 41 .488 11.5
Indians 38 42 .475 12.5
Brewers 34 45 .430 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 52 32 .619 --
Rangers 44 40 .524 8.0
Athletics 44 42 .512 9.0
Twins 40 44 .476 12.0
White Sox 38 45 .458 13.5
Angels 35 53 .398 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 57 25 .695 --
Pirates 47 35 .573 10.0
Mets 47 42 .528 13.5
Cardinals 37 46 .446 20.5
Cubs 36 49 .424 22.5
Expos 26 52 .333 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 53 34 .609 --
Dodgers 48 39 .552 5.0
Padres 43 45 .489 10.5
Astros 42 45 .483 11.0
Braves 40 46 .465 12.5
Giants 35 53 .398 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 5
2 Thurman Munson 4
2 Graig Nettles 4
2 Mickey Rivers 4
2 Roy White 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Jack Brohamer 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Stinson 4
2 Reggie Jackson 3
2 Carlos May 3
2 Tim McCarver 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Roy White 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 1.50
2 Brent Strom 1.00
3 Ken Brett 0.91
4 Doug Rau 0.83
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Bane 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Brett 10
2 Jerry Koosman 9
3 Brent Strom 8
4 Doug Bird 6
4 4 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Tidrow 2
2 Bill Campbell 1
2 Al Hrabosky 1
2 Dale Murray 1
2 Jim Willoughby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .371
2 Al Oliver .360
3 Hal McRae .351
4 Willie Crawford .345
5 Ken Griffey .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 31
2 Mike Schmidt 24
3 Sal Bando 19
4 George Foster 17
4 George Hendrick 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 72
2 Dave Kingman 71
3 Joe Morgan 62
3 Mike Schmidt 62
5 Tony Perez 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 42
2 Freddie Patek 38
3 Don Baylor 37
4 Rod Carew 35
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.78
2 Bill Travers 1.91
3 Wayne Garland 2.37
4 Andy Messersmith 2.43
5 Don Stanhouse 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 16
2 Jim Palmer 12
3 Ed Figueroa 11
3 Catfish Hunter 11
3 Jim Lonborg 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 166
2 Frank Tanana 130
3 Tom Seaver 127
4 Bert Blyleven 124
5 Andy Messersmith 106

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 17
2 Ken Forsch 15
3 Mike Marshall 13
4 Rollie Fingers 12
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Cesar Cedeno .474
2 Hal McRae .450
3 Craig Kusick .444
4 Ken Griffey .435
5 George Brett .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 5
1 George Hendrick 5
1 Bill Robinson 5
4 Dave Kingman 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 12
1 Bill Robinson 12
3 Ron Jackson 11
3 Joe Rudi 11
5 6 tied 10

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 11
2 Davey Lopes 6
3 Al Bumbry 5
3 Enos Cabell 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.00
2 Mark Fidrych 0.50
3 Steve Stone 0.56
4 Dave Pagan 0.57
5 John Denny 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
5 33 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
2 Jerry Koosman 26
3 Ken Brett 25
4 Steve Rogers 22
5 Jim Slaton 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Mingori 4
2 Sparky Lyle 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 Ron Reed 3
2 Jim Willoughby 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .410
2 George Brett .407
3 Cesar Geronimo .388
4 Al Oliver .388
5 Rick Manning .354

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 9
1 George Hendrick 9
1 Dave Kingman 9
4 Mike Schmidt 8
4 Jason Thompson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 30
2 Rod Carew 25
3 Al Oliver 24
4 Reggie Jackson 23
4 Dave Kingman 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Hisle 13
1 Bill North 13
3 Don Baylor 12
3 Ron LeFlore 12
3 Frank Taveras 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 1.07
2 Fred Norman 1.46
3 Mark Fidrych 1.72
4 John Denny 1.73
5 Rick Rhoden 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Dock Ellis 5
2 Mark Fidrych 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Fergie Jenkins 43
3 Steve Carlton 39
3 Andy Messersmith 39
3 2 others tied 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 9
2 Charlie Hough 5
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 Steve Mingori 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .344
2 Hal McRae .333
3 Bake McBride .330
4 Rod Carew .329
5 Bill Madlock .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 52
2 Mike Schmidt 46
3 George Scott 29
4 Sal Bando 28
4 2 others tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 119
2 Tony Perez 112
3 George Foster 111
3 John Mayberry 111
5 Mike Schmidt 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 68
2 Don Baylor 57
3 Rod Carew 51
3 Joe Morgan 51
5 Mickey Rivers 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.41
2 Jim Palmer 2.42
3 Rich Gossage 2.50
4 Frank Tanana 2.53
5 Andy Messersmith 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 25
2 Catfish Hunter 22
2 Jim Palmer 22
4 Ed Figueroa 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 256
2 Bert Blyleven 247
3 Tom Seaver 233
4 John Montefusco 210
4 Gaylord Perry 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 25
2 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Dave LaRoche 20
3 Mike Marshall 20
5 Sparky Lyle 18