On This Day

Friday, July 16, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 53 31 .631 --
Orioles 42 42 .500 11.0
Tigers 40 41 .494 11.5
Red Sox 41 43 .488 12.0
Indians 39 42 .481 12.5
Brewers 34 46 .425 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 54 32 .628 --
Rangers 44 41 .518 9.5
Athletics 44 43 .506 10.5
Twins 40 45 .471 13.5
White Sox 39 45 .464 14.0
Angels 35 54 .393 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 57 26 .687 --
Pirates 48 35 .578 9.0
Mets 47 43 .522 13.5
Cardinals 38 46 .452 19.5
Cubs 36 50 .419 22.5
Expos 26 53 .329 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 54 34 .614 --
Dodgers 49 39 .557 5.0
Astros 43 45 .489 11.0
Padres 43 46 .483 11.5
Braves 40 47 .460 13.5
Giants 36 53 .404 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Anderson 3
1 Al Cowens 3
1 Davey Lopes 3
1 John Mayberry 3
1 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 Bobby Murcer 1
1 Brooks Robinson 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 3
1 Bob Watson 3
1 Butch Wynegar 3
4 Buddy Bell 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Dave Concepcion 2
2 Pepe Mangual 2
5 20 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Halicki 1.33
2 Lynn McGlothen 0.67
2 Fred Norman 0.67
4 Don Stanhouse 0.64
5 Nolan Ryan 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Mark Fidrych 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 8
1 Nolan Ryan 8
3 Don Stanhouse 7
4 Bert Blyleven 6
4 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Dyar Miller 1
1 Gene Pentz 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .367
2 Al Oliver .362
3 Hal McRae .351
4 Willie Crawford .345
5 Ken Griffey .334

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 63
4 Mike Schmidt 62
5 John Mayberry 60

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.60
2 Bill Travers 1.91
3 Don Stanhouse 2.46
4 Ken Brett 2.52
5 Wayne Garland 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 16
2 Jim Palmer 12
3 Pat Dobson 11
3 Ed Figueroa 11
3 4 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 174
2 Bert Blyleven 130
2 Frank Tanana 130
4 Tom Seaver 127
5 Andy Messersmith 107

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 Hal McRae .472
2 Cesar Cedeno .439
3 Ken Singleton .438
4 Jorge Orta .434
5 Willie Crawford .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 5
1 Bill Robinson 5
3 Dave Kingman 4
4 Bob Bailey 3
4 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Jackson 12
1 Willie Montanez 12
1 Bill Robinson 12
4 Joe Morgan 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 10
2 Larry Hisle 6
3 Al Bumbry 5
3 Enos Cabell 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 0.31
2 Steve Stone 0.56
3 Dave Pagan 0.57
4 John Denny 0.59
5 Andy Hassler 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Wayne Garland 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 38
2 Jerry Koosman 26
3 Bert Blyleven 22
3 Steve Rogers 22
5 Andy Messersmith 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 .400
2 Al Oliver .392
3 George Brett .377
4 Cesar Geronimo .375
5 Al Bumbry .371

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 29
2 Rod Carew 24
2 Reggie Jackson 24
2 Al Oliver 24
5 Dave Kingman 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Hisle 14
2 Bill North 13
2 Frank Taveras 13
4 Don Baylor 12
4 Ron LeFlore 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 1.07
2 Mark Fidrych 1.42
3 Jim Bibby 1.69
4 Fred Norman 1.71
5 John Denny 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 6
1 Wayne Garland 6
3 Ed Figueroa 5
3 Ed Halicki 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Bert Blyleven 42
3 Andy Messersmith 40
4 Fergie Jenkins 39
4 Tom Seaver 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 8
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 .342
2 Hal McRae .333
3 Rod Carew .330
4 Bake McBride .327
5 Bill Madlock .327

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 John Mayberry 114
3 Tony Perez 112
4 George Foster 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 Jim Palmer 2.42
2 Randy Jones 2.45
3 Rich Gossage 2.50
4 Frank Tanana 2.53
5 Wayne Garland 2.68

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 253
3 Tom Seaver 233
4 Nolan Ryan 216
5 2 tied 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