On This Day

Saturday, July 17, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 54 31 .635 --
Orioles 42 43 .494 12.0
Tigers 40 42 .488 12.5
Indians 40 42 .488 12.5
Red Sox 41 44 .482 13.0
Brewers 35 46 .432 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 55 32 .632 --
Rangers 44 42 .512 10.5
Athletics 45 43 .511 10.5
Twins 40 46 .465 14.5
White Sox 39 46 .459 15.0
Angels 36 54 .400 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 57 27 .679 --
Pirates 48 36 .571 9.0
Mets 47 44 .516 13.5
Cardinals 39 46 .459 18.5
Cubs 36 51 .414 22.5
Expos 26 54 .325 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 55 34 .618 --
Dodgers 50 39 .562 5.0
Astros 44 45 .494 11.0
Padres 43 47 .478 12.5
Braves 41 47 .466 13.5
Giants 37 53 .411 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Tyson 4
2 Frank Duffy 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 Keith Hernandez 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 George Foster 1
1 Mike Hargrove 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Hargrove 3
1 Mike Hegan 3
1 Ken Henderson 3
1 Keith Hernandez 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Claudell Washington 2
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 3.67
2 John Montefusco 1.00
2 Rick Waits 1.00
4 Rick Rhoden 0.88
5 Santo Alcala 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Santo Alcala 1
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 John Denny 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 11
2 Rick Waits 8
3 Santo Alcala 7
3 Rick Rhoden 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .365
2 Al Oliver .357
3 Hal McRae .351
4 Willie Crawford .342
5 Ken Griffey .337

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 31
2 Mike Schmidt 24
3 Sal Bando 19
4 George Foster 18
5 2 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 73
2 Dave Kingman 71
3 Joe Morgan 66
4 Mike Schmidt 62
5 John Mayberry 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 42
2 Don Baylor 39
3 Freddie Patek 38
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 Dock Ellis 11
3 7 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 174
2 Tom Seaver 138
3 Frank Tanana 136
4 Bert Blyleven 130
5 Andy Messersmith 107

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .500
2 Jorge Orta .472
3 Ken Singleton .444
4 Mike Tyson .436
5 Bert Campaneris .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Hendrick 4
1 Dave Kingman 4
1 Rick Monday 4
1 Bill Robinson 4
5 9 tied 3

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 8
2 Larry Hisle 6
2 Frank Taveras 6
2 Claudell Washington 6
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Hassler 0.00
2 Mark Fidrych 0.31
3 Dave Pagan 0.57
4 Rollie Fingers 0.59
5 Ken Holtzman 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Wayne Garland 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 38
2 Tom Seaver 27
3 Steve Rogers 22
4 Ken Brett 19
5 Dick Ruthven 18

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .410
2 George Brett .386
3 Al Oliver .379
4 Jorge Orta .371
5 Cesar Geronimo .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 9
1 Dave Kingman 9
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Mike Schmidt 8
5 Bobby Murcer 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 28
2 Rod Carew 24
2 Reggie Jackson 24
4 Dave Kingman 22
4 John Mayberry 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 14
1 Larry Hisle 14
3 Bill North 13
4 Frank Taveras 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 1.07
2 Mark Fidrych 1.33
3 John Denny 1.41
4 Jim Bibby 1.69
5 Fred Norman 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wayne Garland 6
2 Dock Ellis 5
2 Mark Fidrych 5
2 Ed Halicki 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Tom Seaver 50
3 Andy Messersmith 40
4 Fergie Jenkins 39
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 8
2 Rollie Fingers 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 .343
2 Hal McRae .334
3 Bake McBride .329
4 Willie Montanez .329
5 Rod Carew .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 51
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 George Scott 29
4 Sal Bando 27
4 2 others tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 118
2 John Mayberry 114
3 George Foster 112
3 Tony Perez 112
5 Mike Schmidt 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 68
2 Don Baylor 59
3 Rod Carew 51
3 Joe Morgan 51
5 3 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.42
2 Randy Jones 2.45
3 Frank Tanana 2.55
4 Andy Messersmith 2.67
5 Wayne Garland 2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 262
2 Bert Blyleven 246
3 Tom Seaver 244
4 Nolan Ryan 216
5 John Montefusco 215

Saves

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