On This Day

Sunday, July 18, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 54 32 .628 --
Indians 41 42 .494 11.5
Orioles 42 44 .488 12.0
Tigers 40 43 .482 12.5
Red Sox 41 45 .477 13.0
Brewers 35 47 .427 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 56 32 .636 --
Rangers 45 42 .517 10.5
Athletics 46 43 .517 10.5
White Sox 40 46 .465 15.0
Twins 40 47 .460 15.5
Angels 37 54 .407 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 58 27 .682 --
Pirates 48 37 .565 10.0
Mets 48 44 .522 13.5
Cardinals 40 47 .460 19.0
Cubs 36 52 .409 23.5
Expos 26 56 .317 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 56 34 .622 --
Dodgers 50 40 .556 6.0
Astros 46 45 .505 10.5
Padres 44 47 .484 12.5
Braves 41 48 .461 14.5
Giants 38 54 .413 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ed Herrmann 7
2 Enos Cabell 6
2 Greg Gross 6
4 Jose Cruz 5
5 4 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 2
1 Lamar Johnson 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Kevin Bell 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Herrmann 7
2 Bob Robertson 5
3 Rico Carty 4
3 Reggie Jackson 4
3 Lamar Johnson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Al Cowens 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Amos Otis 2
1 Jerry Turner 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mickey Lolich 2.00
2 Tommy John 1.75
3 Dan Larson 1.29
4 Steve Hargan 1.00
5 Francisco Barrios 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Hargan 10
2 Dan Larson 9
3 Francisco Barrios 8
4 Tommy John 7
4 Stan Thomas 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .365
2 Al Oliver .358
3 Hal McRae .351
4 Willie Crawford .343
5 Ken Griffey .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 24
3 Sal Bando 19
4 George Foster 18
5 3 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 74
2 Dave Kingman 72
3 Joe Morgan 68
4 Mike Schmidt 62
5 John Mayberry 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 43
2 Don Baylor 41
3 Freddie Patek 38
4 Rod Carew 35
5 Ron LeFlore 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.60
2 Bill Travers 2.36
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 3 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .473
2 Hal McRae .467
3 Mike Tyson .459
4 Reggie Jackson .442
5 Bert Campaneris .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 5
2 Rico Carty 4
2 Rick Monday 4
2 Joe Morgan 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 14
1 Joe Morgan 14
3 Ron Jackson 12
4 Willie Montanez 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 8
2 Don Baylor 7
2 Frank Taveras 7
4 Larry Hisle 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 0.00
1 Andy Hassler 0.00
3 Mark Fidrych 0.45
4 Santo Alcala 0.69
4 Rollie Fingers 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Wayne Garland 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
2 Ken Brett 19
2 Mickey Lolich 19
2 Tom Seaver 19
5 Steve Rogers 17

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 Steve Mingori 3
1 Ron Reed 3
1 Dick Tidrow 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Crawford .403
2 Manny Sanguillen .398
3 George Brett .385
4 Al Oliver .380
5 Jorge Orta .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 9
1 Dave Kingman 9
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Bobby Murcer 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 28
2 Reggie Jackson 25
3 Rod Carew 24
4 Dave Kingman 22
4 John Mayberry 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 16
2 Larry Hisle 14
2 Bill North 14
4 Frank Taveras 13
5 Ron LeFlore 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Thomas 1.20
2 Mark Fidrych 1.33
3 John Denny 1.41
4 Jim Bibby 1.69
5 Mike Torrez 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dock Ellis 5
1 Mark Fidrych 5
1 Wayne Garland 5
1 Ed Halicki 5
1 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 7
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 .345
2 Rod Carew .331
3 Hal McRae .330
4 Bill Madlock .329
5 Willie Montanez .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 52
2 Mike Schmidt 44
3 George Scott 29
4 Reggie Jackson 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 119
2 John Mayberry 114
3 George Foster 112
4 Tony Perez 108
4 Mike Schmidt 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 68
2 Don Baylor 61
3 Joe Morgan 52
4 Rod Carew 51
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.42
2 Randy Jones 2.50
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 Frank Tanana 20

Strikeouts

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