On This Day

Tuesday, July 20, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 56 32 .636 --
Orioles 44 44 .500 12.0
Indians 42 44 .488 13.0
Tigers 41 44 .482 13.5
Red Sox 42 46 .477 14.0
Brewers 36 49 .424 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 56 34 .622 --
Athletics 48 44 .522 9.0
Rangers 46 43 .517 9.5
Twins 41 48 .461 14.5
White Sox 40 48 .455 15.0
Angels 39 55 .415 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 59 28 .678 --
Pirates 49 39 .557 10.5
Mets 49 45 .521 13.5
Cardinals 40 49 .449 20.0
Cubs 37 53 .411 23.5
Expos 27 57 .321 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 57 35 .620 --
Dodgers 51 41 .554 6.0
Astros 48 46 .511 10.0
Padres 46 47 .495 11.5
Braves 42 49 .462 14.5
Giants 39 55 .415 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tony Oliva 4
1 Willie Stargell 4
3 Rick Burleson 3
3 Enos Cabell 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 2
2 Hank Aaron 1
2 Jerry DaVanon 1
2 Bobby Grich 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Grich 5
2 Thurman Munson 4
2 Manny Sanguillen 4
2 Rusty Staub 4
2 Richie Zisk 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 2
2 Lyman Bostock 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.00
1 Jerry Koosman 1.00
1 Rick Reuschel 1.00
4 Bo McLaughlin 0.67
5 Lynn McGlothen 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Mark Fidrych 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 8
2 Don Carrithers 6
3 Pat Dobson 5
3 Lynn McGlothen 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1
1 Jim Willoughby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .368
2 Al Oliver .353
3 Hal McRae .350
4 Willie Crawford .339
5 Pete Rose .334

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 74
2 Dave Kingman 72
3 Joe Morgan 69
4 John Mayberry 63
5 Mike Schmidt 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 44
2 Don Baylor 41
3 Freddie Patek 38
4 Rod Carew 35
5 Ron LeFlore 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.71
2 Bill Travers 2.36
3 Don Stanhouse 2.46
4 Randy Jones 2.48
5 Wayne Garland 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 17
2 Jim Palmer 13
3 Ed Figueroa 12
3 Wayne Garland 12
5 10 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 174
2 Tom Seaver 138
3 Frank Tanana 136
4 Bert Blyleven 130
5 2 tied 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 18
2 Ken Forsch 15
3 Mike Marshall 14
4 Rollie Fingers 13
5 3 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jorge Orta .451
2 George Brett .436
3 Tim Johnson .406
4 Sixto Lezcano .383
5 Reggie Jackson .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Dave Kingman 5
3 Lee May 4
3 Bobby Murcer 4
3 Bill Robinson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 17
2 Bobby Bonds 13
3 Lee May 12
4 Don Baylor 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 8
2 Don Baylor 7
2 Amos Otis 7
2 Frank Taveras 7
5 Claudell Washington 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Hassler 0.00
2 Mike Torrez 0.53
3 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.57
4 Al Fitzmorris 0.64
5 Santo Alcala 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
2 Jerry Koosman 22
3 Steve Rogers 21
4 Jim Palmer 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 Tippy Martinez 3
1 Ron Reed 3
1 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .419
2 Jorge Orta .387
3 Willie Crawford .384
4 Jose Cruz .378
5 Al Oliver .368

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 Reggie Jackson 28
2 Rod Carew 24
2 Willie Montanez 24
4 John Mayberry 23
5 5 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 15
1 Frank Taveras 15
3 Don Baylor 13
4 Ron LeFlore 12
5 Larry Hisle 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.72
2 Stan Thomas 1.05
3 Mickey Lolich 1.11
4 John Denny 1.41
5 Mark Fidrych 1.56

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 46
2 Tom Seaver 44
3 Jerry Koosman 43
4 Andy Messersmith 40
5 Fergie Jenkins 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 7
2 Mike Marshall 6
2 Ron Reed 6
4 Rollie Fingers 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .348
2 Bill Madlock .330
3 Hal McRae .329
4 Willie Montanez .329
5 Rod Carew .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 50
2 Mike Schmidt 43
3 Reggie Jackson 29
4 George Scott 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 116
2 Dave Kingman 113
3 George Foster 110
4 Tony Perez 108
5 Mike Schmidt 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 64
2 Don Baylor 60
3 Joe Morgan 51
4 Rod Carew 50
5 Freddie Patek 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.43
2 Randy Jones 2.43
3 Frank Tanana 2.63
4 Wayne Garland 2.64
5 Andy Messersmith 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 26
2 Jim Palmer 23
3 Catfish Hunter 22
4 Ed Figueroa 20
4 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 254
2 Bert Blyleven 246
3 Tom Seaver 238
4 Nolan Ryan 210
5 John Montefusco 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 25
2 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Mike Marshall 21
4 Dave LaRoche 20
5 Sparky Lyle 19