On This Day

Wednesday, July 21, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 32 .640 --
Orioles 45 44 .506 12.0
Indians 43 44 .494 13.0
Red Sox 42 47 .472 15.0
Tigers 41 46 .471 15.0
Brewers 37 49 .430 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 56 35 .615 --
Athletics 48 45 .516 9.0
Rangers 46 44 .511 9.5
White Sox 42 48 .467 13.5
Twins 42 48 .467 13.5
Angels 39 56 .411 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 60 28 .682 --
Pirates 51 39 .567 10.0
Mets 49 46 .516 14.5
Cardinals 40 50 .444 21.0
Cubs 37 54 .407 24.5
Expos 28 57 .329 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 58 35 .624 --
Dodgers 52 41 .559 6.0
Astros 48 48 .500 11.5
Padres 46 48 .489 12.5
Braves 42 50 .457 15.5
Giants 40 55 .421 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Watson 5
2 Thurman Munson 4
2 Reggie Smith 4
2 Bill Stein 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Smith 2
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Tom Hutton 1
2 Reggie Jackson 1
2 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Thurman Munson 5
2 Tom Hutton 3
2 Bill Robinson 3
2 Charlie Spikes 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 3
1 Frank Taveras 3
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Lemanczyk 1.14
2 John Montefusco 1.00
2 Fred Norman 1.00
2 Steve Renko 1.00
5 Jon Matlack 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Demery 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 8
1 Dave Lemanczyk 8
3 Catfish Hunter 6
3 Jon Matlack 6
3 3 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Fred Holdsworth 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .365
2 Al Oliver .354
3 Hal McRae .350
4 Pete Rose .334
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 24
3 Sal Bando 19
4 George Foster 18
4 Bill Robinson 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 74
2 Dave Kingman 72
3 Joe Morgan 70
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 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.71
2 Bill Travers 2.24
3 Randy Jones 2.48
4 Wayne Garland 2.49
5 Don Stanhouse 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 17
2 Jim Palmer 13
3 Ed Figueroa 12
3 Wayne Garland 12
3 Catfish Hunter 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 177
2 Bert Blyleven 138
2 Tom Seaver 138
4 Frank Tanana 136
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 Tim Johnson .441
2 George Brett .431
3 Jorge Orta .418
4 Rennie Stennett .408
5 Jose Cruz .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Bill Robinson 5
2 Reggie Smith 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 19
2 Bobby Bonds 14
3 Lee May 12
3 Thurman Munson 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 10
2 Amos Otis 8
3 Bill North 7
3 Claudell Washington 7
5 Don Baylor 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Andy Hassler 0.00
2 Mike Torrez 0.53
3 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.57
4 Santo Alcala 0.69
5 Larry Demery 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 Wayne Garland 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Jerry Koosman 22
4 Steve Rogers 21
5 Tom Seaver 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 3
1 Tippy Martinez 3
1 Ron Reed 3
1 Dick Tidrow 3
1 Jim Willoughby 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .409
2 Jose Cruz .384
3 Al Oliver .383
4 Tim Johnson .368
5 Jorge Orta .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 9
1 Dave Kingman 9
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Reggie Jackson 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 30
2 Rod Carew 25
3 Willie Montanez 23
3 Bobby Murcer 23
3 2 others tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 18
2 Bill North 15
3 Don Baylor 12
3 Ron LeFlore 12
5 Larry Hisle 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.72
2 Mickey Lolich 1.11
3 Mike Torrez 1.21
4 Mark Fidrych 1.29
5 Dock Ellis 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wayne Garland 6
1 Bart Johnson 6
3 Mark Fidrych 5
3 Ed Figueroa 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 Tom Seaver 44
3 Bert Blyleven 43
3 Jerry Koosman 43
5 Andy Messersmith 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 6
1 Mike Marshall 6
1 Ron Reed 6
4 Rollie Fingers 5
4 Steve Mingori 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .348
2 Bill Madlock .328
3 Willie Montanez .326
4 Hal McRae .326
5 Pete Rose .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 49
2 Mike Schmidt 43
3 Reggie Jackson 30
4 George Scott 28
5 Sal Bando 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 113
2 Dave Kingman 112
3 George Foster 107
3 Tony Perez 107
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 64
2 Don Baylor 60
3 Joe Morgan 53
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 2.70
5 Rich Gossage 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 26
2 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Jim Palmer 23
4 Ed Figueroa 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 254
2 Bert Blyleven 249
3 Tom Seaver 238
4 John Montefusco 214
5 Nolan Ryan 213

Saves

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