On This Day

Thursday, July 22, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 57 33 .633 --
Orioles 46 44 .511 11.0
Indians 44 44 .500 12.0
Tigers 42 47 .472 14.5
Red Sox 42 48 .467 15.0
Brewers 37 50 .425 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 57 35 .620 --
Athletics 49 45 .521 9.0
Rangers 46 45 .505 10.5
Twins 43 48 .473 13.5
White Sox 43 49 .467 14.0
Angels 39 57 .406 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 61 28 .685 --
Pirates 51 40 .560 11.0
Mets 49 46 .516 15.0
Cardinals 40 51 .440 22.0
Cubs 38 54 .413 24.5
Expos 28 58 .326 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 58 35 .624 --
Dodgers 52 42 .553 6.5
Astros 48 48 .500 11.5
Padres 47 48 .495 12.0
Braves 43 50 .462 15.0
Giants 40 55 .421 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lamar Johnson 5
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Jose Cardenal 3
2 Willie Horton 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 2
2 Ken Henderson 1
2 Reggie Jackson 1
2 Graig Nettles 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Henderson 4
1 Charlie Spikes 4
3 Oscar Gamble 3
3 Lamar Johnson 3
3 Aurelio Rodriguez 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Garner 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Woodie Fryman 0.89
2 Gaylord Perry 0.57
3 Tom Underwood 0.56
4 Ray Bare 0.50
4 Pete Redfern 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Bare 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Fred Holdsworth 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Woodie Fryman 8
2 Rich Gossage 6
3 Pete Redfern 5
3 Tom Underwood 5
5 6 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Dave Freisleben 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .364
2 Al Oliver .350
3 Hal McRae .350
4 Thurman Munson .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
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 3 tied 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 Frank Tanana 139
3 Bert Blyleven 138
3 Tom Seaver 138
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 Thurman Munson .429
2 Charlie Spikes .417
3 George Brett .412
4 Jose Cruz .405
5 Steve Garvey .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Bill Robinson 5
2 Reggie Smith 5
5 4 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 19
2 Thurman Munson 13
3 Bobby Bonds 12
3 Bobby Murcer 12
3 Joe Rudi 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 9
2 Amos Otis 8
3 Bill North 7
3 Claudell Washington 7
5 Don Baylor 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kaat 0.35
2 Mike Torrez 0.53
3 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.60
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.86
5 3 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Ken Forsch 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 23
2 Bert Blyleven 21
3 Tom Seaver 19
4 Jerry Koosman 17
5 Steve Rogers 16

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Reed 4
2 Danny Frisella 3
2 Tippy Martinez 3
2 Dick Tidrow 3
2 Jim Willoughby 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .404
2 Thurman Munson .398
3 Jose Cruz .389
4 Hal McRae .377
5 Al Oliver .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 9
1 Reggie Jackson 9
1 Dave Kingman 9
4 George Hendrick 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 31
2 Rod Carew 26
3 Bobby Murcer 23
3 Richie Zisk 23
5 7 tied 22

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.66
2 Mickey Lolich 1.15
3 Mike Torrez 1.21
4 Mark Fidrych 1.29
5 Fred Norman 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bart Johnson 6
2 Mark Fidrych 5
2 Wayne Garland 5
2 Randy Jones 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 Tom Seaver 44
3 Jerry Koosman 41
4 Andy Messersmith 40
5 Phil Niekro 37

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .350
2 Hal McRae .332
3 Thurman Munson .329
4 Pete Rose .328
5 Bill Madlock .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 49
2 Mike Schmidt 43
3 Reggie Jackson 30
4 George Scott 27
5 3 tied 26

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 65
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 2.50
3 Wayne Garland 2.70
4 Tom Seaver 2.79
5 Frank Tanana 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 25
2 Jim Palmer 23
3 Catfish Hunter 22
4 Ed Figueroa 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 257
2 Bert Blyleven 249
3 Tom Seaver 238
4 John Montefusco 214
5 Nolan Ryan 211

Saves

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