On This Day

Saturday, July 24, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 59 33 .641 --
Indians 45 45 .500 13.0
Orioles 46 47 .495 13.5
Tigers 43 48 .473 15.5
Red Sox 42 50 .457 17.0
Brewers 40 50 .444 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 58 36 .617 --
Athletics 50 46 .521 9.0
Rangers 46 47 .495 11.5
Twins 45 48 .484 12.5
White Sox 43 51 .457 15.0
Angels 41 57 .418 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 63 29 .685 --
Pirates 52 42 .553 12.0
Mets 50 47 .515 15.5
Cardinals 41 52 .441 22.5
Cubs 39 55 .415 25.0
Expos 29 59 .330 32.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 60 36 .625 --
Dodgers 53 43 .552 7.0
Astros 49 50 .495 12.5
Padres 48 49 .495 12.5
Braves 44 52 .458 16.0
Giants 42 56 .429 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 5
1 Willie Montanez 5
3 Lyman Bostock 4
3 Dan Driessen 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Lyman Bostock 1
1 Steve Braun 1
1 Hector Cruz 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lyman Bostock 4
1 Steve Braun 4
1 Hector Cruz 4
4 Dan Ford 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 3
2 Larry Bowa 2
2 Bill North 2
4 Enos Cabell 1
4 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Bosman 1.00
1 Andy Messersmith 1.00
3 Jerry Augustine 0.89
4 John D'Acquisto 0.83
5 Wayne Garland 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Eddie Bane 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Augustine 8
1 Wayne Garland 8
3 Eddie Bane 6
3 Dan Larson 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .363
2 Hal McRae .347
3 Al Oliver .347
4 Thurman Munson .337
5 Pete Rose .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 25
3 Sal Bando 19
3 George Foster 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 79
2 Dave Kingman 72
3 Joe Morgan 70
4 Mike Schmidt 65
5 John Mayberry 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 47
2 Don Baylor 41
3 Freddie Patek 39
4 Rod Carew 36
5 Ron LeFlore 34

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.93
2 Bill Travers 2.24
3 Don Stanhouse 2.58
4 Wayne Garland 2.60
5 Fred Norman 2.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 17
2 Ed Figueroa 13
2 Jim Palmer 13
4 Wayne Garland 12
4 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 177
2 Tom Seaver 146
3 Frank Tanana 139
4 Bert Blyleven 138
5 J. R. Richard 120

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 Rico Carty .455
2 Jay Johnstone .444
3 Lamar Johnson .438
4 Thurman Munson .429
5 George Brett .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Dave Kingman 4
2 Lee May 4
2 Bobby Murcer 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 19
2 Graig Nettles 15
3 Bobby Murcer 13
4 Bobby Bonds 12
4 Thurman Munson 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 9
2 Bill North 8
2 Amos Otis 8
4 Don Baylor 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kaat 0.35
2 Steve Hargan 0.60
3 John Hiller 0.71
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.86
5 Rick Jones 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 4
2 Eddie Bane 3
2 John Candelaria 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 24
2 Jim Palmer 23
2 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Vida Blue 22
5 Bert Blyleven 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 4
2 Ron Reed 3
2 Dick Tidrow 3
2 Jim Willoughby 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .404
2 George Brett .386
3 Jay Johnstone .371
4 Lyman Bostock .370
5 Al Oliver .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 9
1 Dave Kingman 9
3 Sal Bando 8
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Bill Robinson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 28
2 Graig Nettles 25
3 Willie Montanez 24
4 John Mayberry 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 19
2 Bill North 16
3 Ron LeFlore 12
3 Davey Lopes 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.66
2 Mike Torrez 1.21
3 Mickey Lolich 1.45
4 Eduardo Rodriguez 1.67
5 Jerry Koosman 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Mark Fidrych 5
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Wayne Garland 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 Jerry Koosman 41
2 Tom Seaver 41
4 Steve Rogers 39
5 Andy Messersmith 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .352
2 Hal McRae .333
3 Bake McBride .333
4 Bill Madlock .332
5 Pete Rose .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 49
2 Mike Schmidt 44
3 Reggie Jackson 30
4 George Foster 27
5 3 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 112
2 Dave Kingman 111
2 John Mayberry 111
4 Tony Perez 107
5 Mike Schmidt 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 65
2 Don Baylor 60
3 Joe Morgan 54
4 Rod Carew 50
4 Bill North 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.44
2 Randy Jones 2.59
3 Wayne Garland 2.74
4 Tom Seaver 2.76
5 Andy Messersmith 2.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 25
2 Jim Palmer 23
3 Catfish Hunter 22
4 Ed Figueroa 21
5 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 249
1 Frank Tanana 249
3 Tom Seaver 241
4 Nolan Ryan 211
5 John Montefusco 205

Saves

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