On This Day

Sunday, July 25, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 33 .645 --
Orioles 46 48 .489 14.5
Indians 45 47 .489 14.5
Tigers 45 48 .484 15.0
Red Sox 42 51 .452 18.0
Brewers 41 50 .451 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 58 37 .611 --
Athletics 51 46 .526 8.0
Rangers 46 48 .489 11.5
Twins 46 49 .484 12.0
White Sox 44 52 .458 14.5
Angels 42 57 .424 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 64 29 .688 --
Pirates 52 43 .547 13.0
Mets 50 48 .510 16.5
Cardinals 42 52 .447 22.5
Cubs 39 56 .411 26.0
Expos 30 59 .337 32.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 61 36 .629 --
Dodgers 54 43 .557 7.0
Astros 50 50 .500 12.5
Padres 48 50 .490 13.5
Braves 44 53 .454 17.0
Giants 42 57 .424 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rusty Staub 6
2 Dan Ford 5
2 Willie Horton 5
4 Buddy Bell 4
4 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Tim Foli 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jorge Orta 5
2 Ollie Brown 4
2 Pedro Garcia 4
2 Mike Schmidt 4
2 Leroy Stanton 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
1 Jerry Royster 2
3 Glenn Adams 1
3 Bobby Bonds 1
3 22 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bill Travers 1.60
2 Lynn McGlothen 1.14
3 Ed Halicki 1.00
4 Jerry Koosman 0.67
5 2 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Glenn Abbott 1
1 Vic Albury 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 9
2 Lynn McGlothen 8
2 Bill Travers 8
4 Rudy May 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .362
2 Hal McRae .347
3 Al Oliver .343
4 Thurman Munson .335
5 Pete Rose .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 George Foster 20
4 Sal Bando 19
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 81
2 Dave Kingman 72
3 Joe Morgan 70
4 Mike Schmidt 69
5 John Mayberry 64

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 48
2 Don Baylor 41
3 Freddie Patek 39
4 Rod Carew 36
5 Ron LeFlore 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.93
2 Bill Travers 2.17
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 3 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 Rawly Eastwick 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Stein .488
2 Dave Parker .444
3 Thurman Munson .439
4 Lamar Johnson .429
5 2 tied .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Lee May 4
2 Bill Robinson 4
2 Gene Tenace 4
2 Richie Zisk 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 19
2 Graig Nettles 15
3 Lamar Johnson 13
3 Thurman Munson 13
5 Richie Zisk 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 9
2 Amos Otis 8
3 Joe Morgan 7
3 Bill North 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Demery 0.00
2 John Hiller 0.53
3 Tommy John 0.56
3 Bo McLaughlin 0.56
5 Steve Hargan 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 4
2 Butch Metzger 3
2 Doug Rau 3
4 Santo Alcala 2
4 39 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 24
2 Jerry Koosman 23
2 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Bert Blyleven 21
4 Ed Halicki 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 3
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Dick Tidrow 3
1 Jim Willoughby 3
5 6 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .394
2 Lyman Bostock .379
3 Cesar Geronimo .370
4 George Brett .368
5 Al Oliver .366

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 Willie Montanez 24
3 Graig Nettles 23
3 Al Oliver 23
3 Richie Zisk 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 18
2 Bill North 17
3 Ron LeFlore 13
4 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 Mark Fidrych 1.58
5 Al Fitzmorris 1.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Wayne Garland 5
1 Bart Johnson 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 49
2 Jerry Koosman 47
3 Tom Seaver 41
4 Ed Halicki 39
4 Steve Rogers 39

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 .350
2 Hal McRae .337
3 Bill Madlock .332
4 Pete Rose .331
5 Thurman Munson .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 48
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 Reggie Jackson 29
4 George Foster 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 113
2 John Mayberry 110
2 Mike Schmidt 110
4 Dave Kingman 108
5 Tony Perez 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 64
2 Don Baylor 60
3 Joe Morgan 54
4 Bill North 51
5 Rod Carew 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 Doug Rau 2.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 25
2 Jim Palmer 23
3 Catfish Hunter 22
4 Ed Figueroa 21
5 Dennis Leonard 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 249
2 Tom Seaver 241
3 Bert Blyleven 238
4 Nolan Ryan 211
5 John Montefusco 205

Saves

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