On This Day

Friday, July 30, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 36 .629 --
Orioles 51 48 .515 11.0
Indians 48 49 .495 13.0
Tigers 47 51 .480 14.5
Red Sox 44 54 .449 17.5
Brewers 42 53 .442 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 61 38 .616 --
Athletics 53 48 .525 9.0
Twins 50 50 .500 11.5
Rangers 47 52 .475 14.0
White Sox 45 55 .450 16.5
Angels 44 59 .427 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 66 32 .673 --
Pirates 56 43 .566 10.5
Mets 52 51 .505 16.5
Cardinals 42 55 .433 23.5
Cubs 42 59 .416 25.5
Expos 33 61 .351 31.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 65 38 .631 --
Dodgers 55 45 .550 8.5
Astros 52 52 .500 13.5
Padres 49 55 .471 16.5
Braves 46 54 .460 17.5
Giants 45 58 .437 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tito Fuentes 4
1 Enzo Hernandez 4
1 Mike Ivie 4
1 Dave Parker 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mickey Stanley 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Willie Crawford 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 6
2 George Foster 4
2 Pete LaCock 4
2 Butch Wynegar 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Steve Braun 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 2.00
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.71
3 Dennis Leonard 1.00
3 Andy Messersmith 1.00
5 Jerry Koosman 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 12
2 Nolan Ryan 10
3 Luis Tiant 8
4 Andy Messersmith 7
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .353
2 Hal McRae .349
3 Al Oliver .342
4 Ken Griffey .337
5 Pete Rose .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 George Foster 22
4 Sal Bando 20
5 Lee May 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 90
2 Joe Morgan 76
3 Dave Kingman 72
4 Mike Schmidt 69
5 John Mayberry 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 51
2 Don Baylor 41
3 Freddie Patek 39
4 Rod Carew 37
5 Ron LeFlore 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.80
2 Bill Travers 2.17
3 Fred Norman 2.38
4 Don Stanhouse 2.45
5 Tom Seaver 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 18
2 Ed Figueroa 14
2 Jim Palmer 14
4 Al Fitzmorris 12
4 8 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 194
2 Tom Seaver 156
3 Bert Blyleven 147
4 Frank Tanana 146
5 Andy Messersmith 124

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 18
2 Ken Forsch 15
3 Rollie Fingers 14
3 Mike Marshall 14
5 Rawly Eastwick 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Stein .466
2 Ray Fosse .463
3 Jay Johnstone .429
4 Ed Kranepool .419
5 Rico Carty .413

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
2 George Foster 5
2 Lee May 5
4 Rico Carty 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 18
1 George Foster 18
3 Bob Watson 16
4 Reggie Jackson 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 11
2 Joe Morgan 10
3 Bill North 9
4 Amos Otis 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.00
1 Larry Demery 0.00
3 Doug Rau 0.50
4 Bo McLaughlin 0.56
5 Mark Littell 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 John D'Acquisto 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Butch Metzger 3
5 48 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 29
2 Vida Blue 28
2 Nolan Ryan 28
4 Bert Blyleven 23
4 Dennis Eckersley 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Danny Frisella 3
3 Bill Campbell 2
3 Bill Castro 2
3 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Stein .425
2 Ken Griffey .381
3 Lyman Bostock .379
4 Rick Burleson .375
5 Cesar Cedeno .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
1 Bill Robinson 8
3 Sal Bando 6
3 Rico Carty 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 28
2 Joe Morgan 24
3 Reggie Jackson 23
4 Bob Watson 22
4 Richie Zisk 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 20
2 Frank Taveras 16
3 Davey Lopes 12
3 Joe Morgan 12
5 Ron LeFlore 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 1.04
2 Tom Seaver 1.19
3 Fred Norman 1.32
4 Mark Fidrych 1.40
5 Jim Palmer 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Randy Jones 5
1 Jerry Koosman 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 Jim Palmer 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 Jerry Koosman 45
2 Tom Seaver 45
4 Vida Blue 42
5 Bert Blyleven 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 Steve Mingori 5
1 Ron Reed 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .345
2 Hal McRae .339
3 Bake McBride .336
4 Thurman Munson .331
5 George Foster .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 46
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 George Foster 29
4 Sal Bando 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 120
2 John Mayberry 108
2 Mike Schmidt 108
4 Joe Morgan 104
4 Tony Perez 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 65
2 Don Baylor 59
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Bill North 54
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.34
2 Randy Jones 2.58
3 Tom Seaver 2.60
4 Doug Rau 2.70
5 Wayne Garland 2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 250
1 Frank Tanana 250
3 Bert Blyleven 241
4 Nolan Ryan 221
5 John Montefusco 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 25
1 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Dave LaRoche 21
4 Sparky Lyle 19
5 2 tied 18