On This Day

Sunday, August 1, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 39 .610 --
Orioles 52 49 .515 9.5
Indians 50 50 .500 11.0
Tigers 48 52 .480 13.0
Red Sox 47 54 .465 14.5
Brewers 43 55 .439 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 61 40 .604 --
Twins 53 50 .515 9.0
Athletics 53 51 .510 9.5
Rangers 49 52 .485 12.0
White Sox 46 56 .451 15.5
Angels 45 60 .429 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 69 32 .683 --
Pirates 56 45 .554 13.0
Mets 52 54 .491 19.5
Cubs 44 59 .427 26.0
Cardinals 42 57 .424 26.0
Expos 35 61 .365 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 67 38 .638 --
Dodgers 57 46 .553 9.0
Astros 55 52 .514 13.0
Padres 49 57 .462 18.5
Braves 46 57 .447 20.0
Giants 46 60 .434 21.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 7
2 Gary Thomasson 5
3 Denny Doyle 4
3 Larry Hisle 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 Fred Kendall 1
1 Craig Kusick 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 4
2 Steve Braun 3
2 Gene Clines 3
2 Larry Hisle 3
2 Roy Smalley 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 4
2 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Bill North 2
2 Claudell Washington 2
5 24 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Kison 2.00
2 Jackie Brown 1.29
3 Wayne Twitchell 1.17
4 Nino Espinosa 1.00
4 Frank Tanana 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Santo Alcala 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jackie Brown 9
2 Bruce Kison 8
2 Frank Tanana 8
4 Wayne Twitchell 7
5 5 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Ron Schueler 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .350
2 Hal McRae .349
3 Al Oliver .340
4 Ken Griffey .336
5 Ron LeFlore .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 27
3 George Foster 23
4 Sal Bando 20
5 Lee May 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 91
2 Joe Morgan 76
3 Dave Kingman 72
4 Mike Schmidt 71
5 Greg Luzinski 70

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 53
2 Don Baylor 43
3 Freddie Patek 39
4 Rod Carew 38
5 3 tied 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.80
2 Bill Travers 2.12
3 Fred Norman 2.27
4 J. R. Richard 2.48
5 Tom Seaver 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 18
2 Ed Figueroa 14
2 Jim Palmer 14
4 Bill Campbell 12
4 11 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 194
2 Tom Seaver 156
3 Frank Tanana 154
4 Bert Blyleven 151
5 J. R. Richard 127

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 18
2 Ken Forsch 16
3 Rollie Fingers 14
3 Mike Marshall 14
5 Rawly Eastwick 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Stein .452
2 Duane Kuiper .439
3 Dave Parker .438
4 Jay Johnstone .432
5 Rick Burleson .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
2 George Foster 5
3 Rico Carty 4
3 Greg Luzinski 4
3 Lee May 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 18
1 George Foster 18
3 Reggie Jackson 17
4 Thurman Munson 15
5 2 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 11
1 Frank Taveras 11
3 Joe Morgan 10
4 Mickey Rivers 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Demery 0.00
2 Fred Norman 0.33
3 John Hiller 0.47
4 J. R. Richard 0.51
5 Dale Murray 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Ray Burris 3
1 John D'Acquisto 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 34
2 Dennis Eckersley 22
2 Lynn McGlothen 22
2 J. R. Richard 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
2 Bill Campbell 3
2 Danny Frisella 3
2 John Hiller 3
2 Jim Kern 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Stein .410
2 Jay Johnstone .394
3 Ken Griffey .373
4 Rick Burleson .364
4 Ralph Garr .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Bill Robinson 8
3 George Foster 7
4 Rico Carty 6
4 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 29
2 Reggie Jackson 27
3 Joe Morgan 24
4 Rico Carty 22
4 Bob Watson 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 21
2 Frank Taveras 17
3 Ron LeFlore 12
3 Joe Morgan 12
5 5 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Torrez 0.95
2 Tom Seaver 1.19
3 Fred Norman 1.26
4 Mark Fidrych 1.40
4 Rollie Fingers 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Jerry Koosman 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 Vida Blue 48
3 Jerry Koosman 45
3 Tom Seaver 45
5 Bert Blyleven 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 5
1 Danny Frisella 5
1 Steve Mingori 5
1 Ron Reed 5
5 6 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .345
2 Hal McRae .340
3 Bake McBride .336
4 George Foster .331
5 Ken Griffey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Dave Kingman 44
3 George Foster 30
4 Reggie Jackson 28
5 Sal Bando 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 121
2 Tony Perez 106
2 Mike Schmidt 106
4 John Mayberry 105
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 63
2 Don Baylor 61
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Bill North 56
5 Rod Carew 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.37
2 Tom Seaver 2.60
3 Rich Gossage 2.67
4 Fred Norman 2.73
5 Randy Jones 2.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 24
2 Ed Figueroa 22
2 Jim Palmer 22
4 Catfish Hunter 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 258
2 Tom Seaver 250
3 Bert Blyleven 245
4 Nolan Ryan 221
5 John Montefusco 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
2 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Dave LaRoche 21
4 Sparky Lyle 19
5 2 tied 18