On This Day

Tuesday, August 3, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 63 39 .618 --
Orioles 52 51 .505 11.5
Indians 51 51 .500 12.0
Tigers 48 54 .471 15.0
Red Sox 48 55 .466 15.5
Brewers 45 55 .450 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 62 40 .608 --
Twins 54 51 .514 9.5
Athletics 54 52 .509 10.0
Rangers 49 53 .480 13.0
White Sox 46 57 .447 16.5
Angels 46 60 .434 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 70 34 .673 --
Pirates 57 47 .548 13.0
Mets 53 55 .491 19.0
Cubs 46 60 .434 25.0
Cardinals 44 58 .431 25.0
Expos 36 62 .367 31.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 69 38 .645 --
Dodgers 59 46 .562 9.0
Astros 55 54 .505 15.0
Padres 51 58 .468 19.0
Braves 47 59 .443 21.5
Giants 46 62 .426 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Cash 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Oscar Gamble 3
2 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cito Gaston 2
2 Duffy Dyer 1
2 Oscar Gamble 1
2 Ed Kranepool 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cito Gaston 5
1 Don Kessinger 5
3 Garry Maddox 4
4 Dave Concepcion 3
4 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Rennie Stennett 2
4 Sal Bando 1
4 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Eckersley 1.20
2 Steve Carlton 0.86
2 Burt Hooton 0.86
4 Eric Rasmussen 0.83
5 Luis Tiant 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 6
1 Dennis Eckersley 6
1 Burt Hooton 6
4 Rollie Fingers 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Mike Wallace 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .354
2 Hal McRae .351
3 Ken Griffey .341
4 Al Oliver .334
5 Pete Rose .331

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 92
2 Joe Morgan 78
3 Mike Schmidt 73
4 Dave Kingman 72
5 Greg Luzinski 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 54
2 Don Baylor 43
3 Ron LeFlore 39
3 Freddie Patek 39
5 Rod Carew 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.97
2 Bill Travers 2.12
3 Fred Norman 2.27
4 J. R. Richard 2.48
5 Tom Seaver 2.48

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 194
2 Tom Seaver 164
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 15
4 Mike Marshall 14
5 Rawly Eastwick 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .442
2 Duane Kuiper .418
3 Ken Griffey .412
4 Ray Fosse .404
5 Ralph Garr .403

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 6
2 George Foster 5
3 Greg Luzinski 4
3 Lee May 4
5 8 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 18
2 Thurman Munson 15
3 Greg Luzinski 14
4 Johnny Bench 13
5 7 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Norman 0.33
2 Paul Hartzell 0.36
3 John Hiller 0.47
4 Butch Metzger 0.66
5 2 tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Butch Metzger 3
1 Dale Murray 3
1 Fred Norman 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 28
2 Dennis Eckersley 27
3 Tom Seaver 26
4 Lynn McGlothen 22
5 Bert Blyleven 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Danny Frisella 3
1 John Hiller 3
5 11 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .405
2 Bill Stein .390
3 Ralph Garr .369
4 Ken Griffey .367
5 Bob Watson .363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 28
1 Reggie Jackson 28
3 Joe Morgan 24
4 Rico Carty 22
4 Bob Watson 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 19
2 Frank Taveras 17
3 Ron LeFlore 12
4 Davey Lopes 11
4 Joe Morgan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Norman 0.88
2 Tom Seaver 1.04
3 J. R. Richard 1.04
4 Mike Torrez 1.24
5 Rick Reuschel 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 J. R. Richard 5
1 Don Sutton 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 50
2 Vida Blue 46
3 Tom Seaver 45
4 Jim Palmer 37
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Reed 6
2 Bill Campbell 5
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Danny Frisella 5
5 4 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .344
2 Hal McRae .341
3 Bake McBride .338
4 Ken Griffey .337
5 Bill Madlock .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 44
1 Mike Schmidt 44
3 George Foster 29
4 Sal Bando 27
4 Reggie Jackson 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 121
2 Mike Schmidt 107
3 Tony Perez 106
4 John Mayberry 105
4 Joe Morgan 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 65
2 Don Baylor 61
3 Joe Morgan 57
3 Bill North 57
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.37
2 Tom Seaver 2.56
3 Rich Gossage 2.63
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 253
3 Bert Blyleven 238
4 Nolan Ryan 212
5 John Montefusco 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Rawly Eastwick 25
3 Dave LaRoche 20
4 Sparky Lyle 19
5 2 tied 18