On This Day

Wednesday, August 4, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 40 .615 --
Indians 52 51 .505 11.5
Orioles 52 52 .500 12.0
Red Sox 49 55 .471 15.0
Tigers 48 55 .466 15.5
Brewers 46 56 .451 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 63 40 .612 --
Athletics 55 52 .514 10.0
Twins 54 52 .509 10.5
Rangers 49 54 .476 14.0
White Sox 46 58 .442 17.5
Angels 47 60 .439 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 71 34 .676 --
Pirates 58 47 .552 13.0
Mets 54 55 .495 19.0
Cubs 46 61 .430 26.0
Cardinals 44 59 .427 26.0
Expos 36 63 .364 32.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 69 39 .639 --
Dodgers 59 47 .557 9.0
Astros 56 54 .509 14.0
Padres 51 59 .464 19.0
Braves 48 59 .449 20.5
Giants 47 62 .431 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Bochte 4
1 Jack Heidemann 4
1 Duane Kuiper 4
4 Dan Briggs 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 2
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 Bob Forsch 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Thurman Munson 5
2 Chris Chambliss 4
3 Mike Schmidt 3
4 Larry Bowa 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Larry Herndon 2
3 Lyman Bostock 1
3 Joe Ferguson 1
3 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 2.00
2 J. R. Richard 1.11
3 Dick Ruthven 0.91
4 John Candelaria 0.83
5 Catfish Hunter 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 10
1 Dick Ruthven 10
3 Jerry Koosman 8
4 Catfish Hunter 6
4 Rick Waits 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .353
2 Hal McRae .352
3 Ken Griffey .338
4 Al Oliver .333
5 Pete Rose .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 29
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 76
4 Dave Kingman 72
4 Thurman Munson 72

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 2.16
3 Fred Norman 2.27
4 J. R. Richard 2.37
5 Tom Seaver 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 18
2 Ed Figueroa 14
2 Jim Palmer 14
4 Al Fitzmorris 13
4 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 199
2 Tom Seaver 164
3 Frank Tanana 154
4 Bert Blyleven 151
5 J. R. Richard 137

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 Duane Kuiper .473
2 Jay Johnstone .444
3 Bob Watson .439
4 Tom Poquette .419
5 Jim Rice .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 5
1 Reggie Jackson 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Greg Luzinski 4
4 Jason Thompson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 18
2 Thurman Munson 16
3 Greg Luzinski 14
3 Mike Schmidt 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 10
1 Bill North 10
3 Mickey Rivers 9
4 Davey Lopes 8
4 Frank Taveras 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Garber 0.00
2 Fred Norman 0.33
3 Paul Hartzell 0.36
4 John Hiller 0.47
5 J. R. Richard 0.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Gene Garber 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 28
2 Dennis Eckersley 27
3 Tom Seaver 26
4 J. R. Richard 25
4 Nolan Ryan 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 John Hiller 3
1 Mark Littell 3
5 11 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .414
2 Duane Kuiper .387
3 Bob Watson .381
4 Lyman Bostock .374
5 Bill Stein .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Mike Schmidt 8
3 George Foster 6
3 Lee May 6
3 Bill Robinson 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 27
2 George Foster 25
3 Joe Morgan 24
4 Thurman Munson 23
5 Bob Watson 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 18
2 Frank Taveras 17
3 Davey Lopes 12
3 Joe Morgan 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Norman 0.88
2 Paul Hartzell 0.89
3 J. R. Richard 0.90
4 John Hiller 0.93
5 Tom Seaver 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 J. R. Richard 6
2 Ed Figueroa 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 Vida Blue 46
3 Tom Seaver 45
4 J. R. Richard 43
5 2 tied 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .344
2 Hal McRae .342
3 Bake McBride .334
4 Ken Griffey .334
5 Bill Madlock .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 46
2 Dave Kingman 44
3 George Foster 28
4 Sal Bando 27
4 Reggie Jackson 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 117
2 Mike Schmidt 110
3 Thurman Munson 106
3 Tony Perez 106
5 Joe Morgan 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 64
2 Don Baylor 61
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Bill North 57
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.37
2 Tom Seaver 2.56
3 Rich Gossage 2.67
4 Randy Jones 2.71
5 Andy Messersmith 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 24
2 Ed Figueroa 22
2 Jim Palmer 22
4 Catfish Hunter 21
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 258
2 Tom Seaver 253
3 Bert Blyleven 238
4 Nolan Ryan 217
5 John Montefusco 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Rawly Eastwick 24
3 Dave LaRoche 20
4 Sparky Lyle 19
5 Mike Marshall 18