On This Day

Thursday, August 5, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 41 .610 --
Orioles 53 52 .505 11.0
Indians 52 52 .500 11.5
Red Sox 50 55 .476 14.0
Tigers 48 56 .462 15.5
Brewers 47 56 .456 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 64 40 .615 --
Athletics 55 52 .514 10.5
Twins 54 53 .505 11.5
Rangers 50 54 .481 14.0
White Sox 46 58 .442 18.0
Angels 47 61 .435 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 72 34 .679 --
Pirates 58 48 .547 14.0
Mets 55 55 .500 19.0
Cubs 47 61 .435 26.0
Cardinals 44 60 .423 27.0
Expos 36 64 .360 33.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 70 39 .642 --
Dodgers 59 48 .551 10.0
Astros 56 55 .505 15.0
Padres 52 59 .468 19.0
Braves 48 60 .444 21.5
Giants 48 62 .436 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bud Harrelson 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Doug DeCinces 3
2 Lee May 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Hector Cruz 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 Bill Freehan 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Stargell 4
2 Doug DeCinces 3
2 George Scott 3
4 Enos Cabell 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Duane Kuiper 1
1 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Stanhouse 1.00
2 Bert Blyleven 0.67
2 Fred Norman 0.67
2 Gary Ross 0.67
5 Jon Matlack 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Freisleben 6
1 Fred Norman 6
1 Don Stanhouse 6
1 Wayne Twitchell 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Butch Metzger 1
1 Steve Mingori 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .357
2 Hal McRae .353
3 Pete Rose .335
4 Ken Griffey .334
5 Al Oliver .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 93
2 Joe Morgan 78
3 Mike Schmidt 76
4 Dave Kingman 72
4 2 others tied 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 54
2 Don Baylor 43
3 Ron LeFlore 40
4 Freddie Patek 39
5 Rod Carew 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.97
2 Bill Travers 2.16
3 Fred Norman 2.25
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 5 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 199
2 Tom Seaver 164
3 Bert Blyleven 155
4 Frank Tanana 154
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 Tom Poquette .442
3 Juan Beniquez .419
4 Jim Rice .418
5 Ralph Garr .417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 19
2 Greg Luzinski 15
3 Mike Schmidt 14
4 Lyman Bostock 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 10
2 Mickey Rivers 9
3 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Davey Lopes 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Dierker 0.00
1 Gene Garber 0.00
1 John Verhoeven 0.00
4 Paul Hartzell 0.36
5 John Hiller 0.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 4
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 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
5 Nolan Ryan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 John Hiller 3
1 Mark Littell 3
1 Randy Moffitt 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .405
2 Duane Kuiper .387
3 Bob Watson .381
4 Bill Stein .370
5 Lyman Bostock .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Mike Schmidt 8
3 George Foster 6
3 Lee May 6
5 6 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 27
2 George Foster 26
3 Thurman Munson 23
4 Rico Carty 21
5 4 tied 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 18
2 Frank Taveras 15
3 Ron LeFlore 12
3 Davey Lopes 12
3 Joe Morgan 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Hartzell 0.89
2 J. R. Richard 0.90
3 John Hiller 0.98
4 Tom Seaver 1.04
5 Fred Norman 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 J. R. Richard 6
2 Ed Figueroa 5
2 Fergie Jenkins 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 4 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 Danny Frisella 5
1 Ron Reed 5
4 Rawly Eastwick 4
4 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .349
2 Hal McRae .342
3 Bake McBride .335
4 Bill Madlock .329
5 Ken Griffey .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 118
2 Tony Perez 107
3 Thurman Munson 106
3 Mike Schmidt 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 3 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.43
2 Tom Seaver 2.56
3 Rich Gossage 2.68
4 Randy Jones 2.71
5 J. R. Richard 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 24
2 Ed Figueroa 21
2 Jim Palmer 21
4 Catfish Hunter 20
4 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 258
2 Tom Seaver 253
3 Bert Blyleven 242
4 Nolan Ryan 217
5 John Montefusco 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 25
2 Rawly Eastwick 24
3 Dave LaRoche 20
4 Sparky Lyle 19
5 Mike Marshall 18