On This Day

Friday, August 6, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 41 .610 --
Orioles 53 52 .505 11.0
Indians 52 53 .495 12.0
Red Sox 51 55 .481 13.5
Tigers 49 56 .467 15.0
Brewers 47 57 .452 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 66 40 .623 --
Athletics 55 53 .509 12.0
Twins 54 54 .500 13.0
Rangers 51 54 .486 14.5
Angels 48 61 .440 19.5
White Sox 46 60 .434 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 72 35 .673 --
Pirates 58 48 .547 13.5
Mets 55 55 .500 18.5
Cubs 49 61 .445 24.5
Cardinals 45 60 .429 26.0
Expos 36 66 .353 33.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 71 39 .645 --
Dodgers 59 49 .546 11.0
Astros 56 56 .500 16.0
Padres 53 59 .473 19.0
Braves 49 60 .450 21.5
Giants 48 63 .432 23.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Fred Kendall 4
1 Willie Montanez 4
1 Jerry Morales 4
1 Jorge Orta 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Roy Howell 1
1 Mike Ivie 1
1 John Mayberry 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Kendall 4
2 Ruppert Jones 3
2 Jerry Morales 3
2 Jerry Turner 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan Meyer 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.86
2 Steve Stone 1.80
3 Woodie Fryman 1.17
4 Vida Blue 1.00
4 Rick Wise 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 13
2 Tom Johnson 9
2 Steve Stone 9
4 Vida Blue 8
5 Woodie Fryman 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Butch Metzger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .354
2 George Brett .353
3 Pete Rose .336
4 Al Oliver .332
5 Ken Griffey .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 29
3 George Foster 23
4 Sal Bando 20
5 3 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 94
2 Joe Morgan 79
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
3 Freddie Patek 40
5 2 tied 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 6 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 199
2 Frank Tanana 167
3 Tom Seaver 164
4 Bert Blyleven 155
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 .458
2 Juan Beniquez .452
3 Ralph Garr .441
4 Jay Johnstone .413
5 Bob Watson .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
3 Greg Luzinski 4
4 Dan Ford 3
4 5 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 20
2 Greg Luzinski 14
2 Mike Schmidt 14
4 Cecil Cooper 13
4 Garry Maddox 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 10
2 Lou Brock 8
2 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Davey Lopes 8
2 Mickey Rivers 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Garber 0.00
2 Paul Hartzell 0.36
3 John Hiller 0.51
4 J. R. Richard 0.51
5 Mark Littell 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 4
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 36
2 Frank Tanana 28
3 Tom Seaver 26
4 J. R. Richard 25
5 Dennis Eckersley 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Randy Moffitt 3
4 Bill Castro 2
4 13 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .410
2 Duane Kuiper .381
3 Jose Cruz .373
4 Bob Watson .368
5 Bill Stein .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 Mike Schmidt 7
3 George Foster 6
3 Lee May 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 27
2 George Foster 25
3 Thurman Munson 23
4 Carl Yastrzemski 22
5 Rico Carty 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 17
2 Frank Taveras 15
3 Davey Lopes 13
4 Ron LeFlore 12
4 Joe Morgan 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Hartzell 0.89
2 John Hiller 0.98
3 Tom Seaver 1.04
4 J. R. Richard 1.06
5 Fred Norman 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Jerry Koosman 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 Paul Mitchell 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 55
2 Vida Blue 45
2 Tom Seaver 45
4 Jerry Koosman 41
5 Bert Blyleven 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 5
1 Ron Reed 5
3 Rawly Eastwick 4
3 Rollie Fingers 4
3 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .348
2 Hal McRae .343
3 Bake McBride .336
4 Bill Madlock .331
5 George Foster .327

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 119
2 Thurman Munson 106
2 Tony Perez 106
2 Mike Schmidt 106
5 Joe Morgan 105

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.43
2 Tom Seaver 2.56
3 Andy Messersmith 2.68
4 Frank Tanana 2.72
5 J. R. Richard 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Ed Figueroa 21
2 Jim Palmer 21
4 Catfish Hunter 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 271
2 Tom Seaver 253
3 Bert Blyleven 238
4 Nolan Ryan 217
5 John Montefusco 206

Saves

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