On This Day

Monday, August 9, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 44 .593 --
Orioles 55 52 .514 8.5
Indians 53 56 .486 11.5
Red Sox 52 55 .486 11.5
Tigers 52 57 .477 12.5
Brewers 47 58 .448 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 68 42 .618 --
Athletics 58 53 .523 10.5
Twins 55 55 .500 13.0
Rangers 53 55 .491 14.0
White Sox 48 62 .436 20.0
Angels 48 64 .429 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 73 36 .670 --
Pirates 60 50 .545 13.5
Mets 57 56 .504 18.0
Cubs 51 62 .451 24.0
Cardinals 46 62 .426 26.5
Expos 38 68 .358 33.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 73 39 .652 --
Dodgers 59 52 .532 13.5
Astros 57 58 .496 17.5
Padres 55 59 .482 19.0
Braves 51 61 .455 22.0
Giants 49 66 .426 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 Amos Otis 3
2 Aurelio Rodriguez 3
2 Jim Sundberg 3
2 Jim Wohlford 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Hal McRae 1
1 Thurman Munson 1
1 Amos Otis 1
1 Rusty Staub 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 5
2 Amos Otis 3
3 Juan Beniquez 2
3 Gene Clines 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lenny Randle 2
2 Juan Beniquez 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Jorge Orta 1
2 2 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 7.00
2 Doug Rau 1.00
3 Nelson Briles 0.75
4 Dennis Leonard 0.70
5 Don Stanhouse 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Dan Larson 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Candelaria 7
1 Dennis Leonard 7
3 Nelson Briles 6
3 Bill Laxton 6
3 Doug Rau 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .356
2 George Brett .346
3 Pete Rose .333
4 Ken Griffey .330
5 Al Oliver .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 30
3 George Foster 24
4 Sal Bando 22
5 Rick Monday 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 98
2 Joe Morgan 79
3 Mike Schmidt 78
4 Chris Chambliss 73
4 Thurman Munson 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 56
2 Don Baylor 44
3 Bert Campaneris 41
3 Ron LeFlore 41
3 Freddie Patek 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.91
2 Bill Travers 2.16
3 Fred Norman 2.25
4 J. R. Richard 2.44
5 Wayne Garland 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 18
2 Ed Figueroa 14
2 Al Fitzmorris 14
2 Dennis Leonard 14
2 Jim Palmer 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 207
2 Tom Seaver 171
3 Frank Tanana 167
4 Bert Blyleven 155
5 J. R. Richard 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 18
2 Rollie Fingers 17
3 Ken Forsch 16
4 Rawly Eastwick 14
4 Mike Marshall 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .448
2 Joe Torre .436
3 Steve Braun .429
4 Jose Cruz .426
5 Duane Kuiper .424

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 4
1 George Foster 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
4 Sal Bando 3
4 8 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 17
2 Cecil Cooper 15
3 Rico Carty 14
3 Bill Madlock 14
5 Joe Rudi 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Phil Garner 8
2 Bill North 8
2 Mickey Rivers 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Luebber 0.00
1 Randy Moffitt 0.00
1 Gene Garber 0.00
4 Dave Roberts 0.35
5 Paul Hartzell 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Gene Garber 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 35
2 Nolan Ryan 30
3 Frank Tanana 28
4 J. R. Richard 25
4 Tom Seaver 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Rawly Eastwick 3
3 Skip Lockwood 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .410
2 Bill Madlock .383
3 Ray Fosse .377
4 Duane Kuiper .376
5 Steve Braun .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 11
2 George Foster 7
2 Mike Schmidt 7
4 Ron Cey 5
4 6 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 27
1 Reggie Jackson 27
3 Rico Carty 24
3 Joe Rudi 24
5 Thurman Munson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 17
2 Bert Campaneris 14
2 Joe Morgan 14
4 Phil Garner 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.68
2 Paul Hartzell 0.89
3 Fred Norman 1.10
4 Mike Torrez 1.20
5 Jerry Koosman 1.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Al Fitzmorris 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Vida Blue 45
3 J. R. Richard 44
3 Tom Seaver 44
5 Dennis Eckersley 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 6
2 Rawly Eastwick 5
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Al Hrabosky 5
2 Ron Reed 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .346
2 Hal McRae .342
3 Bake McBride .339
4 Bill Madlock .337
5 Jose Cardenal .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 44
2 Mike Schmidt 43
3 George Foster 29
4 Sal Bando 28
4 Ron Cey 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 120
2 Tony Perez 106
3 Thurman Munson 105
4 Joe Morgan 104
4 Mike Schmidt 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 61
2 Joe Morgan 59
2 Bill North 59
4 Don Baylor 57
5 3 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.91
2 Jim Palmer 2.36
3 John Montefusco 2.63
4 Andy Messersmith 2.71
5 Frank Tanana 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Dennis Leonard 21
3 Ed Figueroa 20
3 Catfish Hunter 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 271
2 Tom Seaver 253
3 Bert Blyleven 238
4 Nolan Ryan 224
5 John Montefusco 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Rawly Eastwick 25
3 Dave LaRoche 19
4 Al Hrabosky 18
4 2 others tied 18