On This Day

Tuesday, August 10, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 65 44 .596 --
Orioles 56 52 .519 8.5
Indians 53 56 .486 12.0
Red Sox 52 56 .481 12.5
Tigers 53 58 .477 13.0
Brewers 47 59 .443 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 68 43 .613 --
Athletics 59 53 .527 9.5
Twins 55 56 .495 13.0
Rangers 54 56 .491 13.5
White Sox 48 62 .436 19.5
Angels 49 64 .434 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 73 37 .664 --
Pirates 60 51 .541 13.5
Mets 58 56 .509 17.0
Cubs 52 62 .456 23.0
Cardinals 47 62 .431 25.5
Expos 39 68 .364 32.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 73 40 .646 --
Dodgers 60 52 .536 12.5
Astros 57 59 .491 17.5
Padres 55 60 .478 19.0
Braves 52 61 .460 21.0
Giants 49 67 .422 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Grieve 3
1 Pete LaCock 3
1 Ken Reitz 3
1 Tony Solaita 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 Tom Grieve 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 3
1 Tom Grieve 3
1 Keith Hernandez 3
1 Rusty Staub 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 George Foster 1
2 Pedro Garcia 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 2.50
2 Andy Hassler 0.71
3 Fergie Jenkins 0.70
4 Don Carrithers 0.67
5 Jerry Koosman 0.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 7
1 Jerry Koosman 7
3 Don Carrithers 6
3 Jim Crawford 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Steve Rogers 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .352
2 George Brett .342
3 Ken Griffey .332
4 Al Oliver .331
5 Pete Rose .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 98
2 Joe Morgan 81
3 Mike Schmidt 78
4 Thurman Munson 74
5 Chris Chambliss 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 56
2 Don Baylor 44
3 Ron LeFlore 43
4 Bert Campaneris 41
4 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 Jim Palmer 15
3 Ed Figueroa 14
3 Al Fitzmorris 14
3 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 207
2 Tom Seaver 171
3 Frank Tanana 167
4 Bert Blyleven 159
5 J. R. Richard 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 19
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 Jose Cruz .447
2 Joe Torre .429
3 Bill Madlock .417
4 Duane Kuiper .407
5 Steve Braun .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 4
1 George Foster 4
1 Thurman Munson 4
1 Mike Schmidt 4
5 6 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 16
1 George Foster 16
3 Bill Madlock 13
3 Joe Rudi 13
3 Carl Yastrzemski 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 9
2 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Joe Morgan 8
2 Mickey Rivers 8
5 Lenny Randle 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Luebber 0.00
1 Randy Moffitt 0.00
1 Gene Garber 0.00
4 Paul Hartzell 0.56
5 Bruce Sutter 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 4
2 Gene Garber 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 Jerry Koosman 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 35
2 Frank Tanana 28
3 J. R. Richard 25
3 Tom Seaver 25
5 Vida Blue 24

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .395
2 Bill Madlock .383
3 Duane Kuiper .380
4 Jose Cruz .378
5 Ray Fosse .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 11
2 George Foster 7
2 Mike Schmidt 7
4 Joe Morgan 6
5 8 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 27
1 Reggie Jackson 27
3 Rico Carty 24
3 Thurman Munson 24
5 Joe Rudi 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 15
1 Bill North 15
3 Ron LeFlore 14
4 Frank Taveras 13
5 3 tied 12

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 Steve Luebber 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 5
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Jerry Koosman 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Vida Blue 44
2 Tom Seaver 44
4 Dennis Eckersley 43
4 Jerry Koosman 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 5
1 Rawly Eastwick 5
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Al Hrabosky 5
5 2 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .344
2 Bill Madlock .341
3 Hal McRae .339
4 Bake McBride .337
5 Joe Morgan .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 117
2 Thurman Munson 106
3 Joe Morgan 105
4 Tony Perez 104
4 Mike Schmidt 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 60
1 Joe Morgan 60
3 Bill North 59
4 Don Baylor 57
5 Rod Carew 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.91
2 Jim Palmer 2.30
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
2 Jim Palmer 21
4 Ed Figueroa 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 271
2 Tom Seaver 253
3 Bert Blyleven 236
4 Nolan Ryan 224
5 John Montefusco 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Rawly Eastwick 24
3 Dave LaRoche 19
3 Sparky Lyle 19
5 2 tied 18