On This Day

Friday, August 13, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 68 44 .607 --
Orioles 56 54 .509 11.0
Indians 55 57 .491 13.0
Tigers 55 58 .487 13.5
Red Sox 53 58 .477 14.5
Brewers 48 61 .440 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 68 45 .602 --
Athletics 62 53 .539 7.0
Twins 56 58 .491 12.5
Rangers 55 58 .487 13.0
White Sox 49 63 .438 18.5
Angels 50 66 .431 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 74 39 .655 --
Pirates 61 52 .540 13.0
Mets 59 58 .504 17.0
Cubs 53 65 .449 23.5
Cardinals 48 63 .432 25.0
Expos 41 69 .373 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 76 40 .655 --
Dodgers 62 53 .539 13.5
Astros 58 60 .492 19.0
Padres 57 62 .479 20.5
Braves 53 63 .457 23.0
Giants 50 68 .424 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 6
2 Bill Madlock 5
3 Dave Concepcion 4
3 Tim Foli 4
3 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Concepcion 2
1 Graig Nettles 2
3 Ron Cey 1
3 Darrell Evans 1
3 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 5
2 Hector Cruz 4
2 George Foster 4
2 Lou Piniella 4
5 2 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Enos Cabell 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Montefusco 1.29
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.27
3 Brent Strom 1.00
4 Mike Norris 0.80
5 Al Fitzmorris 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 14
2 John Montefusco 9
3 Brent Strom 6
4 Jack Billingham 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Butch Metzger 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .349
2 George Brett .343
3 Bill Madlock .336
4 Ken Griffey .334
5 George Foster .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 30
3 George Foster 27
4 Sal Bando 22
5 Joe Morgan 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 106
2 Joe Morgan 83
3 Mike Schmidt 78
4 Chris Chambliss 76
5 Thurman Munson 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 56
2 Don Baylor 44
3 Bert Campaneris 43
3 Ron LeFlore 43
3 Freddie Patek 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.97
2 Bill Travers 2.29
3 J. R. Richard 2.51
4 Don Stanhouse 2.61
5 Pat Zachry 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 18
2 Ed Figueroa 15
2 Jim Palmer 15
4 Al Fitzmorris 14
4 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 216
2 Frank Tanana 177
3 Tom Seaver 174
4 Bert Blyleven 159
5 J. R. Richard 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 20
2 Rollie Fingers 18
3 Rawly Eastwick 16
3 Ken Forsch 16
5 Mike Marshall 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .455
2 Jose Cruz .451
3 Joe Torre .444
4 Dave Concepcion .431
5 Tony Solaita .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 6
1 George Foster 6
3 Pete LaCock 4
3 Thurman Munson 4
3 Mike Schmidt 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 20
2 Johnny Bench 15
2 Joe Rudi 15
4 Chris Chambliss 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 11
2 Phil Garner 7
2 Ron LeFlore 7
2 Davey Lopes 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Garber 0.00
1 Randy Moffitt 0.00
1 Wayne Twitchell 0.00
4 Pete Falcone 0.35
5 Frank Tanana 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Montefusco 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Ray Burris 3
2 Pete Falcone 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 45
2 Nolan Ryan 32
3 Frank Tanana 31
4 John Montefusco 27
5 J. R. Richard 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Butch Metzger 4
4 Skip Lockwood 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .410
2 Bill Madlock .405
3 Duane Kuiper .387
4 Jose Cruz .379
5 Dave Concepcion .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 10
1 Reggie Jackson 10
3 Ron Cey 7
3 Joe Morgan 7
3 Mike Schmidt 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 34
2 Rico Carty 25
2 Reggie Jackson 25
4 Thurman Munson 24
4 Graig Nettles 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 15
2 Bert Campaneris 14
2 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Bill North 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Sawyer 0.70
2 Butch Metzger 1.04
3 Paul Hartzell 1.14
4 Mike Torrez 1.16
5 Larry Demery 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Montefusco 6
2 Ray Burris 5
2 Ed Figueroa 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 56
2 Nolan Ryan 50
3 Tom Seaver 47
3 Frank Tanana 47
5 2 tied 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 7
2 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Bill Campbell 5
3 Al Hrabosky 5
3 Ron Reed 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .347
2 Bill Madlock .342
3 Hal McRae .341
4 Bake McBride .340
5 Joe Morgan .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 44
2 Mike Schmidt 43
3 George Foster 31
4 Ron Cey 30
5 Sal Bando 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 122
2 Thurman Munson 105
3 Joe Morgan 104
3 Mike Schmidt 104
5 Tony Perez 99

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.97
2 Jim Palmer 2.36
3 John Montefusco 2.54
4 Frank Tanana 2.67
4 Rick Rhoden 2.67

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 275
2 Tom Seaver 248
3 Bert Blyleven 236
4 Nolan Ryan 233
5 John Montefusco 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Rawly Eastwick 26
3 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Dave LaRoche 18
5 2 tied 17