On This Day

Sunday, August 15, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 45 .605 --
Orioles 59 54 .522 9.5
Indians 57 58 .496 12.5
Tigers 55 60 .478 14.5
Red Sox 53 60 .469 15.5
Brewers 50 61 .450 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 70 45 .609 --
Athletics 64 53 .547 7.0
Twins 57 59 .491 13.5
Rangers 56 60 .483 14.5
White Sox 49 66 .426 21.0
Angels 50 68 .424 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 75 40 .652 --
Pirates 64 52 .552 11.5
Mets 61 58 .513 16.0
Cubs 54 66 .450 23.5
Cardinals 49 64 .434 25.0
Expos 41 71 .366 32.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 76 42 .644 --
Dodgers 63 54 .538 12.5
Padres 59 62 .488 18.5
Astros 58 63 .479 19.5
Braves 54 64 .458 22.0
Giants 51 69 .425 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darrell Evans 4
2 Larry Bowa 3
2 Enos Cabell 3
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Darrell Evans 4
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Willie Davis 3
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 Bob Watson 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Omar Moreno 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 2.20
2 Don Sutton 1.14
3 Phil Niekro 1.00
4 Gary Nolan 0.88
5 Jim Bibby 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 11
2 Phil Niekro 8
2 Don Sutton 8
4 Gary Nolan 7
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .353
2 George Brett .344
3 Bill Madlock .337
4 Ken Griffey .333
5 George Foster .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 31
3 George Foster 27
4 Sal Bando 23
5 4 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 106
2 Joe Morgan 83
3 Mike Schmidt 80
4 Chris Chambliss 79
5 John Mayberry 78

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.97
2 Bill Travers 2.35
3 Wayne Garland 2.50
4 J. R. Richard 2.51
5 Pat Zachry 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 19
2 Jim Palmer 16
3 Ed Figueroa 15
3 Jerry Koosman 15
3 Dennis Leonard 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 216
2 Frank Tanana 177
3 Tom Seaver 174
4 Bert Blyleven 163
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 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rick Manning .457
2 Joe Torre .447
3 Bill Madlock .431
4 Jose Cruz .408
5 Steve Braun .395

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 16
2 Chris Chambliss 15
2 Rusty Staub 15
4 Joe Rudi 14
5 3 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 10
2 Phil Garner 8
3 Ron LeFlore 7
4 Juan Beniquez 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
1 Reggie Cleveland 0.00
3 Pete Falcone 0.35
4 Rollie Fingers 0.66
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Pete Falcone 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 33
2 Frank Tanana 31
3 Jerry Koosman 26
4 Vida Blue 24
5 Nolan Ryan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Skip Lockwood 4
1 Butch Metzger 4
5 Ron Reed 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .407
2 Jay Johnstone .398
3 Duane Kuiper .385
4 Jose Cruz .371
5 Bill Stein .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 11
2 George Foster 10
3 Ron Cey 7
3 Lee May 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 34
2 Bob Watson 29
3 Reggie Jackson 28
4 Rico Carty 25
4 Thurman Munson 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 16
2 Phil Garner 14
2 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Joe Morgan 14
2 Bill North 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Sawyer 0.70
2 Butch Metzger 0.99
3 Paul Hartzell 1.14
4 Rick Reuschel 1.30
5 2 tied 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 6
1 John Montefusco 6
3 Jim Bibby 5
3 Jerry Koosman 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 56
2 Vida Blue 52
3 Nolan Ryan 50
4 Tom Seaver 47
4 Frank Tanana 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .348
2 Hal McRae .343
3 Bill Madlock .337
4 Joe Morgan .329
5 Rod Carew .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 44
2 Mike Schmidt 43
3 Ron Cey 30
4 Sal Bando 29
4 2 others tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 117
2 Thurman Munson 106
3 Mike Schmidt 105
4 Sal Bando 103
5 2 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 61
2 Bill North 59
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Don Baylor 57
5 Rod Carew 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.97
2 Jim Palmer 2.40
3 John Montefusco 2.54
4 Wayne Garland 2.64
5 Doug Rau 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 24
2 Dennis Leonard 22
3 Jim Palmer 21
4 Ed Figueroa 20
4 Catfish Hunter 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 267
2 Tom Seaver 248
3 Bert Blyleven 235
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 Mike Marshall 17