On This Day

Monday, August 16, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 70 45 .609 --
Orioles 60 54 .526 9.5
Indians 57 59 .491 13.5
Tigers 55 60 .478 15.0
Red Sox 54 60 .474 15.5
Brewers 51 61 .455 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 71 45 .612 --
Athletics 64 54 .542 8.0
Twins 57 60 .487 14.5
Rangers 56 61 .479 15.5
Angels 50 68 .424 22.0
White Sox 49 67 .422 22.0

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 55 66 .455 23.0
Cardinals 49 65 .430 25.5
Expos 41 71 .366 32.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 76 43 .639 --
Dodgers 63 54 .538 12.0
Padres 60 62 .492 17.5
Astros 58 64 .475 19.5
Braves 55 64 .462 21.0
Giants 51 69 .425 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lou Brock 5
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Thurman Munson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Correll 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 Von Joshua 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Enzo Hernandez 4
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 Von Joshua 3
2 Ken Singleton 3
5 12 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Al Cowens 2
1 Jose Cruz 2
4 Sal Bando 1
4 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Norman 1.00
2 Lynn McGlothen 0.62
3 Jim Colborn 0.55
3 Rick Reuschel 0.55
5 Larry Dierker 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Freisleben 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Norman 10
2 Jim Colborn 6
2 Rick Reuschel 6
4 Larry Dierker 5
4 Lynn McGlothen 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Bill Lee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .355
2 George Brett .341
3 Bill Madlock .337
4 George Foster .333
5 Ken Griffey .330

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 84
3 Chris Chambliss 80
3 Mike Schmidt 80
5 John Mayberry 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 57
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 Joe Torre .455
2 Bill Madlock .446
3 Rick Manning .438
4 Dave Concepcion .400
5 Bert Campaneris .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 6
2 George Foster 4
2 Rick Monday 4
2 Amos Otis 4
2 Mike Schmidt 4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Phil Garner 8
3 Ron LeFlore 7
4 Juan Beniquez 6
4 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Reggie Cleveland 0.00
2 Pete Falcone 0.35
3 Frank Tanana 0.50
4 Dennis Eckersley 0.67
5 2 tied 0.69

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 33
2 Jerry Koosman 26
3 Frank Tanana 23
4 Nolan Ryan 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Skip Lockwood 4
1 Butch Metzger 4
4 Adrian Devine 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .405
2 Jay Johnstone .400
3 Duane Kuiper .371
4 Jose Cruz .367
5 Ralph Garr .365

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 34
2 Reggie Jackson 28
3 Bob Watson 26
4 Thurman Munson 25
5 Joe Rudi 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Garner 15
1 Bill North 15
1 Frank Taveras 15
4 Ron LeFlore 14
4 Joe Morgan 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Hartzell 1.14
2 Butch Metzger 1.27
3 Larry Demery 1.32
4 J. R. Richard 1.40
5 Jerry Augustine 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 6
1 John Montefusco 6
3 Jim Bibby 5
3 Jerry Koosman 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 55
2 Vida Blue 52
3 Tom Seaver 47
3 Frank Tanana 47
5 Jerry Koosman 45

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 Hal McRae .348
2 George Brett .344
3 Bill Madlock .337
4 Joe Morgan .327
5 Al Oliver .324

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 Mike Schmidt 105
3 Thurman Munson 104
4 Sal Bando 103
4 Joe Morgan 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 61
2 Bill North 60
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 23
2 Dennis Leonard 22
3 Catfish Hunter 21
3 Jim Palmer 21
5 Ed Figueroa 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 25
3 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Dave LaRoche 18
5 Mike Marshall 17