On This Day

Tuesday, August 17, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 71 45 .612 --
Orioles 61 54 .530 9.5
Indians 57 60 .487 14.5
Tigers 56 60 .483 15.0
Red Sox 55 61 .474 16.0
Brewers 51 62 .451 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 72 45 .615 --
Athletics 65 54 .546 8.0
Twins 57 61 .483 15.5
Rangers 56 62 .475 16.5
White Sox 50 68 .424 22.5
Angels 50 69 .420 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 76 40 .655 --
Pirates 64 53 .547 12.5
Mets 61 59 .508 17.0
Cubs 55 67 .451 24.0
Cardinals 50 65 .435 25.5
Expos 41 72 .363 33.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 76 44 .633 --
Dodgers 64 54 .542 11.0
Padres 60 63 .488 17.5
Astros 59 64 .480 18.5
Braves 56 64 .467 20.0
Giants 52 69 .430 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Burleson 7
2 Dave Cash 4
2 Jay Johnstone 4
2 Jim Spencer 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 Richie Hebner 1
1 Ron Jackson 1
1 Bruce Kimm 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jay Johnstone 5
1 Lee May 5
1 Bob Montgomery 5
4 Hector Cruz 4
4 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 3
2 George Brett 2
2 Jerry Mumphrey 2
2 Bill North 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.29
2 Santo Alcala 1.00
3 Ken Kravec 0.91
4 Frank LaCorte 0.82
5 Frank Tanana 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Kravec 10
2 Frank LaCorte 9
2 J. R. Richard 9
4 Santo Alcala 6
4 Frank Tanana 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Curtis 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Charlie Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .358
2 George Brett .344
3 Bill Madlock .337
4 George Foster .330
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 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 107
2 Joe Morgan 85
3 Chris Chambliss 80
3 Mike Schmidt 80
5 2 tied 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 59
2 Don Baylor 44
2 Bert Campaneris 44
2 Ron LeFlore 44
5 Freddie Patek 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.97
2 Bill Travers 2.35
3 J. R. Richard 2.45
4 Wayne Garland 2.50
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 183
3 Tom Seaver 174
4 Bert Blyleven 163
5 J. R. Richard 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 20
2 Rollie Fingers 19
3 Rawly Eastwick 16
3 Ken Forsch 16
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .453
2 Joe Torre .442
3 Jay Johnstone .435
4 Hal McRae .412
5 Rick Manning .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 5
1 Rick Monday 5
3 George Foster 4
3 Graig Nettles 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Phil Garner 9
3 Bert Campaneris 7
3 Ron LeFlore 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Reggie Cleveland 0.44
2 Pete Falcone 0.53
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.67
4 John Montefusco 0.69
5 Clay Carroll 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Mark Fidrych 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 33
2 J. R. Richard 30
3 Frank Tanana 29
4 Jerry Koosman 26
5 Nolan Ryan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Skip Lockwood 4
2 Butch Metzger 4
4 Adrian Devine 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .425
2 Bill Madlock .408
3 Hal McRae .393
4 Lamar Johnson .391
5 Ralph Garr .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 11
2 George Foster 9
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
2 Bob Watson 28
4 Joe Rudi 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 17
2 Lou Brock 15
2 Phil Garner 15
4 Bert Campaneris 14
4 3 others tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Hartzell 1.14
2 Butch Metzger 1.27
3 J. R. Richard 1.35
4 Jerry Augustine 1.47
5 Jerry Koosman 1.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 55
2 Vida Blue 52
2 J. R. Richard 52
4 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 .352
2 George Brett .347
3 Bill Madlock .335
4 Joe Morgan .330
5 Rod Carew .326

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 118
2 Mike Schmidt 105
3 Joe Morgan 104
3 Thurman Munson 104
5 Sal Bando 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 62
2 Davey Lopes 61
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Don Baylor 57
5 Lou Brock 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.97
2 Jim Palmer 2.46
3 John Montefusco 2.49
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
4 Ed Figueroa 20
4 Jim Palmer 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 273
2 Tom Seaver 242
3 Bert Blyleven 235
4 Nolan Ryan 233
5 John Montefusco 203

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Rawly Eastwick 24
3 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Dave LaRoche 18
5 4 tied 16