On This Day

Wednesday, August 18, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 45 .615 --
Orioles 61 55 .526 10.5
Indians 58 60 .492 14.5
Tigers 56 61 .479 16.0
Red Sox 55 62 .470 17.0
Brewers 52 62 .456 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 72 46 .610 --
Athletics 65 55 .542 8.0
Twins 58 61 .487 14.5
Rangers 56 63 .471 16.5
White Sox 51 68 .429 21.5
Angels 51 69 .425 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 77 40 .658 --
Pirates 65 53 .551 12.5
Mets 61 60 .504 18.0
Cubs 55 67 .451 24.5
Cardinals 51 65 .440 25.5
Expos 41 73 .360 34.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 44 .636 --
Dodgers 65 54 .546 11.0
Padres 60 64 .484 18.5
Astros 59 64 .480 19.0
Braves 56 65 .463 21.0
Giants 52 70 .426 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Clines 4
1 Dave Parker 4
3 Dave Cash 3
3 Mike Cubbage 3
3 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy White 2
2 Bucky Dent 1
2 Dan Meyer 1
2 Jim Spencer 1
2 Jim Sundberg 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy White 5
2 Richie Zisk 4
3 Fred Kendall 3
4 Mike Anderson 2
4 15 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ellis Valentine 3
2 Dave Collins 2
2 Joe Morgan 2
2 Frank Taveras 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nolan Ryan 1.21
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.00
3 Jim Rooker 0.75
4 Dave Goltz 0.62
5 Jim Slaton 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 17
2 Jim Rooker 6
3 Dennis Eckersley 5
3 Dave Goltz 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .357
2 George Brett .341
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 Mike Schmidt 82
4 Chris Chambliss 81
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 Tom Seaver 2.62

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 233
2 Frank Tanana 183
3 Tom Seaver 179
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 3 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .464
2 Joe Torre .422
3 Fred Kendall .413
4 Jose Cruz .400
4 2 others tied .400

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 17
2 George Foster 15
2 Rusty Staub 15
4 Lee May 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Phil Garner 9
3 Bert Campaneris 7
4 Juan Beniquez 6
4 Joe Morgan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Reggie Cleveland 0.44
2 Nino Espinosa 0.75
3 Eric Rasmussen 1.06
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.13
5 Larry Gura 1.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Pete Falcone 3
1 Mark Fidrych 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 39
2 Dennis Eckersley 32
3 J. R. Richard 30
4 Frank Tanana 29
5 Jerry Koosman 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Skip Lockwood 4
1 Butch Metzger 4
4 Bill Campbell 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .418
2 Bill Madlock .405
3 Hal McRae .385
4 Ralph Garr .377
5 Dave Concepcion .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
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 33
2 Bob Watson 26
3 Reggie Jackson 25
4 Thurman Munson 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
1 Bill North 16
3 Phil Garner 15
3 Joe Morgan 15
3 Frank Taveras 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.36
2 Paul Hartzell 1.14
3 Butch Metzger 1.32
4 J. R. Richard 1.35
5 Kent Tekulve 1.40

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 60
2 Nolan Ryan 59
3 Vida Blue 56
4 J. R. Richard 52
5 Frank Tanana 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 6
1 Rawly Eastwick 6
1 Rollie Fingers 6
1 Ron Reed 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .351
2 George Brett .345
3 Bill Madlock .333
4 Joe Morgan .327
5 Al Oliver .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 44
2 Mike Schmidt 41
3 Sal Bando 29
3 Ron Cey 29
3 2 others tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 118
2 Thurman Munson 105
2 Mike Schmidt 105
4 Joe Morgan 104
5 Sal Bando 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 62
2 Davey Lopes 61
3 Joe Morgan 59
4 Don Baylor 56
5 Lou Brock 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.97
2 Jim Palmer 2.44
3 Wayne Garland 2.64
4 Vida Blue 2.65
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 Nolan Ryan 250
3 Tom Seaver 247
4 Bert Blyleven 235
5 John Montefusco 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Rawly Eastwick 23
3 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Dave LaRoche 17
5 4 tied 16