On This Day

Thursday, August 19, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 45 .615 --
Orioles 61 56 .521 11.0
Indians 59 60 .496 14.0
Tigers 57 61 .483 15.5
Red Sox 55 63 .466 17.5
Brewers 53 62 .461 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 72 47 .605 --
Athletics 65 55 .542 7.5
Twins 59 61 .492 13.5
Rangers 56 64 .467 16.5
White Sox 52 68 .433 20.5
Angels 51 70 .421 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 78 40 .661 --
Pirates 66 53 .555 12.5
Mets 61 61 .500 19.0
Cubs 55 67 .451 25.0
Cardinals 51 65 .440 26.0
Expos 41 73 .360 35.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 78 44 .639 --
Dodgers 66 54 .550 11.0
Padres 60 64 .484 19.0
Astros 59 65 .476 20.0
Braves 56 66 .459 22.0
Giants 52 71 .423 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jay Johnstone 4
2 Jeff Burroughs 3
2 Dave Cash 3
2 Willie Montanez 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Boog Powell 2
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Steve Garvey 1
2 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Boog Powell 5
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 Gorman Thomas 3
4 Bob Boone 2
4 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 2
2 Jim Barr 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Gene Clines 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Zachry 1.00
2 Steve Carlton 0.86
3 Burt Hooton 0.71
4 Mickey Lolich 0.67
5 Ken Brett 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Ray Bare 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ken Brett 7
1 Sid Monge 7
1 Pat Zachry 7
4 Steve Carlton 6
4 Bill Singer 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Jim Crawford 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .356
2 George Brett .341
3 Bill Madlock .337
4 George Foster .331
5 Ken Griffey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
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 84
4 Chris Chambliss 81
5 John Mayberry 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 59
2 Ron LeFlore 45
3 Don Baylor 44
3 Bert Campaneris 44
3 Frank Taveras 44

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 Steve Carlton 15
3 Ed Figueroa 15
3 2 others tied 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 Bill Campbell 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .472
2 Jay Johnstone .457
3 Bert Campaneris .413
4 Fred Kendall .405
5 Mike Ivie .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 6
2 Rick Monday 5
3 George Foster 4
3 Graig Nettles 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 15
1 Rusty Staub 15
3 Chris Chambliss 13
3 Lee May 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Phil Garner 8
3 Bert Campaneris 7
3 Frank Taveras 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Reggie Cleveland 0.44
2 Adrian Devine 0.75
2 Nino Espinosa 0.75
4 Eric Rasmussen 1.06
5 Dennis Eckersley 1.13

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Dennis Eckersley 32
3 Frank Tanana 29
4 Vida Blue 22
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Skip Lockwood 4
1 Butch Metzger 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .446
2 Bill Madlock .409
3 Hal McRae .385
4 Ralph Garr .376
5 Bob Watson .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 9
1 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Mike Schmidt 8
4 Ron Cey 7
4 Lee May 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 33
2 Bob Watson 25
3 Reggie Jackson 24
3 Thurman Munson 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 17
2 Lou Brock 16
2 Bill North 16
4 Joe Morgan 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.36
2 Butch Metzger 1.32
3 Kent Tekulve 1.40
4 Jerry Koosman 1.52
5 J. R. Richard 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 John Montefusco 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 59
1 Nolan Ryan 59
3 Vida Blue 50
4 Frank Tanana 47
5 2 tied 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 7
2 Rawly Eastwick 6
2 Rollie Fingers 6
4 Danny Frisella 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .350
2 George Brett .345
3 Bill Madlock .334
4 Joe Morgan .325
5 Al Oliver .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 44
2 Mike Schmidt 42
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 107
3 Thurman Munson 104
4 Joe Morgan 103
5 Sal Bando 102

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 Vida Blue 2.65
4 Doug Rau 2.65
5 Rick Rhoden 2.69

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 263
2 Nolan Ryan 250
3 Tom Seaver 247
4 Bert Blyleven 227
5 John Montefusco 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Rawly Eastwick 23
3 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Dave LaRoche 18
5 Bill Campbell 17