On This Day

Friday, August 20, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 46 .610 --
Orioles 62 56 .525 10.0
Indians 59 61 .492 14.0
Tigers 58 62 .483 15.0
Red Sox 56 63 .471 16.5
Brewers 53 63 .457 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 73 47 .608 --
Athletics 65 56 .537 8.5
Twins 60 62 .492 14.0
Rangers 57 64 .471 16.5
White Sox 52 69 .430 21.5
Angels 52 70 .426 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 78 41 .655 --
Pirates 66 54 .550 12.5
Mets 61 61 .500 18.5
Cubs 55 68 .447 25.0
Cardinals 52 65 .444 25.0
Expos 41 74 .357 35.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 79 44 .642 --
Dodgers 67 54 .554 11.0
Padres 60 64 .484 19.5
Astros 60 65 .480 20.0
Braves 56 67 .455 23.0
Giants 53 71 .427 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ron LeFlore 5
2 Roy Smalley 4
3 Rick Burleson 3
3 Rod Carew 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 2
1 Ben Oglivie 2
1 Larry Parrish 2
4 Johnny Bench 1
4 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Larson 4
1 Bobby Murcer 4
1 Ben Oglivie 4
4 Lyman Bostock 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wilbur Howard 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
1 Danny Thompson 2
4 Sal Bando 1
4 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.60
2 Ed Halicki 1.20
3 Ray Burris 0.86
4 Andy Hassler 0.83
5 Wayne Twitchell 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Ed Halicki 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 8
2 Ray Burris 6
2 Ed Halicki 6
2 Wayne Twitchell 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .354
2 George Brett .341
3 Bill Madlock .336
4 Ron LeFlore .333
5 George Foster .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
3 George Foster 28
4 Sal Bando 23
5 2 tied 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 108
2 Joe Morgan 86
3 Mike Schmidt 84
4 Chris Chambliss 81
5 2 tied 79

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 59
2 Ron LeFlore 47
3 Don Baylor 44
3 Bert Campaneris 44
3 Frank Taveras 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.97
2 Bill Travers 2.38
3 J. R. Richard 2.45
4 Wayne Garland 2.47
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 3 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 233
2 Frank Tanana 183
3 Tom Seaver 179
4 Bert Blyleven 171
5 J. R. Richard 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 20
2 Rollie Fingers 19
3 Rawly Eastwick 17
4 Bill Campbell 16
4 Ken Forsch 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .480
2 Jay Johnstone .457
3 Mike Ivie .429
4 Greg Gross .400
5 3 tied .385

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rusty Staub 16
2 George Foster 15
3 Lee May 14
4 Chris Chambliss 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Phil Garner 8
3 Juan Beniquez 7
3 Bert Campaneris 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Reggie Cleveland 0.60
2 Adrian Devine 0.75
2 Nino Espinosa 0.75
4 Andy Hassler 1.09
5 Dennis Eckersley 1.13

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Pete Falcone 3
2 2 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 5
2 Rawly Eastwick 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4
4 Adrian Devine 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .442
2 Bill Madlock .402
3 Ralph Garr .377
4 Hal McRae .373
5 Bob Watson .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 10
2 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
4 Ron Cey 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 34
2 Bob Watson 25
3 Chris Chambliss 22
3 Reggie Jackson 22
3 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Joe Morgan 15
2 Bill North 15
2 Frank Taveras 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.00
2 Butch Metzger 1.32
3 Reggie Cleveland 1.41
4 J. R. Richard 1.56
5 Jerry Koosman 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 John Montefusco 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 59
1 Nolan Ryan 59
3 Vida Blue 50
4 Frank Tanana 47
5 J. R. Richard 45

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 8
2 Rawly Eastwick 7
3 Rollie Fingers 6
4 Skip Lockwood 5
4 Ron Reed 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .349
2 George Brett .344
3 Bill Madlock .333
4 Joe Morgan .326
5 Al Oliver .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 43
2 Mike Schmidt 42
3 Ron Cey 30
3 George Foster 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 119
2 Mike Schmidt 107
3 Thurman Munson 105
4 Joe Morgan 104
5 Sal Bando 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 62
2 Davey Lopes 61
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Don Baylor 56
5 Lou Brock 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.97
2 Jim Palmer 2.44
3 Doug Rau 2.60
4 Vida Blue 2.65
5 Wayne Garland 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 21
2 Dennis Leonard 21
4 Ed Figueroa 20
4 Jim Palmer 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 263
2 Tom Seaver 247
3 Nolan Ryan 241
4 Bert Blyleven 235
5 John Montefusco 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Rawly Eastwick 24
3 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Bill Campbell 18
4 Dave LaRoche 18