On This Day

Saturday, August 21, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 72 47 .605 --
Orioles 62 57 .521 10.0
Indians 59 62 .488 14.0
Tigers 58 63 .479 15.0
Red Sox 57 63 .475 15.5
Brewers 53 64 .453 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 74 47 .612 --
Athletics 65 57 .533 9.5
Twins 61 62 .496 14.0
Rangers 58 64 .475 16.5
White Sox 53 69 .434 21.5
Angels 53 70 .431 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 79 41 .658 --
Pirates 66 55 .545 13.5
Mets 62 61 .504 18.5
Cubs 56 68 .452 25.0
Cardinals 52 66 .441 26.0
Expos 41 75 .353 36.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 79 45 .637 --
Dodgers 68 54 .557 10.0
Padres 60 65 .480 19.5
Astros 60 66 .476 20.0
Braves 57 67 .460 22.0
Giants 54 71 .432 25.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Belanger 4
2 Lyman Bostock 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 Al Bumbry 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Jack Brohamer 1
1 Steve Brye 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jack Brohamer 3
1 Oscar Gamble 3
1 Pat Kelly 3
1 Lee May 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry White 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Lyman Bostock 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Sutton 2.00
2 Fred Norman 1.57
3 Rick Reuschel 0.88
4 Reggie Cleveland 0.71
5 Rudy May 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Rob Dressler 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Jim Hughes 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Norman 11
2 Rick Reuschel 7
3 Pete Redfern 6
4 Reggie Cleveland 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 Ron Reed 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .356
2 George Brett .341
3 Bill Madlock .336
4 Ken Griffey .331
5 Ron LeFlore .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 108
2 Joe Morgan 87
3 Mike Schmidt 84
4 Chris Chambliss 81
5 2 tied 80

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 2.22
2 Bill Travers 2.38
3 Wayne Garland 2.47
4 J. R. Richard 2.58
5 Fred Norman 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 19
2 Jerry Koosman 16
2 Jim Palmer 16
4 Steve Carlton 15
4 4 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 161

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 Jay Johnstone .478
1 Bill Madlock .478
3 Greg Gross .406
4 Cecil Cooper .400
4 Ted Simmons .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 5
1 George Foster 5
1 Graig Nettles 5
1 Boog Powell 5
5 2 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 17
1 Rusty Staub 17
3 George Foster 14
4 Chris Chambliss 13
4 Bob Watson 13

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Adrian Devine 0.66
1 Ron Reed 0.66
3 Charlie Hough 0.69
4 Nino Espinosa 0.75
5 Andy Hassler 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Pete Falcone 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 34
2 Dennis Eckersley 32
3 Rick Reuschel 24
3 J. R. Richard 24
5 Jerry Koosman 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 5
2 Adrian Devine 4
2 Rawly Eastwick 4
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Ron Reed 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .442
2 Bill Madlock .413
3 Hal McRae .386
4 Ralph Garr .383
5 Garry Maddox .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 10
2 Mike Schmidt 8
3 Ron Cey 7
3 Reggie Jackson 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 34
2 Bob Watson 24
3 Greg Luzinski 23
4 Chris Chambliss 22
4 3 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Bill North 15
4 Bert Campaneris 14
4 Phil Garner 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 1.00
2 Randy Moffitt 1.37
3 Grant Jackson 1.38
4 Jerry Koosman 1.52
5 Reggie Cleveland 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 Dennis Leonard 5
2 Don Sutton 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 59
2 Nolan Ryan 56
3 Vida Blue 50
4 J. R. Richard 49
5 Frank Tanana 47

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .355
2 George Brett .345
3 Bill Madlock .331
4 Joe Morgan .327
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 Joe Morgan 105
3 Thurman Munson 105
5 Sal Bando 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 62
2 Davey Lopes 60
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Don Baylor 56
5 Lou Brock 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.22
2 Jim Palmer 2.51
3 Doug Rau 2.60
4 Vida Blue 2.65
5 Andy Messersmith 2.66

Wins

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