On This Day

Thursday, August 26, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 48 .610 --
Orioles 64 60 .516 11.5
Indians 62 63 .496 14.0
Tigers 60 65 .480 16.0
Red Sox 59 66 .472 17.0
Brewers 56 65 .463 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 77 49 .611 --
Athletics 68 58 .540 9.0
Twins 62 65 .488 15.5
Rangers 58 68 .460 19.0
White Sox 55 72 .433 22.5
Angels 55 72 .433 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 83 42 .664 --
Pirates 68 57 .544 15.0
Mets 64 62 .508 19.5
Cardinals 55 66 .455 26.0
Cubs 57 71 .445 27.5
Expos 41 79 .342 39.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 80 48 .625 --
Dodgers 71 55 .563 8.0
Padres 62 67 .481 18.5
Astros 62 68 .477 19.0
Braves 58 70 .453 22.0
Giants 56 72 .438 24.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal McRae 4
2 Rick Burleson 3
2 Dave Cash 3
2 Ken Griffey 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 4
2 Johnny Bench 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Greg Luzinski 2
2 Rick Miller 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Garry Maddox 1
1 Rick Miller 1
1 Jim Rice 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.20
2 Reggie Cleveland 0.44
2 Gary Nolan 0.44
4 Rick Reuschel 0.38
5 Jim Kaat 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Bruno 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 J. R. Richard 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 6
2 Mark Littell 5
3 Reggie Cleveland 4
3 Gary Nolan 4
5 4 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .358
2 Jay Johnstone .346
3 Bill Madlock .337
4 George Brett .335
5 Joe Morgan .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
3 George Foster 28
4 Joe Morgan 25
5 Sal Bando 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 110
2 Joe Morgan 92
3 Mike Schmidt 86
4 Greg Luzinski 83
4 Lee May 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 59
2 Ron LeFlore 47
3 Bert Campaneris 46
4 Don Baylor 45
5 3 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.11
2 Bill Travers 2.36
3 Tom Seaver 2.51
4 Vida Blue 2.58
5 J. R. Richard 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 19
2 Jim Palmer 17
3 Steve Carlton 16
3 Jerry Koosman 16
5 8 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 240
2 Tom Seaver 187
3 Frank Tanana 186
4 Bert Blyleven 176
5 J. R. Richard 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 20
2 Rollie Fingers 19
3 Rawly Eastwick 18
4 Ken Forsch 17
5 Bill Campbell 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .444
2 Bill Buckner .440
3 Ted Simmons .429
4 Felix Millan .425
5 Garry Maddox .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 7
2 Joe Morgan 5
2 Boog Powell 5
4 George Foster 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 19
2 Reggie Jackson 14
3 Graig Nettles 13
4 Rod Carew 12
4 George Foster 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Frank Taveras 7
3 Joe Morgan 6
4 Jose Cardenal 5
4 6 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Littell 0.00
1 Joe Coleman 0.00
3 Dick Tidrow 0.48
4 Jerry Koosman 0.50
5 Adrian Devine 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 4
2 Jerry Augustine 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Pete Falcone 3
2 Andy Hassler 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Dennis Eckersley 31
3 Rick Reuschel 22
3 J. R. Richard 22
5 Fred Norman 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
3 Bill Castro 3
3 Adrian Devine 3
3 Mark Littell 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .422
2 Bill Madlock .413
3 Joe Morgan .398
4 Hal McRae .395
5 Bill Buckner .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 8
1 George Foster 8
1 Joe Morgan 8
4 Graig Nettles 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 28
2 Lee May 24
3 Reggie Jackson 21
3 Greg Luzinski 21
3 4 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Bert Campaneris 14
2 Joe Morgan 14
4 Ron LeFlore 12
5 Frank Taveras 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Littell 0.35
2 Randy Moffitt 1.07
3 Reggie Cleveland 1.22
4 Butch Metzger 1.26
5 Dennis Eckersley 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Pete Falcone 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 66
2 Nolan Ryan 56
3 J. R. Richard 47
3 Frank Tanana 47
5 Vida Blue 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 8
2 Rawly Eastwick 7
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Mark Littell 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .351
2 George Brett .341
3 Bill Madlock .334
4 Joe Morgan .333
5 Ken Griffey .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 42
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Sal Bando 30
3 George Foster 30
3 Reggie Jackson 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 120
2 Joe Morgan 106
3 Thurman Munson 105
3 Mike Schmidt 105
5 2 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 62
2 Joe Morgan 59
3 Davey Lopes 58
4 Don Baylor 57
5 Lou Brock 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.11
2 Jim Palmer 2.50
3 Vida Blue 2.56
4 Tom Seaver 2.61
5 Doug Rau 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 22
2 Jim Palmer 21
3 Steve Carlton 20
3 Jerry Koosman 20
3 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 258
2 Tom Seaver 246
3 Nolan Ryan 240
4 Bert Blyleven 235
5 John Montefusco 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Rawly Eastwick 24
3 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Dave LaRoche 19
5 2 tied 17