On This Day

Saturday, August 28, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 48 .616 --
Orioles 66 60 .524 11.5
Indians 64 63 .504 14.0
Tigers 61 66 .480 17.0
Red Sox 60 67 .472 18.0
Brewers 57 66 .463 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 50 .609 --
Athletics 69 59 .539 9.0
Twins 62 67 .481 16.5
Rangers 58 70 .453 20.0
White Sox 56 73 .434 22.5
Angels 55 74 .426 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 83 44 .654 --
Pirates 70 57 .551 13.0
Mets 65 63 .508 18.5
Cubs 59 71 .454 25.5
Cardinals 55 68 .447 26.0
Expos 42 80 .344 38.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 82 48 .631 --
Dodgers 72 56 .563 9.0
Astros 64 68 .485 19.0
Padres 63 68 .481 19.5
Braves 58 72 .446 24.0
Giants 56 74 .431 26.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Frank Taveras 4
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
4 Jack Brohamer 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bruce Boisclair 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 Ken Henderson 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 4
1 Sixto Lezcano 4
1 Mickey Rivers 4
4 Jay Johnstone 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 2.50
2 Steve Renko 2.25
3 Jon Matlack 0.80
4 Tom Griffin 0.67
5 Jim Rooker 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Renko 9
2 Tom Griffin 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Rich Gossage 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .356
2 Jay Johnstone .345
3 Joe Morgan .339
4 Bill Madlock .336
5 George Brett .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
3 George Foster 28
4 Joe Morgan 26
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 111
2 Joe Morgan 96
3 Mike Schmidt 87
4 Chris Chambliss 85
5 Lee May 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 61
2 Ron LeFlore 48
3 Joe Morgan 47
4 Lou Brock 46
4 2 others tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.11
2 Bill Travers 2.36
3 Tom Seaver 2.51
4 Vida Blue 2.52
5 Fred Norman 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 20
2 Jim Palmer 18
3 Steve Carlton 16
3 Jerry Koosman 16
3 Don Sutton 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 241
2 Frank Tanana 199
3 Tom Seaver 187
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 Felix Millan .463
2 Joe Morgan .457
3 Jay Johnstone .444
4 Mike Ivie .436
5 Hal McRae .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 5
1 Graig Nettles 5
3 Greg Luzinski 4
3 Lee May 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 20
2 Jim Spencer 15
3 Reggie Jackson 14
3 Jay Johnstone 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Joe Morgan 9
2 Frank Taveras 9
4 Omar Moreno 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Littell 0.00
1 Adrian Devine 0.00
3 Bill Campbell 0.38
4 Dick Tidrow 0.48
5 Tom Seaver 0.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Andy Hassler 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Vida Blue 23
2 Ken Kravec 23
4 Jerry Koosman 22
4 3 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Mark Littell 4
3 Bill Castro 3
4 Adrian Devine 2
4 9 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Morgan .419
2 Jay Johnstone .413
3 Bill Madlock .410
4 Felix Millan .402
5 Hal McRae .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 9
2 Ron Cey 8
2 George Foster 8
4 Rick Monday 7
4 Graig Nettles 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 28
2 Lee May 25
3 Joe Rudi 24
4 Joe Morgan 23
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Bert Campaneris 14
4 Ron LeFlore 12
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Moffitt 1.03
2 Reggie Cleveland 1.22
3 Pete Falcone 1.29
4 Grant Jackson 1.30
5 Charlie Hough 1.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 62
2 Nolan Ryan 57
3 Frank Tanana 53
4 J. R. Richard 44
5 Jerry Koosman 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 7
1 Rawly Eastwick 7
3 Mark Littell 6
4 Rollie Fingers 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .350
2 George Brett .339
3 Joe Morgan .338
4 Bill Madlock .333
5 Rod Carew .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 41
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 109
3 Thurman Munson 106
3 Mike Schmidt 106
5 3 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 64
2 Joe Morgan 62
3 Davey Lopes 58
4 Don Baylor 55
5 Lou Brock 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.11
2 Jim Palmer 2.43
3 Randy Jones 2.51
4 Vida Blue 2.56
5 Doug Rau 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Jim Palmer 22
3 Steve Carlton 20
3 Dennis Leonard 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 271
2 Nolan Ryan 241
3 Tom Seaver 236
4 Bert Blyleven 222
5 J. R. Richard 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 25
2 Rawly Eastwick 23
3 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Dave LaRoche 19
5 2 tied 17