On This Day

Monday, August 30, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 78 49 .614 --
Orioles 67 61 .523 11.5
Indians 65 63 .508 13.5
Red Sox 62 67 .481 17.0
Tigers 61 68 .473 18.0
Brewers 57 68 .456 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 52 .600 --
Athletics 70 60 .538 8.0
Twins 63 68 .481 15.5
Rangers 59 71 .454 19.0
White Sox 57 73 .438 21.0
Angels 57 74 .435 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 83 46 .643 --
Pirates 71 57 .555 11.5
Mets 65 64 .504 18.0
Cubs 60 71 .458 24.0
Cardinals 56 69 .448 25.0
Expos 43 80 .350 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 83 49 .629 --
Dodgers 73 56 .566 8.5
Astros 66 68 .493 18.0
Padres 63 69 .477 20.0
Braves 58 73 .443 24.5
Giants 56 75 .427 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Rice 4
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Al Cowens 3
2 Fred Lynn 3
2 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 2
2 Ron LeFlore 1
2 Darrell Porter 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jim Rice 5
2 Cecil Cooper 3
3 Lou Brock 2
3 Rod Carew 2
3 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 2
2 Steve Braun 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Gullett 1.25
2 Ray Bare 0.80
3 Andy Hassler 0.71
4 John Denny 0.67
5 Luis Tiant 0.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Paul Hartzell 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Denny 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
3 Don Gullett 5
3 Andy Hassler 5
5 3 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .351
2 Jay Johnstone .342
3 Joe Morgan .335
4 Bill Madlock .334
5 Ken Griffey .331

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 86
5 Lee May 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 62
2 Ron LeFlore 50
3 Joe Morgan 48
4 Lou Brock 47
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.08
2 Bill Travers 2.36
3 Tom Seaver 2.50
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 Ed Figueroa 16
3 3 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 241
2 Frank Tanana 199
3 Tom Seaver 194
4 Bert Blyleven 177
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 Mike Ivie .500
2 Lou Brock .447
2 Felix Millan .447
4 Jay Johnstone .411
5 2 tied .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 5
1 Richie Zisk 5
3 Graig Nettles 4
3 Jim Spencer 4
5 15 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 15
2 Jim Spencer 14
2 Richie Zisk 14
4 Lyman Bostock 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Joe Morgan 10
3 Dave Collins 8
4 Cesar Cedeno 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Littell 0.00
1 Adrian Devine 0.00
3 Bill Campbell 0.39
4 Dick Tidrow 0.45
5 Bo McLaughlin 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 4
2 John Denny 3
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Rudy May 3
5 34 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Steve Carlton 23
2 Ken Kravec 23
4 Dennis Eckersley 22
4 2 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Littell 4
2 Bill Campbell 3
3 Bill Castro 2
3 Adrian Devine 2
3 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Felix Millan .405
2 Bill Madlock .404
3 Joe Morgan .396
4 Jay Johnstone .394
5 Joe Torre .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 8
1 Joe Morgan 8
3 Rick Monday 7
3 Graig Nettles 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 23
1 Lee May 23
3 Joe Rudi 22
3 Jim Spencer 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Joe Morgan 14
4 Bert Campaneris 13
5 Cesar Cedeno 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Reggie Cleveland 1.22
2 Pete Falcone 1.29
3 Grant Jackson 1.30
4 Ron Reed 1.59
5 Luis Tiant 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 Pete Falcone 5
3 Don Sutton 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 55
2 Frank Tanana 53
3 Nolan Ryan 47
4 J. R. Richard 44
5 2 tied 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .349
2 George Brett .337
3 Joe Morgan .333
4 Bill Madlock .329
5 Ken Griffey .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 40
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Sal Bando 30
3 George Foster 30
5 Reggie Jackson 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 120
2 Joe Morgan 109
3 Thurman Munson 107
4 Mike Schmidt 106
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 64
2 Joe Morgan 61
3 Davey Lopes 58
4 Don Baylor 54
4 Lou Brock 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.08
2 Jim Palmer 2.44
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 21
3 Steve Carlton 20
3 Ed Figueroa 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 262
2 Tom Seaver 243
3 Nolan Ryan 241
4 Bert Blyleven 223
5 Steve Carlton 195

Saves

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