On This Day

Wednesday, September 1, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 50 .612 --
Orioles 69 61 .531 10.5
Indians 67 63 .515 12.5
Red Sox 63 68 .481 17.0
Tigers 61 70 .466 19.0
Brewers 58 70 .453 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 54 .591 --
Athletics 71 61 .538 7.0
Twins 65 69 .485 14.0
Rangers 60 72 .455 18.0
Angels 59 74 .444 19.5
White Sox 57 75 .432 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 83 48 .634 --
Pirates 73 57 .562 9.5
Mets 67 64 .511 16.0
Cubs 61 72 .459 23.0
Cardinals 57 70 .449 24.0
Expos 43 81 .347 36.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 84 50 .627 --
Dodgers 74 56 .569 8.0
Astros 68 68 .500 17.0
Padres 63 71 .470 21.0
Braves 59 74 .444 24.5
Giants 56 77 .421 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Morales 4
2 Dave Collins 3
2 Ken Henderson 3
2 Larry Hisle 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ray Fosse 1
1 Ken Henderson 1
1 Cliff Johnson 1
1 Lee May 1
1 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 4
1 Jerry Morales 4
3 Ken Henderson 3
4 Dave Collins 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 3
2 Jose Cardenal 2
2 Dave Nelson 2
4 Al Bumbry 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 1.50
2 Frank Tanana 1.33
3 Jim Kaat 1.00
4 Fred Norman 0.90
5 Vida Blue 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Norman 9
2 Frank Tanana 8
3 John Montefusco 7
4 Vida Blue 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Reuschel 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .352
2 Jay Johnstone .339
3 Bill Madlock .338
4 Joe Morgan .335
5 Ken Griffey .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
3 George Foster 28
4 Joe Morgan 26
5 Rick Monday 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 111
2 Joe Morgan 97
3 Lee May 90
4 Mike Schmidt 87
5 Chris Chambliss 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 62
2 Ron LeFlore 51
3 Joe Morgan 50
4 Bert Campaneris 49
5 Lou Brock 47

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.08
2 Bill Travers 2.34
3 Vida Blue 2.42
4 Fred Norman 2.42
5 Tom Seaver 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 20
2 Jim Palmer 19
3 Jerry Koosman 17
4 Steve Carlton 16
4 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 252
2 Frank Tanana 207
3 Tom Seaver 194
4 Bert Blyleven 177
5 J. R. Richard 172

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Ivie .421
2 Joe Morgan .415
3 Pete Rose .410
4 Felix Millan .405
5 Fred Lynn .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 5
2 Ken Henderson 4
2 Graig Nettles 4
2 Jim Spencer 4
2 Richie Zisk 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 15
2 Lyman Bostock 14
2 Jim Rice 14
4 Ben Oglivie 13
4 Tony Solaita 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 12
2 Dave Collins 11
3 Jose Cardenal 8
4 Ron LeFlore 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bo McLaughlin 0.40
2 Dick Tidrow 0.45
3 Jon Matlack 0.50
4 Adrian Devine 0.69
5 Randy Moffitt 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 Doug Rau 3
1 Luis Tiant 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Bill Campbell 24
2 Frank Tanana 24
4 Steve Carlton 23
5 Dennis Eckersley 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Littell 4
2 Bill Campbell 3
2 Rawly Eastwick 3
2 Dave LaRoche 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .417
2 Jerry Morales .400
3 Joe Morgan .392
4 Felix Millan .385
5 Jay Johnstone .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 8
1 Rick Monday 8
1 Joe Morgan 8
1 Graig Nettles 8
5 Richie Zisk 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 28
2 Chris Chambliss 22
3 Joe Morgan 21
3 Joe Rudi 21
3 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Joe Morgan 16
3 Ron LeFlore 14
4 Bert Campaneris 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Grant Jackson 1.32
2 Doug Rau 1.36
3 Vida Blue 1.45
4 Andy Hassler 1.55
5 Reggie Cleveland 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 6
2 Doyle Alexander 5
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Ray Burris 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 Dennis Eckersley 55
3 Frank Tanana 53
4 J. R. Richard 45
5 Jerry Koosman 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .352
2 George Brett .338
3 Joe Morgan .333
4 Bill Madlock .329
5 Pete Rose .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 40
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Sal Bando 30
3 George Foster 30
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 120
2 Joe Morgan 110
3 Thurman Munson 107
4 Mike Schmidt 106
5 Lee May 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 64
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Davey Lopes 58
4 Don Baylor 54
5 Ron LeFlore 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.08
2 Jim Palmer 2.44
3 Vida Blue 2.46
4 Randy Jones 2.53
5 Doug Rau 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 22
1 Jim Palmer 22
3 Steve Carlton 20
3 Ed Figueroa 20
3 Jerry Koosman 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 270
2 Nolan Ryan 252
3 Tom Seaver 233
4 Bert Blyleven 222
5 J. R. Richard 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 25
2 Rawly Eastwick 24
3 Dave LaRoche 20
3 Sparky Lyle 20
5 2 tied 17