On This Day

Thursday, September 2, 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 71 .450 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 54 .591 --
Athletics 71 61 .538 7.0
Twins 66 69 .489 13.5
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 74 57 .565 9.0
Mets 67 65 .508 16.5
Cubs 61 72 .459 23.0
Cardinals 57 70 .449 24.0
Expos 43 83 .341 37.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 84 50 .627 --
Dodgers 76 56 .576 7.0
Astros 68 68 .500 17.0
Padres 63 72 .467 21.5
Braves 59 74 .444 24.5
Giants 57 77 .425 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Buckner 5
2 Mike Jorgensen 4
2 Butch Wynegar 4
4 Lyman Bostock 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 1
1 Del Unser 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 5
2 Lyman Bostock 2
2 Bill Buckner 2
2 Ron Cey 2
2 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 2
2 Richie Hebner 1
2 Mike Ivie 1
2 Davey Lopes 1
2 Manny Sanguillen 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Rogers 1.29
2 Don Sutton 0.78
3 Larry Demery 0.56
4 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.45
5 Steve Dunning 0.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Larry Demery 1
1 Tom Johnson 1
1 Elias Sosa 1
1 Don Sutton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 9
2 Don Sutton 7
3 Tom Johnson 6
4 Mike Caldwell 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 2
2 Randy Moffitt 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 Frank Taveras 48

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
3 Don Sutton 17
5 4 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 Joe Morgan .423
2 Garry Templeton .413
3 Bill Buckner .412
4 Felix Millan .405
5 Mickey Rivers .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 5
2 Ken Henderson 4
2 Bobby Murcer 4
2 Graig Nettles 4
2 Richie Zisk 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lyman Bostock 16
2 Lee May 15
3 Jim Rice 14
4 Ben Oglivie 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 10
2 Dave Collins 9
3 Jose Cardenal 8
4 Ron LeFlore 7
4 Davey Lopes 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 0.33
2 Randy Jones 0.38
3 Bo McLaughlin 0.40
4 Dick Tidrow 0.56
5 Randy Moffitt 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Larry Demery 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 Doug Rau 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
3 Bill Campbell 21
3 Fred Norman 21
3 Steve Rogers 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 4
1 Mark Littell 4
3 Rawly Eastwick 3
3 Dave LaRoche 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .424
2 Joe Morgan .408
3 Jay Johnstone .388
4 Felix Millan .377
5 Mike Ivie .374

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 28
2 Chris Chambliss 22
3 Joe Rudi 21
3 Jim Spencer 21
3 Rusty Staub 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 Vida Blue 5
2 Ray Burris 5
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 3 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 .335
3 Joe Morgan .333
4 Bill Madlock .329
5 Pete Rose .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 39
1 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 Mike Schmidt 106
4 Lee May 105
5 Thurman Munson 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 64
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Davey Lopes 59
4 Don Baylor 52
4 2 others tied 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 256
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 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Dave LaRoche 19
5 2 tied 17