On This Day

Sunday, September 5, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 81 52 .609 --
Orioles 71 63 .530 10.5
Indians 69 65 .515 12.5
Red Sox 65 70 .481 17.0
Tigers 62 72 .463 19.5
Brewers 60 72 .455 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 79 56 .585 --
Athletics 72 63 .533 7.0
Twins 68 70 .493 12.5
Rangers 62 73 .459 17.0
Angels 61 75 .449 18.5
White Sox 58 77 .430 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 84 50 .627 --
Pirates 77 58 .570 7.5
Mets 69 66 .511 15.5
Cubs 63 73 .463 22.0
Cardinals 58 72 .446 24.0
Expos 44 86 .338 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 87 50 .635 --
Dodgers 78 57 .578 8.0
Astros 69 70 .496 19.0
Padres 64 75 .460 24.0
Giants 60 78 .435 27.5
Braves 59 77 .434 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Gary Matthews 4
1 Dave Winfield 4
4 Rick Burleson 3
4 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larry Christenson 2
2 Gary Alexander 1
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Rick Burleson 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Cubbage 5
2 Roy Smalley 4
3 Rusty Staub 3
4 Buddy Bell 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Winfield 3
2 Dave Concepcion 2
3 Bert Campaneris 1
3 Rod Carew 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Woodie Fryman 1.00
1 Nolan Ryan 1.00
3 Stan Bahnsen 0.88
4 Rick Sawyer 0.75
5 Bert Blyleven 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Glynn 8
1 Nolan Ryan 8
3 Stan Bahnsen 7
4 Woodie Fryman 6
4 Rick Sawyer 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .346
2 Jay Johnstone .341
3 Joe Morgan .338
4 Bill Madlock .338
5 Ken Griffey .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 33
1 Mike Schmidt 33
3 George Foster 29
4 Rick Monday 27
5 Joe Morgan 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 114
2 Joe Morgan 100
3 Lee May 93
4 Thurman Munson 89
5 Mike Schmidt 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 63
2 Ron LeFlore 54
3 Joe Morgan 52
4 Frank Taveras 51
5 Bert Campaneris 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.35
2 Bill Travers 2.38
3 Tom Seaver 2.41
4 Vida Blue 2.42
5 Fred Norman 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 20
2 Jim Palmer 19
3 Jerry Koosman 17
3 Don Sutton 17
3 Luis Tiant 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 260
2 Frank Tanana 207
3 Tom Seaver 202
4 Bert Blyleven 182
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 2 tied 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Morgan .444
2 Rod Carew .419
3 Carlton Fisk .407
3 Mickey Rivers .407
5 Carl Yastrzemski .388

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 5
2 Ken Henderson 4
2 Joe Morgan 4
2 Graig Nettles 4
2 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lyman Bostock 14
1 Lee May 14
3 Jerry Morales 13
3 Joe Morgan 13
3 Jim Rice 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 12
2 Dave Collins 9
2 Davey Lopes 9
4 Cesar Cedeno 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bo McLaughlin 0.00
1 Dick Tidrow 0.00
1 Dave LaRoche 0.00
4 Vida Blue 0.33
5 Dock Ellis 0.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Larry Demery 3
1 Paul Hartzell 3
1 Rudy May 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 27
2 Frank Tanana 24
3 Steve Carlton 23
3 Tom Seaver 23
5 Catfish Hunter 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 4
1 Kent Tekulve 4
3 Dave LaRoche 3
3 Mark Littell 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .442
2 Joe Morgan .410
3 Jay Johnstone .388
4 Ted Simmons .386
5 Lou Brock .369

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 9
1 Graig Nettles 9
3 Ron Cey 8
3 Joe Morgan 8
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 31
2 Rusty Staub 24
2 Bob Watson 24
4 Joe Morgan 22
4 Jim Spencer 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 17
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Ron LeFlore 14
3 Frank Taveras 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 1.07
2 Doug Rau 1.14
3 Don Sutton 1.44
4 Vida Blue 1.45
5 John Denny 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 7
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Rudy May 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 Don Sutton 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Frank Tanana 53
3 Dennis Eckersley 50
4 Steve Carlton 39
5 3 tied 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .346
2 Joe Morgan .336
3 Jay Johnstone .334
4 George Brett .332
5 Bill Madlock .329

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 122
2 Joe Morgan 109
3 Lee May 106
4 Mike Schmidt 104
5 Thurman Munson 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 65
1 Bill North 65
3 Davey Lopes 60
4 Ron LeFlore 55
5 Frank Taveras 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.35
2 Vida Blue 2.43
3 Jim Palmer 2.47
4 Doug Rau 2.54
5 J. R. Richard 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 22
1 Jim Palmer 22
3 Steve Carlton 20
3 Ed Figueroa 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 260
2 Frank Tanana 256
3 Tom Seaver 234
4 Bert Blyleven 227
5 J. R. Richard 195

Saves

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