On This Day

Monday, September 6, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 82 52 .612 --
Orioles 71 64 .526 11.5
Indians 70 66 .515 13.0
Red Sox 65 71 .478 18.0
Tigers 63 72 .467 19.5
Brewers 61 73 .455 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 79 57 .581 --
Athletics 73 63 .537 6.0
Twins 69 70 .496 11.5
Rangers 63 73 .463 16.0
Angels 61 76 .445 18.5
White Sox 58 78 .426 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 84 52 .618 --
Pirates 79 58 .577 5.5
Mets 70 66 .515 14.0
Cubs 63 74 .460 21.5
Cardinals 59 73 .447 23.0
Expos 45 87 .341 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 88 50 .638 --
Dodgers 79 57 .581 8.0
Astros 69 71 .493 20.0
Padres 64 76 .457 25.0
Giants 61 78 .439 27.5
Braves 59 78 .431 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garry Maddox 5
2 Von Joshua 4
2 Dave Parker 4
4 Luis Alvarado 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Dan Ford 1
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 Tom Grieve 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 4
2 Dave Kingman 3
2 Rick Monday 3
2 Graig Nettles 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Garner 2
1 Bill North 2
3 Gary Alexander 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Falcone 1.60
2 Vida Blue 1.25
2 Frank Tanana 1.25
4 Steve Rogers 1.17
5 Jim Bibby 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 15
2 Jerry Koosman 9
3 Pete Falcone 8
4 Jim Bibby 7
4 4 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .348
2 Joe Morgan .341
3 Bill Madlock .338
4 Jay Johnstone .336
5 Ken Griffey .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 34
2 Mike Schmidt 33
3 George Foster 29
4 Rick Monday 28
5 Joe Morgan 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 114
2 Joe Morgan 104
3 Lee May 93
4 Thurman Munson 89
4 Bob Watson 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 65
2 Ron LeFlore 54
3 Joe Morgan 52
3 Frank Taveras 52
5 Bert Campaneris 51

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 20
2 Jim Palmer 19
3 Jerry Koosman 18
3 Don Sutton 18
5 Luis Tiant 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 260
2 Frank Tanana 222
3 Tom Seaver 202
4 Bert Blyleven 182
5 J. R. Richard 175

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 .426
2 Rod Carew .419
3 Carlton Fisk .414
4 Joe Rudi .396
5 Steve Braun .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 6
2 Graig Nettles 5
3 Ken Henderson 4
3 Joe Morgan 4
3 Richie Zisk 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 15
2 Lee May 14
2 Jim Rice 14
2 Bob Watson 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 10
2 Dave Collins 9
2 Davey Lopes 9
4 Cesar Cedeno 8
4 Frank Taveras 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bo McLaughlin 0.00
1 Dick Tidrow 0.00
3 Dock Ellis 0.51
4 Vida Blue 0.51
5 Jerry Reuss 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Larry Demery 3
1 Paul Hartzell 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 36
2 Nolan Ryan 27
3 Steve Rogers 25
4 Steve Carlton 23
4 Tom Seaver 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 4
2 Kent Tekulve 3
2 Dick Tidrow 3
4 Pedro Borbon 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .438
2 Joe Morgan .414
3 Rod Carew .378
4 Ted Simmons .378
5 Joe Rudi .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 10
2 Rick Monday 9
3 Joe Morgan 8
4 Ron Cey 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 31
2 Bob Watson 27
3 Joe Morgan 25
4 Rusty Staub 24
5 Jim Spencer 23

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Thomas 1.01
2 Ron Reed 1.07
2 Dick Tidrow 1.07
4 Doug Rau 1.14
5 Vida Blue 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 7
2 Don Sutton 6
3 Doyle Alexander 5
3 Vida Blue 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Frank Tanana 55
3 Dennis Eckersley 50
4 Jerry Koosman 44
5 Steve Carlton 39

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 .348
2 Joe Morgan .341
3 George Brett .333
4 Rod Carew .330
5 Jay Johnstone .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 40
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 George Foster 30
4 Sal Bando 29
4 Joe Morgan 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 122
2 Joe Morgan 113
3 Lee May 105
4 Thurman Munson 102
4 Mike Schmidt 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 67
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Davey Lopes 60
4 Ron LeFlore 55
5 3 tied 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.35
2 Vida Blue 2.39
3 Jim Palmer 2.47
4 Doug Rau 2.54
5 Bill Travers 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 22
1 Jim Palmer 22
3 Jerry Koosman 21
4 Steve Carlton 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 263
2 Nolan Ryan 260
3 Tom Seaver 234
4 Bert Blyleven 219
5 J. R. Richard 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 24
1 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Dave LaRoche 19
5 3 tied 17