On This Day

Thursday, September 9, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 85 52 .620 --
Orioles 73 65 .529 12.5
Indians 71 68 .511 15.0
Red Sox 67 72 .482 19.0
Tigers 63 75 .457 22.5
Brewers 62 75 .453 23.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 80 59 .576 --
Athletics 75 64 .540 5.0
Twins 72 70 .507 9.5
Rangers 63 76 .453 17.0
Angels 63 77 .450 17.5
White Sox 59 80 .424 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 85 53 .616 --
Pirates 80 58 .580 5.0
Mets 72 66 .522 13.0
Cubs 63 77 .450 23.0
Cardinals 61 75 .449 23.0
Expos 47 89 .346 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 90 51 .638 --
Dodgers 79 60 .568 10.0
Astros 70 73 .490 21.0
Padres 66 77 .462 25.0
Giants 64 78 .451 26.5
Braves 60 80 .429 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 5
2 Amos Otis 4
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 Steve Dillard 3
3 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 4
2 Lynn McGlothen 3
2 Ken Singleton 3
4 Larry Biittner 2
4 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 2
1 Garry Maddox 2
3 Lou Brock 1
3 Bill Buckner 1
3 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Goltz 2.00
2 Rick Wise 1.50
3 John Montefusco 0.56
4 Tommy John 0.50
4 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Goltz 8
2 John Montefusco 5
3 Joaquin Andujar 4
3 Ken Brett 4
3 3 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Will McEnaney 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .343
2 Joe Morgan .340
3 Bill Madlock .339
4 George Brett .339
5 Jay Johnstone .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 114
2 Joe Morgan 107
3 Lee May 95
4 Thurman Munson 93
5 2 tied 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 68
2 Ron LeFlore 56
3 Frank Taveras 53
4 Joe Morgan 52
5 Bert Campaneris 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.34
2 Vida Blue 2.38
3 Bill Travers 2.46
4 Tom Seaver 2.50
5 Doug Rau 2.54

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 260
2 Frank Tanana 222
3 Tom Seaver 209
4 Bert Blyleven 182
5 J. R. Richard 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 20
1 Rollie Fingers 20
1 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Ken Forsch 18
5 2 tied 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lyman Bostock .429
2 John Milner .405
3 Rod Carew .404
4 Steve Braun .400
4 Bob Watson .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 7
2 Graig Nettles 4
2 Ken Singleton 4
2 Gene Tenace 4
5 11 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Morgan 15
2 Bob Watson 14
3 Richie Hebner 13
3 Jerry Morales 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 10
2 Dave Collins 9
2 Ron LeFlore 9
2 Bill North 9
2 Frank Taveras 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Torrez 0.31
2 Bo McLaughlin 0.35
3 John Denny 0.50
4 Jerry Reuss 0.55
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Demery 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 36
2 Tom Seaver 22
3 Dave Goltz 21
3 Jerry Koosman 21
5 2 tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 4
1 Dick Tidrow 4
3 Dave LaRoche 3
3 Kent Tekulve 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Morgan .410
2 Bill Madlock .403
3 Lou Brock .389
4 Keith Hernandez .371
5 Garry Maddox .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 11
2 Rick Monday 9
3 Joe Morgan 8
4 Johnny Bench 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 31
2 Joe Morgan 28
3 Bob Watson 27
4 Rod Carew 22
4 Fred Lynn 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
1 Frank Taveras 16
3 Ron LeFlore 15
3 Joe Morgan 15
5 Davey Lopes 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Tidrow 0.72
2 Doug Rau 0.89
3 Ron Reed 1.03
4 Vida Blue 1.33
5 Don Sutton 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Don Sutton 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
4 Doyle Alexander 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 55
2 Nolan Ryan 53
3 Dennis Eckersley 50
4 Jerry Koosman 44
5 2 tied 38

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .345
2 Hal McRae .343
3 Joe Morgan .343
4 Bill Madlock .332
5 Lyman Bostock .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 39
2 Mike Schmidt 38
3 George Foster 30
4 Rick Monday 29
4 Joe Morgan 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 117
2 Joe Morgan 115
3 Thurman Munson 105
4 Lee May 104
5 Mike Schmidt 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 69
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Davey Lopes 59
4 Ron LeFlore 57
5 Frank Taveras 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.34
2 Vida Blue 2.39
3 Jim Palmer 2.45
4 Doug Rau 2.49
5 Mike Torrez 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 23
2 Randy Jones 22
3 Jerry Koosman 21
4 Ed Figueroa 20
4 Luis Tiant 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 263
2 Nolan Ryan 260
3 Tom Seaver 241
4 Bert Blyleven 219
5 J. R. Richard 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 24
1 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Dave LaRoche 20
3 Sparky Lyle 20
5 3 tied 18