On This Day

Monday, September 13, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 87 55 .613 --
Orioles 78 65 .545 9.5
Indians 73 70 .510 14.5
Red Sox 68 75 .476 19.5
Tigers 67 76 .469 20.5
Brewers 62 80 .437 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 82 62 .569 --
Athletics 77 65 .542 4.0
Twins 73 72 .503 9.5
Angels 66 79 .455 16.5
Rangers 64 79 .448 17.5
White Sox 63 82 .434 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 87 55 .613 --
Pirates 82 60 .577 5.0
Mets 75 67 .528 12.0
Cubs 65 79 .451 23.0
Cardinals 63 77 .450 23.0
Expos 48 92 .343 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 93 52 .641 --
Dodgers 81 62 .566 11.0
Astros 71 74 .490 22.0
Padres 67 79 .459 26.5
Giants 66 81 .449 28.0
Braves 62 82 .431 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rico Carty 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Mario Guerrero 3
2 Roy Howell 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 2
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 Willie Horton 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Schmidt 4
2 Marty Perez 3
2 Jim Spencer 3
4 Bruce Bochte 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Buckner 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
3 Mark Belanger 1
3 Buddy Bell 1
3 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 2.00
2 Chris Knapp 1.83
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.00
4 Tommy Boggs 0.89
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Jim Crawford 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 12
2 Chris Knapp 11
3 Dennis Eckersley 9
4 Tommy Boggs 8
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .342
2 Hal McRae .340
3 George Brett .338
4 Garry Maddox .335
5 Rod Carew .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Dave Kingman 34
3 Rick Monday 30
4 George Foster 29
5 Joe Morgan 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 114
2 Joe Morgan 107
3 Lee May 98
4 Thurman Munson 95
4 Mike Schmidt 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 68
2 Ron LeFlore 58
3 Joe Morgan 54
4 Bert Campaneris 53
4 Frank Taveras 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.24
2 Tom Seaver 2.40
3 Vida Blue 2.47
4 Bill Travers 2.49
5 Jim Palmer 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 21
1 Jim Palmer 21
3 Jerry Koosman 19
3 Don Sutton 19
5 2 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 278
2 Frank Tanana 229
3 Tom Seaver 221
4 Bert Blyleven 187
5 J. R. Richard 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 22
2 Rollie Fingers 20
2 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Dave LaRoche 19
5 Ken Forsch 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lyman Bostock .447
2 Mario Guerrero .444
3 Bill Madlock .441
4 Keith Hernandez .434
5 Richie Hebner .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 6
2 George Hendrick 4
2 Keith Hernandez 4
2 Graig Nettles 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 16
2 Richie Hebner 15
3 Lee May 14
4 Larry Hisle 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 10
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Bert Campaneris 7
3 Dave Collins 7
3 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Torrez 0.00
1 Dave Goltz 0.00
1 Pablo Torrealba 0.00
1 Dick Drago 0.00
5 Rick Wise 0.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Bruce Kison 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Frank Tanana 30
3 Tom Seaver 27
4 Dennis Eckersley 23
5 Ed Halicki 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 5
1 Dave LaRoche 5
1 Kent Tekulve 5
4 Rawly Eastwick 4
4 Dick Tidrow 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .393
2 Felix Millan .389
3 Bill Madlock .379
4 Rod Carew .371
5 Lou Brock .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 10
2 Graig Nettles 9
3 Gene Tenace 7
4 George Hendrick 6
4 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 34
2 Fred Lynn 25
2 Jim Spencer 25
2 Bob Watson 25
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Joe Morgan 16
2 Frank Taveras 16
4 Ron LeFlore 15
4 Davey Lopes 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bo McLaughlin 0.52
2 Dick Tidrow 0.68
3 Burt Hooton 1.03
4 Jerry Reuss 1.11
5 Doug Rau 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Don Sutton 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
4 Jerry Koosman 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Frank Tanana 52
3 Tom Seaver 47
4 Dennis Eckersley 45
5 Steve Carlton 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 7
1 Kent Tekulve 7
3 Rawly Eastwick 6
3 Charlie Hough 6
5 Bill Campbell 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .340
2 Joe Morgan .339
3 George Brett .339
4 Bill Madlock .335
5 Rod Carew .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 39
2 Dave Kingman 36
3 George Foster 30
3 Reggie Jackson 30
3 Rick Monday 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 116
2 Joe Morgan 115
3 Thurman Munson 105
4 Lee May 104
4 Mike Schmidt 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 69
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Ron LeFlore 59
4 Davey Lopes 58
5 Lou Brock 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.24
2 Jim Palmer 2.42
3 Mike Torrez 2.46
4 Doug Rau 2.50
5 Vida Blue 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 23
2 Randy Jones 22
3 Jerry Koosman 21
4 Steve Carlton 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 278
2 Frank Tanana 261
3 Tom Seaver 246
4 Bert Blyleven 218
5 J. R. Richard 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 25
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Dave LaRoche 21
4 Sparky Lyle 20
5 3 tied 18