On This Day

Tuesday, September 14, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 88 55 .615 --
Orioles 79 65 .549 9.5
Indians 73 71 .507 15.5
Red Sox 68 76 .472 20.5
Tigers 67 77 .465 21.5
Brewers 63 80 .441 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 83 62 .572 --
Athletics 78 66 .542 4.5
Twins 74 73 .503 10.0
Angels 67 79 .459 16.5
Rangers 64 80 .444 18.5
White Sox 63 83 .432 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 88 55 .615 --
Pirates 82 61 .573 6.0
Mets 76 67 .531 12.0
Cubs 66 79 .455 23.0
Cardinals 63 78 .447 24.0
Expos 48 93 .340 39.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 93 53 .637 --
Dodgers 82 62 .569 10.0
Astros 72 75 .490 21.5
Padres 67 80 .456 26.5
Giants 67 81 .453 27.0
Braves 63 83 .432 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Ford 5
2 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 Steve Garvey 4
2 Vic Harris 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 2
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Murcer 4
2 Doug DeCinces 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 Ed Goodson 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
2 Sal Bando 2
2 Davey Lopes 2
2 Omar Moreno 2
5 22 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Hassler 0.71
2 Woodie Fryman 0.67
2 Bo McLaughlin 0.67
4 Dick Ruthven 0.64
5 Jim Slaton 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Autry 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dick Ruthven 7
2 Dave Goltz 5
2 Andy Hassler 5
2 Dennis Martinez 5
2 Jim Slaton 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .342
2 Hal McRae .340
3 George Brett .338
4 Garry Maddox .334
5 Ken Griffey .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 100
4 Thurman Munson 96
5 Mike Schmidt 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 69
2 Ron LeFlore 58
3 Joe Morgan 55
4 Bert Campaneris 53
4 2 others tied 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.24
2 Tom Seaver 2.40
3 Vida Blue 2.45
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 Ken Forsch 19
4 Dave LaRoche 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mario Guerrero .444
2 Bill Madlock .436
3 Lyman Bostock .431
4 Cesar Geronimo .413
5 Keith Hernandez .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 6
2 Gene Tenace 5
3 Dan Ford 4
3 Tom Grieve 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 16
2 Richie Hebner 15
2 Lee May 15
4 Bob Watson 13
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 12
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Al Bumbry 7
3 Bert Campaneris 7
3 4 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Torrez 0.00
1 Pablo Torrealba 0.00
1 Dick Drago 0.00
4 John Denny 0.53
5 Larry Christenson 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 Bruce Kison 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 37
2 Frank Tanana 30
3 Tom Seaver 27
4 Dave Goltz 24
5 Dennis Eckersley 23

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 Felix Millan .397
2 Lou Brock .384
3 Garry Maddox .376
4 Bill Madlock .368
5 Mickey Rivers .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 10
2 Graig Nettles 8
2 Gene Tenace 8
4 Steve Garvey 6
4 6 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 32
2 Joe Morgan 24
2 Jim Spencer 24
4 Rod Carew 23
4 Dan Ford 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
1 Davey Lopes 17
1 Joe Morgan 17
4 Frank Taveras 15
5 2 tied 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Tidrow 0.95
2 Burt Hooton 1.03
3 Jerry Reuss 1.11
4 Doug Rau 1.16
5 Don Sutton 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
3 Jerry Koosman 5
3 Jim Palmer 5
5 19 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Frank Tanana 52
3 Tom Seaver 47
4 Dennis Eckersley 45
5 Jerry Koosman 42

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 Bill Madlock .335
3 George Brett .335
4 Joe Morgan .334
5 Lyman Bostock .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
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 Lee May 105
3 Thurman Munson 105
5 Mike Schmidt 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 70
2 Joe Morgan 62
3 Ron LeFlore 59
3 Davey Lopes 59
5 Lou Brock 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.24
2 Jim Palmer 2.42
3 Tom Seaver 2.44
4 Mike Torrez 2.46
5 Vida Blue 2.50

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 Nolan Ryan 278
2 Frank Tanana 256
3 Tom Seaver 243
4 Bert Blyleven 218
5 J. R. Richard 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 25
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Dave LaRoche 21
4 Sparky Lyle 20
5 Ken Forsch 19