On This Day

Wednesday, September 15, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 89 55 .618 --
Orioles 80 65 .552 9.5
Indians 73 72 .503 16.5
Red Sox 69 76 .476 20.5
Tigers 67 78 .462 22.5
Brewers 63 81 .438 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 83 63 .568 --
Athletics 79 66 .545 3.5
Twins 74 74 .500 10.0
Angels 68 79 .463 15.5
Rangers 65 80 .448 17.5
White Sox 63 84 .429 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 88 56 .611 --
Pirates 83 61 .576 5.0
Mets 76 69 .524 12.5
Cubs 67 79 .459 22.0
Cardinals 65 78 .455 22.5
Expos 48 94 .338 39.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 94 53 .639 --
Dodgers 82 63 .566 11.0
Astros 73 75 .493 21.5
Giants 68 81 .456 27.0
Padres 67 81 .453 27.5
Braves 63 84 .429 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mike Hargrove 4
1 Dave Parker 4
1 Pete Rose 4
1 Garry Templeton 4
1 Bob Watson 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Mike Anderson 1
1 Joe Ferguson 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Ferguson 5
2 Bill Robinson 3
2 Bob Watson 3
4 Dick Allen 2
4 4 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Almon 2
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Riccelli 1.25
2 Wayne Garland 1.00
2 Mike Torrez 1.00
4 Nolan Ryan 0.90
5 Steve Rogers 0.89

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 9
2 Gary Beare 8
2 Reggie Cleveland 8
2 Bart Johnson 8
2 Steve Rogers 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Tom Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .345
2 Hal McRae .337
3 George Brett .336
4 Ken Griffey .334
5 Garry Maddox .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 115
2 Joe Morgan 107
3 Lee May 100
4 Thurman Munson 97
5 2 tied 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 69
2 Ron LeFlore 58
3 Joe Morgan 56
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 Mike Torrez 2.52

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 287
2 Frank Tanana 229
3 Tom Seaver 221
4 Bert Blyleven 194
5 J. R. Richard 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 23
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 Bob Watson .426
2 Bill Madlock .421
3 Cesar Geronimo .419
4 Mario Guerrero .417
5 Rod Carew .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 5
1 Gene Tenace 5
3 Dan Ford 4
3 George Hendrick 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 16
2 Richie Hebner 15
3 Lee May 14
3 Bob Watson 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 11
2 Bert Campaneris 7
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
2 Ron LeFlore 7
2 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pablo Torrealba 0.00
1 Dick Drago 0.00
3 Mike Torrez 0.25
4 John Denny 0.35
5 Larry Christenson 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Torrez 4
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Jim Bibby 3
2 Wayne Garland 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Frank Tanana 30
3 Tom Seaver 27
4 Steve Rogers 26
5 Dennis Eckersley 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lou Brock .390
2 Bill Madlock .388
3 Felix Millan .377
4 Garry Maddox .376
5 Mickey Rivers .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 9
2 Graig Nettles 8
2 Gene Tenace 8
4 Bobby Murcer 7
5 7 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 30
2 Joe Morgan 24
2 Jim Spencer 24
4 Lyman Bostock 22
4 6 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 18
2 Davey Lopes 17
3 Lou Brock 16
4 Cesar Cedeno 14
4 Ron LeFlore 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Torrez 0.61
2 Dick Tidrow 0.95
3 John Denny 0.96
4 Don Sutton 1.01
5 Burt Hooton 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 6
2 Doyle Alexander 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 Nolan Ryan 5
2 Don Sutton 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 71
2 Frank Tanana 52
3 Tom Seaver 47
4 Dennis Eckersley 45
5 Steve Rogers 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 7
1 Dave LaRoche 7
3 Charlie Hough 6
3 Kent Tekulve 6
5 6 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .337
2 Hal McRae .337
3 Rod Carew .333
3 Joe Morgan .333
5 George Brett .332

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 117
2 Joe Morgan 115
3 Thurman Munson 106
4 Lee May 105
5 Mike Schmidt 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 70
2 Joe Morgan 63
3 Ron LeFlore 59
3 Davey Lopes 59
5 Lou Brock 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.24
2 Mike Torrez 2.41
3 Jim Palmer 2.42
4 Tom Seaver 2.44
5 Vida Blue 2.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 287
2 Frank Tanana 256
3 Tom Seaver 243
4 Bert Blyleven 213
5 J. R. Richard 192

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Dave LaRoche 21
4 Sparky Lyle 20
5 Ken Forsch 19