On This Day

Thursday, September 16, 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 70 76 .479 20.0
Tigers 67 78 .462 22.5
Brewers 63 82 .434 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 84 63 .571 --
Athletics 79 67 .541 4.5
Twins 75 74 .503 10.0
Angels 68 80 .459 16.5
Rangers 66 80 .452 17.5
White Sox 63 85 .426 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 88 57 .607 --
Pirates 84 61 .579 4.0
Mets 77 69 .527 11.5
Cubs 67 80 .456 22.0
Cardinals 65 79 .451 22.5
Expos 49 94 .343 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 95 53 .642 --
Dodgers 82 64 .562 12.0
Astros 73 76 .490 22.5
Giants 68 81 .456 27.5
Padres 67 81 .453 28.0
Braves 64 84 .432 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 Chet Lemon 3
1 Greg Luzinski 3
1 Garry Maddox 3
1 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Ford 2
2 Bruce Boisclair 1
2 Keith Hernandez 1
2 Butch Hobson 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bucky Dent 4
1 Dan Ford 4
1 Bill Robinson 4
4 Jose Morales 3
5 11 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Griffey 2
2 Steve Braun 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 1.86
2 Steve Renko 1.00
3 Stan Bahnsen 0.71
3 Jim Colborn 0.71
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 Rick Kreuger 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 13
2 Rick Kreuger 6
3 Stan Bahnsen 5
3 Jim Colborn 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 Dale Murray 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .342
2 Garry Maddox .336
3 Hal McRae .335
4 Ken Griffey .334
5 George Brett .334

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 Bob Watson 96

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 69
2 Ron LeFlore 58
3 Joe Morgan 56
4 Frank Taveras 54
5 2 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 20
4 Don Sutton 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 287
2 Frank Tanana 233
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 Cesar Geronimo .442
2 Bob Watson .438
3 Rod Carew .431
4 Roy White .418
5 Garry Maddox .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Ford 6
2 Rick Monday 5
3 George Hendrick 4
3 Keith Hernandez 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 19
2 Bob Watson 15
3 Richie Hebner 14
4 Thurman Munson 13
4 Bobby Murcer 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 11
2 Frank Taveras 8
3 Cesar Cedeno 7
3 Ron LeFlore 7
3 Bill North 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 Wayne Garland 3
2 Jerry Koosman 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Jerry Koosman 27
2 Tom Seaver 27
4 Steve Rogers 26
4 Frank Tanana 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Garry Maddox .385
2 Bill Madlock .379
3 Dave Parker .373
4 Mickey Rivers .373
5 Felix Millan .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 30
2 Dan Ford 26
3 Jim Spencer 24
4 Joe Morgan 23
4 Bob Watson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 18
2 Davey Lopes 17
3 Lou Brock 14
3 Ron LeFlore 14
3 Frank Taveras 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 Doyle Alexander 5
1 Jerry Koosman 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
1 Nolan Ryan 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 71
2 Frank Tanana 56
3 Tom Seaver 47
4 Dennis Eckersley 45
5 Jerry Koosman 44

Saves

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