On This Day

Friday, September 17, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 90 55 .621 --
Orioles 80 65 .552 10.0
Indians 73 72 .503 17.0
Red Sox 71 76 .483 20.0
Tigers 67 79 .459 23.5
Brewers 63 83 .432 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 85 63 .574 --
Athletics 79 68 .537 5.5
Twins 76 74 .507 10.0
Angels 68 81 .456 17.5
Rangers 67 80 .456 17.5
White Sox 63 86 .423 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 88 58 .603 --
Pirates 85 61 .582 3.0
Mets 77 70 .524 11.5
Cubs 68 80 .459 21.0
Cardinals 65 80 .448 22.5
Expos 50 94 .347 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 95 54 .638 --
Dodgers 83 65 .561 11.5
Astros 73 76 .490 22.0
Giants 69 81 .460 26.5
Padres 67 81 .453 27.5
Braves 65 85 .433 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Montanez 5
2 Steve Garvey 4
2 Jerry Royster 4
4 Bill Buckner 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hector Cruz 1
1 Wayne Garrett 1
1 Larry Hisle 1
1 Willie Horton 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Sizemore 5
2 George Brett 3
2 Larry Hisle 3
2 Dave May 3
2 George Scott 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jerry Royster 2
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Figueroa 0.83
2 Luis Tiant 0.75
3 Jon Matlack 0.70
4 Don Sutton 0.67
5 Pete Redfern 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Gerry Hannahs 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jon Matlack 7
2 Dennis Leonard 6
2 Don Sutton 6
2 Luis Tiant 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .341
2 Hal McRae .335
3 George Brett .334
4 Ken Griffey .333
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 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 116
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 57
4 Davey Lopes 54
4 Frank Taveras 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.40
2 Vida Blue 2.45
3 Mark Fidrych 2.46
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 Ed Figueroa 19
4 2 others tied 19

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 Bob Watson .438
2 Steve Garvey .431
3 Cesar Geronimo .426
4 Roy White .417
5 Dan Ford .415

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 21
2 Bob Watson 15
3 Larry Hisle 13
3 Thurman Munson 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 11
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
2 Ron LeFlore 7
2 Joe Morgan 7
2 Bill North 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pablo Torrealba 0.00
1 Dick Drago 0.00
3 Mike Torrez 0.25
4 Don Sutton 0.31
5 John Denny 0.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 4
1 Mike Torrez 4
3 Ed Figueroa 3
3 Wayne Garland 3
3 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Jerry Koosman 27
2 Tom Seaver 27
4 Frank Tanana 26
5 Dennis Eckersley 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Tidrow 5
2 Rawly Eastwick 4
2 Dave LaRoche 4
2 Kent Tekulve 4
5 Randy Moffitt 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .388
2 Keith Hernandez .382
3 Fred Lynn .369
4 Bill Madlock .368
5 Dave Parker .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 8
1 Graig Nettles 8
3 Bobby Murcer 7
3 Ben Oglivie 7
3 Gene Tenace 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 28
2 Lee May 25
3 Larry Hisle 24
4 Lyman Bostock 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 19
2 Davey Lopes 18
3 Dave Collins 14
3 Ron LeFlore 14
3 Frank Taveras 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Torrez 0.61
2 John Denny 0.66
3 Don Sutton 0.81
4 Dick Tidrow 0.92
5 Tom Seaver 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 6
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 Nolan Ryan 5
2 Don Sutton 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 71
2 Frank Tanana 50
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 3 tied 5