On This Day

Saturday, September 18, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 91 55 .623 --
Orioles 81 66 .551 10.5
Indians 74 73 .503 17.5
Red Sox 72 76 .486 20.0
Tigers 67 80 .456 24.5
Brewers 63 84 .429 28.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 86 63 .577 --
Athletics 80 68 .541 5.5
Twins 76 75 .503 11.0
Angels 69 81 .460 17.5
Rangers 67 81 .453 18.5
White Sox 63 87 .420 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 89 58 .605 --
Pirates 85 62 .578 4.0
Mets 78 70 .527 11.5
Cubs 68 81 .456 22.0
Cardinals 67 80 .456 22.0
Expos 50 96 .342 38.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 95 55 .633 --
Dodgers 83 66 .557 11.5
Astros 73 77 .487 22.0
Giants 70 81 .464 25.5
Padres 68 81 .456 26.5
Braves 66 85 .437 29.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jay Johnstone 4
1 Jerry Mumphrey 4
3 Luis Alvarado 3
3 Mark Belanger 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Fregosi 1
1 Alex Johnson 1
1 Dave Kingman 1
1 Ed Kranepool 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 4
2 Fred Kendall 3
3 Rico Carty 2
3 Dave Collins 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Glenn Burke 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.25
2 Larry Demery 1.00
2 Ed Halicki 1.00
4 Steve Carlton 0.92
5 Tom Seaver 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Jamie Easterly 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 11
2 J. R. Richard 10
3 Tommy Boggs 5
3 Jim Crawford 5
3 Rick Reuschel 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Walker 2
2 Jim Kern 1
2 Max Leon 1
2 Paul Lindblad 1
2 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .341
2 Hal McRae .335
3 George Brett .333
4 Garry Maddox .331
5 Rod Carew .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 35
1 Mike Schmidt 35
3 Rick Monday 30
4 George Foster 29
5 Graig Nettles 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 116
2 Joe Morgan 107
3 Lee May 101
4 Thurman Munson 98
5 Carl Yastrzemski 97

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 70
2 Ron LeFlore 58
3 Joe Morgan 57
4 Davey Lopes 54
4 Frank Taveras 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.39
2 Vida Blue 2.45
3 Mark Fidrych 2.46
4 Mike Torrez 2.52
5 Bill Travers 2.55

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 225
4 Bert Blyleven 194
5 J. R. Richard 189

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .418
2 Mickey Rivers .415
3 Steve Garvey .414
4 Jim Wohlford .410
5 Roy White .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Ford 6
2 Graig Nettles 5
3 George Hendrick 4
3 Ben Oglivie 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 21
2 Carl Yastrzemski 14
3 Bob Watson 13
4 Larry Hisle 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 11
2 Ron LeFlore 7
2 Bill North 7
2 Jerry Royster 7
5 6 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pablo Torrealba 0.00
1 Dick Drago 0.00
3 Don Sutton 0.31
4 Mike Torrez 0.33
5 John Denny 0.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Wayne Garland 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
1 Dave LaRoche 4
1 Dick Tidrow 4
4 Jim Kern 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .398
2 Willie Montanez .374
3 Fred Lynn .371
4 Keith Hernandez .370
4 Felix Millan .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 9
2 Rick Monday 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 26
3 Carl Yastrzemski 24
4 Lyman Bostock 23
4 Larry Hisle 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 18
2 Joe Morgan 17
3 Ron LeFlore 14
4 Al Bumbry 12
4 3 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Torrez 0.61
2 John Denny 0.66
3 Don Sutton 0.81
4 Dick Tidrow 1.07
5 Doug Rau 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 54
2 Frank Tanana 50
3 Steve Carlton 48
4 Tom Seaver 46
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