On This Day

Sunday, September 19, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 55 .626 --
Orioles 81 68 .544 12.0
Indians 76 73 .510 17.0
Red Sox 73 76 .490 20.0
Tigers 67 81 .453 25.5
Brewers 63 85 .426 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 87 63 .580 --
Athletics 81 69 .540 6.0
Twins 77 75 .507 11.0
Angels 69 82 .457 18.5
Rangers 68 82 .453 19.0
White Sox 63 88 .417 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 89 59 .601 --
Pirates 85 63 .574 4.0
Mets 79 70 .530 10.5
Cubs 69 81 .460 21.0
Cardinals 68 81 .456 21.5
Expos 51 97 .345 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 96 55 .636 --
Dodgers 84 66 .560 11.5
Astros 75 77 .493 21.5
Giants 70 82 .461 26.5
Padres 68 83 .450 28.0
Braves 66 86 .434 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gene Clines 5
2 Bill Buckner 4
2 Jeff Burroughs 4
2 Rico Carty 4
2 4 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 2
2 Bill Almon 1
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 5
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Juan Beniquez 3
2 Bill Buckner 3
2 6 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
1 Rodney Scott 2
4 Sal Bando 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Eckersley 1.17
1 Woodie Fryman 1.17
3 Catfish Hunter 1.00
3 Jim Umbarger 1.00
5 Pat Dobson 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Dobson 7
1 Dennis Eckersley 7
1 Woodie Fryman 7
1 Skip Lockwood 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .342
2 George Brett .336
3 Hal McRae .335
4 Ken Griffey .332
5 Garry Maddox .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 37
2 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 108
3 Lee May 103
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 56
5 Frank Taveras 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.39
2 Vida Blue 2.45
3 Mark Fidrych 2.46
4 Bill Travers 2.55
5 John Denny 2.56

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 24
2 Sparky Lyle 21
3 Rollie Fingers 20
3 Dave LaRoche 20
5 Ken Forsch 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .450
2 Willie Montanez .426
3 Dan Ford .400
4 Mario Guerrero .382
5 Dave Parker .382

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Ford 6
2 Tom Grieve 4
2 Dave Kingman 4
2 Graig Nettles 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 22
2 Larry Hisle 13
2 Gene Tenace 13
2 Carl Yastrzemski 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 12
2 Al Bumbry 7
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
2 Bill North 7
2 Jerry Royster 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pablo Torrealba 0.00
1 Kent Tekulve 0.00
1 Dick Drago 0.00
4 Don Sutton 0.31
5 John Denny 0.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Woodie Fryman 3
1 Wayne Garland 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 35
2 Dennis Eckersley 29
3 Jerry Koosman 27
4 Frank Tanana 26
5 Tom Seaver 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 5
1 Dave LaRoche 5
3 Tom Murphy 3
3 Dick Tidrow 3
3 Tom Walker 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .398
2 Felix Millan .373
3 Bill Madlock .371
4 Lou Brock .366
5 Willie Montanez .361

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 29
2 Lee May 28
3 Larry Hisle 24
3 Carl Yastrzemski 24
5 Joe Morgan 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 20
2 Joe Morgan 17
3 Cesar Cedeno 14
4 Al Bumbry 13
4 2 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 0.66
2 Don Sutton 0.81
3 Dick Tidrow 1.07
4 Kent Tekulve 1.08
5 Burt Hooton 1.30

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 Dennis Eckersley 47
4 Tom Seaver 46
5 Jerry Koosman 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 8
2 Dave LaRoche 7
3 Charlie Hough 6
3 Kent Tekulve 6
5 3 tied 5