On This Day

Tuesday, September 21, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 57 .617 --
Orioles 82 68 .547 10.5
Indians 76 74 .507 16.5
Red Sox 75 77 .493 18.5
Tigers 68 82 .453 24.5
Brewers 65 86 .430 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 88 63 .583 --
Athletics 81 70 .536 7.0
Twins 78 75 .510 11.0
Angels 71 82 .464 18.0
Rangers 68 84 .447 20.5
White Sox 63 89 .414 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 90 59 .604 --
Pirates 86 65 .570 5.0
Mets 80 71 .530 11.0
Cubs 70 82 .461 21.5
Cardinals 68 82 .453 22.5
Expos 52 97 .349 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 97 55 .638 --
Dodgers 85 66 .563 11.5
Astros 75 78 .490 22.5
Giants 70 83 .458 27.5
Padres 68 84 .447 29.0
Braves 67 86 .438 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Rice 5
2 Lyman Bostock 4
2 Frank Taveras 4
2 Manny Trillo 4
5 10 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Randall 5
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 Larry Hisle 3
2 Lee May 3
5 20 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Lyman Bostock 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 3.00
2 Frank Tanana 2.00
3 Pat Zachry 0.82
4 Jim Colborn 0.78
4 2 others tied 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Mark Fidrych 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 12
2 Pat Zachry 9
3 Jim Colborn 7
3 Bruce Kison 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Gura 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Jim Rooker 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .337
2 Hal McRae .337
3 George Brett .335
4 Ken Griffey .332
5 Pete Rose .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 37
2 Mike Schmidt 36
3 Rick Monday 30
4 George Foster 29
4 Graig Nettles 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 118
2 Joe Morgan 109
3 Lee May 106
4 Thurman Munson 100
5 Carl Yastrzemski 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 70
2 Ron LeFlore 58
2 Joe Morgan 58
4 Davey Lopes 56
4 Frank Taveras 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.39
2 Vida Blue 2.45
3 Mark Fidrych 2.48
4 Bill Travers 2.55
5 Doug Rau 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 21
1 Jim Palmer 21
3 Jerry Koosman 20
3 Luis Tiant 20
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 291
2 Frank Tanana 239
3 Tom Seaver 225
4 Bert Blyleven 201
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 Roy White .455
2 Lee May .413
3 Willie Montanez .413
4 Lou Brock .406
5 Steve Garvey .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 5
1 Jim Rice 5
3 Dan Ford 4
3 Bobby Murcer 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 19
2 Larry Hisle 16
3 Carl Yastrzemski 14
4 Lee May 13
4 Gene Tenace 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 10
2 Jerry Royster 8
3 Al Bumbry 7
4 Mark Belanger 6
4 5 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.00
1 Dick Drago 0.00
3 Gary Ross 0.42
4 Ed Figueroa 0.64
5 Francisco Barrios 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Wayne Garland 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Dennis Eckersley 29
3 Luis Tiant 26
4 Jerry Koosman 24
5 Tom Seaver 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 5
2 Dave LaRoche 4
3 Tom Murphy 3
3 Tom Walker 3
5 14 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .391
2 Lou Brock .373
3 Lyman Bostock .364
4 Pete Rose .360
5 Willie Montanez .356

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 28
2 Lee May 27
3 Larry Hisle 23
3 Thurman Munson 23
3 Carl Yastrzemski 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 20
2 Joe Morgan 18
3 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Dave Collins 14
5 Frank Taveras 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.77
2 John Denny 1.16
3 Burt Hooton 1.30
4 Bruce Kison 1.37
5 Jim Kern 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Bruce Kison 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 Frank Tanana 56
3 Dennis Eckersley 47
4 Tom Seaver 46
5 Jerry Koosman 45

Saves

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