On This Day

Wednesday, September 22, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 59 .609 --
Orioles 84 68 .553 8.5
Indians 77 74 .510 15.0
Red Sox 76 77 .497 17.0
Tigers 68 83 .450 24.0
Brewers 65 87 .428 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 88 64 .579 --
Athletics 82 70 .539 6.0
Twins 79 75 .513 10.0
Angels 71 83 .461 18.0
Rangers 69 84 .451 19.5
White Sox 63 90 .412 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 91 59 .607 --
Pirates 86 66 .566 6.0
Mets 81 71 .533 11.0
Cubs 71 82 .464 21.5
Cardinals 68 83 .450 23.5
Expos 52 98 .347 39.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 98 55 .641 --
Dodgers 86 66 .566 11.5
Astros 76 78 .494 22.5
Giants 70 84 .455 28.5
Padres 68 85 .444 30.0
Braves 67 87 .435 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Rice 4
2 Dick Allen 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Mike Champion 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Butch Wynegar 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Carlton Fisk 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dick Allen 3
1 Rod Carew 3
1 Phil Garner 3
1 Bobby Grich 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Bobby Grich 2
1 Bill North 2
1 Tommy Smith 2
5 15 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.20
2 Dock Ellis 1.00
3 Frank LaCorte 0.73
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.67
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank LaCorte 8
2 Dock Ellis 7
3 Joaquin Andujar 6
3 Gaylord Perry 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Jim Willoughby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .338
2 Bill Madlock .337
3 George Brett .334
4 Ken Griffey .332
5 Rod Carew .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 119
2 Joe Morgan 110
3 Lee May 108
4 Thurman Munson 100
5 2 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 72
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 2.40
3 Mark Fidrych 2.48
4 Jim Palmer 2.51
5 Bill Travers 2.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 22
2 Randy Jones 21
3 Jerry Koosman 20
3 Don Sutton 20
3 Luis Tiant 20

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 25
2 Sparky Lyle 21
3 Rollie Fingers 20
3 Dave LaRoche 20
5 2 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Roy White .400
2 Willie Montanez .397
3 Lee May .388
3 Bob Watson .388
5 Pete Rose .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 5
1 Jim Rice 5
1 Earl Williams 5
4 Dan Ford 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 19
2 Larry Hisle 16
3 Lee May 14
4 Carl Yastrzemski 13
5 2 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 9
1 Davey Lopes 9
3 Garry Maddox 7
3 Jerry Royster 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Burris 0.00
1 Dick Drago 0.00
3 Don Sutton 0.31
4 Francisco Barrios 0.71
5 Gary Ross 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Dennis Eckersley 29
3 Jerry Koosman 24
3 Luis Tiant 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 6
2 Dave LaRoche 4
3 Skip Lockwood 3
3 Tom Murphy 3
3 Tom Walker 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .391
2 Bob Watson .380
3 Lou Brock .367
3 Tim Johnson .367
5 Pete Rose .357

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 29
2 Dan Ford 28
3 Thurman Munson 23
3 Bob Watson 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 19
2 Joe Morgan 16
3 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Dave Collins 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.81
2 John Denny 1.16
3 Frank Tanana 1.26
4 Burt Hooton 1.30
5 Bruce Kison 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
3 Bruce Kison 5
3 Rudy May 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 Frank Tanana 53
3 Dennis Eckersley 47
4 Tom Seaver 46
5 Jerry Koosman 45

Saves

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