On This Day

Thursday, September 23, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 92 60 .605 --
Orioles 85 68 .556 7.5
Indians 77 74 .510 14.5
Red Sox 77 77 .500 16.0
Tigers 68 83 .450 23.5
Brewers 65 88 .425 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 88 65 .575 --
Athletics 83 70 .542 5.0
Twins 80 75 .516 9.0
Angels 71 84 .458 18.0
Rangers 70 84 .455 18.5
White Sox 63 91 .409 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 92 59 .609 --
Pirates 87 66 .569 6.0
Mets 81 71 .533 11.5
Cubs 71 83 .461 22.5
Cardinals 68 84 .447 24.5
Expos 52 98 .347 39.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 98 55 .641 --
Dodgers 87 66 .569 11.0
Astros 76 78 .494 22.5
Giants 70 85 .452 29.0
Padres 68 85 .444 30.0
Braves 67 87 .435 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Hebner 3
1 Jerry Morales 3
1 Rennie Stennett 3
1 Robin Yount 3
5 25 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jack Baker 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Craig Kusick 3
1 Bob Montgomery 3
3 Larry Biittner 2
3 Dwight Evans 2
3 9 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 3
2 Don Baylor 2
2 Rick Burleson 2
2 Bill North 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Flanagan 1.00
1 Burt Hooton 1.00
3 Steve Carlton 0.90
4 Ken Brett 0.83
5 2 tied 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Steve Hargan 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 9
2 Mike Flanagan 8
3 Ken Brett 5
3 Burt Hooton 5
3 John Montefusco 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bruce Kison 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .336
2 Hal McRae .335
3 George Brett .332
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 119
2 Joe Morgan 110
3 Lee May 108
4 Thurman Munson 100
5 3 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 74
2 Davey Lopes 59
3 Ron LeFlore 58
3 Joe Morgan 58
5 Frank Taveras 57

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 Doug Rau 2.57

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 Pete Rose .410
2 Roy White .397
3 Steve Garvey .386
4 Mark Belanger .385
5 Bill Buckner .383

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 6
2 Ben Oglivie 5
2 Earl Williams 5
4 Dan Ford 4
4 Bobby Murcer 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 19
2 Larry Hisle 15
3 Lee May 13
3 Gene Tenace 13
5 Carlton Fisk 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ray Burris 0.00
2 Don Sutton 0.31
3 Francisco Barrios 0.71
4 Nolan Ryan 1.00
4 Tom Seaver 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Steve Carlton 25
3 Jerry Koosman 24
3 Luis Tiant 24
5 Bert Blyleven 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 5
2 Dave LaRoche 4
3 Tom Murphy 3
3 Tom Walker 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .386
2 Bob Watson .380
3 Tim Johnson .367
4 Willie Montanez .360
5 Pete Rose .352

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 29
2 Dan Ford 28
3 Bob Watson 23
4 Cecil Cooper 22
4 Joe Rudi 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 22
2 Joe Morgan 16
3 Bill North 15
4 Cesar Cedeno 14
4 Dave Collins 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.81
2 John Denny 1.10
3 Burt Hooton 1.24
4 Frank Tanana 1.26
5 Bruce Kison 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Bruce Kison 5
2 Rudy May 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 53
2 Steve Carlton 51
2 Nolan Ryan 51
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