On This Day

Saturday, September 25, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 61 .606 --
Orioles 86 69 .555 8.0
Indians 79 74 .516 14.0
Red Sox 78 78 .500 16.5
Tigers 69 85 .448 24.5
Brewers 65 90 .419 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 89 66 .574 --
Athletics 84 71 .542 5.0
Twins 81 75 .519 8.5
Angels 71 85 .455 18.5
Rangers 71 85 .455 18.5
White Sox 64 92 .410 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 94 60 .610 --
Pirates 88 68 .564 7.0
Mets 83 71 .539 11.0
Cubs 71 85 .455 24.0
Cardinals 70 85 .452 24.5
Expos 53 100 .346 40.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 99 56 .639 --
Dodgers 88 67 .568 11.0
Astros 77 79 .494 22.5
Giants 71 86 .452 29.0
Padres 69 86 .445 30.0
Braves 68 88 .436 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Cash 4
1 Rod Gilbreath 4
3 Billy Baldwin 3
3 Alan Bannister 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Matthews 3
2 Buddy Bell 1
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 5
2 Jerry Royster 4
3 Thurman Munson 3
3 Mike Schmidt 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Alan Bannister 1
1 Lyman Bostock 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.83
2 Luis Tiant 1.40
3 Dave Goltz 1.33
4 Pat Dobson 1.00
4 3 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 11
1 Nolan Ryan 11
3 Pat Dobson 8
3 Dave Goltz 8
5 Luis Tiant 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .337
2 Bill Madlock .336
3 Ken Griffey .336
4 George Brett .333
5 Garry Maddox .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 120
2 Joe Morgan 111
3 Lee May 108
4 Thurman Munson 104
5 Mike Schmidt 103

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 Vida Blue 2.40
2 Tom Seaver 2.43
3 Mark Fidrych 2.48
4 Jim Palmer 2.51
5 Doug Rau 2.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 302
2 Frank Tanana 239
3 Tom Seaver 233
4 Bert Blyleven 212
5 J. R. Richard 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 25
2 Sparky Lyle 21
3 Rollie Fingers 20
3 Dave LaRoche 20
5 3 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .417
2 Ken Griffey .408
3 Dan Ford .404
3 Bob Watson .404
5 Mark Belanger .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 5
1 Earl Williams 5
3 Dwight Evans 4
3 Dan Ford 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 16
2 Lee May 13
2 Willie Montanez 13
2 Mike Schmidt 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 10
2 Al Bumbry 8
3 Jerry Royster 7
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.31
2 Ray Burris 0.79
3 Jim Umbarger 0.98
4 Jerry Koosman 1.04
4 Gary Ross 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 4
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 31
2 Dennis Eckersley 26
3 Bert Blyleven 25
3 Steve Carlton 25
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
2 Adrian Devine 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 Dave LaRoche 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .402
2 Mickey Rivers .381
3 Steve Garvey .373
4 Willie Montanez .372
5 Cesar Geronimo .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 8
1 Graig Nettles 8
1 Jim Rice 8
1 Gene Tenace 8
5 Dan Ford 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 28
2 Lee May 25
3 Thurman Munson 23
3 Bob Watson 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 20
2 Bill North 15
3 Dave Collins 14
3 Joe Morgan 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.81
2 John Denny 1.10
3 Frank Tanana 1.26
4 Mike Torrez 1.37
5 Burt Hooton 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 6
2 Jim Barr 5
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Frank Tanana 53
3 Tom Seaver 46
4 Dennis Eckersley 45
4 Jerry Koosman 45

Saves

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