On This Day

Sunday, September 26, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 61 .606 --
Orioles 86 70 .551 8.5
Indians 79 74 .516 14.0
Red Sox 79 78 .503 16.0
Tigers 69 85 .448 24.5
Brewers 65 90 .419 29.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 89 67 .571 --
Athletics 84 71 .542 4.5
Twins 81 76 .516 8.5
Angels 72 85 .459 17.5
Rangers 72 85 .459 17.5
White Sox 64 92 .410 25.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 96 60 .615 --
Pirates 88 69 .561 8.5
Mets 84 71 .542 11.5
Cardinals 71 85 .455 25.0
Cubs 71 86 .452 25.5
Expos 53 102 .342 42.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 99 57 .635 --
Dodgers 89 67 .571 10.0
Astros 77 80 .490 22.5
Giants 72 86 .456 28.0
Padres 69 87 .442 30.0
Braves 69 88 .439 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Thomasson 4
2 Brian Asselstine 3
2 Darrel Chaney 3
2 Jose Cruz 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Brian Asselstine 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Hector Cruz 1
1 Ron Jackson 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 3
2 Brian Asselstine 2
2 Lou Brock 2
2 Darrel Chaney 2
2 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Terry Harmon 2
2 Fred Andrews 1
2 Rick Bosetti 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 1.80
2 Dan Warthen 1.20
3 Jim Lonborg 1.00
4 Bill Bonham 0.88
5 Frank Tanana 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 9
2 Frank Tanana 8
3 Bill Bonham 7
4 Dennis Martinez 6
4 Dan Warthen 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Steve Hargan 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .339
2 Bill Madlock .336
3 Hal McRae .335
4 George Brett .331
5 Garry Maddox .330

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
3 Frank Taveras 58

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 Frank Tanana 2.53

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 302
2 Frank Tanana 247
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 Ken Griffey .460
2 Steve Garvey .429
3 Willie Montanez .415
4 Bob Watson .415
5 Mark Belanger .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 5
2 Dwight Evans 4
2 Dan Ford 4
2 Bobby Murcer 4
2 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 15
2 Dan Ford 13
2 Mike Schmidt 13
4 Cecil Cooper 12
4 Gene Tenace 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 10
2 Al Bumbry 7
2 Jerry Royster 7
4 Bill North 6
4 Roy White 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.31
2 Lerrin LaGrow 0.66
3 Jim Umbarger 0.98
4 Reggie Cleveland 1.02
5 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 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 31
2 Jerry Koosman 28
3 Dennis Eckersley 26
4 Bert Blyleven 25
4 Steve Carlton 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
2 Adrian Devine 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 Charlie Hough 3
2 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .404
2 Cesar Geronimo .388
3 Willie Montanez .385
4 Mickey Rivers .381
5 Steve Garvey .381

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 28
2 Lee May 25
3 Cecil Cooper 24
4 Thurman Munson 23
4 Dave Parker 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 20
2 Bill North 15
3 Dave Collins 14
3 Joe Morgan 14
3 Frank Taveras 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.81
2 John Denny 1.13
3 Frank Tanana 1.23
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 Jerry Koosman 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Frank Tanana 61
3 Jerry Koosman 54
4 Tom Seaver 46
5 Dennis Eckersley 45

Saves

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