On This Day

Monday, September 27, 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

No Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 89 68 .567 --
Athletics 85 71 .545 3.5
Twins 81 76 .516 8.0
Angels 72 85 .459 17.0
Rangers 72 85 .459 17.0
White Sox 64 92 .410 24.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 97 60 .618 --
Pirates 88 69 .561 9.0
Mets 85 71 .545 11.5
Cardinals 71 86 .452 26.0
Cubs 71 86 .452 26.0
Expos 53 103 .340 43.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 99 58 .631 --
Dodgers 90 67 .573 9.0
Astros 77 81 .487 22.5
Giants 72 86 .456 27.5
Padres 70 87 .446 29.0
Braves 69 88 .439 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 3
1 Rick Bosetti 3
1 Greg Luzinski 3
1 Jon Matlack 3
5 18 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Milner 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 Jerry Martin 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Milner 6
2 Bert Campaneris 3
3 Larry Bowa 2
3 Ollie Brown 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
2 Rick Bosetti 1
2 Steve Garvey 1
2 Cesar Geronimo 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dan Larson 0.67
2 Vida Blue 0.50
2 Larry Landreth 0.50
2 Don Sutton 0.50
5 Jim Kaat 0.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Tom Griffin 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Jon Matlack 1
1 Don Sutton 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 6
2 Tom Griffin 4
2 Dan Larson 4
4 Pete Falcone 3
4 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Lerch 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .339
2 Bill Madlock .336
3 Hal McRae .334
4 George Brett .332
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 75
2 Davey Lopes 61
3 Joe Morgan 59
4 Ron LeFlore 58
4 Frank Taveras 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 2.42
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 Don Sutton 21
3 Luis Tiant 21

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 .444
2 Steve Garvey .439
3 Bobby Valentine .424
4 Lee May .410
5 Bob Watson .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dwight Evans 4
1 Dan Ford 4
1 Bobby Murcer 4
1 Graig Nettles 4
1 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 14
2 Dan Ford 12
2 Mike Schmidt 12
4 Cecil Cooper 11
4 3 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 12
2 Al Bumbry 7
2 Bill North 7
4 Jerry Royster 6
4 Roy White 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.31
2 Lerrin LaGrow 0.59
3 Marty Pattin 0.63
4 Jim Umbarger 0.98
5 Reggie Cleveland 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 Bob Forsch 3
2 Luis Tiant 3
5 37 tied 2

Strikeouts

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

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .402
2 Willie Montanez .384
3 Steve Garvey .378
4 Mickey Rivers .377
5 Cesar Geronimo .372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 28
2 Cecil Cooper 24
2 Lee May 24
4 Larry Hisle 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 22
2 Bill North 16
3 Al Bumbry 13
3 Frank Taveras 13
5 Joe Morgan 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.49
2 John Denny 1.13
3 Mike Torrez 1.37
4 Jerry Koosman 1.44
5 Frank Tanana 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
3 Jim Barr 5
3 Jerry Koosman 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 62
2 Jerry Koosman 48
2 Frank Tanana 48
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