On This Day

Tuesday, September 28, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 94 62 .603 --
Orioles 88 70 .557 7.0
Indians 80 75 .516 13.5
Red Sox 80 78 .506 15.0
Tigers 70 86 .449 24.0
Brewers 65 92 .414 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 89 69 .563 --
Athletics 86 71 .548 2.5
Twins 81 77 .513 8.0
Rangers 73 85 .462 16.0
Angels 72 85 .459 16.5
White Sox 64 92 .410 24.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 97 61 .614 --
Pirates 89 69 .563 8.0
Mets 86 72 .544 11.0
Cardinals 72 86 .456 25.0
Cubs 71 87 .449 26.0
Expos 54 104 .342 43.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 100 58 .633 --
Dodgers 90 68 .570 10.0
Astros 78 81 .491 22.5
Giants 73 86 .459 27.5
Padres 70 88 .443 30.0
Braves 69 89 .437 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rick Manning 5
1 Ellis Valentine 5
3 Larvell Blanks 4
3 Dan Meyer 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Toby Harrah 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Hector Cruz 1
2 Doug DeCinces 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Valentine 5
2 Hector Cruz 3
2 Jim Gantner 3
2 Toby Harrah 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill Almon 1
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 1.67
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.50
2 Rudy May 1.50
4 Steve Carlton 1.00
4 2 others tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Mark Fidrych 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 12
2 Steve Carlton 9
2 Rudy May 9
4 Gaylord Perry 6
4 Eric Rasmussen 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 Jerry Reuss 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .339
2 Bill Madlock .336
3 Hal McRae .334
4 George Brett .330
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 121
2 Joe Morgan 111
3 Lee May 109
4 Thurman Munson 105
5 Mike Schmidt 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 75
2 Davey Lopes 62
3 Joe Morgan 59
4 Ron LeFlore 58
4 Frank Taveras 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.39
2 Vida Blue 2.42
3 Tom Seaver 2.43
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 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
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 .463
2 Ken Griffey .444
3 Jim Rice .431
4 Willie Montanez .426
5 Bobby Valentine .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Murcer 5
1 Jim Rice 5
3 Dan Ford 4
3 Graig Nettles 4
3 Willie Stargell 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ellis Valentine 13
2 Hector Cruz 12
2 Dan Ford 12
2 Willie Montanez 12
2 Dave Parker 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 11
2 Al Bumbry 8
3 Bill North 7
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 Jerry Royster 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.31
2 Lerrin LaGrow 0.59
3 Dave Freisleben 0.67
4 Dennis Eckersley 0.71
5 Bob Apodaca 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 4
2 Wayne Garland 3
2 Skip Lockwood 3
2 Rudy May 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 29
1 Dennis Eckersley 29
3 Jerry Koosman 28
4 Bert Blyleven 25
4 Luis Tiant 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
1 Tom Murphy 4
3 Adrian Devine 3
3 Skip Lockwood 3
3 Randy Moffitt 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .400
2 Bob Watson .396
3 Willie Montanez .381
4 Ken Griffey .373
5 Jerry Turner .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Rice 9
2 Graig Nettles 8
3 Dan Ford 7
3 Gene Tenace 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 28
2 Lee May 25
3 Cecil Cooper 24
4 Thurman Munson 23
5 Dave Parker 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 22
2 Al Bumbry 14
2 Bill North 14
4 Joe Morgan 12
4 Frank Taveras 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.49
2 John Denny 1.13
3 Mike Torrez 1.19
4 Burt Hooton 1.27
5 Jerry Koosman 1.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 6
1 Mike Torrez 6
3 Jim Barr 5
3 Vida Blue 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Dennis Eckersley 57
3 Steve Carlton 52
4 Jerry Koosman 48
4 Frank Tanana 48

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 8
2 Charlie Hough 7
3 Dave LaRoche 6
3 Dick Tidrow 6
5 3 tied 5