On This Day

Thursday, September 30, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 62 .605 --
Orioles 88 71 .553 8.0
Indians 81 76 .516 14.0
Red Sox 80 79 .503 16.0
Tigers 71 87 .449 24.5
Brewers 66 92 .418 29.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 90 69 .566 --
Athletics 86 72 .544 3.5
Twins 82 77 .516 8.0
Angels 74 85 .465 16.0
Rangers 73 86 .459 17.0
White Sox 64 94 .405 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 98 61 .616 --
Pirates 89 70 .560 9.0
Mets 86 73 .541 12.0
Cardinals 72 87 .453 26.0
Cubs 72 87 .453 26.0
Expos 55 104 .346 43.0

Games

No Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 100 59 .629 --
Dodgers 91 68 .572 9.0
Astros 78 82 .488 22.5
Giants 74 86 .463 26.5
Padres 71 88 .447 29.0
Braves 69 90 .434 31.0

Games

No Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mark Wagner 4
2 Ron Jackson 3
3 Pedro Garcia 2
3 George Hendrick 2
3 3 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chet Lemon 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 2
1 Chet Lemon 2
1 Bill Melton 2
1 Rusty Staub 2
5 12 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Manning 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Sid Monge 0.75
2 Ed Glynn 0.40
3 Rick Waits 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Glynn 1
1 Sid Monge 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Sid Monge 6
2 Ed Glynn 4
3 John Verhoeven 3
4 Rick Waits 2
5 Pete Vuckovich 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Grilli 1
1 John Verhoeven 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .339
2 Bill Madlock .336
3 Hal McRae .333
4 Garry Maddox .330
5 George Brett .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Dave Kingman 37
3 Graig Nettles 32
4 Rick Monday 31
5 George Foster 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 121
2 Joe Morgan 111
3 Lee May 109
4 Mike Schmidt 106
5 Thurman Munson 105

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 Jim Palmer 2.51
4 Frank Tanana 2.53
5 Doug Rau 2.54

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 313
2 Frank Tanana 247
3 Tom Seaver 235
4 Bert Blyleven 212
5 J. R. Richard 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
2 Dave LaRoche 21
2 Sparky Lyle 21
4 Rollie Fingers 20
5 3 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .455
2 Mark Belanger .432
3 Steve Garvey .417
3 Ken Griffey .417
5 2 tied .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 6
2 Jim Rice 5
3 Willie Stargell 4
4 Sal Bando 3
4 12 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 17
2 Ellis Valentine 15
3 Cecil Cooper 12
4 Jim Rice 11
4 Mike Schmidt 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Al Bumbry 7
3 Bill North 6
4 Jerry Mumphrey 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.00
2 Don Sutton 0.31
3 Bert Blyleven 0.53
4 Lerrin LaGrow 0.63
5 Dennis Eckersley 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Rudy May 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 29
1 Dennis Eckersley 29
3 Jerry Koosman 28
4 Nolan Ryan 26
5 Luis Tiant 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Skip Lockwood 3
1 Tom Murphy 3
5 10 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .400
2 Steve Garvey .394
3 Ken Griffey .378
4 Willie Montanez .375
5 Jerry Turner .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 10
2 Dan Ford 7
2 Rick Monday 7
2 Jim Rice 7
2 Gene Tenace 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 26
2 Lee May 24
2 Graig Nettles 24
4 Dave Parker 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 21
2 Al Bumbry 14
3 Bill North 13
4 Frank Taveras 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.49
2 John Denny 1.15
3 Mike Torrez 1.26
4 Burt Hooton 1.27
5 Pete Redfern 1.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Nolan Ryan 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 72
2 Dennis Eckersley 52
3 Jerry Koosman 48
3 Frank Tanana 48
5 Steve Carlton 43

Saves

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