On This Day

Saturday, October 2, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 62 .610 --
Orioles 88 73 .547 10.0
Indians 81 78 .509 16.0
Red Sox 82 79 .509 16.0
Tigers 73 87 .456 24.5
Brewers 66 94 .413 31.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 90 71 .559 --
Athletics 87 73 .544 2.5
Twins 84 77 .522 6.0
Angels 75 86 .466 15.0
Rangers 75 86 .466 15.0
White Sox 64 96 .400 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 100 61 .621 --
Pirates 90 70 .563 9.5
Mets 86 75 .534 14.0
Cubs 74 87 .460 26.0
Cardinals 72 88 .450 27.5
Expos 55 106 .342 45.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 101 60 .627 --
Dodgers 92 69 .571 9.0
Astros 80 82 .494 21.5
Giants 74 88 .457 27.5
Padres 72 89 .447 29.0
Braves 70 91 .435 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rico Carty 4
1 Dave Cash 4
3 Rob Andrews 3
3 Doug Ault 3
3 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 Mike Ivie 1
1 Rick Manning 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bell 3
1 Bruce Bochte 3
1 Oscar Gamble 3
1 Mike Ivie 3
1 J. R. Richard 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 2
1 Jose Cruz 2
1 Miguel Dilone 2
1 Larry Murray 2
5 22 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 J. R. Richard 2.60
2 Phil Niekro 1.50
3 John Candelaria 1.00
4 Dennis Eckersley 0.89
5 Bert Blyleven 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bacsik 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 13
2 Jon Matlack 9
2 Phil Niekro 9
4 Dennis Eckersley 8
5 Bert Blyleven 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 2
2 Bill Campbell 1
2 Tug McGraw 1
2 Butch Metzger 1
2 Jim Willoughby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .338
2 Bill Madlock .333
3 Hal McRae .331
4 George Brett .331
5 Garry Maddox .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Dave Kingman 37
3 Rick Monday 32
3 Graig Nettles 32
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 107
5 Thurman Munson 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 75
2 Davey Lopes 63
3 Joe Morgan 59
4 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 2 others tied 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.34
2 Vida Blue 2.35
3 Frank Tanana 2.43
4 Jim Palmer 2.51
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 261
3 Tom Seaver 235
4 Bert Blyleven 219
5 J. R. Richard 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
2 Sparky Lyle 23
3 Dave LaRoche 21
4 Bill Campbell 20
4 Rollie Fingers 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .463
2 Mark Belanger .432
3 Jerry Turner .419
4 Ken Griffey .400
5 Gene Clines .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 5
2 Tom Grieve 4
2 Gary Matthews 4
2 Jim Rice 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 17
2 Ellis Valentine 14
3 Rusty Staub 13
4 Tom Grieve 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Al Bumbry 7
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
4 Bill North 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.00
2 Gaylord Perry 0.50
3 Burt Hooton 0.53
4 Pete Redfern 0.56
5 2 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Mark Fidrych 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Rudy May 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 37
2 J. R. Richard 35
3 Steve Carlton 29
4 Frank Tanana 28
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Skip Lockwood 3
1 Sparky Lyle 3
1 Jim Willoughby 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .390
2 Steve Garvey .387
3 Ken Griffey .375
4 Dave Parker .367
5 Willie Montanez .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 9
2 Dan Ford 7
2 Tom Grieve 7
2 Rick Monday 7
2 Jim Rice 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 25
2 Graig Nettles 23
3 Larry Hisle 21
3 Thurman Munson 21
3 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.97
2 John Denny 1.15
3 Mike Torrez 1.26
4 Burt Hooton 1.27
5 Frank Tanana 1.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Torrez 6
2 Jim Barr 5
2 Wayne Garland 5
2 Pete Redfern 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Dennis Eckersley 60
3 Frank Tanana 54
4 Jerry Koosman 53
5 Steve Carlton 43

Saves

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