On This Day

Sunday, October 3, 1976

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1976 Playoffs

Upcoming Games

October 9, 1976

Cincinnati Reds at Philadelphia Phillies

New York Yankees at Kansas City Royals

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Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 97 62 .610 --
Orioles 88 74 .543 10.5
Red Sox 83 79 .512 15.5
Indians 81 78 .509 16.0
Tigers 74 87 .460 24.0
Brewers 66 95 .410 32.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 90 72 .556 --
Athletics 87 74 .540 2.5
Twins 85 77 .525 5.0
Angels 76 86 .469 14.0
Rangers 76 86 .469 14.0
White Sox 64 97 .398 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 101 61 .623 --
Pirates 92 70 .568 9.0
Mets 86 76 .531 15.0
Cubs 75 87 .463 26.0
Cardinals 72 90 .444 29.0
Expos 55 107 .340 46.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 102 60 .630 --
Dodgers 92 70 .568 10.0
Astros 80 82 .494 22.0
Giants 74 88 .457 28.0
Padres 73 89 .451 29.0
Braves 70 92 .432 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Al Bumbry 4
1 Dwight Evans 4
1 Bill Madlock 4
4 George Brett 3
4 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Brett 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Roy Howell 1
1 Pepe Mangual 1
1 Earl Williams 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pedro Garcia 3
1 George Mitterwald 3
1 Tony Perez 3
4 Ed Armbrister 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Tucker Ashford 2
1 Jerry Turner 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Larry Bowa 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jack Billingham 999.00
2 Nolan Ryan 2.00
3 Steve Carlton 1.71
4 Len Barker 1.20
5 2 tied 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Len Barker 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Jim Hughes 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 14
2 Steve Carlton 12
3 Frank LaCorte 9
4 Gary Beare 7
4 Pete Falcone 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .339
2 Ken Griffey .336
3 George Brett .333
4 Hal McRae .332
5 Rod Carew .331

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 60
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 Mike Torrez 2.50
5 Jim Palmer 2.51

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 327
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 Jerry Turner .455
2 Jim Rice .441
3 Ken Griffey .424
4 Dave Cash .412
5 Gene Clines .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Grieve 4
1 Gary Matthews 4
1 Graig Nettles 4
1 Jim Rice 4
5 9 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 15
2 Ellis Valentine 14
3 Rusty Staub 13
4 Dave Parker 12
4 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Cesar Cedeno 7
3 Al Bumbry 6
4 Miguel Dilone 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.00
2 Jerry Reuss 0.36
3 Gaylord Perry 0.50
4 Pete Redfern 0.56
5 Nelson Briles 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 3
1 Gary Nolan 3
1 J. R. Richard 3
1 Nolan Ryan 3
1 Frank Tanana 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 40
2 Dennis Eckersley 37
3 Steve Carlton 30
4 Frank Tanana 28
5 Jerry Koosman 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Skip Lockwood 3
1 Jim Willoughby 3
5 7 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .390
2 Bob Watson .390
3 Jerry Turner .370
4 Willie Montanez .368
5 Ken Griffey .367

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 Dave Parker 22
3 Tony Perez 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 20
2 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 Bill North 13
4 Al Bumbry 12
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.96
2 John Denny 1.15
3 Mike Torrez 1.22
4 Frank Tanana 1.31
5 Nolan Ryan 1.33

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 75
2 Dennis Eckersley 60
3 Steve Carlton 55
4 Frank Tanana 54
5 Jerry Koosman 53

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 7
2 Dave LaRoche 6
2 Dick Tidrow 6
4 Charlie Hough 5
4 Skip Lockwood 5