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Thursday, October 21, 1976

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1976 World Series

Cincinnati wins series 4 - 0

Cincinnati Reds 7
New York Yankees 2
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Thurman Munson 4
2 Johnny Bench 2
2 Dave Concepcion 2
2 Cesar Geronimo 2
2 Graig Nettles 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 5
2 Chris Chambliss 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 George Foster 1
2 Thurman Munson 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Geronimo 1
1 Joe Morgan 1
1 Mickey Rivers 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Figueroa 0.18
2 Gary Nolan 0.11

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gary Nolan 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Figueroa 2
2 Will McEnaney 1
2 Gary Nolan 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Will McEnaney 1

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Johnny Bench .533
2 Thurman Munson .529
3 George Foster .429
4 Dave Concepcion .357
4 Dan Driessen .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 2
2 Dan Driessen 1
2 Jim Mason 1
2 Joe Morgan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 6
2 George Foster 4
3 Dave Concepcion 3
4 Joe Morgan 2
4 3 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Geronimo 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
3 Dave Concepcion 1
3 Dan Driessen 1
3 2 others tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Will McEnaney 0.00
2 Don Gullett 1.23
3 Gary Nolan 2.70
3 Pat Zachry 2.70
5 Catfish Hunter 3.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Gary Nolan 1
1 Pat Zachry 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Zachry 6
2 Catfish Hunter 5
3 Don Gullett 4
4 Grant Jackson 3
4 Sparky Lyle 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Will McEnaney 2

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .452
2 Johnny Bench .448
3 Chris Chambliss .421
4 George Brett .400
5 Pete Rose .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 George Foster 3
3 Chris Chambliss 2
3 Graig Nettles 2
5 8 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 11
2 Chris Chambliss 9
3 Johnny Bench 7
4 Graig Nettles 6
4 Tony Perez 6

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 4
2 Ken Griffey 3
3 Chris Chambliss 2
3 Al Cowens 2
3 2 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.00
2 Don Gullett 1.17
3 Paul Splittorff 1.93
4 Gary Nolan 2.19
5 Jim Kaat 3.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Gullett 2
1 Pat Zachry 2
3 Jack Billingham 1
3 Doug Bird 1
3 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Catfish Hunter 13
2 Pat Zachry 9
3 Don Gullett 8
4 Ed Figueroa 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Will McEnaney 2
2 Pedro Borbon 1
2 Sparky Lyle 1
2 Steve Mingori 1

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

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

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

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