On This Day

Thursday, July 1, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 43 27 .614 --
Indians 37 33 .529 6.0
Tigers 35 35 .500 8.0
Red Sox 34 36 .486 9.0
Orioles 34 38 .472 10.0
Brewers 26 41 .388 15.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 44 28 .611 --
Rangers 40 30 .571 3.0
Athletics 37 38 .493 8.5
White Sox 33 38 .465 10.5
Twins 33 39 .458 11.0
Angels 32 45 .416 14.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 50 20 .714 --
Pirates 41 29 .586 9.0
Mets 40 37 .519 13.5
Cardinals 31 42 .425 20.5
Cubs 30 43 .411 21.5
Expos 24 43 .358 24.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 46 29 .613 --
Dodgers 42 35 .545 5.0
Padres 40 36 .526 6.5
Astros 34 41 .453 12.0
Braves 34 41 .453 12.0
Giants 31 47 .397 16.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 4
2 Tito Fuentes 3
2 Johnny Grubb 3
2 Lee Lacy 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 2
2 Alex Johnson 1
2 Fred Kendall 1
2 John Milner 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Milner 5
2 Sal Bando 2
2 Tito Fuentes 2
2 Johnny Grubb 2
2 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Sal Bando 1
3 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.00
2 Dave Roberts 0.80
3 Jon Matlack 0.71
4 Rudy May 0.67
5 Ken Brett 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Jon Matlack 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 9
2 Ken Brett 6
2 Jim Slaton 6
4 Jon Matlack 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Mickey Scott 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .359
2 Al Oliver .357
3 Ron LeFlore .346
4 Bake McBride .338
5 George Foster .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 27
2 Mike Schmidt 21
3 Sal Bando 16
3 George Foster 16
5 5 tied 13

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 62
1 Dave Kingman 62
3 Mike Schmidt 57
4 Jeff Burroughs 54
4 Tony Perez 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 37
2 Don Baylor 34
3 Rod Carew 33
4 Bill North 32
5 2 tied 27

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Travers 1.96
2 Mark Fidrych 2.05
3 Dave Freisleben 2.15
4 Wayne Garland 2.16
5 Don Stanhouse 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 14
2 Pat Dobson 10
2 Jim Lonborg 10
2 Jon Matlack 10
5 8 tied 9

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 136
2 Frank Tanana 127
3 Tom Seaver 111
4 Bert Blyleven 108
5 Fergie Jenkins 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ken Forsch 14
1 Sparky Lyle 14
3 Rollie Fingers 10
3 Dave LaRoche 10
3 Mike Marshall 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .512
2 Cesar Geronimo .431
3 Mickey Rivers .420
4 Al Oliver .404
5 Brooks Robinson .394

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 6
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Bill Madlock 5
2 Jim Rice 5
2 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 16
2 Toby Harrah 15
2 Jason Thompson 15
4 Rod Carew 14
4 Reggie Jackson 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 9
1 Lou Brock 9
3 Larry Hisle 8
4 Jim Wohlford 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.00
2 Jim Bibby 0.52
3 Pedro Borbon 0.61
4 Fred Norman 1.06
4 Ron Reed 1.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 4
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 Mark Fidrych 3
2 Wayne Garland 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 32
2 Phil Niekro 23
2 Nolan Ryan 23
2 Tom Seaver 23
5 Ed Halicki 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
2 Jim Kern 4
3 Charlie Hough 3
3 Dave LaRoche 3
3 Dale Murray 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .406
2 Rowland Office .375
3 Mickey Rivers .372
4 George Brett .371
5 Joe Morgan .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Sal Bando 9
2 Jason Thompson 9
4 Dick Allen 7
4 8 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 25
1 Al Oliver 25
3 Rod Carew 24
3 Dave Kingman 24
3 John Mayberry 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 16
2 Lou Brock 15
2 Rod Carew 15
4 Frank Taveras 14
5 Don Baylor 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.94
2 Jim Bibby 1.24
3 Jim Barr 1.49
4 Andy Messersmith 1.51
5 Craig Swan 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 6
2 Pat Dobson 5
2 Ed Halicki 5
2 Jim Kaat 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 51
2 Fergie Jenkins 45
3 Tom Seaver 41
4 Andy Messersmith 36
4 Craig Swan 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 7
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Charlie Hough 6
4 Dave LaRoche 5
5 4 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .343
2 Bill Madlock .333
3 Rod Carew .331
4 Bake McBride .329
5 George Foster .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 52
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 John Mayberry 32
4 George Scott 30
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 120
2 John Mayberry 119
3 Tony Perez 115
4 Mike Schmidt 112
5 George Foster 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 69
2 Don Baylor 54
2 Joe Morgan 54
4 Rod Carew 53
5 Mickey Rivers 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.43
2 Gaylord Perry 2.50
3 Frank Tanana 2.53
4 Andy Messersmith 2.55
5 Randy Jones 2.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 24
2 Catfish Hunter 21
2 Gaylord Perry 21
4 Jim Palmer 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 275
2 Bert Blyleven 246
3 Tom Seaver 242
4 John Montefusco 218
5 Gaylord Perry 217

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 29
2 Dave LaRoche 25
3 Rollie Fingers 24
4 Mike Marshall 19
5 Gene Garber 18