On This Day

Sunday, July 4, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 46 27 .630 --
Indians 37 36 .507 9.0
Tigers 36 37 .493 10.0
Red Sox 36 37 .493 10.0
Orioles 36 39 .480 11.0
Brewers 27 43 .386 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 46 29 .613 --
Rangers 42 32 .568 3.5
Athletics 38 40 .487 9.5
Twins 36 40 .474 10.5
White Sox 35 40 .467 11.0
Angels 33 48 .407 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 52 22 .703 --
Pirates 43 31 .581 9.0
Mets 43 38 .531 12.5
Cardinals 33 43 .434 20.0
Cubs 31 46 .403 22.5
Expos 25 45 .357 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 48 31 .608 --
Dodgers 43 37 .538 5.5
Padres 42 37 .532 6.0
Braves 36 42 .462 11.5
Astros 36 43 .456 12.0
Giants 32 49 .395 17.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kevin Bell 4
1 George Foster 4
1 Mike Hargrove 4
1 Ron Jackson 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 2
1 Ron Jackson 2
3 Rod Carew 1
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Jackson 8
2 Rod Carew 4
3 George Foster 3
3 Craig Kusick 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 2
1 Mark Belanger 2
1 Juan Beniquez 2
1 Larry Bowa 2
1 George Foster 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Redfern 1.75
2 Mickey Lolich 1.12
3 Ray Burris 0.80
4 Rob Dressler 0.62
5 Mike Norris 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Rob Dressler 1
1 12 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 9
2 Ray Burris 8
3 Pete Redfern 7
4 Chris Knapp 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Hoerner 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .366
2 George Brett .352
3 George Foster .343
4 Ron LeFlore .342
5 Hal McRae .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 27
2 Mike Schmidt 21
3 Sal Bando 18
4 George Foster 17
5 George Hendrick 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 67
2 Dave Kingman 63
3 Mike Schmidt 58
4 Tony Perez 55
5 3 tied 54

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 37
2 Bill North 36
3 Don Baylor 34
4 Rod Carew 33
5 Ron LeFlore 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.85
2 Bill Travers 1.96
3 Dave Freisleben 2.07
4 Wayne Garland 2.14
5 Don Stanhouse 2.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 15
2 Pat Dobson 10
2 Catfish Hunter 10
2 Jim Lonborg 10
2 4 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 144
2 Frank Tanana 128
3 Tom Seaver 119
4 Bert Blyleven 115
5 Fergie Jenkins 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 16
2 Ken Forsch 14
3 Rollie Fingers 10
3 Dave LaRoche 10
3 Mike Marshall 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .441
2 Manny Sanguillen .429
3 Willie Crawford .419
4 Brooks Robinson .394
5 Thurman Munson .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 8
2 George Hendrick 6
3 Rod Carew 5
3 Jason Thompson 5
5 10 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 21
2 Toby Harrah 15
3 Sal Bando 14
3 Cesar Cedeno 14
3 John Milner 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Ron LeFlore 8
1 Jim Wohlford 8
4 Bill North 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.32
2 Pedro Borbon 0.54
3 Ron Reed 0.57
4 Dale Murray 0.71
5 Rick Rhoden 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 4
2 Dock Ellis 3
2 Wayne Garland 3
2 Ed Halicki 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 32
2 Tom Seaver 25
3 John Hiller 23
4 Ed Halicki 22
4 Andy Messersmith 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .439
2 Joe Morgan .379
3 George Foster .368
4 Rowland Office .367
5 Thurman Munson .364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 30
2 Al Oliver 27
3 Dave Kingman 25
4 George Foster 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 15
2 Rod Carew 14
2 Ron LeFlore 14
4 Lou Brock 13
4 Frank Taveras 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 0.88
2 Andy Messersmith 1.29
3 Jim Barr 1.49
4 Craig Swan 1.57
5 Jim Bibby 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 7
2 Andy Messersmith 6
3 Pat Dobson 5
3 Dock Ellis 5
3 8 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Tom Seaver 49
3 Fergie Jenkins 45
4 Andy Messersmith 44
5 Bert Blyleven 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 9
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Charlie Hough 6
4 Dave LaRoche 5
4 Dale Murray 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .340
2 Rod Carew .334
3 George Foster .333
4 Bake McBride .333
5 Bill Madlock .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 51
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 John Mayberry 30
4 George Scott 29
5 Sal Bando 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 118
2 John Mayberry 116
2 Tony Perez 116
4 George Foster 112
5 Mike Schmidt 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 67
2 Don Baylor 54
2 Joe Morgan 54
4 Rod Carew 53
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 2.39
2 Rich Gossage 2.46
3 Andy Messersmith 2.50
4 Frank Tanana 2.54
5 Randy Jones 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 24
2 Catfish Hunter 22
3 Gaylord Perry 21
4 Jim Palmer 20
4 Frank Tanana 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 269
2 Bert Blyleven 250
3 Tom Seaver 242
4 Gaylord Perry 212
5 John Montefusco 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 29
2 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Dave LaRoche 23
4 Mike Marshall 19
5 Gene Garber 18