On This Day

Tuesday, July 6, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 47 29 .618 --
Red Sox 38 37 .507 8.5
Indians 38 37 .507 8.5
Tigers 36 39 .480 10.5
Orioles 36 41 .468 11.5
Brewers 29 43 .403 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 48 30 .615 --
Rangers 44 32 .579 3.0
Athletics 40 40 .500 9.0
Twins 36 42 .462 12.0
White Sox 35 42 .455 12.5
Angels 34 49 .410 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 52 24 .684 --
Pirates 43 33 .566 9.0
Mets 43 40 .518 12.5
Cardinals 34 44 .436 19.0
Cubs 33 46 .418 20.5
Expos 25 47 .347 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 50 31 .617 --
Dodgers 45 37 .549 5.5
Padres 42 39 .519 8.0
Braves 38 42 .475 11.5
Astros 38 43 .469 12.0
Giants 33 50 .398 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Mumphrey 4
2 Larvell Blanks 3
2 Lyman Bostock 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 Tommy Davis 1
1 Graig Nettles 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 4
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Ted Simmons 3
2 Roy White 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 1.14
2 Vida Blue 1.00
2 Steve Stone 1.00
4 Doug Bird 0.75
5 Jon Matlack 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Barr 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 9
2 Andy Messersmith 8
3 Ken Brett 7
3 J. R. Richard 7
5 8 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Steve Mingori 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .366
2 George Brett .354
3 Willie Crawford .346
4 Hal McRae .339
5 Pete Rose .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 27
2 Mike Schmidt 22
3 Sal Bando 18
4 George Foster 17
5 George Hendrick 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 69
2 Dave Kingman 65
3 Joe Morgan 60
4 Mike Schmidt 59
5 Jeff Burroughs 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 37
1 Freddie Patek 37
3 Don Baylor 35
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 5 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 144
2 Frank Tanana 128
3 Tom Seaver 119
4 Bert Blyleven 115
5 Andy Messersmith 102

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 16
2 Ken Forsch 14
3 Mike Marshall 12
4 Rollie Fingers 11
5 Dave LaRoche 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .460
2 Willie Crawford .459
3 Manny Sanguillen .412
4 Rick Manning .404
5 Cesar Geronimo .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 8
2 George Hendrick 6
3 Rod Carew 5
4 Dick Allen 4
4 10 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 21
2 Toby Harrah 16
3 Dave Kingman 15
3 Al Oliver 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 8
1 Ron LeFlore 8
1 Bill North 8
1 Frank Taveras 8
1 Jim Wohlford 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bert Blyleven 0.50
2 Ron Reed 0.71
3 Rick Rhoden 0.72
4 Jon Matlack 1.00
4 Joaquin Andujar 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 3
1 Bart Johnson 3
1 Randy Jones 3
1 Bruce Kison 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 30
2 Fergie Jenkins 28
3 Phil Niekro 25
3 Tom Seaver 25
5 J. R. Richard 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
1 Steve Mingori 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .445
2 Joe Morgan .387
3 Willie Crawford .378
4 Cesar Geronimo .362
5 Hal McRae .357

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jason Thompson 10
2 Sal Bando 9
3 Dick Allen 8
3 John Mayberry 8
3 Graig Nettles 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 28
2 Al Oliver 27
3 Jason Thompson 26
4 Willie Montanez 24
4 Joe Morgan 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 14
1 Ron LeFlore 14
3 Lou Brock 13
3 Frank Taveras 13
5 Larry Hisle 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Craig Swan 1.57
2 Andy Messersmith 1.61
3 Mark Fidrych 1.72
4 Jim Bibby 1.73
5 Fred Norman 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 6
1 Andy Messersmith 6
3 Pat Dobson 5
3 Dock Ellis 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 52
2 Andy Messersmith 45
3 Fergie Jenkins 42
4 Tom Seaver 41
5 J. R. Richard 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 9
2 Rollie Fingers 7
3 Charlie Hough 6
4 Dave LaRoche 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .342
2 Bake McBride .334
3 Rod Carew .332
4 Bill Madlock .332
5 Pete Rose .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 50
2 Mike Schmidt 46
3 John Mayberry 29
4 George Scott 28
5 Sal Bando 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 119
2 John Mayberry 116
3 Tony Perez 115
4 George Foster 111
5 Mike Schmidt 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 67
2 Don Baylor 55
3 Rod Carew 53
4 Joe Morgan 52
5 Mickey Rivers 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.36
2 Andy Messersmith 2.49
3 Frank Tanana 2.54
4 Randy Jones 2.59
5 Gaylord Perry 2.60

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 269
2 Bert Blyleven 244
3 Tom Seaver 242
4 John Montefusco 210
5 Gaylord Perry 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 28
2 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Dave LaRoche 22
4 Mike Marshall 20
5 Sparky Lyle 17