On This Day

Friday, July 9, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 49 30 .620 --
Red Sox 39 39 .500 9.5
Indians 38 39 .494 10.0
Tigers 37 40 .481 11.0
Orioles 38 42 .475 11.5
Brewers 31 44 .413 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 50 30 .625 --
Rangers 44 35 .557 5.5
Athletics 42 41 .506 9.5
Twins 38 43 .469 12.5
White Sox 36 44 .450 14.0
Angels 35 50 .412 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 53 25 .679 --
Pirates 44 35 .557 9.5
Mets 45 41 .523 12.0
Cardinals 35 45 .438 19.0
Cubs 35 47 .427 20.0
Expos 25 50 .333 26.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 53 31 .631 --
Dodgers 46 38 .548 7.0
Padres 43 41 .512 10.0
Astros 40 44 .476 13.0
Braves 39 44 .470 13.5
Giants 34 51 .400 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Robinson 5
2 Dan Driessen 4
3 Rod Carew 3
3 George Foster 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Bobby Darwin 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 Ralph Garr 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Driessen 4
2 Hank Aaron 3
2 Bobby Darwin 3
2 Lee May 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 2
1 Bill North 2
3 Ed Armbrister 1
3 Sal Bando 1
3 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Larry Dierker 2.00
1 Dennis Leonard 2.00
3 Craig Swan 1.25
4 Jackie Brown 0.83
5 Doc Medich 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Larry Dierker 8
1 Dennis Leonard 8
3 Bruce Kison 7
3 Doc Medich 7
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .359
2 George Brett .355
3 Hal McRae .345
4 Willie Crawford .338
5 Ken Griffey .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 28
2 Mike Schmidt 23
3 Sal Bando 19
4 George Foster 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 71
2 Dave Kingman 67
3 Joe Morgan 62
4 Mike Schmidt 61
5 Tony Perez 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 39
2 Freddie Patek 37
3 Don Baylor 35
3 Rod Carew 35
5 Ron LeFlore 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.78
2 Bill Travers 1.96
3 Wayne Garland 2.37
4 Andy Messersmith 2.37
5 Jon Matlack 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 16
2 Bill Campbell 10
2 Pat Dobson 10
2 Dock Ellis 10
2 8 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 154
2 Frank Tanana 130
3 Tom Seaver 127
4 Bert Blyleven 117
5 Andy Messersmith 102

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 17
2 Ken Forsch 14
3 Mike Marshall 13
4 Rollie Fingers 12
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .467
2 Manny Sanguillen .447
3 Dan Driessen .444
3 Rick Manning .444
5 Cesar Geronimo .443

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 8
2 George Hendrick 7
3 Dave Kingman 5
4 Chris Chambliss 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Milner 17
2 Sal Bando 15
2 Dave Kingman 15
2 Al Oliver 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 9
2 Larry Hisle 8
2 Bill North 8
2 Jim Wohlford 8
5 2 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.00
2 Andy Hassler 0.66
3 Bert Blyleven 0.67
3 Mark Fidrych 0.67
5 Dave Lemanczyk 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Wayne Garland 3
1 Bart Johnson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fergie Jenkins 28
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Jerry Koosman 24
4 Andy Messersmith 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 5
1 Mike Marshall 5
1 Steve Mingori 5
4 Rollie Fingers 4
4 Ron Reed 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .435
2 Cesar Geronimo .377
3 Manny Sanguillen .375
4 Willie Crawford .372
5 George Brett .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 10
2 George Hendrick 8
2 John Mayberry 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
2 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 27
2 Willie Montanez 26
3 Rod Carew 24
4 John Mayberry 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 14
1 Frank Taveras 14
3 Rod Carew 12
3 Bill North 12
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 1.19
2 Fred Norman 1.26
3 Mark Fidrych 1.61
3 Andy Messersmith 1.61
5 Charlie Hough 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 6
1 Randy Jones 6
1 Andy Messersmith 6
4 Pat Dobson 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 Tom Seaver 49
3 Andy Messersmith 45
4 Fergie Jenkins 42
5 J. R. Richard 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 10
2 Charlie Hough 7
3 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Steve Mingori 6
5 3 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .338
2 Rod Carew .338
3 Bake McBride .332
4 Bill Madlock .330
5 Hal McRae .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 49
2 Mike Schmidt 46
3 Sal Bando 28
3 John Mayberry 28
5 George Scott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 116
2 Tony Perez 114
3 John Mayberry 112
4 George Foster 111
5 Mike Schmidt 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 68
2 Don Baylor 55
3 Rod Carew 52
3 Joe Morgan 52
5 Mickey Rivers 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.47
2 Andy Messersmith 2.49
3 Randy Jones 2.52
4 Frank Tanana 2.57
5 Jim Palmer 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 25
2 Catfish Hunter 21
3 Jim Palmer 20
3 Gaylord Perry 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 262
2 Bert Blyleven 246
3 Tom Seaver 241
4 John Montefusco 214
5 Gaylord Perry 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 27
2 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Dave LaRoche 22
4 Mike Marshall 20
5 Sparky Lyle 18