On This Day

Saturday, July 10, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 49 31 .613 --
Red Sox 39 40 .494 9.5
Indians 38 40 .487 10.0
Orioles 39 42 .481 10.5
Tigers 37 41 .474 11.0
Brewers 32 44 .421 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 51 30 .630 --
Rangers 44 36 .550 6.5
Athletics 43 41 .512 9.5
Twins 39 43 .476 12.5
White Sox 37 44 .457 14.0
Angels 35 51 .407 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 55 25 .688 --
Pirates 45 35 .563 10.0
Mets 46 41 .529 12.5
Cardinals 36 45 .444 19.5
Cubs 36 47 .434 20.5
Expos 25 51 .329 28.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 53 32 .624 --
Dodgers 46 39 .541 7.0
Padres 43 43 .500 10.5
Astros 41 44 .482 12.0
Braves 39 45 .464 13.5
Giants 34 52 .395 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 3
1 Rick Burleson 3
1 Ralph Garr 3
1 Bobby Grich 3
1 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 2
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Bob Boone 1
2 Jack Brohamer 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Hal McRae 4
1 Bobby Murcer 4
1 Manny Trillo 4
4 Bob Boone 3
4 Jay Johnstone 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Dave Cash 2
1 Larry Hisle 2
1 Bill North 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.67
2 Jim Palmer 1.12
3 John Candelaria 1.00
4 Jim Lonborg 0.80
5 Clay Kirby 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Bane 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 10
2 Jim Palmer 9
3 John Candelaria 6
3 Mickey Lolich 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .363
2 George Brett .360
3 Hal McRae .347
4 Willie Crawford .338
5 Ken Griffey .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 30
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 69
3 Joe Morgan 62
4 Mike Schmidt 61
5 Tony Perez 58

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 41
2 Freddie Patek 38
3 Don Baylor 36
4 Rod Carew 35
5 2 tied 29

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.78
2 Bill Travers 1.91
3 Wayne Garland 2.37
4 Andy Messersmith 2.43
5 Jon Matlack 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 16
2 Jim Lonborg 11
2 Jim Palmer 11
4 Bill Campbell 10
4 10 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 106

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 17
2 Ken Forsch 15
3 Mike Marshall 13
4 Rollie Fingers 12
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .475
2 Rick Manning .453
3 Craig Kusick .441
4 Manny Sanguillen .435
5 Al Bumbry .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 8
2 George Hendrick 7
3 Dave Kingman 6
4 Chris Chambliss 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Milner 17
2 Al Oliver 16
3 Sal Bando 15
3 Willie Montanez 15
5 Joe Morgan 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Hisle 10
1 Bill North 10
3 Frank Taveras 8
4 Enos Cabell 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jon Matlack 0.00
1 Rollie Fingers 0.00
3 Andy Hassler 0.61
4 Bert Blyleven 0.67
4 Mark Fidrych 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Wayne Garland 3
1 Bart Johnson 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 27
2 Nolan Ryan 26
3 Jerry Koosman 24
3 Mickey Lolich 24
5 Tom Seaver 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .436
2 George Brett .385
3 Manny Sanguillen .383
4 Willie Crawford .377
5 Cesar Geronimo .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 9
1 Dave Kingman 9
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Mike Schmidt 8
3 Jason Thompson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 28
2 Willie Montanez 26
3 Rod Carew 24
4 Lee May 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Frank Taveras 14
3 Larry Hisle 13
3 Bill North 13
5 3 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 1.11
2 Fred Norman 1.26
3 Mark Fidrych 1.61
4 Don Stanhouse 1.75
5 Craig Swan 1.84

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 6
2 Dock Ellis 5
2 Wayne Garland 5
2 Randy Jones 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 Andy Messersmith 43
3 Fergie Jenkins 42
3 Jim Palmer 42
3 Tom Seaver 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .339
2 Rod Carew .336
3 Bake McBride .332
4 Bill Madlock .330
5 Pete Rose .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 51
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 118
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 56
3 Rod Carew 52
3 Joe Morgan 52
5 Mickey Rivers 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.47
2 Andy Messersmith 2.52
3 Randy Jones 2.52
4 Frank Tanana 2.57
5 Gaylord Perry 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 25
2 Catfish Hunter 21
2 Jim Palmer 21
4 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 210

Saves

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