On This Day

Sunday, July 11, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 50 31 .617 --
Red Sox 40 40 .500 9.5
Orioles 40 42 .488 10.5
Tigers 38 41 .481 11.0
Indians 38 41 .481 11.0
Brewers 34 44 .436 14.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 51 31 .622 --
Rangers 44 38 .537 7.0
Athletics 44 41 .518 8.5
Twins 39 44 .470 12.5
White Sox 37 45 .451 14.0
Angels 35 52 .402 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 56 25 .691 --
Pirates 46 35 .568 10.0
Mets 46 42 .523 13.5
Cardinals 36 46 .439 20.5
Cubs 36 48 .429 21.5
Expos 25 52 .325 29.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 53 33 .616 --
Dodgers 47 39 .547 6.0
Padres 43 44 .494 10.5
Astros 42 44 .488 11.0
Braves 40 45 .471 12.5
Giants 35 52 .402 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
2 Steve Braun 3
2 Bernie Carbo 3
2 Cecil Cooper 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 Frank Duffy 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 6
2 Bernie Carbo 4
3 Willie Crawford 3
3 Ron Hodges 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Moates 2
1 Jerry Mumphrey 2
3 Paul Blair 1
3 Steve Braun 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Slaton 1.25
2 Dick Ruthven 0.86
2 Nolan Ryan 0.86
4 Ed Figueroa 0.80
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 12
2 Jim Slaton 10
3 Bert Blyleven 7
4 Steve Rogers 6
4 Dick Ruthven 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Jerry Reuss 1
1 Jim Willoughby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .365
2 Al Oliver .360
3 Hal McRae .347
4 Willie Crawford .345
5 Ken Griffey .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 30
2 Mike Schmidt 23
3 Sal Bando 19
4 George Foster 17
4 George Hendrick 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 72
2 Dave Kingman 69
3 Joe Morgan 62
4 Mike Schmidt 61
5 Tony Perez 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 42
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 Ken Brett 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 16
2 Jim Lonborg 11
2 Jim Palmer 11
4 Bill Campbell 10
4 12 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 166
2 Frank Tanana 130
3 Tom Seaver 127
4 Bert Blyleven 124
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 .444
2 Craig Kusick .432
3 Bill Robinson .432
4 Al Bumbry .429
5 Cecil Cooper .412

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 17
2 Sal Bando 16
3 Al Oliver 15
4 Joe Morgan 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 11
2 Larry Hisle 10
3 Ron LeFlore 7
4 Lou Brock 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.00
2 Steve Stone 0.56
3 Andy Hassler 0.61
4 Mark Fidrych 0.67
5 2 tied 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Campbell 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Bart Johnson 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
2 Andy Messersmith 27
3 Mickey Lolich 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .414
2 George Brett .398
3 Willie Crawford .395
3 Manny Sanguillen .395
5 Cesar Geronimo .363

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 9
1 George Hendrick 9
3 Dave Kingman 8
3 Jason Thompson 8
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 30
2 Al Oliver 28
3 Rod Carew 25
4 Reggie Jackson 23
4 Lee May 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Bill North 14
2 Frank Taveras 14
4 Larry Hisle 13
5 Lou Brock 12

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 71
2 Fergie Jenkins 43
2 Andy Messersmith 43
4 Tom Seaver 42
5 Bert Blyleven 39

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .344
2 Bake McBride .334
3 Rod Carew .333
4 Pete Rose .330
5 Bill Madlock .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 51
2 Mike Schmidt 46
3 Sal Bando 28
3 John Mayberry 28
3 George Scott 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 117
2 Tony Perez 114
3 John Mayberry 112
4 George Foster 111
5 Mike Schmidt 110

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 67
2 Don Baylor 56
3 Rod Carew 52
3 Joe Morgan 52
5 Mickey Rivers 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.50
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 247
3 Tom Seaver 241
4 John Montefusco 214
4 Nolan Ryan 214

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 27
2 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Dave LaRoche 21
4 Mike Marshall 20
5 Sparky Lyle 18