On This Day

Monday, July 19, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 55 32 .632 --
Orioles 43 44 .494 12.0
Indians 42 43 .494 12.0
Tigers 40 44 .476 13.5
Red Sox 41 46 .471 14.0
Brewers 35 49 .417 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 56 33 .629 --
Rangers 46 42 .523 9.5
Athletics 47 44 .516 10.0
Twins 41 47 .466 14.5
White Sox 40 47 .460 15.0
Angels 39 54 .419 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 59 27 .686 --
Pirates 48 38 .558 11.0
Mets 48 45 .516 14.5
Cardinals 40 48 .455 20.0
Cubs 36 53 .404 24.5
Expos 26 57 .313 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 57 34 .626 --
Dodgers 50 41 .549 7.0
Astros 47 45 .511 10.5
Padres 45 47 .489 12.5
Braves 42 48 .467 14.5
Giants 39 54 .419 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Baylor 5
2 George Brett 4
2 Robin Yount 4
4 Bobby Bonds 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Robinson 2
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 Al Cowens 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 4
1 Bobby Bonds 4
3 Larry Hisle 3
4 Bob Boone 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Dan Ford 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Bibby 0.75
2 Dennis Leonard 0.71
3 J. R. Richard 0.70
4 Vida Blue 0.67
5 Terry Forster 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Bacsik 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 7
2 Jim Bibby 6
2 Vida Blue 6
2 John D'Acquisto 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .371
2 Al Oliver .353
3 Hal McRae .350
4 Willie Crawford .340
5 Pete Rose .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 24
3 Sal Bando 19
4 George Foster 18
5 4 tied 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 74
2 Dave Kingman 72
3 Joe Morgan 69
4 Mike Schmidt 62
5 John Mayberry 61

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 43
2 Don Baylor 41
3 Freddie Patek 38
4 Rod Carew 35
5 Ron LeFlore 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.60
2 Bill Travers 2.36
3 Don Stanhouse 2.46
4 Ken Brett 2.52
5 Wayne Garland 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 16
2 Jim Palmer 13
3 Ed Figueroa 12
4 Bill Campbell 11
4 8 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 174
2 Tom Seaver 138
3 Frank Tanana 136
4 Bert Blyleven 130
5 J. R. Richard 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 18
2 Ken Forsch 15
3 Mike Marshall 14
4 Rollie Fingers 13
5 3 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .481
2 Jorge Orta .471
2 Mike Tyson .471
4 Steve Garvey .429
5 Reggie Jackson .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 5
1 Bill Robinson 5
3 Reggie Jackson 4
3 Joe Morgan 4
3 Bobby Murcer 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 15
1 Joe Morgan 15
3 Bobby Bonds 12
4 Don Baylor 11
4 2 others tied 11

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 7
1 Bill North 7
1 Amos Otis 7
1 Frank Taveras 7
5 Claudell Washington 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Holtzman 0.00
1 Andy Hassler 0.00
3 Mark Fidrych 0.45
4 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.57
5 Al Fitzmorris 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Paul Mitchell 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 30
2 Steve Rogers 21
3 Jim Palmer 20
4 Ken Brett 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Marshall 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Tippy Martinez 3
2 Steve Mingori 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .415
2 Willie Crawford .391
3 Jorge Orta .379
4 Jose Cruz .377
5 Al Oliver .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 9
1 Dave Kingman 9
3 George Hendrick 8
3 Bobby Murcer 8
5 Bill Robinson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Montanez 28
2 Reggie Jackson 26
3 Rod Carew 24
4 Dave Kingman 22
5 4 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 15
2 Bill North 14
3 Frank Taveras 13
4 Larry Hisle 12
4 Ron LeFlore 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Stan Thomas 1.05
2 Mark Fidrych 1.33
3 John Denny 1.41
4 Mike Torrez 1.77
5 Fred Norman 1.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Phil Niekro 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
3 Dock Ellis 5
3 Mark Fidrych 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Tom Seaver 44
3 Andy Messersmith 40
3 Phil Niekro 40
3 Jim Palmer 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 8
2 Mike Marshall 6
2 Ron Reed 6
4 Rollie Fingers 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .349
2 Hal McRae .333
3 Rod Carew .331
4 Bill Madlock .329
5 Willie Montanez .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 52
2 Mike Schmidt 44
3 Reggie Jackson 28
3 George Scott 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 119
2 John Mayberry 114
3 George Foster 112
4 Tony Perez 108
4 Mike Schmidt 108

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 66
2 Don Baylor 60
3 Rod Carew 51
3 Joe Morgan 51
5 Freddie Patek 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.43
2 Randy Jones 2.50
3 Frank Tanana 2.63
4 Andy Messersmith 2.67
5 Wayne Garland 2.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 25
2 Jim Palmer 23
3 Catfish Hunter 22
4 Ed Figueroa 20
4 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 254
2 Bert Blyleven 246
3 Tom Seaver 238
4 Nolan Ryan 210
5 John Montefusco 208

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 25
2 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Mike Marshall 21
4 Dave LaRoche 20
5 Sparky Lyle 19