On This Day

Friday, July 23, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 58 33 .637 --
Indians 45 44 .506 12.0
Orioles 46 45 .505 12.0
Tigers 42 48 .467 15.5
Red Sox 42 49 .462 16.0
Brewers 38 50 .432 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 57 36 .613 --
Athletics 50 45 .526 8.0
Rangers 46 45 .505 10.0
Twins 44 48 .478 12.5
White Sox 43 50 .462 14.0
Angels 39 57 .406 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 62 28 .689 --
Pirates 51 41 .554 12.0
Mets 49 47 .510 16.0
Cardinals 40 52 .435 23.0
Cubs 39 54 .419 24.5
Expos 29 58 .333 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 59 35 .628 --
Dodgers 53 42 .558 6.5
Astros 48 49 .495 12.5
Padres 47 49 .490 13.0
Braves 43 51 .457 16.0
Giants 41 55 .427 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larvell Blanks 3
1 Rico Carty 3
1 Dave Cash 3
1 Chris Chambliss 3
1 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Larvell Blanks 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 3
1 Mickey Rivers 3
1 Fred Stanley 3
4 Dave Cash 2
4 6 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 Dan Ford 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.86
2 Tom Seaver 1.00
3 J. R. Richard 0.89
3 Steve Rogers 0.89
5 Jim Lonborg 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Santo Alcala 1
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 13
2 Jim Palmer 8
2 J. R. Richard 8
2 Steve Rogers 8
2 Tom Seaver 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .365
2 Al Oliver .347
3 Hal McRae .345
4 Thurman Munson .335
5 Pete Rose .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 25
3 Sal Bando 19
4 George Foster 18
4 2 others tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 76
2 Dave Kingman 72
3 Joe Morgan 70
4 Mike Schmidt 64
5 John Mayberry 63

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 45
2 Don Baylor 41
3 Freddie Patek 38
4 Rod Carew 36
5 Ron LeFlore 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.71
2 Bill Travers 2.24
3 Randy Jones 2.48
4 Wayne Garland 2.49
5 Don Stanhouse 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 17
2 Jim Palmer 13
3 Ed Figueroa 12
3 Wayne Garland 12
3 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 177
2 Tom Seaver 146
3 Frank Tanana 139
4 Bert Blyleven 138
5 J. R. Richard 120

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 Thurman Munson .429
2 Jay Johnstone .424
3 Dave Parker .421
4 Rico Carty .419
5 George Brett .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Dave Kingman 5
2 Lee May 5
2 Bill Robinson 5
2 Reggie Smith 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 20
2 Graig Nettles 14
3 Thurman Munson 13
4 Bobby Bonds 12
4 Bobby Murcer 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 9
2 Bill North 8
2 Amos Otis 8
4 Claudell Washington 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Kaat 0.35
2 Mike Torrez 0.53
3 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.60
4 Rick Jones 0.61
5 Joaquin Andujar 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 24
2 Jim Palmer 23
2 Nolan Ryan 23
4 Vida Blue 22
5 Bert Blyleven 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 4
1 Ron Reed 4
3 Tippy Martinez 3
3 Dick Tidrow 3
3 Jim Willoughby 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .398
2 George Brett .389
3 Jose Cruz .373
4 Jay Johnstone .362
5 Cesar Geronimo .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 9
1 Reggie Jackson 9
1 Dave Kingman 9
4 George Hendrick 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 29
2 Rod Carew 24
2 Graig Nettles 24
4 Bobby Murcer 23
5 5 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 18
2 Bill North 15
3 Davey Lopes 12
4 Don Baylor 11
4 2 others tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.66
2 Mickey Lolich 1.15
3 Mike Torrez 1.21
4 Mark Fidrych 1.29
5 Jerry Koosman 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bart Johnson 6
2 Mark Fidrych 5
2 Wayne Garland 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 52
2 Nolan Ryan 49
3 Phil Niekro 43
4 Jerry Koosman 41
4 J. R. Richard 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Reed 7
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Mike Marshall 6
4 Rollie Fingers 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .353
2 Hal McRae .332
3 Bake McBride .331
4 Bill Madlock .329
5 Pete Rose .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 49
2 Mike Schmidt 44
3 Reggie Jackson 31
4 George Scott 27
5 3 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 111
2 John Mayberry 110
3 George Foster 109
4 Tony Perez 107
5 Mike Schmidt 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 66
2 Don Baylor 60
3 Joe Morgan 54
4 Rod Carew 51
5 2 tied 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.44
2 Randy Jones 2.50
3 Wayne Garland 2.70
4 Tom Seaver 2.77
5 Andy Messersmith 2.81

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 25
2 Jim Palmer 23
3 Catfish Hunter 22
4 Ed Figueroa 20
5 Dennis Leonard 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 249
1 Frank Tanana 249
3 Tom Seaver 246
4 Nolan Ryan 211
5 John Montefusco 205

Saves

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