On This Day

Monday, July 26, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 34 .638 --
Orioles 47 48 .495 13.5
Indians 46 47 .495 13.5
Tigers 46 48 .489 14.0
Red Sox 42 52 .447 18.0
Brewers 41 51 .446 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 59 37 .615 --
Athletics 52 46 .531 8.0
Rangers 47 48 .495 11.5
Twins 46 50 .479 13.0
White Sox 44 53 .454 15.5
Angels 42 58 .420 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 65 29 .691 --
Pirates 52 43 .547 13.5
Mets 50 49 .505 17.5
Cardinals 42 52 .447 23.0
Cubs 39 58 .402 27.5
Expos 32 59 .352 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 62 36 .633 --
Dodgers 55 43 .561 7.0
Astros 51 50 .505 12.5
Padres 48 51 .485 14.5
Braves 44 54 .449 18.0
Giants 42 58 .420 21.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Driessen 4
1 George Foster 4
1 Steve Garvey 4
1 Ben Oglivie 4
1 Larry Parrish 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 4
2 Dan Driessen 3
2 Bob Watson 3
4 Bert Campaneris 2
4 8 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 2
1 Al Cowens 2
1 Phil Garner 2
1 Bill North 2
5 13 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 3.00
2 Steve Stone 1.33
3 Larry Dierker 1.00
3 Jon Matlack 1.00
3 Don Sutton 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 9
1 Don Sutton 9
3 Nolan Ryan 7
4 Jon Matlack 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Dale Murray 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .360
2 Hal McRae .347
3 Al Oliver .343
4 Pete Rose .336
5 Ken Griffey .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 Sal Bando 20
3 George Foster 20
5 2 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 82
2 Dave Kingman 72
2 Joe Morgan 72
4 Mike Schmidt 69
5 John Mayberry 66

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 50
2 Don Baylor 41
3 Freddie Patek 39
4 Rod Carew 36
5 Ron LeFlore 35

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.93
2 Bill Travers 2.17
3 Fred Norman 2.38
4 Don Stanhouse 2.45
5 Wayne Garland 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 17
2 Ed Figueroa 13
2 Jim Palmer 13
4 Al Fitzmorris 12
4 4 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 184
2 Bert Blyleven 147
3 Tom Seaver 146
4 Frank Tanana 139
5 J. R. Richard 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 18
2 Ken Forsch 15
3 Rollie Fingers 14
3 Mike Marshall 14
5 Rawly Eastwick 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Stein .489
2 Rico Carty .449
3 Lamar Johnson .429
4 Keith Hernandez .414
5 Thurman Munson .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Lee May 4
2 Bill Robinson 4
2 Gene Tenace 4
5 12 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 18
2 Graig Nettles 15
3 Rico Carty 14
4 Lamar Johnson 13
4 Thurman Munson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 9
2 Bill North 8
2 Amos Otis 8
4 Larry Bowa 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.00
1 Larry Demery 0.00
3 Jerry Augustine 0.45
4 Tommy John 0.56
4 Bo McLaughlin 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Butch Metzger 3
1 Doug Rau 3
4 Santo Alcala 2
4 38 others tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 23
1 Jerry Koosman 23
3 Vida Blue 20
4 Ed Halicki 19
4 2 others tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 3
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Dick Tidrow 3
4 Rawly Eastwick 2
4 7 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .380
2 Cesar Geronimo .371
3 Lyman Bostock .367
4 Al Oliver .361
5 2 tied .358

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 9
2 George Hendrick 8
2 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Dave Kingman 8
2 Bill Robinson 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 26
2 Willie Montanez 25
3 Joe Morgan 24
4 Graig Nettles 23
4 Richie Zisk 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 19
2 Frank Taveras 17
3 Ron LeFlore 13
3 Davey Lopes 13
5 2 tied 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.63
2 Al Fitzmorris 1.32
3 Mickey Lolich 1.45
4 Fred Norman 1.47
5 Mike Torrez 1.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Wayne Garland 5
1 Bart Johnson 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 56
2 Jerry Koosman 47
3 Bert Blyleven 44
4 Tom Seaver 41
5 Steve Rogers 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Reed 7
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Sparky Lyle 6
2 Steve Mingori 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .350
2 Hal McRae .337
3 Bake McBride .328
4 Pete Rose .328
5 George Foster .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 47
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 Reggie Jackson 29
4 Sal Bando 27
4 George Foster 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 114
2 John Mayberry 110
3 Mike Schmidt 109
4 Dave Kingman 107
5 Tony Perez 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 65
2 Don Baylor 59
3 Joe Morgan 54
4 Bill North 53
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.44
2 Randy Jones 2.59
3 Doug Rau 2.70
4 Wayne Garland 2.74
5 Tom Seaver 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 25
2 Jim Palmer 23
3 Catfish Hunter 22
4 Ed Figueroa 21
5 Dennis Leonard 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 249
2 Bert Blyleven 247
3 Tom Seaver 241
4 Nolan Ryan 216
5 John Montefusco 208

Saves

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