On This Day

Tuesday, July 27, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 35 .632 --
Orioles 48 48 .500 12.5
Indians 46 48 .489 13.5
Tigers 46 49 .484 14.0
Red Sox 43 52 .453 17.0
Brewers 42 51 .452 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 59 38 .608 --
Athletics 53 46 .535 7.0
Rangers 47 48 .495 11.0
Twins 46 50 .479 12.5
White Sox 44 54 .449 15.5
Angels 43 58 .426 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 65 30 .684 --
Pirates 53 43 .552 12.5
Mets 51 49 .510 16.5
Cardinals 42 53 .442 23.0
Cubs 40 58 .408 26.5
Expos 32 60 .348 31.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 62 37 .626 --
Dodgers 55 43 .561 6.5
Astros 52 50 .510 11.5
Padres 48 52 .480 14.5
Braves 44 54 .449 17.5
Giants 43 58 .426 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ray Fosse 4
1 Ron LeFlore 4
3 Darrell Evans 3
3 Bake McBride 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 Bob Watson 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Watson 4
2 Darrell Evans 3
3 Larvell Blanks 2
3 Frank Duffy 2
3 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
1 Mickey Rivers 2
3 Lou Brock 1
3 Cecil Cooper 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.40
2 Ray Burris 1.25
2 Jim Palmer 1.25
4 Vida Blue 0.90
5 Rich Gossage 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Fergie Jenkins 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 9
2 Frank Tanana 7
3 Rich Gossage 6
4 Ray Burris 5
4 4 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Tom Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .356
2 Hal McRae .346
3 Al Oliver .346
4 Pete Rose .337
5 Ken Griffey .332

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 83
2 Joe Morgan 73
3 Dave Kingman 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
4 Ron LeFlore 36

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 J. R. Richard 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 17
2 Jim Palmer 14
3 Ed Figueroa 13
4 Al Fitzmorris 12
4 6 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 184
2 Bert Blyleven 147
3 Tom Seaver 146
3 Frank Tanana 146
5 J. R. Richard 123

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 .490
2 Rico Carty .444
3 Thurman Munson .393
4 Duane Kuiper .391
5 Dave Parker .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Lee May 4
2 Bill Robinson 4
2 Gene Tenace 4
5 13 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 18
2 Bob Watson 16
3 Graig Nettles 15
4 Rico Carty 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 10
2 Joe Morgan 9
3 Bill North 8
3 Amos Otis 8
5 3 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 Jim Barr 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Butch Metzger 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 Doug Rau 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 29
2 Bert Blyleven 23
2 Jerry Koosman 23
4 Steve Rogers 21
5 5 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 3
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Dick Tidrow 3
4 Bill Castro 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Thurman Munson .378
2 Jay Johnstone .369
2 Tim Johnson .369
4 Lyman Bostock .367
5 Cesar Geronimo .366

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 25
1 Joe Morgan 25
1 Bob Watson 25
4 Graig Nettles 23
5 Richie Zisk 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 19
2 Frank Taveras 16
3 Ron LeFlore 14
4 Davey Lopes 12
5 Larry Hisle 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 Bart Johnson 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
1 Don Sutton 5
5 22 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Vida Blue 42
2 Steve Rogers 42
4 Tom Seaver 41
5 Jerry Koosman 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Reed 7
2 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Danny Frisella 5
3 Sparky Lyle 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .349
2 Hal McRae .336
3 Bake McBride .334
4 Pete Rose .329
5 Thurman Munson .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 46
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 Sal Bando 27
3 George Foster 27
3 Reggie Jackson 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 115
2 John Mayberry 110
3 Mike Schmidt 108
4 Dave Kingman 106
4 Tony Perez 106

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 65
2 Don Baylor 59
3 Joe Morgan 56
4 Bill North 53
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.34
2 Randy Jones 2.64
3 Doug Rau 2.70
4 Wayne Garland 2.74
5 Tom Seaver 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 24
2 Jim Palmer 23
3 Catfish Hunter 22
4 Ed Figueroa 21
5 2 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 256
2 Bert Blyleven 247
3 Tom Seaver 241
4 Nolan Ryan 216
5 John Montefusco 203

Saves

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