On This Day

Wednesday, July 28, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 36 .625 --
Orioles 49 48 .505 11.5
Indians 47 48 .495 12.5
Tigers 47 49 .490 13.0
Red Sox 43 53 .448 17.0
Brewers 42 52 .447 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 60 38 .612 --
Athletics 53 47 .530 8.0
Twins 48 50 .490 12.0
Rangers 47 50 .485 12.5
White Sox 45 54 .455 15.5
Angels 43 59 .422 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 65 31 .677 --
Pirates 54 43 .557 11.5
Mets 51 50 .505 16.5
Cardinals 42 54 .438 23.0
Cubs 41 58 .414 25.5
Expos 33 60 .355 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 62 38 .620 --
Dodgers 55 44 .556 6.5
Astros 52 51 .505 11.5
Padres 49 52 .485 13.5
Braves 45 54 .455 16.5
Giants 44 58 .431 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lyman Bostock 5
1 Mike Hargrove 5
3 Larvell Blanks 3
3 Rod Carew 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 Larvell Blanks 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Dan Ford 1
1 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Phil Niekro 4
3 Lyman Bostock 3
3 Dan Ford 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 2
1 Dan Ford 2
1 Tito Fuentes 2
1 Gary Thomasson 2
5 20 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Lonborg 1.17
2 Tom Seaver 0.91
3 Doc Medich 0.86
4 Steve Luebber 0.71
4 Marty Pattin 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John D'Acquisto 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Larry Gura 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 10
2 Joaquin Andujar 7
2 Jim Lonborg 7
4 Doc Medich 6
4 Phil Niekro 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Dale Murray 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .354
2 Hal McRae .346
3 Al Oliver .343
4 Pete Rose .333
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 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 51
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 Tom Seaver 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 18
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 Tom Seaver 156
3 Bert Blyleven 147
4 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 3 tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ray Fosse .514
2 Bill Stein .491
3 Jay Johnstone .455
4 Rico Carty .424
5 Lyman Bostock .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Rico Carty 4
2 Lee May 4
2 Bill Robinson 4
2 Gene Tenace 4

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 11
2 Joe Morgan 9
2 Bill North 9
4 Amos Otis 8
5 4 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.00
1 Larry Demery 0.00
3 Bo McLaughlin 0.56
4 Jerry Augustine 0.62
5 Mark Littell 0.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 John D'Acquisto 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Butch Metzger 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 29
1 Tom Seaver 29
3 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Jerry Koosman 23
5 Steve Rogers 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 3
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 Dale Murray 3
1 Dick Tidrow 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Stein .438
2 Lyman Bostock .381
3 Jay Johnstone .379
4 Rico Carty .369
5 2 tied .358

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 25
1 Joe Morgan 25
3 Bob Watson 24
4 Richie Zisk 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 20
2 Frank Taveras 17
3 Ron LeFlore 13
4 Davey Lopes 12
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.67
2 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.70
3 Mark Littell 1.08
4 Fred Norman 1.29
5 Al Fitzmorris 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Randy Jones 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
4 Bill Campbell 4
4 21 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 51
2 Nolan Ryan 48
3 Vida Blue 42
3 Steve Rogers 42
5 Jerry Koosman 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ron Reed 6
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Danny Frisella 5
2 Mike Marshall 5
2 Steve Mingori 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .349
2 Hal McRae .337
3 Bake McBride .336
4 Thurman Munson .329
5 Pete Rose .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 46
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 Sal Bando 27
3 George Foster 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 113
2 John Mayberry 108
2 Mike Schmidt 108
4 Tony Perez 106
5 Dave Kingman 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 65
2 Don Baylor 59
3 Joe Morgan 56
4 Bill North 54
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.34
2 Randy Jones 2.58
3 Tom Seaver 2.66
4 Doug Rau 2.70
5 Wayne Garland 2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 251
2 Frank Tanana 250
3 Bert Blyleven 247
4 Nolan Ryan 216
5 John Montefusco 203

Saves

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