On This Day

Thursday, July 29, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 60 36 .625 --
Orioles 50 48 .510 11.0
Indians 47 49 .490 13.0
Tigers 47 50 .485 13.5
Red Sox 44 53 .454 16.5
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 49 50 .495 11.5
Rangers 47 51 .480 13.0
White Sox 45 54 .455 15.5
Angels 43 59 .422 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 66 31 .680 --
Pirates 55 43 .561 11.5
Mets 51 51 .500 17.5
Cardinals 42 54 .438 23.5
Cubs 41 59 .410 26.5
Expos 33 60 .355 31.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 63 38 .624 --
Dodgers 55 44 .556 7.0
Astros 52 51 .505 12.0
Padres 49 53 .480 14.5
Braves 45 54 .455 17.0
Giants 44 58 .431 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bruce Boisclair 3
1 George Hendrick 3
1 Jim Rice 3
1 Rennie Stennett 3
5 27 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 1
1 Greg Luzinski 1
1 Joe Morgan 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 3
2 Joe Morgan 2
2 Boog Powell 2
2 Carl Yastrzemski 2
5 19 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 2
2 Dave Parker 1
2 Manny Trillo 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mark Fidrych 1.14
2 Jim Umbarger 0.89
3 Steve Carlton 0.60
4 Pat Zachry 0.57
5 Jim Rooker 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Bane 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Rudy May 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mark Fidrych 8
1 Jim Umbarger 8
3 Steve Carlton 6
4 Rick Reuschel 5
4 Jim Rooker 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Bill Lee 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .354
2 Hal McRae .346
3 Al Oliver .343
4 Ken Griffey .333
5 Pete Rose .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 George Foster 21
4 Sal Bando 20
5 4 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 86
2 Joe Morgan 75
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 1.80
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 Rawly Eastwick 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Stein .491
2 Ray Fosse .487
3 Jay Johnstone .459
4 Rico Carty .422
5 Lyman Bostock .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Rico Carty 4
2 George Foster 4
2 Lee May 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 18
2 Rico Carty 17
3 Graig Nettles 16
3 Bob Watson 16
5 George Foster 14

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 Eddie Bane 3
1 Jim Barr 3
1 John D'Acquisto 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 3 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 Bill Campbell 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Danny Frisella 3
1 Al Hrabosky 3
1 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Stein .438
2 Jay Johnstone .388
3 Lyman Bostock .383
4 Rico Carty .365
5 Ken Griffey .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
1 Bill Robinson 8
3 Sal Bando 7
3 George Hendrick 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 24
2 Reggie Jackson 23
2 Joe Morgan 23
4 Bob Watson 22
4 Richie Zisk 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 20
2 Frank Taveras 17
3 Ron LeFlore 11
3 Davey Lopes 11
5 3 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.67
2 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.70
3 Tom Seaver 1.19
4 Fred Norman 1.29
5 Al Fitzmorris 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
3 Eddie Bane 4
3 John Candelaria 4
3 19 others tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 48
2 Tom Seaver 45
3 Vida Blue 42
4 Jerry Koosman 40
5 Bert Blyleven 39

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 Bake McBride .338
3 Hal McRae .336
4 Thurman Munson .329
5 Lyman Bostock .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 46
2 Mike Schmidt 45
3 George Foster 28
4 Sal Bando 27
5 2 tied 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 116
2 John Mayberry 108
2 Mike Schmidt 108
4 Tony Perez 107
5 Dave Kingman 104

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.34
2 Randy Jones 2.58
3 Tom Seaver 2.60
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 250
1 Frank Tanana 250
3 Bert Blyleven 241
4 Nolan Ryan 216
5 John Montefusco 203

Saves

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