On This Day

Saturday, July 31, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 61 38 .616 --
Orioles 51 49 .510 10.5
Indians 49 50 .495 12.0
Tigers 48 51 .485 13.0
Red Sox 46 54 .460 15.5
Brewers 43 54 .443 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 61 39 .610 --
Athletics 53 49 .520 9.0
Twins 51 50 .505 10.5
Rangers 48 52 .480 13.0
White Sox 45 56 .446 16.5
Angels 45 59 .433 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 67 32 .677 --
Pirates 56 44 .560 11.5
Mets 52 52 .500 17.5
Cardinals 42 56 .429 24.5
Cubs 43 59 .422 25.5
Expos 34 61 .358 31.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 66 38 .635 --
Dodgers 55 46 .545 9.5
Astros 54 52 .509 13.0
Padres 49 56 .467 17.5
Braves 46 56 .451 19.0
Giants 46 58 .442 20.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darrel Chaney 5
1 Jose Cruz 5
1 Don Money 5
4 Rob Andrews 4
4 6 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ed Armbrister 2
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 Dan Ford 1
2 Reggie Jackson 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Armbrister 3
1 Tim Foli 3
1 Bobby Murcer 3
1 Jim Rice 3
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 3
2 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Rob Andrews 1
3 25 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fred Norman 2.00
2 Jon Matlack 1.00
3 Larry Christenson 0.75
3 Lynn McGlothen 0.75
5 Dave Lemanczyk 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lynn McGlothen 9
2 Fred Norman 8
3 Jon Matlack 7
3 John Montefusco 7
5 Dave Lemanczyk 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .349
2 George Brett .349
3 Al Oliver .343
4 Ken Griffey .337
5 Pete Rose .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 26
3 George Foster 22
4 Sal Bando 20
5 Lee May 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 90
2 Joe Morgan 76
3 Dave Kingman 72
4 Mike Schmidt 69
5 John Mayberry 67

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 51
2 Don Baylor 42
3 Freddie Patek 39
4 Rod Carew 37
4 Ron LeFlore 37

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.80
2 Bill Travers 2.12
3 Fred Norman 2.27
4 J. R. Richard 2.48
5 Tom Seaver 2.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 18
2 Ed Figueroa 14
2 Jim Palmer 14
4 Al Fitzmorris 12
4 9 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 194
2 Tom Seaver 156
3 Bert Blyleven 151
4 Frank Tanana 146
5 J. R. Richard 127

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 18
2 Ken Forsch 16
3 Rollie Fingers 14
3 Mike Marshall 14
5 Rawly Eastwick 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Parker .458
2 Bill Stein .448
3 Jay Johnstone .438
4 Duane Kuiper .436
5 Lyman Bostock .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
2 George Foster 5
2 Lee May 5
4 Rico Carty 4
4 Gene Tenace 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 18
1 George Foster 18
3 Reggie Jackson 16
4 Thurman Munson 15
5 Lyman Bostock 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 11
2 Joe Morgan 10
3 Bill North 9
4 Mickey Rivers 8
5 Ron LeFlore 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.00
1 Bill Castro 0.00
1 Larry Demery 0.00
4 Fred Norman 0.33
5 J. R. Richard 0.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 John D'Acquisto 3
1 Dick Drago 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 29
2 Vida Blue 28
3 Dennis Eckersley 22
3 Lynn McGlothen 22
3 J. R. Richard 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Danny Frisella 3
1 John Hiller 3
5 11 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Stein .403
2 Ken Griffey .376
2 Dave Parker .376
4 Ralph Garr .372
5 Lyman Bostock .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Bill Robinson 8
3 Sal Bando 6
3 Rico Carty 6
3 3 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 28
2 Reggie Jackson 25
3 Joe Morgan 24
4 Rico Carty 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 20
2 Frank Taveras 16
3 Ron LeFlore 12
3 Davey Lopes 12
3 Joe Morgan 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mike Torrez 0.95
2 Rollie Fingers 1.04
3 Tom Seaver 1.19
4 Fred Norman 1.26
5 Mark Fidrych 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Jerry Koosman 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
1 J. R. Richard 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 Jerry Koosman 45
2 Tom Seaver 45
4 Bert Blyleven 43
5 Vida Blue 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 5
1 Danny Frisella 5
1 Steve Mingori 5
1 Ron Reed 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .344
2 Hal McRae .340
3 Bake McBride .337
4 Bill Madlock .331
5 George Foster .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 45
2 Dave Kingman 44
3 George Foster 29
4 Sal Bando 27
4 Reggie Jackson 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 120
2 Mike Schmidt 108
3 John Mayberry 106
4 Tony Perez 105
5 Joe Morgan 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 63
2 Don Baylor 60
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Bill North 54
5 2 tied 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.44
2 Randy Jones 2.58
3 Tom Seaver 2.60
4 Fred Norman 2.73
5 Wayne Garland 2.76

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 250
1 Frank Tanana 250
3 Bert Blyleven 245
4 Nolan Ryan 221
5 John Montefusco 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 25
1 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Dave LaRoche 21
4 Sparky Lyle 19
5 2 tied 18