On This Day

Monday, August 2, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 62 39 .614 --
Orioles 52 50 .510 10.5
Indians 50 51 .495 12.0
Tigers 48 53 .475 14.0
Red Sox 48 54 .471 14.5
Brewers 44 55 .444 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 61 40 .604 --
Twins 54 50 .519 8.5
Athletics 53 52 .505 10.0
Rangers 49 52 .485 12.0
White Sox 46 56 .451 15.5
Angels 45 60 .429 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 69 33 .676 --
Pirates 56 46 .549 13.0
Mets 52 55 .486 19.5
Cubs 45 59 .433 25.0
Cardinals 43 57 .430 25.0
Expos 36 61 .371 30.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 68 38 .642 --
Dodgers 58 46 .558 9.0
Astros 55 53 .509 14.0
Padres 51 57 .472 18.0
Braves 46 59 .438 21.5
Giants 46 61 .430 22.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Johnny Grubb 6
2 Tito Fuentes 4
2 Enzo Hernandez 4
4 Johnny Bench 3
4 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Grubb 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Enzo Hernandez 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Grubb 4
2 Jose Morales 3
2 Roy Staiger 3
4 Enzo Hernandez 2
4 5 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Rob Andrews 1
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Doyle Alexander 2.50
2 Pete Falcone 1.50
3 Tom Seaver 1.00
3 Pat Zachry 1.00
5 Carl Morton 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Falcone 9
2 Tom Seaver 8
3 Jim Colborn 6
3 Pat Dobson 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Joe Kerrigan 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .350
2 Hal McRae .349
3 Ken Griffey .338
4 Al Oliver .336
5 George Foster .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 27
3 George Foster 23
4 Sal Bando 20
5 Lee May 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 91
2 Joe Morgan 77
3 Dave Kingman 72
3 Mike Schmidt 72
5 Greg Luzinski 71

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 53
2 Don Baylor 43
3 Freddie Patek 39
4 Rod Carew 38
5 3 tied 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 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 18
2 Ed Figueroa 14
2 Jim Palmer 14
4 Bill Campbell 12
4 11 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 194
2 Tom Seaver 164
3 Frank Tanana 154
4 Bert Blyleven 151
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 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duane Kuiper .446
2 Bill Stein .421
3 Dave Parker .417
4 Jay Johnstone .415
5 2 tied .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
2 George Foster 5
3 Greg Luzinski 4
3 Lee May 4
5 9 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 17
2 Thurman Munson 15
3 Johnny Bench 14
3 Lyman Bostock 14
3 3 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Garber 0.00
1 Larry Demery 0.00
3 Fred Norman 0.33
4 John Hiller 0.49
5 J. R. Richard 0.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Ray Burris 3
1 John D'Acquisto 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 34
2 Tom Seaver 26
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
1 Jim Kern 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Stein .410
2 Jay Johnstone .384
3 Bob Watson .372
4 Duane Kuiper .367
5 Ken Griffey .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 George Foster 7
2 Bill Robinson 7
4 Rico Carty 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 27
1 Reggie Jackson 27
3 Joe Morgan 23
3 Bob Watson 23
5 Rico Carty 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 19
2 Frank Taveras 17
3 Ron LeFlore 11
3 Joe Morgan 11
5 5 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fred Norman 0.88
2 J. R. Richard 1.04
3 Tom Seaver 1.20
4 Mike Torrez 1.24
5 2 tied 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 J. R. Richard 5
1 Don Sutton 5
5 17 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Vida Blue 46
4 Steve Rogers 41
5 Jim Palmer 37

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 .343
2 Hal McRae .339
3 Bake McBride .335
4 Ken Griffey .333
5 George Foster .328

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 107
3 Tony Perez 106
4 John Mayberry 105
4 Joe Morgan 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 63
2 Don Baylor 61
3 Joe Morgan 57
4 Bill North 56
5 2 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.37
2 Tom Seaver 2.57
3 Rich Gossage 2.63
4 Fred Norman 2.73
5 Randy Jones 2.75

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 258
1 Frank Tanana 258
3 Bert Blyleven 238
4 Nolan Ryan 221
5 John Montefusco 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
2 Rollie Fingers 25
3 Dave LaRoche 21
4 Sparky Lyle 19
5 2 tied 18