On This Day

Saturday, August 7, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 42 .604 --
Orioles 54 52 .509 10.0
Indians 52 54 .491 12.0
Red Sox 52 55 .486 12.5
Tigers 50 56 .472 14.0
Brewers 47 58 .448 16.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 66 41 .617 --
Athletics 56 53 .514 11.0
Twins 55 54 .505 12.0
Rangers 51 55 .481 14.5
White Sox 47 60 .439 19.0
Angels 48 62 .436 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 72 36 .667 --
Pirates 59 49 .546 13.0
Mets 56 56 .500 18.0
Cubs 50 62 .446 24.0
Cardinals 46 60 .434 25.0
Expos 37 67 .356 33.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 72 39 .649 --
Dodgers 59 50 .541 12.0
Astros 56 57 .496 17.0
Padres 54 59 .478 19.0
Braves 50 60 .455 21.5
Giants 48 64 .429 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wayne Garrett 5
1 Dave Parker 5
1 Mike Phillips 5
4 Richie Hebner 4
4 Del Unser 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Chris Chambliss 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Chris Chambliss 4
1 Willie Stargell 4
3 Gary Carter 3
3 George Foster 3
3 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Burleson 2
1 Phil Garner 2
1 Larry Hisle 2
1 Joe Morgan 2
5 14 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Dunning 2.20
2 Francisco Barrios 1.40
3 Tom Seaver 0.70
4 John D'Acquisto 0.57
4 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Steve Dunning 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Dunning 11
2 Francisco Barrios 7
2 Tom Seaver 7
4 Tommy John 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Will McEnaney 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .353
2 Hal McRae .350
3 Pete Rose .336
4 Al Oliver .331
5 Ken Griffey .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 29
3 George Foster 24
4 Sal Bando 21
5 Rick Monday 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 97
2 Joe Morgan 79
3 Mike Schmidt 76
4 Chris Chambliss 72
4 3 others tied 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 54
2 Don Baylor 43
3 Ron LeFlore 40
3 Freddie Patek 40
5 2 tied 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.91
2 Bill Travers 2.16
3 Fred Norman 2.25
4 J. R. Richard 2.37
5 Wayne Garland 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 18
2 Ed Figueroa 14
2 Jim Palmer 14
4 Al Fitzmorris 13
4 6 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 199
2 Tom Seaver 171
3 Frank Tanana 167
4 Bert Blyleven 155
5 J. R. Richard 137

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 18
2 Ken Forsch 16
3 Rollie Fingers 15
4 Mike Marshall 14
5 Rawly Eastwick 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Duane Kuiper .444
2 Ralph Garr .441
3 Steve Braun .421
4 Juan Beniquez .412
5 Johnny Bench .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
2 Greg Luzinski 4
2 Mike Schmidt 4
4 Ron Cey 3
4 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 21
2 Cecil Cooper 15
3 Chris Chambliss 13
3 Greg Luzinski 13
3 Garry Maddox 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 9
2 Lou Brock 8
2 Joe Morgan 8
2 Mickey Rivers 8
5 3 tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 J. R. Richard 0.00
1 Gene Garber 0.00
3 Dave Roberts 0.35
4 Paul Hartzell 0.36
5 John Hiller 0.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Gene Garber 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 28
2 Tom Seaver 25
3 Vida Blue 23
3 Dennis Eckersley 23
5 Nolan Ryan 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 4
2 Rawly Eastwick 3
2 Al Hrabosky 3
2 Skip Lockwood 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .413
2 Duane Kuiper .381
3 Dave Parker .381
4 Jose Cruz .379
5 Ralph Garr .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 George Foster 7
2 Mike Schmidt 7
4 Lee May 6
4 Rick Monday 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 28
2 Reggie Jackson 26
3 Thurman Munson 23
4 Carl Yastrzemski 22
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 17
2 Joe Morgan 14
2 Frank Taveras 14
4 Bert Campaneris 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.70
2 Paul Hartzell 0.89
3 J. R. Richard 1.06
4 Fred Norman 1.08
5 Mike Torrez 1.15

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 Fred Norman 5
1 J. R. Richard 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 52
2 Vida Blue 45
2 Nolan Ryan 45
4 Frank Tanana 39
5 Bert Blyleven 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 6
2 Al Hrabosky 5
2 Ron Reed 5
4 Rawly Eastwick 4
4 3 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .347
2 Hal McRae .341
3 Bake McBride .336
4 Bill Madlock .334
5 George Foster .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 44
2 Mike Schmidt 43
3 George Foster 29
4 Sal Bando 28
5 2 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 122
2 Tony Perez 106
3 Joe Morgan 105
3 Thurman Munson 105
3 Mike Schmidt 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 64
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Don Baylor 58
4 Bill North 57
5 3 tied 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.91
2 Jim Palmer 2.43
3 Andy Messersmith 2.71
4 Frank Tanana 2.72
5 J. R. Richard 2.76

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Ed Figueroa 21
2 Jim Palmer 21
4 Catfish Hunter 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 271
2 Tom Seaver 253
3 Bert Blyleven 238
4 Nolan Ryan 217
5 John Montefusco 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 25
2 Rawly Eastwick 24
3 Dave LaRoche 19
4 Al Hrabosky 18
4 2 others tied 18