On This Day

Sunday, August 8, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 64 43 .598 --
Orioles 55 52 .514 9.0
Red Sox 52 55 .486 12.0
Tigers 52 56 .481 12.5
Indians 52 56 .481 12.5
Brewers 47 58 .448 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 67 42 .615 --
Athletics 58 53 .523 10.0
Twins 55 55 .500 12.5
Rangers 52 55 .486 14.0
White Sox 48 61 .440 19.0
Angels 48 64 .429 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 73 36 .670 --
Pirates 59 50 .541 14.0
Mets 57 56 .504 18.0
Cubs 51 62 .451 24.0
Cardinals 46 61 .430 26.0
Expos 37 68 .352 34.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 73 39 .652 --
Dodgers 59 51 .536 13.0
Astros 56 58 .491 18.0
Padres 55 59 .482 19.0
Braves 51 61 .455 22.0
Giants 49 65 .430 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 4
1 Don Baylor 4
1 Phil Garner 4
1 Jerry Royster 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 5
2 Bill Freehan 4
2 Joe Rudi 4
2 Leroy Stanton 4
5 10 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Alexander 2
1 Juan Beniquez 2
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 George Foster 2
1 7 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Halicki 999.00
2 Dennis Eckersley 2.17
3 Steve Renko 1.40
4 John Montefusco 1.00
5 2 tied 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 13
2 J. R. Richard 8
2 Nolan Ryan 8
4 Steve Renko 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 2
2 Mike Cuellar 1
2 Rawly Eastwick 1
2 Rich Gossage 1
2 Ron Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .354
2 George Brett .349
3 Pete Rose .333
4 Ron LeFlore .330
5 Ken Griffey .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 30
3 George Foster 24
4 Sal Bando 22
5 Rick Monday 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 98
2 Joe Morgan 79
3 Mike Schmidt 78
4 Chris Chambliss 73
5 3 tied 72

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 56
2 Don Baylor 44
3 Bert Campaneris 41
3 Ron LeFlore 41
5 Freddie Patek 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.91
2 Bill Travers 2.16
3 Fred Norman 2.25
4 J. R. Richard 2.44
5 Wayne Garland 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 18
2 Ed Figueroa 14
2 Al Fitzmorris 14
2 Jim Palmer 14
5 8 tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 207
2 Tom Seaver 171
3 Frank Tanana 167
4 Bert Blyleven 155
5 J. R. Richard 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 18
2 Rollie Fingers 17
3 Ken Forsch 16
4 Rawly Eastwick 14
4 Mike Marshall 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Torre .442
2 Hal McRae .440
3 Steve Braun .429
4 Jose Cruz .426
5 Johnny Bench .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
3 Ron Cey 4
4 Sal Bando 3
4 9 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 19
2 Cecil Cooper 15
3 Chris Chambliss 14
3 Bill Madlock 14
5 4 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 9
1 Bill North 9
3 Phil Garner 8
3 Joe Morgan 8
3 Mickey Rivers 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Moffitt 0.00
1 Gene Garber 0.00
3 Dave Roberts 0.35
4 Paul Hartzell 0.56
5 John Hiller 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Al Fitzmorris 3
1 Gene Garber 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 36
2 Nolan Ryan 30
3 Frank Tanana 28
4 J. R. Richard 25
4 Tom Seaver 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
4 Al Hrabosky 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .405
2 Jose Cruz .378
3 Ray Fosse .375
3 Bill Madlock .375
5 Duane Kuiper .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 11
2 Mike Schmidt 8
3 George Foster 7
4 Lee May 6
4 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 29
2 Reggie Jackson 28
3 Joe Rudi 24
4 Rico Carty 23
4 Thurman Munson 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 19
2 Bert Campaneris 14
2 Joe Morgan 14
2 Frank Taveras 14
5 2 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Hiller 0.68
2 Paul Hartzell 0.89
3 Fred Norman 1.08
4 Mike Torrez 1.15
5 Jerry Koosman 1.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Al Fitzmorris 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
2 Vida Blue 45
3 J. R. Richard 44
3 Tom Seaver 44
5 Dennis Eckersley 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 6
1 Ron Reed 6
3 Rawly Eastwick 5
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Al Hrabosky 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .346
2 Hal McRae .342
3 Bill Madlock .337
4 Bake McBride .336
5 Jose Cardenal .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 44
1 Mike Schmidt 44
3 Sal Bando 29
3 George Foster 29
5 Ron Cey 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 122
2 Mike Schmidt 107
3 Tony Perez 106
4 Joe Morgan 105
5 Thurman Munson 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 63
2 Joe Morgan 59
2 Bill North 59
4 Don Baylor 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 Bill Travers 2.74

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 224
5 John Montefusco 212

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Rawly Eastwick 25
3 Al Hrabosky 18
3 Dave LaRoche 18
3 2 others tied 18