On This Day

Wednesday, August 11, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 66 44 .600 --
Orioles 56 53 .514 9.5
Indians 54 56 .491 12.0
Tigers 54 58 .482 13.0
Red Sox 52 57 .477 13.5
Brewers 47 60 .439 17.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 68 44 .607 --
Athletics 60 53 .531 8.5
Twins 56 56 .500 12.0
Rangers 54 57 .486 13.5
Angels 50 64 .439 19.0
White Sox 48 63 .432 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 74 37 .667 --
Pirates 60 52 .536 14.5
Mets 59 56 .513 17.0
Cubs 52 63 .452 24.0
Cardinals 47 63 .427 26.5
Expos 40 68 .370 32.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 74 40 .649 --
Dodgers 61 52 .540 12.5
Astros 58 59 .496 17.5
Padres 55 61 .474 20.0
Braves 52 62 .456 22.0
Giants 49 68 .419 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bert Campaneris 4
1 Dave Concepcion 4
1 Larry Hisle 4
4 Johnny Bench 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Gary Carter 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 4
1 Steve Swisher 4
3 Don Baylor 3
4 Bruce Bochte 2
4 17 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bruce Boisclair 2
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 Bert Campaneris 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 3.33
2 Jackie Brown 0.70
3 Jon Matlack 0.56
4 Larry Dierker 0.55
5 3 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Mark Fidrych 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 10
2 Jackie Brown 7
3 Bill Bonham 6
3 Larry Dierker 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Sparky Lyle 1
1 Ron Reed 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .351
2 George Brett .344
3 Bill Madlock .332
4 Ken Griffey .332
5 Al Oliver .328

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 98
2 Joe Morgan 82
3 Mike Schmidt 78
4 Thurman Munson 74
5 Chris Chambliss 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 56
2 Don Baylor 44
3 Ron LeFlore 43
4 Bert Campaneris 42
4 Freddie Patek 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.97
2 Bill Travers 2.29
3 J. R. Richard 2.44
4 Don Stanhouse 2.61
5 Pat Zachry 2.63

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 18
2 Jim Palmer 15
3 Ed Figueroa 14
3 Al Fitzmorris 14
3 3 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 207
2 Frank Tanana 177
3 Tom Seaver 171
4 Bert Blyleven 159
5 J. R. Richard 145

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 20
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 Jose Cruz .447
2 Bill Madlock .435
3 Joe Torre .429
4 Tony Solaita .400
5 Jay Johnstone .396

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 5
2 George Foster 4
2 Thurman Munson 4
2 Mike Schmidt 4
5 7 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 15
1 George Foster 15
3 Johnny Bench 14
3 Joe Rudi 14
5 Bill Madlock 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 10
2 Phil Garner 7
2 Ron LeFlore 7
2 Davey Lopes 7
2 Lenny Randle 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Steve Luebber 0.00
1 Randy Moffitt 0.00
3 Pete Falcone 0.53
4 Paul Hartzell 0.56
5 Frank Tanana 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Gene Garber 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 31
1 Frank Tanana 31
3 Tom Seaver 25
4 Nolan Ryan 23
5 J. R. Richard 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 4
2 Rawly Eastwick 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Skip Lockwood 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .421
2 Bill Madlock .402
3 Duane Kuiper .386
4 Jose Cruz .374
5 Tony Solaita .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 George Foster 7
2 Mike Schmidt 7
4 Ron Cey 6
4 Joe Morgan 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 26
2 Rico Carty 25
2 Reggie Jackson 25
4 Thurman Munson 24
5 2 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 15
2 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Bill North 14
4 Bert Campaneris 13
4 3 others tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Hartzell 0.89
2 Mike Torrez 1.16
3 Larry Demery 1.19
4 Steve Luebber 1.23
5 J. R. Richard 1.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 5
1 Jerry Koosman 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 Butch Metzger 5
1 John Montefusco 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 47
2 Vida Blue 44
2 Tom Seaver 44
4 Jerry Koosman 43
5 Dennis Eckersley 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .345
2 Bill Madlock .345
3 Hal McRae .341
4 Bake McBride .338
5 Joe Morgan .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 44
2 Mike Schmidt 43
3 Ron Cey 29
4 Sal Bando 28
4 George Foster 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 115
2 Thurman Munson 106
3 Joe Morgan 105
4 Mike Schmidt 104
5 Tony Perez 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 61
2 Joe Morgan 59
2 Bill North 59
4 Don Baylor 57
5 Rod Carew 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.97
2 Jim Palmer 2.30
3 John Montefusco 2.63
4 Frank Tanana 2.67
5 Rick Rhoden 2.68

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 275
2 Tom Seaver 253
3 Bert Blyleven 236
4 Nolan Ryan 224
5 John Montefusco 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Rawly Eastwick 24
3 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Dave LaRoche 19
5 2 tied 18