On This Day

Thursday, August 12, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 67 44 .604 --
Orioles 56 53 .514 10.0
Indians 55 56 .495 12.0
Tigers 54 58 .482 13.5
Red Sox 53 57 .482 13.5
Brewers 47 61 .435 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 68 44 .607 --
Athletics 61 53 .535 8.0
Twins 56 57 .496 12.5
Rangers 54 58 .482 14.0
Angels 50 65 .435 19.5
White Sox 48 63 .432 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 74 38 .661 --
Pirates 60 52 .536 14.0
Mets 59 57 .509 17.0
Cubs 52 64 .448 24.0
Cardinals 47 63 .427 26.0
Expos 40 68 .370 32.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 75 40 .652 --
Dodgers 61 52 .540 13.0
Astros 58 59 .496 18.0
Padres 56 61 .479 20.0
Braves 53 62 .461 22.0
Giants 49 68 .419 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete LaCock 3
1 Rick Manning 3
1 Carlos May 3
1 Willie Randolph 3
1 Mickey Rivers 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Pete LaCock 1
2 Willie Montanez 1
2 2 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 4
2 Steve Braun 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Boog Powell 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Juan Beniquez 1
1 Lyman Bostock 1
1 Steve Braun 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Paul Mitchell 1.33
2 Nolan Ryan 0.69
3 Rick Reuschel 0.67
4 Catfish Hunter 0.64
5 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Frank LaCorte 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 9
2 Catfish Hunter 7
3 Rick Reuschel 6
4 Eduardo Rodriguez 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .351
2 George Brett .344
3 Bill Madlock .332
4 Ken Griffey .331
5 George Foster .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 30
3 George Foster 26
4 Sal Bando 22
5 Joe Morgan 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 102
2 Joe Morgan 83
3 Mike Schmidt 78
4 Chris Chambliss 76
5 Thurman Munson 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 56
2 Don Baylor 44
3 Bert Campaneris 43
3 Ron LeFlore 43
5 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 216
2 Frank Tanana 177
3 Tom Seaver 174
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 15
5 Mike Marshall 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .447
2 Bill Madlock .426
3 Joe Torre .422
4 Joe Morgan .409
5 Jay Johnstone .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 6
2 Ron Cey 5
3 Pete LaCock 4
3 Joe Morgan 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 19
2 Johnny Bench 15
2 Joe Rudi 15
4 Chris Chambliss 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 11
2 Phil Garner 7
2 Ron LeFlore 7
2 Davey Lopes 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Moffitt 0.00
1 Gene Garber 0.00
1 Wayne Twitchell 0.00
4 Pete Falcone 0.53
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 Nolan Ryan 32
2 Dennis Eckersley 31
2 Frank Tanana 31
4 J. R. Richard 22
5 Jackie Brown 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
2 Bill Campbell 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 .418
2 Bill Madlock .396
3 Duane Kuiper .387
4 Jose Cruz .374
5 Ray Fosse .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
2 George Foster 9
3 Joe Morgan 7
3 Mike Schmidt 7
5 Ron Cey 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 30
2 Rico Carty 25
2 Reggie Jackson 25
4 Thurman Munson 24
5 Joe Rudi 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 15
2 Bert Campaneris 14
2 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Bill North 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Sawyer 0.70
2 Paul Hartzell 0.89
3 Mike Torrez 1.16
4 Larry Demery 1.19
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 Nolan Ryan 50
2 Tom Seaver 47
2 Frank Tanana 47
4 Vida Blue 44
5 Jerry Koosman 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .346
2 Hal McRae .341
3 Bill Madlock .339
4 Bake McBride .339
5 Joe Morgan .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 44
2 Mike Schmidt 43
3 George Foster 30
4 Ron Cey 29
5 Sal Bando 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 118
2 Thurman Munson 106
3 Joe Morgan 104
3 Mike Schmidt 104
5 Tony Perez 99

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
4 Rick Rhoden 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Catfish Hunter 21
2 Dennis Leonard 21
2 Jim Palmer 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 275
2 Tom Seaver 248
3 Bert Blyleven 236
4 Nolan Ryan 233
5 John Montefusco 210

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Rawly Eastwick 25
3 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Dave LaRoche 18
4 Mike Marshall 18