On This Day

Saturday, August 14, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 69 44 .611 --
Orioles 58 54 .518 10.5
Indians 55 58 .487 14.0
Tigers 55 59 .482 14.5
Red Sox 53 59 .473 15.5
Brewers 49 61 .445 18.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 69 45 .605 --
Athletics 63 53 .543 7.0
Rangers 56 58 .491 13.0
Twins 56 59 .487 13.5
White Sox 49 65 .430 20.0
Angels 50 67 .427 20.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 75 39 .658 --
Pirates 62 52 .544 13.0
Mets 60 58 .508 17.0
Cubs 54 65 .454 23.5
Cardinals 49 63 .438 25.0
Expos 41 70 .369 32.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 76 41 .650 --
Dodgers 62 54 .534 13.5
Astros 58 61 .487 19.0
Padres 58 62 .483 19.5
Braves 53 64 .453 23.0
Giants 50 69 .420 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Stein 5
2 Jeff Burroughs 4
2 Rick Manning 4
2 Roy White 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Larry Hisle 1
2 Fred Lynn 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 6
2 John Mayberry 5
3 George Brett 4
3 Lee May 4
3 Bob Watson 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 2
2 Ed Armbrister 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Fred Kendall 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Vida Blue 1.80
2 Don Kirkwood 1.17
3 Eric Rasmussen 0.83
4 Nino Espinosa 0.71
5 Steve Carlton 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 9
2 Don Kirkwood 7
3 Steve Carlton 6
3 Pete Vuckovich 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Danny Frisella 1
1 Fred Holdsworth 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .354
2 George Brett .343
3 Bill Madlock .338
4 Ken Griffey .333
5 Ron LeFlore .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
2 Mike Schmidt 31
3 George Foster 27
4 Sal Bando 22
5 2 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 106
2 Joe Morgan 83
3 Mike Schmidt 80
4 John Mayberry 77
5 Chris Chambliss 76

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.97
2 Bill Travers 2.29
3 J. R. Richard 2.51
4 Wayne Garland 2.66
5 Pat Zachry 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 19
2 Jim Palmer 16
3 Ed Figueroa 15
3 Dennis Leonard 15
5 4 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 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 20
2 Rollie Fingers 18
3 Rawly Eastwick 16
3 Ken Forsch 16
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .462
2 Jose Cruz .458
3 Dave Concepcion .442
4 Joe Torre .432
5 Rick Manning .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 6
2 George Foster 5
2 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
5 Thurman Munson 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 16
2 Rusty Staub 15
3 Dave Concepcion 14
3 Joe Rudi 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 10
2 Ron LeFlore 8
3 Phil Garner 7
4 Juan Beniquez 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
1 Gene Garber 0.00
1 Wayne Twitchell 0.00
4 Pete Falcone 0.35
5 2 tied 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 4
1 John Montefusco 4
3 Jack Billingham 3
3 Steve Carlton 3
3 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 33
2 Frank Tanana 31
3 John Montefusco 27
4 J. R. Richard 25
5 Vida Blue 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Skip Lockwood 4
1 Butch Metzger 4
5 Ron Reed 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .425
2 Bill Madlock .412
3 Duane Kuiper .387
4 Keith Hernandez .380
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 12
2 George Foster 10
3 Mike Schmidt 8
4 Ron Cey 7
4 Joe Morgan 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 34
2 Reggie Jackson 31
3 Bob Watson 26
4 Rico Carty 25
4 2 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 15
1 Joe Morgan 15
3 Bert Campaneris 14
3 Bill North 14
3 Frank Taveras 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Sawyer 0.70
2 Butch Metzger 0.96
3 Paul Hartzell 1.14
4 Mike Torrez 1.16
5 Larry Demery 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 6
1 Dennis Leonard 6
1 John Montefusco 6
4 Steve Carlton 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 56
2 Vida Blue 53
3 Nolan Ryan 50
4 Tom Seaver 47
4 Frank Tanana 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 7
2 Rollie Fingers 6
3 Bill Campbell 5
3 Al Hrabosky 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .347
2 Hal McRae .344
3 Bill Madlock .340
4 Bake McBride .337
5 Joe Morgan .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 44
1 Mike Schmidt 44
3 Ron Cey 30
4 George Foster 29
4 Reggie Jackson 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 117
2 Thurman Munson 106
2 Mike Schmidt 106
4 Joe Morgan 103
5 John Mayberry 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 61
2 Joe Morgan 59
2 Bill North 59
4 Don Baylor 57
5 Rod Carew 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.97
2 Jim Palmer 2.40
3 John Montefusco 2.54
4 Doug Rau 2.65
5 2 tied 2.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 24
2 Dennis Leonard 22
3 Jim Palmer 21
4 Ed Figueroa 20
4 2 others 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 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 27
2 Rawly Eastwick 26
3 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Dave LaRoche 18
5 2 tied 17