On This Day

Monday, August 23, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 73 48 .603 --
Orioles 63 59 .516 10.5
Indians 61 62 .496 13.0
Tigers 59 64 .480 15.0
Red Sox 58 64 .475 15.5
Brewers 54 65 .454 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 75 48 .610 --
Athletics 67 57 .540 8.5
Twins 62 63 .496 14.0
Rangers 58 66 .468 17.5
White Sox 54 71 .432 22.0
Angels 54 71 .432 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 81 41 .664 --
Pirates 67 56 .545 14.5
Mets 63 61 .508 19.0
Cardinals 54 66 .450 26.0
Cubs 56 69 .448 26.5
Expos 41 77 .347 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 80 46 .635 --
Dodgers 69 55 .556 10.0
Padres 61 66 .480 19.5
Astros 60 67 .472 20.5
Braves 57 69 .452 23.0
Giants 55 71 .437 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Graig Nettles 4
2 Sal Bando 3
2 Lou Brock 3
2 Willie Davis 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Bill Buckner 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ray Fosse 3
1 Joe Morgan 3
1 Thurman Munson 3
1 George Scott 3
1 Steve Yeager 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dan Meyer 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Darrel Chaney 1
2 Gene Clines 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Eckersley 1.71
2 Nolan Ryan 0.88
3 Vida Blue 0.71
4 Jim Umbarger 0.57
5 Dick Ruthven 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Bare 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 12
2 Nolan Ryan 7
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Eduardo Rodriguez 5
5 9 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Butch Metzger 1
1 Tom Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .352
2 George Brett .343
3 Bill Madlock .335
4 Joe Morgan .331
5 Ken Griffey .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
3 George Foster 28
4 Joe Morgan 25
5 Sal Bando 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 108
2 Joe Morgan 92
3 Mike Schmidt 84
4 Chris Chambliss 82
4 John Mayberry 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 59
2 Ron LeFlore 47
3 Bert Campaneris 45
4 Don Baylor 44
4 2 others tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.22
2 Bill Travers 2.38
3 Wayne Garland 2.47
4 J. R. Richard 2.58
5 Vida Blue 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 19
2 Jim Palmer 17
3 Jerry Koosman 16
4 Steve Carlton 15
4 4 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 240
2 Frank Tanana 186
3 Tom Seaver 179
4 Bert Blyleven 171
5 J. R. Richard 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 20
2 Rollie Fingers 19
3 Rawly Eastwick 18
4 Bill Campbell 16
4 Ken Forsch 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Ivie .463
2 Jay Johnstone .449
3 Ted Simmons .439
4 Joe Morgan .432
5 Bill Buckner .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 6
1 Graig Nettles 6
3 Boog Powell 5
4 George Foster 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 15
2 Reggie Jackson 14
2 Rusty Staub 14
4 Joe Morgan 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
2 Frank Taveras 7
3 Ron LeFlore 6
4 Jose Cardenal 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Kent Tekulve 0.00
2 Adrian Devine 0.66
3 Ron Reed 0.71
4 Manny Sarmiento 0.73
5 Charlie Hough 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 Don Sutton 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Dennis Eckersley 31
3 Jerry Koosman 23
4 Fred Norman 21
5 3 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Adrian Devine 4
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
4 Dave LaRoche 3
4 Ron Reed 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .421
2 Bill Madlock .412
3 Hal McRae .378
4 Garry Maddox .373
5 Bill Buckner .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 10
2 Joe Morgan 8
3 Ron Cey 7
3 Greg Luzinski 7
3 Mike Schmidt 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 32
2 Bob Watson 24
3 Chris Chambliss 23
4 Larry Hisle 22
4 4 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 18
2 Ron LeFlore 14
2 Bill North 14
4 Bert Campaneris 13
4 Joe Morgan 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Butch Metzger 1.24
2 Randy Moffitt 1.37
2 Kent Tekulve 1.37
4 Grant Jackson 1.38
5 Jerry Koosman 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Jerry Koosman 5
1 Dennis Leonard 5
1 Don Sutton 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 67
2 Nolan Ryan 63
3 Frank Tanana 47
4 Vida Blue 42
4 Jerry Koosman 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 8
1 Rawly Eastwick 8
3 Rollie Fingers 6
4 Skip Lockwood 5
4 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .350
2 George Brett .346
3 Joe Morgan .334
4 Bill Madlock .333
5 Ken Griffey .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 43
2 Mike Schmidt 41
3 Sal Bando 30
3 George Foster 30
3 Reggie Jackson 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 119
2 Joe Morgan 108
3 Thurman Munson 106
4 Mike Schmidt 105
5 John Mayberry 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 62
2 Davey Lopes 60
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Don Baylor 56
5 Lou Brock 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.22
2 Jim Palmer 2.49
3 Vida Blue 2.56
4 Doug Rau 2.66
5 Andy Messersmith 2.66

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 266
2 Nolan Ryan 248
3 Tom Seaver 238
4 Bert Blyleven 230
5 John Montefusco 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 26
2 Rawly Eastwick 24
3 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Dave LaRoche 19
5 Bill Campbell 17