On This Day

Tuesday, August 24, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 74 48 .607 --
Orioles 63 60 .512 11.5
Indians 62 62 .500 13.0
Tigers 59 65 .476 16.0
Red Sox 58 65 .472 16.5
Brewers 55 65 .458 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 75 49 .605 --
Athletics 68 57 .544 7.5
Twins 62 64 .492 14.0
Rangers 58 67 .464 17.5
White Sox 55 71 .437 21.0
Angels 55 71 .437 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 82 41 .667 --
Pirates 67 57 .540 15.5
Mets 64 61 .512 19.0
Cardinals 55 66 .455 26.0
Cubs 56 70 .444 27.5
Expos 41 78 .345 39.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 80 47 .630 --
Dodgers 70 55 .560 9.0
Padres 62 66 .484 18.5
Astros 61 67 .477 19.5
Braves 57 70 .449 23.0
Giants 55 72 .433 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Kevin Bell 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Dave Collins 3
1 Willie Davis 3
1 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jim Wynn 2
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Willie Crawford 1
2 Doug DeCinces 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Tolan 5
2 Mike Ivie 4
3 Steve Carlton 3
3 Bill Freehan 3
3 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.60
2 Steve Carlton 1.00
3 Burt Hooton 0.88
4 Joaquin Andujar 0.75
5 Rick Wise 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 8
1 Tom Seaver 8
3 Burt Hooton 7
4 Pete Falcone 6
4 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Bo McLaughlin 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .353
2 George Brett .341
3 Joe Morgan .335
4 Bill Madlock .335
5 Garry Maddox .330

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 109
2 Joe Morgan 92
3 Mike Schmidt 85
4 Chris Chambliss 82
4 2 others tied 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 59
2 Ron LeFlore 47
3 Don Baylor 45
3 Bert Campaneris 45
5 3 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.22
2 Bill Travers 2.38
3 Tom Seaver 2.51
4 J. R. Richard 2.58
5 Vida Blue 2.58

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 19
2 Jim Palmer 17
3 Steve Carlton 16
3 Jerry Koosman 16
5 4 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 240
2 Tom Seaver 187
3 Frank Tanana 186
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 .467
2 Joe Morgan .457
3 Jay Johnstone .444
4 Ted Simmons .429
5 Lou Brock .413

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 18
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 Joe Morgan 7
2 Frank Taveras 7
4 Ron LeFlore 6
4 Ellis Valentine 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Adrian Devine 0.66
2 Ron Reed 0.71
3 Manny Sarmiento 0.73
4 Andy Hassler 1.04
5 2 tied 1.14

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Jerry Augustine 3
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Dennis Eckersley 31
3 Jerry Koosman 23
4 Fred Norman 21
5 Steve Carlton 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Adrian Devine 4
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
4 Ron Reed 3
5 13 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .417
2 Bill Madlock .412
3 Joe Morgan .411
4 Garry Maddox .377
5 Hal McRae .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 9
2 Ron Cey 8
2 Joe Morgan 8
4 Mike Schmidt 7
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 30
2 Lee May 24
3 Chris Chambliss 23
3 Bob Watson 23
5 3 tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
1 Joe Morgan 15
3 Bert Campaneris 13
3 Ron LeFlore 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Moffitt 1.07
2 Butch Metzger 1.26
3 Grant Jackson 1.37
4 Pete Falcone 1.47
5 Jerry Koosman 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 5
1 Steve Carlton 5
1 Pete Falcone 5
1 Jerry Koosman 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 .352
2 George Brett .344
3 Joe Morgan .336
4 Bill Madlock .333
5 Ken Griffey .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 42
2 Mike Schmidt 40
3 Sal Bando 30
3 Ron Cey 30
3 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 120
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 Joe Morgan 60
3 Davey Lopes 58
4 Don Baylor 57
5 Lou Brock 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.22
2 Jim Palmer 2.49
3 Vida Blue 2.56
4 Tom Seaver 2.61
5 Doug Rau 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 22
2 Dennis Leonard 21
2 Jim Palmer 21
4 Steve Carlton 20
4 3 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 258
2 Tom Seaver 246
3 Nolan Ryan 240
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