On This Day

Wednesday, August 25, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 75 48 .610 --
Orioles 64 60 .516 11.5
Indians 62 63 .496 14.0
Tigers 60 65 .480 16.0
Red Sox 59 65 .476 16.5
Brewers 56 65 .463 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 76 49 .608 --
Athletics 68 58 .540 8.5
Twins 62 65 .488 15.0
Rangers 58 68 .460 18.5
White Sox 55 72 .433 22.0
Angels 55 72 .433 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 82 42 .661 --
Pirates 68 57 .544 14.5
Mets 64 62 .508 19.0
Cardinals 55 66 .455 25.5
Cubs 57 70 .449 26.5
Expos 41 79 .342 39.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 80 47 .630 --
Dodgers 71 55 .563 8.5
Padres 62 67 .481 19.0
Astros 61 68 .473 20.0
Braves 58 70 .453 22.5
Giants 56 72 .438 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Darrel Chaney 3
1 Denny Doyle 3
1 Bobby Grich 3
1 Tim Johnson 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Bumbry 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Vic Correll 1
1 Bobby Grich 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Madlock 4
2 Mark Belanger 3
3 Rick Burleson 2
3 Vic Correll 2
3 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Amos Otis 2
1 Willie Randolph 2
3 Sal Bando 1
3 Al Bumbry 1
3 13 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bruce Kison 1.20
2 Ed Halicki 0.90
3 Rudy May 0.78
4 Dave Freisleben 0.71
5 Steve Rogers 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Mark Fidrych 1
1 Ed Halicki 1
1 Andy Hassler 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 9
2 Rudy May 7
2 Steve Rogers 7
4 Bruce Kison 6
4 Phil Niekro 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Castro 1
1 Mark Littell 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .354
2 George Brett .339
3 Bill Madlock .336
4 Joe Morgan .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 Lee May 83
5 2 tied 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 59
2 Ron LeFlore 47
3 Bert Campaneris 46
4 Don Baylor 45
5 3 tied 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.11
2 Bill Travers 2.36
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 7 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 240
2 Tom Seaver 187
3 Frank Tanana 186
4 Bert Blyleven 176
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 Jay Johnstone .453
2 Joe Morgan .452
3 Mike Ivie .444
4 Ted Simmons .436
5 Bill Buckner .426

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 7
2 Joe Morgan 5
2 Boog Powell 5
4 Ron Cey 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 19
2 Reggie Jackson 14
3 Graig Nettles 13
4 Rod Carew 12
4 Bob Watson 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Frank Taveras 7
3 Joe Morgan 6
3 Ellis Valentine 6
5 7 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Tidrow 0.48
2 Jerry Koosman 0.50
3 Adrian Devine 0.69
4 Ron Reed 0.71
5 Dave LaRoche 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 4
2 Doyle Alexander 3
2 Jerry Augustine 3
2 Steve Carlton 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 33
2 Dennis Eckersley 31
3 Fred Norman 21
4 Steve Carlton 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
3 Bill Castro 3
3 Adrian Devine 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .415
2 Jay Johnstone .414
3 Joe Morgan .407
4 Hal McRae .380
5 Bill Buckner .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 8
1 George Foster 8
1 Joe Morgan 8
4 Graig Nettles 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 28
2 Lee May 25
3 Bob Watson 23
4 Reggie Jackson 22
4 2 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 15
2 Bert Campaneris 14
2 Joe Morgan 14
4 Phil Garner 12
4 Ron LeFlore 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Moffitt 1.07
2 Butch Metzger 1.26
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.38
4 Jerry Koosman 1.40
5 Grant Jackson 1.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Pete Falcone 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 66
2 Nolan Ryan 63
3 Frank Tanana 47
4 Vida Blue 42
5 3 tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 8
2 Rawly Eastwick 7
3 Rollie Fingers 6
4 Mark Littell 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .352
2 George Brett .343
3 Joe Morgan .334
4 Bill Madlock .333
5 Ken Griffey .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 42
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Sal Bando 30
3 Ron Cey 30
3 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 119
2 Joe Morgan 108
3 Thurman Munson 107
4 Mike Schmidt 104
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 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.11
2 Jim Palmer 2.49
3 Vida Blue 2.56
4 Doug Rau 2.60
5 Tom Seaver 2.61

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 235
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