On This Day

Friday, August 27, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 76 48 .613 --
Orioles 65 60 .520 11.5
Indians 63 63 .500 14.0
Tigers 61 65 .484 16.0
Red Sox 60 66 .476 17.0
Brewers 56 66 .459 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 77 50 .606 --
Athletics 68 59 .535 9.0
Twins 62 66 .484 15.5
Rangers 58 69 .457 19.0
White Sox 56 72 .438 21.5
Angels 55 73 .430 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 83 43 .659 --
Pirates 69 57 .548 14.0
Mets 64 63 .504 19.5
Cardinals 55 67 .451 26.0
Cubs 58 71 .450 26.5
Expos 41 80 .339 39.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 81 48 .628 --
Dodgers 72 55 .567 8.0
Padres 63 67 .485 18.5
Astros 63 68 .481 19.0
Braves 58 71 .450 23.0
Giants 56 73 .434 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jerry Morales 4
2 Glenn Borgmann 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Carlton Fisk 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Vic Correll 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 Jerry Grote 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jerry Morales 4
2 Ben Oglivie 3
2 Bob Stinson 3
2 Richie Zisk 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Collins 3
1 Joe Morgan 3
3 Lou Brock 2
3 Enos Cabell 2
3 Frank White 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.44
2 Jim Palmer 1.43
3 Gaylord Perry 1.38
4 Don Sutton 0.88
5 Ken Kravec 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Larry Demery 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 13
2 Gaylord Perry 11
3 Jim Palmer 10
4 Catfish Hunter 8
4 Ken Kravec 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Stan Thomas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .358
2 Jay Johnstone .344
3 Joe Morgan .338
4 Bill Madlock .337
5 George Brett .333

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 111
2 Joe Morgan 94
3 Mike Schmidt 86
4 Chris Chambliss 84
4 Lee May 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 59
2 Ron LeFlore 48
3 Joe Morgan 47
4 Lou Brock 46
4 Bert Campaneris 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.11
2 Bill Travers 2.36
3 Tom Seaver 2.51
4 Vida Blue 2.58
5 Fred Norman 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 20
2 Jim Palmer 18
3 Steve Carlton 16
3 Jerry Koosman 16
3 Don Sutton 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 240
2 Frank Tanana 199
3 Tom Seaver 187
4 Bert Blyleven 176
5 J. R. Richard 167

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 20
2 Rollie Fingers 19
3 Rawly Eastwick 18
4 Ken Forsch 17
5 Bill Campbell 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Ivie .442
2 Jay Johnstone .434
3 Joe Morgan .432
4 Felix Millan .425
5 Ted Simmons .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 7
2 Greg Luzinski 4
2 Lee May 4
2 Joe Morgan 4
2 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 20
2 Reggie Jackson 14
2 Richie Zisk 14
4 Graig Nettles 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Joe Morgan 9
3 Frank Taveras 8
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Littell 0.00
1 Joe Coleman 0.00
3 Dick Tidrow 0.48
4 Tom Seaver 0.51
5 Bo McLaughlin 0.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Pete Falcone 3
1 Andy Hassler 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 31
2 Nolan Ryan 24
3 Ken Kravec 23
4 Jerry Koosman 22
4 4 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 4
2 Bill Castro 3
2 Rawly Eastwick 3
2 Mark Littell 3
5 11 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .416
2 Jay Johnstone .413
3 Joe Morgan .402
4 Hal McRae .398
5 Felix Millan .386

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 28
2 Lee May 25
3 Chris Chambliss 22
4 Reggie Jackson 21
4 4 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Bert Campaneris 14
4 Ron LeFlore 12
5 Frank Taveras 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Moffitt 1.07
2 Reggie Cleveland 1.22
3 Butch Metzger 1.26
4 Pete Falcone 1.29
5 Grant Jackson 1.30

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 62
2 Nolan Ryan 56
3 Frank Tanana 53
4 J. R. Richard 44
5 Jerry Koosman 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .351
2 George Brett .339
3 Joe Morgan .336
4 Bill Madlock .333
5 Ken Griffey .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 41
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Sal Bando 30
3 George Foster 30
3 Reggie Jackson 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 120
2 Joe Morgan 107
3 Thurman Munson 106
4 Mike Schmidt 105
5 3 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 62
1 Bill North 62
3 Davey Lopes 58
4 Don Baylor 57
5 Lou Brock 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.11
2 Jim Palmer 2.43
3 Vida Blue 2.61
4 Doug Rau 2.66
5 Randy Jones 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Jim Palmer 22
3 Steve Carlton 20
3 Jerry Koosman 20
3 Dennis Leonard 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 271
2 Nolan Ryan 240
3 Tom Seaver 236
4 Bert Blyleven 222
5 J. R. Richard 193

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 25
2 Rawly Eastwick 23
3 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Dave LaRoche 19
5 2 tied 17