On This Day

Sunday, August 29, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 77 49 .611 --
Orioles 66 61 .520 11.5
Indians 65 63 .508 13.0
Tigers 61 67 .477 17.0
Red Sox 61 67 .477 17.0
Brewers 57 67 .460 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 51 .605 --
Athletics 70 59 .543 8.0
Twins 62 68 .477 16.5
Rangers 59 70 .457 19.0
White Sox 57 73 .438 21.5
Angels 56 74 .431 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 83 45 .648 --
Pirates 71 57 .555 12.0
Mets 65 64 .504 18.5
Cubs 60 71 .458 24.5
Cardinals 55 69 .444 26.0
Expos 43 80 .350 37.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 83 48 .634 --
Dodgers 73 56 .566 9.0
Astros 65 68 .489 19.0
Padres 63 69 .477 20.5
Braves 58 73 .443 25.0
Giants 56 75 .427 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Beniquez 4
1 Carlton Fisk 4
1 Cesar Geronimo 4
4 Rick Burleson 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Al Cowens 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 Phil Garner 1
1 Toby Harrah 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rick Burleson 3
1 Dwight Evans 3
1 George Hendrick 3
1 Butch Hobson 3
1 Frank White 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Alan Bannister 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Steve Braun 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Phil Niekro 1.00
2 Steve Carlton 0.90
3 Tom Seaver 0.78
4 Dennis Eckersley 0.62
5 Mike Torrez 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Santo Alcala 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 9
2 Tom Seaver 7
3 Mike Torrez 6
4 Dennis Eckersley 5
4 Phil Niekro 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Stan Thomas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .355
2 Jay Johnstone .345
3 Joe Morgan .336
4 Bill Madlock .334
5 George Brett .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
3 George Foster 28
4 Joe Morgan 26
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 111
2 Joe Morgan 96
3 Mike Schmidt 87
4 Chris Chambliss 85
5 Lee May 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 61
2 Ron LeFlore 50
3 Joe Morgan 48
4 Lou Brock 46
4 2 others tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.08
2 Bill Travers 2.36
3 Tom Seaver 2.50
4 Vida Blue 2.52
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 241
2 Frank Tanana 199
3 Tom Seaver 194
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 .459
2 Felix Millan .452
3 Lou Brock .421
4 Joe Morgan .417
5 Jay Johnstone .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 5
1 Richie Zisk 5
3 Greg Luzinski 4
3 Rick Monday 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 16
2 Richie Zisk 15
3 Jay Johnstone 14
3 Jim Spencer 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Joe Morgan 10
3 Frank Taveras 8
4 Omar Moreno 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Littell 0.00
1 Adrian Devine 0.00
3 Bill Campbell 0.38
4 Dick Tidrow 0.45
5 Bo McLaughlin 0.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Andy Hassler 3
1 Don Sutton 3
1 Luis Tiant 3
5 37 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 25
2 Steve Carlton 23
2 Ken Kravec 23
4 Dennis Eckersley 22
4 3 others tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 4
1 Mark Littell 4
3 Bill Castro 3
4 Adrian Devine 2
4 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .408
2 Felix Millan .407
3 Jay Johnstone .406
4 Joe Morgan .396
5 Hal McRae .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 8
1 Joe Morgan 8
3 George Foster 7
3 Rick Monday 7
3 Graig Nettles 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 25
1 Lee May 25
3 Joe Rudi 24
4 Chris Chambliss 22
4 Jim Spencer 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
1 Joe Morgan 16
3 Bert Campaneris 14
3 Ron LeFlore 14
5 Davey Lopes 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Moffitt 1.21
2 Reggie Cleveland 1.22
3 Pete Falcone 1.29
4 Grant Jackson 1.30
5 Charlie Hough 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 6
2 Steve Carlton 5
2 Dennis Eckersley 5
2 Pete Falcone 5
2 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 67
2 Nolan Ryan 57
3 Frank Tanana 53
4 J. R. Richard 44
5 Jerry Koosman 42

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .349
2 George Brett .339
3 Joe Morgan .336
4 Bill Madlock .329
5 Ken Griffey .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 40
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 109
3 Thurman Munson 107
4 Mike Schmidt 106
5 3 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 64
2 Joe Morgan 61
3 Davey Lopes 59
4 Don Baylor 55
5 Lou Brock 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.08
2 Jim Palmer 2.43
3 Randy Jones 2.51
4 Vida Blue 2.56
5 Doug Rau 2.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Jim Palmer 22
3 Steve Carlton 20
3 Dennis Leonard 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 262
2 Tom Seaver 243
3 Nolan Ryan 241
4 Bert Blyleven 222
5 Steve Carlton 195

Saves

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