On This Day

Friday, September 3, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 80 50 .615 --
Orioles 69 62 .527 11.5
Indians 67 64 .511 13.5
Red Sox 64 68 .485 17.0
Tigers 61 71 .462 20.0
Brewers 59 71 .454 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 55 .586 --
Athletics 72 61 .541 6.0
Twins 67 69 .493 12.5
Rangers 61 72 .459 17.0
Angels 59 75 .440 19.5
White Sox 57 76 .429 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 83 49 .629 --
Pirates 76 57 .571 7.5
Mets 68 65 .511 15.5
Cubs 62 72 .463 22.0
Cardinals 57 71 .445 24.0
Expos 43 85 .336 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 85 50 .630 --
Dodgers 77 56 .579 7.0
Astros 68 69 .496 18.0
Padres 63 73 .463 22.5
Braves 59 75 .440 25.5
Giants 58 77 .430 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Zisk 5
2 Ralph Garr 4
2 Mike Hegan 4
2 Dave Parker 4
5 16 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 2
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Dan Driessen 1
2 Tim Foli 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Hegan 6
2 Richie Hebner 4
2 Ken Reitz 4
4 Ron Cey 3
4 7 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 John Lowenstein 2
1 Frank Taveras 2
3 Bill Buckner 1
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mike Torrez 2.33
2 Tom Seaver 1.14
3 Steve Carlton 1.00
4 Al Fitzmorris 0.67
5 2 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jerry Augustine 1
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Tommy Boggs 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 8
2 Mike Torrez 7
3 Steve Carlton 6
3 Al Fitzmorris 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .351
2 Jay Johnstone .339
3 Bill Madlock .338
4 Joe Morgan .337
5 Ken Griffey .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
3 George Foster 28
4 Rick Monday 27
5 Joe Morgan 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 112
2 Joe Morgan 97
3 Lee May 90
4 Mike Schmidt 87
5 2 tied 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 63
2 Ron LeFlore 51
2 Joe Morgan 51
4 Frank Taveras 50
5 Bert Campaneris 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Travers 2.34
2 Mark Fidrych 2.35
3 Tom Seaver 2.41
4 Vida Blue 2.42
5 Fred Norman 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 20
2 Jim Palmer 19
3 Jerry Koosman 17
3 Don Sutton 17
3 Luis Tiant 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 252
2 Frank Tanana 207
3 Tom Seaver 202
4 Bert Blyleven 177
5 J. R. Richard 172

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Morgan .451
2 Ken Henderson .422
2 Carl Yastrzemski .422
4 Garry Templeton .400
5 Carlton Fisk .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 5
1 Joe Morgan 5
3 Ken Henderson 4
3 Bobby Murcer 4
3 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lyman Bostock 17
2 Lee May 15
3 Jim Rice 14
4 Bobby Murcer 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Dave Collins 9
3 Jose Cardenal 8
4 Davey Lopes 7
5 5 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bo McLaughlin 0.00
2 Vida Blue 0.33
3 Dick Tidrow 0.55
4 Burt Hooton 0.59
5 Tom Seaver 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 4
2 Vida Blue 3
2 Larry Demery 3
2 Jim Palmer 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
2 Tom Seaver 23
4 Mike Torrez 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 5
2 Mark Littell 4
3 Rawly Eastwick 3
3 Kent Tekulve 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .429
2 Joe Morgan .402
3 Jay Johnstone .376
4 Mike Ivie .374
5 Joe Torre .362

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 10
2 Ron Cey 8
2 Joe Morgan 8
2 Graig Nettles 8
5 Richie Zisk 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 28
2 Chris Chambliss 22
3 Dave Parker 21
3 Rusty Staub 21
3 Bob Watson 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 17
2 Lou Brock 16
3 Frank Taveras 13
4 Bert Campaneris 12
4 2 others tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Littell 1.08
2 Doug Rau 1.36
3 Vida Blue 1.45
4 Mike Torrez 1.55
5 Andy Hassler 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 7
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Ray Burris 5
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 Frank Tanana 53
3 Dennis Eckersley 49
4 J. R. Richard 45
5 Jerry Koosman 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 6
2 Bill Campbell 5
2 Adrian Devine 5
2 Charlie Hough 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .351
2 George Brett .336
3 Joe Morgan .333
4 Bill Madlock .326
5 Pete Rose .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Sal Bando 30
3 George Foster 30
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 121
2 Joe Morgan 108
3 Mike Schmidt 105
4 Lee May 103
5 Thurman Munson 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 65
2 Joe Morgan 64
3 Davey Lopes 59
4 Frank Taveras 54
5 2 tied 52

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.35
2 Jim Palmer 2.43
3 Vida Blue 2.46
4 J. R. Richard 2.53
5 Doug Rau 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 22
1 Jim Palmer 22
3 Steve Carlton 20
3 Ed Figueroa 20
3 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 256
2 Nolan Ryan 252
3 Tom Seaver 241
4 Bert Blyleven 222
5 J. R. Richard 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 25
2 Rawly Eastwick 24
3 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Dave LaRoche 19
5 2 tied 17