On This Day

Saturday, September 4, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 81 51 .614 --
Orioles 70 63 .526 11.5
Indians 68 65 .511 13.5
Red Sox 65 69 .485 17.0
Tigers 62 71 .466 19.5
Brewers 59 72 .450 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 79 55 .590 --
Athletics 72 62 .537 7.0
Twins 67 70 .489 13.5
Rangers 61 73 .455 18.0
Angels 60 75 .444 19.5
White Sox 58 76 .433 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 83 50 .624 --
Pirates 77 57 .575 6.5
Mets 69 65 .515 14.5
Cubs 63 72 .467 21.0
Cardinals 57 72 .442 24.0
Expos 43 86 .333 38.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 86 50 .632 --
Dodgers 77 57 .575 8.0
Astros 69 69 .500 18.0
Padres 63 74 .460 23.5
Braves 59 76 .437 26.5
Giants 59 77 .434 27.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Mickey Rivers 5
2 Jose Cardenal 4
2 Tim Foli 4
2 Ray Fosse 4
2 Roy White 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Dave Duncan 1
1 Dwight Evans 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dwight Evans 3
1 George Hendrick 3
1 Lee May 3
1 Bob Watson 3
5 14 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 19 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Zachry 1.14
2 Ed Halicki 0.75
3 Dennis Leonard 0.67
3 Doc Medich 0.67
5 2 tied 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joaquin Andujar 1
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Nino Espinosa 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pat Zachry 8
2 Pat Dobson 6
2 Ed Halicki 6
2 Doc Medich 6
2 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom House 1
1 Jim Kern 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .347
2 Jay Johnstone .341
3 Bill Madlock .338
4 Joe Morgan .335
5 Ken Griffey .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 33
1 Mike Schmidt 33
3 George Foster 28
4 Rick Monday 27
5 Joe Morgan 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 113
2 Joe Morgan 98
3 Lee May 93
4 Mike Schmidt 88
5 2 tied 87

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 63
2 Ron LeFlore 53
3 Joe Morgan 51
3 Frank Taveras 51
5 Bert Campaneris 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.35
2 Bill Travers 2.38
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 .434
2 Carl Yastrzemski .429
3 Jerry Morales .417
4 Mickey Rivers .414
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 5
1 Joe Morgan 5
3 Ken Henderson 4
3 Graig Nettles 4
3 Richie Zisk 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 17
2 Lyman Bostock 14
2 Jim Rice 14
4 Jerry Morales 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Dave Collins 10
3 Davey Lopes 8
4 Jose Cardenal 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bo McLaughlin 0.00
2 Vida Blue 0.33
3 Bruce Kison 0.53
4 Dick Tidrow 0.55
5 Burt Hooton 0.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Larry Demery 3
1 Paul Hartzell 3
1 Rudy May 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 24
2 Steve Carlton 23
2 Tom Seaver 23
4 Fred Norman 21
4 Steve Rogers 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 4
1 Mark Littell 4
1 Kent Tekulve 4
4 Bruce Sutter 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .432
2 Joe Morgan .384
3 Jay Johnstone .382
4 Ted Simmons .379
5 Mike Ivie .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 10
2 Graig Nettles 9
3 Ron Cey 8
3 Joe Morgan 8
5 Richie Zisk 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 31
2 Bob Watson 24
3 Jim Spencer 22
4 George Foster 21
4 2 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 16
2 Lou Brock 15
3 Ron LeFlore 14
3 Frank Taveras 14
5 Dave Collins 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Doug Rau 1.41
2 Vida Blue 1.45
3 Mike Torrez 1.55
4 Andy Hassler 1.55
5 Reggie Cleveland 1.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 7
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Ray Burris 5
2 Rudy May 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 53
1 Frank Tanana 53
3 Dennis Eckersley 50
4 Steve Carlton 39
5 2 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 6
2 Bill Campbell 5
2 Adrian Devine 5
2 Charlie Hough 5
2 4 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .347
2 George Brett .338
3 Jay Johnstone .334
4 Joe Morgan .333
5 Bill Madlock .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 40
1 Mike Schmidt 40
3 Sal Bando 30
4 George Foster 29
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 121
2 Joe Morgan 108
3 Lee May 106
3 Mike Schmidt 106
5 John Mayberry 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 65
2 Joe Morgan 64
3 Davey Lopes 59
4 Frank Taveras 55
5 Ron LeFlore 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.35
2 Vida Blue 2.46
3 Jim Palmer 2.47
4 J. R. Richard 2.53
5 Doug Rau 2.64

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 3 tied 17