On This Day

Wednesday, September 8, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 84 52 .618 --
Orioles 73 64 .533 11.5
Indians 70 68 .507 15.0
Red Sox 66 72 .478 19.0
Tigers 63 74 .460 21.5
Brewers 62 74 .456 22.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 79 59 .572 --
Athletics 74 64 .536 5.0
Twins 71 70 .504 9.5
Rangers 63 75 .457 16.0
Angels 63 76 .453 16.5
White Sox 59 79 .428 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 84 53 .613 --
Pirates 80 58 .580 4.5
Mets 72 66 .522 12.5
Cubs 63 76 .453 22.0
Cardinals 60 75 .444 23.0
Expos 47 88 .348 36.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 89 51 .636 --
Dodgers 79 59 .572 9.0
Astros 70 72 .493 20.0
Padres 65 77 .458 25.0
Giants 63 78 .447 26.5
Braves 60 79 .432 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lyman Bostock 4
1 Tim Foli 4
1 Rick Monday 4
1 John Stearns 4
1 Garry Templeton 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Tom Grieve 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 4
2 Lee Mazzilli 3
2 John Stearns 3
4 Luis Alvarado 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Leo Foster 2
1 Jerry Remy 2
4 Mark Belanger 1
4 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Halicki 2.67
2 Ed Figueroa 1.50
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.44
4 Frank LaCorte 1.00
5 Al Downing 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Kerrigan 2
2 Dick Drago 1
2 Ed Figueroa 1
2 Ed Halicki 1
2 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 13
2 Ed Halicki 8
2 Chris Knapp 8
4 Tom Seaver 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Skip Lockwood 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .342
2 Joe Morgan .341
3 Bill Madlock .339
4 Jay Johnstone .336
5 George Brett .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 34
2 Mike Schmidt 33
3 George Foster 29
3 Rick Monday 29
5 Joe Morgan 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 114
2 Joe Morgan 105
3 Lee May 95
4 Thurman Munson 91
5 2 tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 67
2 Ron LeFlore 56
3 Frank Taveras 53
4 Joe Morgan 52
5 Bert Campaneris 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.34
2 Vida Blue 2.38
3 Bill Travers 2.38
4 Tom Seaver 2.50
5 Doug Rau 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 20
1 Jim Palmer 20
3 Jerry Koosman 18
3 Don Sutton 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 260
2 Frank Tanana 222
3 Tom Seaver 209
4 Bert Blyleven 182
5 J. R. Richard 175

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Jorgensen .414
2 Lyman Bostock .400
2 John Milner .400
4 Bob Watson .388
5 Mickey Rivers .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 7
2 Graig Nettles 5
3 Gene Tenace 4
4 Johnny Bench 3
4 11 others tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Richie Hebner 14
2 Lee May 13
2 Jerry Morales 13
2 Joe Morgan 13
2 Bob Watson 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 10
2 Dave Collins 9
2 Ron LeFlore 9
2 Frank Taveras 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Brett 0.00
2 Mike Torrez 0.31
3 Bo McLaughlin 0.35
4 John Denny 0.50
5 Dick Tidrow 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Demery 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Bruce Kison 3
1 Rudy May 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 36
2 Ed Halicki 27
3 Steve Rogers 25
4 Jim Kern 22
4 Tom Seaver 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 4
1 Dick Tidrow 4
3 Kent Tekulve 3
4 Pedro Borbon 2
4 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Morgan .417
2 Bill Madlock .406
3 Lou Brock .368
4 Jay Johnstone .367
5 Ted Simmons .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 11
2 Rick Monday 9
3 Joe Morgan 8
4 Johnny Bench 6
4 Gene Tenace 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 31
2 Bob Watson 27
3 Joe Morgan 26
4 Reggie Jackson 21
4 3 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 16
2 Lou Brock 15
2 Ron LeFlore 15
2 Joe Morgan 15
5 Davey Lopes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Tidrow 0.69
2 Ron Reed 1.03
3 Doug Rau 1.14
4 Vida Blue 1.33
5 Don Sutton 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Don Sutton 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
4 Doyle Alexander 5
4 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 55
2 Nolan Ryan 53
3 Dennis Eckersley 50
4 Jerry Koosman 44
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 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .342
2 Joe Morgan .341
3 George Brett .337
4 Bill Madlock .330
5 Jay Johnstone .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 39
1 Mike Schmidt 39
3 George Foster 30
4 Rick Monday 29
4 Joe Morgan 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 117
2 Joe Morgan 113
3 Lee May 106
4 Thurman Munson 104
5 Mike Schmidt 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 69
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Davey Lopes 59
4 Ron LeFlore 57
5 2 tied 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.34
2 Vida Blue 2.39
3 Jim Palmer 2.45
4 Doug Rau 2.54
5 Mike Torrez 2.59

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 23
2 Randy Jones 22
3 Ed Figueroa 21
3 Jerry Koosman 21
5 2 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 263
2 Nolan Ryan 260
3 Tom Seaver 241
4 Bert Blyleven 219
5 J. R. Richard 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 24
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Dave LaRoche 19
5 3 tied 18