On This Day

Saturday, September 11, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 86 53 .619 --
Orioles 76 65 .539 11.0
Indians 72 69 .511 15.0
Red Sox 67 74 .475 20.0
Tigers 65 75 .464 21.5
Brewers 62 78 .443 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 81 60 .574 --
Athletics 76 65 .539 5.0
Twins 73 71 .507 9.5
Angels 65 77 .458 16.5
Rangers 64 77 .454 17.0
White Sox 59 82 .418 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 85 55 .607 --
Pirates 81 59 .579 4.0
Mets 74 66 .529 11.0
Cubs 65 77 .458 21.0
Cardinals 61 77 .442 23.0
Expos 48 90 .348 36.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 92 51 .643 --
Dodgers 79 60 .568 11.0
Astros 71 74 .490 22.0
Padres 67 78 .462 26.0
Giants 64 80 .444 28.5
Braves 60 80 .429 30.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Dillard 4
1 Ron LeFlore 4
1 Robin Yount 4
4 Enos Cabell 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Concepcion 3
1 Dan Ford 3
1 Ben Oglivie 3
1 Amos Otis 3
1 Champ Summers 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Reggie Jackson 2
1 Ron LeFlore 2
3 Al Bumbry 1
3 Bert Campaneris 1
3 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 2.50
2 Nelson Briles 0.78
2 Frank Tanana 0.78
4 Mike Flanagan 0.70
4 Tom Underwood 0.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Mike Flanagan 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Joe Henderson 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nelson Briles 7
1 Mike Flanagan 7
1 Frank Tanana 7
1 Tom Underwood 7
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .341
2 Hal McRae .338
3 George Brett .337
4 Lyman Bostock .336
5 Joe Morgan .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 34
2 Mike Schmidt 33
3 Rick Monday 30
4 George Foster 29
5 Joe Morgan 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 114
2 Joe Morgan 107
3 Lee May 97
4 Thurman Munson 95
5 2 tied 91

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 68
2 Ron LeFlore 58
3 Bert Campaneris 53
3 Joe Morgan 53
3 Frank Taveras 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.34
2 Bill Travers 2.46
3 Vida Blue 2.47
4 Tom Seaver 2.50
5 Doug Rau 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 21
2 Jim Palmer 20
3 Jerry Koosman 19
4 Don Sutton 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 278
2 Frank Tanana 229
3 Tom Seaver 209
4 Bert Blyleven 187
5 J. R. Richard 179

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 21
2 Rollie Fingers 20
2 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Ken Forsch 18
4 Dave LaRoche 18

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lyman Bostock .444
2 Cesar Geronimo .429
3 Fred Lynn .423
4 Rod Carew .419
5 John Stearns .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 7
2 Graig Nettles 4
2 Tony Perez 4
2 Ken Singleton 4
2 Gene Tenace 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 15
2 Richie Hebner 14
3 Lee May 13
3 Rick Monday 13
3 3 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 10
1 Davey Lopes 10
3 Bill North 9
4 Frank Taveras 8
5 Bert Campaneris 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Goltz 0.00
2 Mike Torrez 0.24
3 Larry Demery 0.50
4 Bo McLaughlin 0.53
5 Doug Rau 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Jerry Koosman 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 38
2 Frank Tanana 30
3 Tom Seaver 22
4 Jerry Koosman 20
4 3 others tied 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 4
1 Dave LaRoche 4
1 Kent Tekulve 4
1 Dick Tidrow 4
5 Rawly Eastwick 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .389
2 Rod Carew .381
3 Garry Maddox .376
4 Felix Millan .370
5 Lou Brock .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 11
2 Rick Monday 10
3 Joe Morgan 7
3 Gene Tenace 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 33
2 Joe Morgan 25
2 Bob Watson 25
4 Fred Lynn 24
5 Rod Carew 23

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 Bo McLaughlin 0.52
2 Dick Tidrow 0.72
3 Doug Rau 0.89
4 Jerry Reuss 1.11
5 John Denny 1.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 6
2 Jerry Koosman 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 Don Sutton 5
5 16 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 71
2 Frank Tanana 52
3 Dennis Eckersley 50
4 Jerry Koosman 42
5 3 tied 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 7
2 Dave LaRoche 6
2 Kent Tekulve 6
4 Bill Campbell 5
4 Charlie Hough 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .344
2 Joe Morgan .339
3 Hal McRae .338
4 Lyman Bostock .334
5 Bill Madlock .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Dave Kingman 36
3 George Foster 30
3 Rick Monday 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 117
2 Joe Morgan 115
3 Thurman Munson 106
4 Lee May 103
5 Mike Schmidt 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 69
2 Joe Morgan 64
3 Ron LeFlore 59
4 Davey Lopes 57
5 Frank Taveras 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.34
2 Jim Palmer 2.46
3 Doug Rau 2.49
4 Mike Torrez 2.50
5 Vida Blue 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 22
1 Jim Palmer 22
3 Jerry Koosman 21
4 Ed Figueroa 20
5 4 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 278
2 Frank Tanana 261
3 Tom Seaver 234
4 Bert Blyleven 218
5 J. R. Richard 200

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 25
2 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Dave LaRoche 20
3 Sparky Lyle 20
5 3 tied 18