On This Day

Friday, September 24, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 93 61 .604 --
Orioles 86 68 .558 7.0
Indians 78 74 .513 14.0
Red Sox 77 78 .497 16.5
Tigers 69 84 .451 23.5
Brewers 65 89 .422 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 89 65 .578 --
Athletics 83 71 .539 6.0
Twins 80 75 .516 9.5
Angels 71 84 .458 18.5
Rangers 70 85 .452 19.5
White Sox 64 91 .413 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 93 60 .608 --
Pirates 88 67 .568 6.0
Mets 82 71 .536 11.0
Cubs 71 84 .458 23.0
Cardinals 69 85 .448 24.5
Expos 53 99 .349 39.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 98 56 .636 --
Dodgers 88 66 .571 10.0
Astros 77 78 .497 21.5
Giants 70 86 .449 29.0
Padres 69 85 .448 29.0
Braves 67 88 .432 31.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ellis Valentine 5
2 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 Keith Hernandez 4
2 Pete LaCock 4
2 3 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Billy Baldwin 1
1 Cliff Johnson 1
1 Ed Kranepool 1
1 Davey Lopes 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 5
2 Earl Williams 4
3 Cliff Johnson 3
3 Willie Montanez 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 Glenn Burke 1
1 Jack Clark 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Eckersley 1.25
2 Tommy John 1.00
2 Tom Seaver 1.00
4 Jim Rooker 0.88
5 Francisco Barrios 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Francisco Barrios 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 10
2 Francisco Barrios 8
2 Tom Seaver 8
4 J. R. Richard 7
4 Jim Rooker 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Mark Littell 1
1 Butch Metzger 1
1 Joe Sambito 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .337
2 Bill Madlock .336
3 Ken Griffey .335
4 George Brett .334
5 Pete Rose .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 120
2 Joe Morgan 110
3 Lee May 108
4 Thurman Munson 101
5 Mike Schmidt 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 74
2 Davey Lopes 59
3 Ron LeFlore 58
3 Joe Morgan 58
5 Frank Taveras 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 2.40
2 Tom Seaver 2.43
3 Mark Fidrych 2.48
4 Jim Palmer 2.51
5 Doug Rau 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 22
1 Jim Palmer 22
3 Jerry Koosman 20
3 Don Sutton 20
3 Luis Tiant 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 291
2 Frank Tanana 239
3 Tom Seaver 233
4 Bert Blyleven 201
5 J. R. Richard 196

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 25
2 Sparky Lyle 21
3 Rollie Fingers 20
3 Dave LaRoche 20
5 2 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .411
2 Mark Belanger .410
3 Dan Ford .408
4 Pete Rose .407
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ben Oglivie 5
1 Jim Rice 5
1 Earl Williams 5
4 Dan Ford 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 19
2 Larry Hisle 14
3 Lee May 13
4 Carlton Fisk 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 10
2 Al Bumbry 7
2 Jerry Royster 7
4 Cesar Cedeno 6
4 4 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.31
2 Ray Burris 0.79
3 Jim Umbarger 0.98
4 Nolan Ryan 1.00
5 2 tied 1.04

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Bob Forsch 3
1 Wayne Garland 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 31
2 Dennis Eckersley 26
3 Steve Carlton 25
4 Jerry Koosman 24
4 2 others tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 5
2 Dave LaRoche 3
2 Tom Murphy 3
2 Tom Walker 3
5 11 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bob Watson .388
2 Mickey Rivers .382
3 Willie Montanez .377
4 Pete Rose .369
5 Steve Garvey .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 9
2 Rick Monday 8
2 Jim Rice 8
4 Gene Tenace 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 27
2 Lee May 26
3 Dave Parker 23
3 Bob Watson 23
5 Cecil Cooper 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 21
2 Bill North 15
3 Dave Collins 14
3 Joe Morgan 14
5 3 tied 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.81
2 John Denny 1.10
3 Frank Tanana 1.26
4 Bruce Kison 1.34
5 Mike Torrez 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 6
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Bruce Kison 5
2 Rudy May 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 53
2 Nolan Ryan 51
3 Tom Seaver 46
4 Dennis Eckersley 45
4 Jerry Koosman 45

Saves

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