On This Day

Friday, October 1, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 95 62 .605 --
Orioles 88 72 .550 8.5
Indians 81 76 .516 14.0
Red Sox 81 79 .506 15.5
Tigers 72 87 .453 24.0
Brewers 66 93 .415 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 90 70 .563 --
Athletics 86 73 .541 3.5
Twins 83 77 .519 7.0
Angels 75 85 .469 15.0
Rangers 74 86 .463 16.0
White Sox 64 95 .403 25.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 99 61 .619 --
Pirates 89 70 .560 9.5
Mets 86 74 .538 13.0
Cubs 73 87 .456 26.0
Cardinals 72 87 .453 26.5
Expos 55 105 .344 44.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 101 59 .631 --
Dodgers 92 68 .575 9.0
Astros 79 82 .491 22.5
Giants 74 87 .460 27.5
Padres 71 89 .444 30.0
Braves 69 91 .431 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jim Spencer 4
2 Kevin Bell 3
2 George Brett 3
2 Rick Burleson 3
2 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tom Grieve 2
2 Gary Alexander 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Carlton Fisk 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tom Grieve 4
2 Mike Cubbage 3
2 Lenny Randle 3
2 Jim Spencer 3
2 Carl Yastrzemski 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Lenny Randle 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Don Baylor 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Hiller 1.40
1 Frank Tanana 1.40
3 Jerry Koosman 1.38
4 Dave Pagan 1.00
5 Gary Nolan 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Steve Hargan 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 14
2 Jerry Koosman 11
3 John Hiller 7
3 Dave Pagan 7
3 Dick Ruthven 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Gene Pentz 1
1 Bruce Sutter 1
1 Jim Willoughby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Griffey .339
2 Bill Madlock .335
3 Hal McRae .331
4 George Brett .331
5 Garry Maddox .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Dave Kingman 37
3 Rick Monday 32
3 Graig Nettles 32
5 George Foster 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 121
2 Joe Morgan 111
3 Lee May 109
4 Mike Schmidt 106
5 Thurman Munson 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 75
2 Davey Lopes 63
3 Joe Morgan 59
4 Ron LeFlore 58
4 Frank Taveras 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Vida Blue 2.35
2 Mark Fidrych 2.39
3 Frank Tanana 2.43
4 Jim Palmer 2.51
5 Doug Rau 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 22
1 Jim Palmer 22
3 Jerry Koosman 21
3 Don Sutton 21
3 Luis Tiant 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 313
2 Frank Tanana 261
3 Tom Seaver 235
4 Bert Blyleven 212
5 J. R. Richard 201

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 26
2 Dave LaRoche 21
2 Sparky Lyle 21
4 Rollie Fingers 20
5 3 tied 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jim Rice .455
2 Mark Belanger .432
3 Steve Garvey .426
4 Ken Griffey .417
5 Cesar Cedeno .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 6
2 Jim Rice 5
3 Tom Grieve 4
3 Gary Matthews 4
5 10 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 17
2 Ellis Valentine 15
3 Tom Grieve 13
4 Cecil Cooper 12
4 Jim Rice 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 10
2 Al Bumbry 7
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Bill North 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Gura 0.00
2 Don Sutton 0.31
3 Bert Blyleven 0.53
4 Nelson Briles 0.57
4 Jerry Reuss 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Larry Gura 3
1 Rudy May 3
1 Gary Nolan 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 29
1 Dennis Eckersley 29
3 Frank Tanana 28
4 Jerry Koosman 26
4 Nolan Ryan 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Charlie Hough 3
1 Skip Lockwood 3
4 Bill Campbell 2
4 10 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Steve Garvey .398
2 Bob Watson .390
3 Ken Griffey .381
4 Doug Rader .367
5 Willie Montanez .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 9
2 Dan Ford 7
2 Tom Grieve 7
2 Rick Monday 7
2 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 26
2 Lee May 23
3 Graig Nettles 22
4 Thurman Munson 21
4 Carl Yastrzemski 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 21
2 Cesar Cedeno 13
2 Bill North 13
4 Al Bumbry 12
4 Frank Taveras 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 0.49
2 John Denny 1.15
3 Mike Torrez 1.26
4 Frank Tanana 1.27
4 Burt Hooton 1.27

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Torrez 6
2 Jim Barr 5
2 Vida Blue 5
2 Wayne Garland 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 62
2 Nolan Ryan 61
3 Jerry Koosman 59
4 Dennis Eckersley 52
5 Steve Carlton 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 7
1 Charlie Hough 7
3 Dave LaRoche 6
3 Dick Tidrow 6
5 3 tied 5