On This Day

Wednesday, July 7, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 47 30 .610 --
Red Sox 38 38 .500 8.5
Indians 38 38 .500 8.5
Tigers 37 39 .487 9.5
Orioles 36 42 .462 11.5
Brewers 29 44 .397 16.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 49 30 .620 --
Rangers 44 33 .571 4.0
Athletics 41 40 .506 9.0
Twins 37 42 .468 12.0
White Sox 36 42 .462 12.5
Angels 35 49 .417 16.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 52 25 .675 --
Pirates 44 33 .571 8.0
Mets 44 40 .524 11.5
Cardinals 34 45 .430 19.0
Cubs 34 46 .425 19.5
Expos 25 48 .342 25.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 51 31 .622 --
Dodgers 46 37 .554 5.5
Padres 42 40 .512 9.0
Braves 38 43 .469 12.5
Astros 38 44 .463 13.0
Giants 34 50 .405 18.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Paciorek 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Al Bumbry 3
2 Bert Campaneris 3
2 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Mike Cubbage 1
1 Darrell Evans 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Cubbage 4
2 John Milner 3
2 Manny Trillo 3
4 Dusty Baker 2
4 19 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Bruce Boisclair 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Zachry 1.25
2 Catfish Hunter 1.00
2 Nolan Ryan 1.00
4 John Montefusco 0.86
5 Andy Hassler 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Hiller 1
1 Rich Hinton 1
1 Bart Johnson 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 10
2 Catfish Hunter 6
2 John Montefusco 6
4 Andy Hassler 5
4 5 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Steve Grilli 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .359
2 George Brett .356
3 Willie Crawford .341
4 Hal McRae .338
5 2 tied .334

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 27
2 Mike Schmidt 22
3 Sal Bando 18
4 George Foster 17
5 George Hendrick 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 69
2 Dave Kingman 66
3 Joe Morgan 60
4 Mike Schmidt 59
5 Jeff Burroughs 56

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 37
1 Freddie Patek 37
3 Don Baylor 35
4 Rod Carew 33
5 Ron LeFlore 28

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 1.85
2 Bill Travers 1.96
3 Wayne Garland 2.14
4 Don Stanhouse 2.18
5 Andy Messersmith 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 15
2 Pat Dobson 10
2 Catfish Hunter 10
2 Jim Lonborg 10
2 5 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 154
2 Frank Tanana 128
3 Tom Seaver 119
4 Bert Blyleven 117
5 Andy Messersmith 102

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 16
2 Ken Forsch 14
3 Rollie Fingers 12
3 Mike Marshall 12
5 2 tied 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Crawford .421
2 Al Oliver .419
3 Manny Sanguillen .412
4 Cesar Geronimo .410
5 Rick Manning .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 8
2 George Hendrick 6
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Rod Carew 4
3 9 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rod Carew 18
2 John Milner 17
3 Sal Bando 16
3 Dave Kingman 16
5 Toby Harrah 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Frank Taveras 9
2 Larry Hisle 8
2 Jim Wohlford 8
4 Lou Brock 7
4 2 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rollie Fingers 0.00
2 Ron Reed 0.61
3 Bert Blyleven 0.67
4 Rick Rhoden 0.72
5 Jon Matlack 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bart Johnson 4
2 Mark Fidrych 3
2 Bruce Kison 3
2 Jerry Koosman 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 30
2 Fergie Jenkins 28
3 Nolan Ryan 26
4 Phil Niekro 25
4 Tom Seaver 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Mingori 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
2 Sparky Lyle 4
2 Mike Marshall 4
5 3 tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Al Oliver .432
2 Willie Crawford .370
3 Cesar Geronimo .368
4 Manny Sanguillen .366
5 George Brett .355

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 9
1 Jason Thompson 9
3 Dick Allen 8
3 John Mayberry 8
3 Graig Nettles 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Al Oliver 27
2 Willie Montanez 25
3 Rod Carew 24
3 Jason Thompson 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rod Carew 14
1 Ron LeFlore 14
1 Frank Taveras 14
4 Lou Brock 13
5 Larry Hisle 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Craig Swan 1.57
2 Andy Messersmith 1.61
3 Mark Fidrych 1.72
4 Fred Norman 1.75
5 Wayne Garland 1.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mark Fidrych 6
1 Andy Messersmith 6
3 Pat Dobson 5
3 Dock Ellis 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 59
2 Andy Messersmith 45
3 Fergie Jenkins 42
4 Tom Seaver 41
5 J. R. Richard 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 9
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Charlie Hough 7
4 Steve Mingori 6
5 2 tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .341
2 Bake McBride .334
3 Rod Carew .333
4 Bill Madlock .332
5 Pete Rose .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 49
2 Mike Schmidt 46
3 John Mayberry 29
4 George Scott 28
5 Sal Bando 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 118
2 John Mayberry 116
3 Tony Perez 113
4 Mike Schmidt 110
5 George Foster 109

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 68
2 Don Baylor 55
3 Joe Morgan 52
4 Rod Carew 50
5 Mickey Rivers 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 2.36
2 Andy Messersmith 2.49
3 Frank Tanana 2.54
4 Randy Jones 2.59
5 Gaylord Perry 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 24
2 Catfish Hunter 22
3 Jim Palmer 20
3 Gaylord Perry 20
3 Frank Tanana 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 269
2 Bert Blyleven 246
3 Tom Seaver 242
4 John Montefusco 216
5 Nolan Ryan 207

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 28
2 Rollie Fingers 26
3 Dave LaRoche 22
4 Mike Marshall 20
5 Sparky Lyle 17