On This Day

Tuesday, August 31, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 49 .617 --
Orioles 68 61 .527 11.5
Indians 66 63 .512 13.5
Red Sox 62 68 .477 18.0
Tigers 61 69 .469 19.0
Brewers 58 69 .457 20.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 78 53 .595 --
Athletics 70 61 .534 8.0
Twins 64 69 .481 15.0
Rangers 60 71 .458 18.0
Angels 58 74 .439 20.5
White Sox 57 74 .435 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 83 47 .638 --
Pirates 72 57 .558 10.5
Mets 66 64 .508 17.0
Cubs 60 72 .455 24.0
Cardinals 56 70 .444 25.0
Expos 43 81 .347 37.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 84 49 .632 --
Dodgers 74 56 .569 8.5
Astros 67 68 .496 18.0
Padres 63 70 .474 21.0
Braves 59 73 .447 24.5
Giants 56 76 .424 27.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Enos Cabell 4
1 Duane Kuiper 4
3 Lyman Bostock 3
3 Jose Cardenal 3
3 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lyman Bostock 1
1 Steve Brye 1
1 Tom Grieve 1
1 Keith Hernandez 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Brye 3
1 Roy Howell 3
1 Dave Parker 3
4 Leo Foster 2
4 14 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Enos Cabell 2
1 Dave Collins 2
4 Matt Alexander 1
4 17 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Goltz 2.75
2 Nolan Ryan 0.92
3 Pete Falcone 0.88
4 Frank LaCorte 0.86
5 2 tied 0.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Goltz 11
1 Nolan Ryan 11
3 Pete Falcone 7
4 Frank LaCorte 6
5 5 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Dyar Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .350
2 Jay Johnstone .339
3 Bill Madlock .338
4 Joe Morgan .335
5 George Brett .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 32
1 Mike Schmidt 32
3 George Foster 28
4 Joe Morgan 26
5 Rick Monday 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 111
2 Joe Morgan 97
3 Mike Schmidt 87
4 Chris Chambliss 86
4 Lee May 86

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 62
2 Ron LeFlore 51
3 Joe Morgan 49
4 Lou Brock 47
5 2 tied 46

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.08
2 Bill Travers 2.34
3 Tom Seaver 2.50
4 Vida Blue 2.52
5 J. R. Richard 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 20
2 Jim Palmer 19
3 Steve Carlton 16
3 Ed Figueroa 16
3 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 252
2 Frank Tanana 199
3 Tom Seaver 194
4 Bert Blyleven 177
5 J. R. Richard 172

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 20
2 Rawly Eastwick 19
2 Rollie Fingers 19
4 Ken Forsch 17
5 Bill Campbell 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Ivie .441
2 Joe Morgan .415
3 Felix Millan .405
4 Pete Rose .400
4 Ted Simmons .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Joe Morgan 5
1 Graig Nettles 5
1 Richie Zisk 5
4 Rick Monday 4
4 Jim Spencer 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 16
2 Jim Spencer 15
3 Lyman Bostock 14
3 Jay Johnstone 14
3 Richie Zisk 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Dave Collins 10
3 Lou Brock 9
4 Ron LeFlore 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Littell 0.00
1 Dave LaRoche 0.00
3 Dick Tidrow 0.45
4 Adrian Devine 0.66
4 Bo McLaughlin 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 John Denny 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Rudy May 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 36
2 Frank LaCorte 24
2 J. R. Richard 24
4 Bill Campbell 23
4 2 others tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Littell 4
2 Bill Campbell 3
2 Rawly Eastwick 3
2 Dave LaRoche 3
5 9 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .404
2 Joe Morgan .394
3 Felix Millan .390
4 Jay Johnstone .384
5 Joe Torre .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 8
1 Rick Monday 8
1 Joe Morgan 8
1 Graig Nettles 8
5 3 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 24
2 Chris Chambliss 22
2 Rusty Staub 22
4 George Foster 21
4 3 others tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 17
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Ron LeFlore 14
4 Bert Campaneris 13
5 Davey Lopes 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Grant Jackson 1.30
2 Doug Rau 1.36
3 Reggie Cleveland 1.59
3 Ron Reed 1.59
5 2 tied 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
3 Doyle Alexander 5
3 Steve Carlton 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 58
2 Dennis Eckersley 55
3 Frank Tanana 53
4 J. R. Richard 45
5 Steve Carlton 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 7
2 Bill Campbell 5
2 Adrian Devine 5
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .347
2 George Brett .336
3 Joe Morgan .333
4 Bill Madlock .330
5 Pete Rose .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 40
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 Sal Bando 30
3 George Foster 30
5 Reggie Jackson 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 120
2 Joe Morgan 110
3 Thurman Munson 107
4 Mike Schmidt 106
5 John Mayberry 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 64
2 Joe Morgan 62
3 Davey Lopes 58
4 Don Baylor 54
4 Lou Brock 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.08
2 Jim Palmer 2.44
3 Randy Jones 2.49
4 Vida Blue 2.56
5 Doug Rau 2.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 23
2 Jim Palmer 22
3 Steve Carlton 20
3 Ed Figueroa 20
5 5 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 262
2 Nolan Ryan 252
3 Tom Seaver 243
4 Bert Blyleven 223
5 J. R. Richard 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 25
2 Rawly Eastwick 24
3 Dave LaRoche 20
3 Sparky Lyle 20
5 2 tied 17