On This Day

Tuesday, September 7, 1976

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 83 52 .615 --
Orioles 72 64 .529 11.5
Indians 70 67 .511 14.0
Red Sox 65 72 .474 19.0
Tigers 63 73 .463 20.5
Brewers 62 73 .459 21.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Royals 79 58 .577 --
Athletics 74 63 .540 5.0
Twins 70 70 .500 10.5
Rangers 63 74 .460 16.0
Angels 62 76 .449 17.5
White Sox 58 79 .423 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Phillies 84 52 .618 --
Pirates 79 58 .577 5.5
Mets 71 66 .518 13.5
Cubs 63 75 .457 22.0
Cardinals 60 73 .451 22.5
Expos 45 88 .338 37.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 88 51 .633 --
Dodgers 79 58 .577 8.0
Astros 70 71 .496 19.0
Padres 65 76 .461 24.0
Giants 62 78 .443 26.5
Braves 59 79 .428 28.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Steve Bowling 3
1 Lou Brock 3
1 Leo Foster 3
1 Steve Garvey 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Tenace 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Carlton Fisk 1
2 Leo Foster 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Leo Foster 5
2 George Scott 4
3 Ken Boswell 3
3 Don Money 3
3 Gene Tenace 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 2
2 Ed Armbrister 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Freisleben 1.14
2 Wayne Garland 0.70
3 Gary Beare 0.57
3 Eric Rasmussen 0.57
5 2 tied 0.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Gary Beare 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Dave Freisleben 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gary Beare 8
1 Dave Freisleben 8
3 Wayne Garland 7
4 Don Stanhouse 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Ken Forsch 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 Butch Metzger 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .345
2 Joe Morgan .341
3 Bill Madlock .338
4 Jay Johnstone .336
5 Ken Griffey .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 34
2 Mike Schmidt 33
3 George Foster 29
4 Rick Monday 28
5 Joe Morgan 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 114
2 Joe Morgan 105
3 Lee May 94
4 Chris Chambliss 89
4 2 others tied 89

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 66
2 Ron LeFlore 56
3 Joe Morgan 52
3 Frank Taveras 52
5 Bert Campaneris 51

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.34
2 Vida Blue 2.38
3 Bill Travers 2.38
4 Tom Seaver 2.41
5 Doug Rau 2.54

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 20
2 Jim Palmer 19
3 Jerry Koosman 18
3 Don Sutton 18
5 Luis Tiant 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 260
2 Frank Tanana 222
3 Tom Seaver 202
4 Bert Blyleven 182
5 J. R. Richard 175

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 20
2 Rawly Eastwick 19
2 Rollie Fingers 19
4 Ken Forsch 18
5 Bill Campbell 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Morgan .404
2 Joe Rudi .392
3 Rod Carew .387
4 Mickey Rivers .383
5 Cesar Geronimo .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Monday 6
2 Gene Tenace 5
3 Graig Nettles 4
3 Richie Zisk 4
5 9 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 15
2 Bob Watson 14
3 Jerry Morales 13
3 Joe Morgan 13
5 3 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 10
1 Joe Morgan 10
3 Dave Collins 9
3 Ron LeFlore 9
5 2 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bo McLaughlin 0.00
1 Pablo Torrealba 0.00
3 Burt Hooton 0.44
4 John Denny 0.50
5 Dick Tidrow 0.53

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 3
1 Larry Demery 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 Paul Hartzell 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 36
2 Steve Rogers 25
3 Steve Carlton 23
3 Tom Seaver 23
5 Jim Kern 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Hough 4
1 Dick Tidrow 4
3 Kent Tekulve 3
4 Pedro Borbon 2
4 8 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .420
2 Joe Morgan .414
3 Ted Simmons .382
4 Lou Brock .371
5 Joe Rudi .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Graig Nettles 10
2 Rick Monday 8
2 Joe Morgan 8
4 Gene Tenace 7
5 2 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lee May 32
2 Bob Watson 27
3 Joe Morgan 26
4 Rusty Staub 23
5 Reggie Jackson 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 16
2 Lou Brock 15
2 Joe Morgan 15
2 Frank Taveras 15
5 Dave Collins 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 1.07
2 Doug Rau 1.14
3 Tom Seaver 1.29
4 Vida Blue 1.33
5 2 tied 1.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 6
1 Luis Tiant 6
3 Doyle Alexander 5
3 Vida Blue 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 61
2 Frank Tanana 55
3 Dennis Eckersley 50
4 Jerry Koosman 44
5 Steve Carlton 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 6
2 Bill Campbell 5
2 Adrian Devine 5
2 Charlie Hough 5
2 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Hal McRae .345
2 Joe Morgan .340
3 George Brett .336
4 Bill Madlock .330
5 Jay Johnstone .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 40
2 Mike Schmidt 39
3 George Foster 30
4 Sal Bando 29
4 Joe Morgan 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 118
2 Joe Morgan 113
3 Lee May 106
4 Thurman Munson 102
5 Mike Schmidt 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bill North 68
2 Joe Morgan 65
3 Davey Lopes 58
4 Ron LeFlore 57
5 Don Baylor 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Mark Fidrych 2.34
2 Vida Blue 2.39
3 Jim Palmer 2.49
4 Doug Rau 2.54
5 Mike Torrez 2.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Randy Jones 22
1 Jim Palmer 22
3 Jerry Koosman 21
4 Steve Carlton 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 263
2 Nolan Ryan 260
3 Tom Seaver 234
4 Bert Blyleven 219
5 J. R. Richard 198

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 24
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Sparky Lyle 20
4 Dave LaRoche 19
5 2 tied 18