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SEPTEMBER 1976
1976 Teams
Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox California Angels Chicago White Sox Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians Detroit Tigers Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Dodgers Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins Montreal Expos New York Yankees New York Mets Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants St. Louis Cardinals Texas Rangers
IN THE NEWS :Fergie Jenkins rips his Achilles tendon covering 1B in the 5th inning against the Rangers. Jenkins (12–11) is through for the year.
PLAYERS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 1, 1976 » Lance Davis in Winter Haven, FL
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 1, 1976Chicago Cubs 7, Atlanta Braves 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Astrodome New York Mets 1, San Francisco Giants 0 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, San Diego Padres 1 at Three Rivers Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 1, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 7, Kansas City Royals 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 3, Texas Rangers 0 at Fenway Park California Angels 4, Detroit Tigers 1 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 0 at Comiskey Park I Minnesota Twins 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, New York Yankees 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Mark Fidrych , 11–2, as Mike Hegan hits for the cycle and drives in six runs.
Rangers catcher Jim Sundberg records three assists in the 5th inning of a 4–1 win over the Royals. He becomes only the 7th perpetrator of this feat in ML history.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 3, 1976Cincinnati Reds 10, Atlanta Braves 5 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Montreal Expos 7 at Parc Jarry Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Montreal Expos 2 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 7, San Diego Padres 3 at Candlestick Park New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Memorial Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Cleveland Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 11, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium Texas Rangers 4, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium Minnesota Twins 11, Chicago White Sox 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 4, 1976Cincinnati Reds 5, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Astrodome Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Candlestick Park New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Memorial Stadium Baltimore Orioles 6, New York Yankees 2 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 5, Oakland Athletics 1 at Anaheim Stadium Boston Red Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 6 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 0 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 7, Texas Rangers 0 at Royals Stadium Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Larry Christenson belts two homers and pitches a 3–1 win over the Mets. Mickey Lolich is the losing pitcher.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 5, 1976Cincinnati Reds 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 1, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Parc Jarry Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, San Diego Padres 0 at Candlestick Park San Diego Padres 6, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 3 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 3, Oakland Athletics 2 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 6, Boston Red Sox 3 at Cleveland Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 8, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium Texas Rangers 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium Minnesota Twins 18, Chicago White Sox 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Frank Tanana strikes out 15 batters in 10 innings but is not involved in a decision. Oakland wins in the 11th, 2–1.
The Reds take a comfortable 8–0 lead over the Astros, and then hang on to win, 9–8.
Dodger C Steve Yeager is seriously injured when he is struck in the neck by the loose end of a bat. Yeager is in the on-deck circle when the end of teammate Bill Russell 's bat comes off when he is hitting. The Dodgers beat the Padres, 4–1.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 6, 1976New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 4 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 9, Houston Astros 8 at Riverfront Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 3, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry Montreal Expos 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Parc Jarry Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Three Rivers Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 4, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Candlestick Park Oakland Athletics 2, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Detroit Tigers 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Tiger Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at County Stadium Cleveland Indians 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 7, 1976New York Mets 11, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field Houston Astros 10, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 4 at Parc Jarry San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium San Francisco Giants 6, Atlanta Braves 3 at Candlestick Park Baltimore Orioles 5, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium California Angels 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 17, Cleveland Indians 4 at County Stadium New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Minnesota Twins 1, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Joe Kerrigan wins a pair from the Cardinals with two innings of relief work in both games. Montreal wins, 7–5 and 8–7.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 8, 1976New York Mets 11, Chicago Cubs 5 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 3, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome San Francisco Giants 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Three Rivers Stadium Atlanta Braves 3, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Montreal Expos 7, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Busch Stadium II Montreal Expos 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 1 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Fenway Park California Angels 2, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium New York Yankees 8, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Yankee Stadium Chicago White Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Minnesota Twins 3, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :George Brett is 5-for-5 to lead the Royals to a 6–5 win over the Angels in 10 innings.
At Texas, Rod Carew hits a pinch grand slam in the 7th, off Hargan for the Twins, as Minnesota wins, 6–0. It is Carew's 3rd grand slam of the year, Dave Goltz twirls the shutout.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 9, 1976Cincinnati Reds 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome San Francisco Giants 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 2 at Veteran's Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 6, Montreal Expos 1 at Busch Stadium II Cleveland Indians 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 0 at Fenway Park Kansas City Royals 6, California Angels 5 at Royals Stadium New York Yankees 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Nolan Ryan hurls a 3-hit 3–2 victory for California, fanning 18 White Sox batsmen. Bart Johnson is the losing pitcher.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 10, 1976Chicago Cubs 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium Montreal Expos 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Three Rivers Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Memorial Stadium Detroit Tigers 1, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park California Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park I Minnesota Twins 18, Kansas City Royals 3 at Metropolitan Stadium New York Yankees 6, Milwaukee Brewers 4 at Yankee Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Minnie Minoso comes to bat for the White Sox after a 12-year hiatus. He goes hitless in his three at bats against Frank Tanana , but his appearance makes him one of a handful of ML players to play in four decades. His at bat in 1980 will match him with Nick Altrock as a 5-decade player.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 11, 1976Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Montreal Expos 3 at Three Rivers Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Cincinnati Reds 8, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Cleveland Indians 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Fenway Park California Angels 7, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I Baltimore Orioles 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium Baltimore Orioles 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium Kansas City Royals 8, Minnesota Twins 6 at Metropolitan Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 5 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 1, Texas Rangers 0 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Minnie Minoso singles for the White Sox against the Angels Sid Monge . At 53, Minoso is the oldest ever to collect a hit in the ML.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 12, 1976Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Dodger Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Atlanta Braves 0 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 8, Chicago Cubs 0 at Veteran's Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Montreal Expos 1 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Candlestick Park Cincinnati Reds 9, San Francisco Giants 8 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 6, New York Mets 5 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 11, Cleveland Indians 3 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 2, California Angels 1 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 5, California Angels 1 at Comiskey Park I Baltimore Orioles 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium Kansas City Royals 16, Minnesota Twins 6 at Metropolitan Stadium Detroit Tigers 6, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium New York Yankees 3, Detroit Tigers 1 at Yankee Stadium Oakland Athletics 9, Texas Rangers 6 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
PLAYERS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 13, 1976 » Wade Miller in Reading, PA
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 13, 1976Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 7, Montreal Expos 2 at Veteran's Stadium New York Mets 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 3, San Diego Padres 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Busch Stadium II Cleveland Indians 8, Boston Red Sox 3 at Fenway Park Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Comiskey Park I Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 4 at Comiskey Park I Baltimore Orioles 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 1 at Yankee Stadium California Angels 6, Texas Rangers 2 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 14, 1976Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 9, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Veteran's Stadium New York Mets 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Three Rivers Stadium San Francisco Giants 7, San Diego Padres 6 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 9, Detroit Tigers 7 at Memorial Stadium Kansas City Royals 2, Chicago White Sox 1 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 8, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Milwaukee Brewers 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at County Stadium Oakland Athletics 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Metropolitan Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Metropolitan Stadium California Angels 6, Texas Rangers 4 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
PLAYERS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 15, 1976 » Elvis Pena in San Pedro de Macoris, D.R.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 15, 1976Houston Astros 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Riverfront Stadium Chicago Cubs 2, Montreal Expos 0 at Parc Jarry St. Louis Cardinals 7, New York Mets 0 at Shea Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 4, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium San Francisco Giants 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium Baltimore Orioles 1, Detroit Tigers 0 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Anaheim Stadium Texas Rangers 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I New York Yankees 2, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium Boston Red Sox 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 16, 1976Atlanta Braves 5, Houston Astros 3 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 4, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Veteran's Stadium Kansas City Royals 2, California Angels 0 at Anaheim Stadium Texas Rangers 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I Boston Red Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium Minnesota Twins 4, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :County Stadium , 40,383 fans are on hand to celebrate "Hank Aaron Day." Among those gathered are commissioner Bowie Kuhn and Jack Ford, representing his father Gerald. Hank goes hitless in five at-bats, and the first-place Yankees spoil the night by winning, 5–3, in 11 innings. Graig Nettles hits a solo homer in the 11th for the game winner, and an insurance run scores on a suicide bunt. Ed Figueroa tallies his 19th win, and the Yanks pad their lead to 11 games.
The Pirates top the Mets, 4–1, for their 18th win in 22 games. Doc Medich (7–11) picks up the victory. Since August 24th, the Bucs have shaved 12 1/2 games off the Phillies lead.
Shades of '64. In Chicago, the faltering Phils lose to the Cubs, 4–3 when Champ Summers scores with two out in the 12th. Philley now leads by just three games.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 17, 1976Atlanta Braves 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Atlanta Braves 7 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Wrigley Field San Francisco Giants 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Riverfront Stadium Montreal Expos 9, St. Louis Cardinals 5 at Parc Jarry Pittsburgh Pirates 4, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium Minnesota Twins 11, California Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium Boston Red Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 3, Chicago White Sox 2 at Royals Stadium New York Yankees 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Frank Robinson makes his final ML appearance as a player when he pinch-hits in the 8th and singles against the Orioles Rudy May . The O's holds on to win, 3–2.
Tom Seaver cuts down the Pirates for the 2nd time in six days, this time winning 6–2 at Shea. Dave Kingman belts his 35th homer and Ed Kranepool adds another of the Mets.
The Phillies finally win, topping the host Cubs, 4–1, as Jay Johnstone leads with four hits. It is the first-place Phillies 6th win in their 24 games.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 18, 1976Atlanta Braves 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, Chicago Cubs 1 at Wrigley Field San Francisco Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Riverfront Stadium San Diego Padres 4, Houston Astros 1 at Astrodome St. Louis Cardinals 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry St. Louis Cardinals 7, Montreal Expos 4 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Shea Stadium California Angels 6, Minnesota Twins 0 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 5, Baltimore Orioles 1 at Cleveland Stadium Baltimore Orioles 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Cleveland Stadium Boston Red Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Royals Stadium New York Yankees 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at County Stadium Oakland Athletics 3, Texas Rangers 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Catfish Hunter notches his 200th career victory as the Yankees stop Milwaukee 2–1. Since 1901, only Christy Mathewson and Pete Alexander have hit the 200 mark before their 31st birthday, but arm trouble will limit Catfish to 224 wins. He'll win 17 this year, after five straight 20-win seasons.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 19, 1976Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Chicago Cubs 1, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 5, San Francisco Giants 2 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Astrodome Houston Astros 3, San Diego Padres 2 at Astrodome St. Louis Cardinals 9, Montreal Expos 7 at Parc Jarry Montreal Expos 1, St. Louis Cardinals 0 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Shea Stadium Minnesota Twins 7, California Angels 5 at Anaheim Stadium Cleveland Indians 5, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Cleveland Stadium Boston Red Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 5 at Royals Stadium New York Yankees 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium Texas Rangers 9, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Oakland Athletics 13, Texas Rangers 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Nolan Ryan outduels Rangers Bert Blyleven , 1–0.
PLAYERS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 20, 1976 » Kevin Walker in Irving, TX
IN THE NEWS :SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 21, 1976Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 9, San Diego Padres 1 at Riverfront Stadium Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 2 at Astrodome Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 0 at Parc Jarry Philadelphia Phillies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Veteran's Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park Boston Red Sox 7, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Fenway Park Milwaukee Brewers 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Fenway Park California Angels 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 13, Chicago White Sox 6 at Comiskey Park I Detroit Tigers 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Royals Stadium Baltimore Orioles 11, New York Yankees 8 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Don Sutton wins his 20th game of the year for the Dodgers, beating the Giants 3–1 on a 6-hitter. Sutton will win 324 in his career, but this is the only year he will be a 20-game winner.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 22, 1976Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3 at Wrigley Field Cincinnati Reds 4, San Diego Padres 3 at Riverfront Stadium Houston Astros 5, Atlanta Braves 2 at Astrodome New York Mets 4, Montreal Expos 2 at Parc Jarry Philadelphia Phillies 9, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Veteran's Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park Boston Red Sox 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Fenway Park Texas Rangers 2, California Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 3, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium Oakland Athletics 11, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium Baltimore Orioles 2, New York Yankees 0 at Yankee Stadium Baltimore Orioles 5, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Bill Madlock suffers a bruises and a slight concussion when he is mugged in New York City. Chicago then gets mugged by the Mets 4–3.
PLAYERS BORN ON SEPTEMBER 24, 1976 » Ben Broussard in Beaumont, TX
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 24, 1976San Diego Padres 6, Atlanta Braves 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 9, Montreal Expos 3 at Parc Jarry Montreal Expos 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 4, Chicago Cubs 3 at Shea Stadium Houston Astros 14, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Busch Stadium II Pittsburgh Pirates 11, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at Memorial Stadium Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Cleveland Stadium Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 0 at Tiger Stadium New York Yankees 8, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium Kansas City Royals 2, Texas Rangers 1 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 25, 1976Atlanta Braves 11, San Diego Padres 8 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Cincinnati Reds 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 6, Montreal Expos 5 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 2 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 10, Houston Astros 0 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 1, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Memorial Stadium Oakland Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park I Cleveland Indians 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Cleveland Stadium New York Yankees 10, Detroit Tigers 6 at Tiger Stadium Minnesota Twins 6, California Angels 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Texas Rangers 1, Kansas City Royals 0 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :Dick Allen jumps the team in protest of the fact that veteran Tony Taylor is not listed on the post-season roster.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 26, 1976Atlanta Braves 10, San Diego Padres 4 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Dodger Stadium Philadelphia Phillies 4, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry Philadelphia Phillies 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Parc Jarry New York Mets 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Shea Stadium San Francisco Giants 5, Houston Astros 1 at Candlestick Park St. Louis Cardinals 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 2 at Busch Stadium II Boston Red Sox 8, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Memorial Stadium California Angels 4, Minnesota Twins 1 at Metropolitan Stadium Texas Rangers 3, Kansas City Royals 1 at Arlington Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :San Diego Padres . Jack Billingham (12–10) is the winner. Randy Jones takes the loss but sets a National League record with 112 errorless chances. The major-league record is held Frank Owen of the 1904 White Sox , who did not commit an error in 151 chances (121 assists, 30 PO). Jones finishes the year with 12 DPs, tying the NL record. He also finishes with the NL lead in wins (22), games started (40) and completed (25), IP (315.1) and hits allowed.
SCOREBOARD : SEPTEMBER 28, 1976San Francisco Giants 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Houston Astros 1, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Dodger Stadium New York Mets 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Shea Stadium Montreal Expos 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Chicago Cubs 1 at Three Rivers Stadium Cincinnati Reds 5, San Diego Padres 4 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium St. Louis Cardinals 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Busch Stadium II Baltimore Orioles 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Memorial Stadium Baltimore Orioles 7, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Memorial Stadium Boston Red Sox 7, New York Yankees 5 at Fenway Park Detroit Tigers 4, Cleveland Indians 0 at Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 1 at Cleveland Stadium Texas Rangers 7, Minnesota Twins 0 at Metropolitan Stadium Oakland Athletics 1, Kansas City Royals 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)
IN THE NEWS :John Montefusco walks only Jerry Royster in hurling a no-hitter as the Giants beat the Braves 9–0. Starter Jamie Easterly toils less than two innings to take the loss. Montefusco (16-14), "The Mouth that Roared," proclaims in the locker room afterwards that, "The Count is back."
The Dodgers Walter Alston , after 23 years and 2,040 victories, steps down as manager. 3B coach Tommy Lasorda is promoted to the post.
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