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Events of Tuesday, August 31, 1976

Events of Tuesday, August 31, 1976
8-30-1976 9-1-1976 8-31-1975 8-31-1977
CHI N 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 11 3
ATL N 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 x - 5 8 1
BOX+PBP
WP: LaCorte (2-8)
LP: R. Reuschel (11-10)
SV: Devine (6)
HR: Monday (25)
PHI N 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1
HOU N 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 x - 3 7 2
BOX+PBP
WP: Richard (16-13)
LP: McGraw (6-6)
LA N 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 - 5 12 0
MON N 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Rau (13-10)
LP: Fryman (10-10)
SV: Hough (11)
HR: Thornton (11)
SF N 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 8 3
NY N 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 x - 6 12 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Lockwood (7-7)
LP: Halicki (11-14)
HR: Matthews (16)
SD N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 0
PIT N 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 x - 3 6 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Reuss (12-7)
LP: Jones (20-10)
HR: Parker (9)
CIN N 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 - 6 7 1
STL N 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 - 5 13 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Borbon (4-2)
LP: Falcone (11-12)
SV: Eastwick (19)
HR: Hernandez (3)
KC A 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 - 3 10 2
BAL A 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 x - 4 6 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Palmer (19-11)
LP: Pattin (6-11)
SV: Miller (6)
TEX A 0 2 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 - 8 10 0
BOS A 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 3 11 3
BOX+PBP
WP: Briles (9-8)
LP: Cleveland (7-7)
HR: Grieve (13)
DET A 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 8 1
CAL A 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 x - 6 12 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Ryan (11-17)
LP: Ruhle (8-10)
HR: Solaita (7)
CLE A 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 10 1
CHI A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 11 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Kern (9-7)
LP: Hamilton (6-6)
SV: LaRoche (15)
MIL A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 2 1 (1)
MIN A 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 x - 4 7 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Goltz (11-13)
LP: Travers (15-11)
HR: Brye (2)
MIL A 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 - 6 9 1 (2)
MIN A 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 5 1
BOX+PBP
WP: Slaton (14-11)
LP: Campbell (13-4)
HR: Bostock (4)
NY A 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 9 0
OAK A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 0
BOX+PBP
WP: Alexander (10-8)
LP: Bahnsen (7-4)
HR: Nettles (23)
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Standings At Close of Play of August 31, 1976
NL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Philadelphia Phillies 130 83 47 0 .638 - 647 459
Pittsburgh Pirates 129 72 57 0 .558 10.5 569 534
New York Mets 130 66 64 0 .508 17.0 483 431
Chicago Cubs 132 60 72 0 .455 24.0 518 621
St. Louis Cardinals 126 56 70 0 .444 25.0 499 517
Montreal Expos 124 43 81 0 .347 37.0 411 564
NL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Cincinnati Reds 133 84 49 0 .632 - 729 522
Los Angeles Dodgers 130 74 56 0 .569 8.5 503 464
Houston Astros 135 67 68 0 .496 18.0 533 562
San Diego Padres 133 63 70 0 .474 21.0 480 544
Atlanta Braves 132 59 73 0 .447 24.5 513 559
San Francisco Giants 132 56 76 0 .424 27.5 471 579
AL East
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
New York Yankees 128 79 49 0 .617 - 604 464
Baltimore Orioles 129 68 61 0 .527 11.5 494 495
Cleveland Indians 129 66 63 0 .512 13.5 510 500
Boston Red Sox 130 62 68 0 .477 18.0 567 553
Detroit Tigers 130 61 69 0 .469 19.0 506 578
Milwaukee Brewers 127 58 69 0 .457 20.5 464 507
AL West
Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA
Kansas City Royals 131 78 53 0 .595 - 615 483
Oakland Athletics 131 70 61 0 .534 8.0 569 510
Minnesota Twins 133 64 69 0 .481 15.0 580 608
Texas Rangers 131 60 71 0 .458 18.0 518 540
California Angels 132 58 74 0 .439 20.5 455 548
Chicago White Sox 131 57 74 0 .435 21.0 498 594
ML League Leaders
Births on This Date
Jason Gilfillan
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Transactions
New York Yankees signed Rafael Santana as a non-drafted free agent.
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