1976 PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE WEEK
| Week | AL Player of the Week | AL Pitcher of the Week | NL Player of the Week | NL Pitcher of the Week |
| April 8-18 | Charlie
Spikes, Cleveland
(.550/.550/.650; 3B, R, RBI) |
Wilbur
Wood, Chicago
(3-0, 1.85 ERA, 24.1 IP, 17 H, 3 BB, 15 SO, 2 CG, ShO) |
Joe
Morgan, Cincinnati
(594/.650/1.281; 2B, 7 HR, 11 R, 24 RBI, 7 BB, 4 SB) |
Pat
Darcy, Cincinnati
(2-0, 0.00 ERA, 16 IP, 12 H, CG, ShO) |
| Aprl 19-25 | Sal
Bando, Oakland
(.333/.385/.750; 2B, 3 HR, 5 R, 6 RBI, SB) |
Jim
Palmer, Baltimore
(2-0, 1.00 ERA, 18 IP, 12 H, 2 CG, ShO) |
Joe
Morgan, Cincinnati
(.438/.609/.1.063; 2 2B, 3B, 2 JR, 5 R, 8 RBI, 7 BB, SB) |
Charlie
Hough, Los Angeles
(2-0, 0.00 ERA, 4 G, 6 IP, 2 H, 4 SO0 |
| April 26-May 2 | Phil
Garner, Oakland
(.529/.619/.1.059; 3 2B, 3 3B, 4 R, 8 RBI, 4 BB, 2 SB) |
Vida
Blue, Oakland
(2-0, 1.59 ERA, 17 IP, 14 SO, CG) |
Del
Unser, New York
(.643/.677/.679; 2B, 2 R, 6 RBI, 3 BB) |
Jerry
Koosman, New York
(2-0, 1.00 ERA, 18 IP, 11 H, 5 BB, 15 SO, 2 CG) |
| May 3-9 | Mike
Hargrove, Texas
(.600/.647/.1.000; 3 2B, Hr, 3 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB) |
Jim
Palmer, Baltimore
(2-0, 1.50 ERA, 18 IP, 10 H, 2 CG) |
Bob
Watson, Houston
(.500/.545/.889; 2B, 2 HR, 2 R, 6 RBI, 3 BB) |
John
Denny, St. Louis
(2-0, 0.00 ERA, 1602 IP, CG, ShO) |
| May 10-16 | Rod
Carew, Minnesota
(.483/.531/.655; 3 2B, 3B, 7 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB, SB) |
Jim
Colborn, Milwaukee
(2-0, 0.57; 15.2 IP, 11 H, 3 BB, 10 SO, CG, ShO) |
Rick
Monday, Chicago
(.500/.538/1.250; 3 HR, 4 R, 4 RBI) |
Ed
Halicki, San Francisco
(2-0, 2.57 ERA, 14 IP, 9 H, 2 BB, 8 SO) |
| May 17-23 | Jim
Rice, Boston
(.458/.500/.958; 3 2B, 3 HR, 8 R, 5 RBI, 2 BB, SB) |
Jim
Umbarger, Texas
(2-0,0.59 ERA, 15.1 IP, 11 H, 2 BB, 8 SO, CG) |
Dave
Kingman, New York
(.500/.571/1.222; 2B, 4 HR, 8 R, 7 RBI, 2 BB, SB) |
Don
Sutton, Los Angeles
(2-0, 0.00 ERA, 18 P, 7 H, 14 SO, 2 CG, ShO) |
| May 24-30 | Tom
Grieve, Texas
(.407/.429/.926; 2 2B, 4 HR, 7 R, 7 RBI) |
Paul
Splittorrff, Kansas City
(2-0, 0.00 ERA, 18 IP, 7 H, 1 BB, 8 SO, 2 CG, 2 ShO) |
Dick
Allen, Philadelphia
(.400/.552/1.200; 2B, 5 HR, 8 R, 13 RBI, 8 BB, 2 SB) |
Ed
Halicki, San Francisco
(1-0, 1.04 ERA, 17.1 IP, 6 H, 9 SO, CG, ShO, No-Hitter) |
| May 31-June 6 | Thurman
Munson, New York
(.517/.533/.759; 2B, 2HR, 5 R, 5 RBI, 2 SB) |
Catfish
Hunter, New York
(2-0, 1.00 ERA, 18 IP, 11 H, 2 BB, 12 SO, 2 CG) |
Frank
Taveras, Pittsburgh
(.500/.543/.531; 2B, 6 R, 4 RBI, 6 SB) |
Pat
Zachry, Cincinnati
(2-0, 0.00 ERA, 18 IP, 10 H, 4 BB, 13 SO, 2 CG,, 2 ShO) |
| June 7-13 | Bob
Randall, Minnesota
(.773/.773/.818, 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI) |
Catfish
Hunter, New York
(2-0, 1.00 ERA, 18 IP, 8 H, 2 BB, 8 SO, 2 CG, ShO) |
Joe
Morgan, Cincinnati
(.450/.560/1.100; 2 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 6 R, 15 RBI) |
Ron
Reed, Philadelphia
(2-0, 1.59 ERA, 17 IP, 7 H, 0 BB, 11 SO, CG) |
| June 14-20 | Hal
McRae, Kansas City
(.600/.633/.960; 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 5 R, 11 RBI, SB) |
Luis
Tiant, Boston
(1-0, 0.00, 9 IP, 3 H, 2 BB, 7 SO, CG, ShO) |
Gary
Roenicke, Montreal
(.375/.360/.833; 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 4 R, 7 RBI) |
Jon
Matlack, New York
(2-0, 1.00 ERA, 18 IP, 2 CG, ShO) |
| June 21-27 | Toby
Harrah, Texas
(.361/.361/.750; 2 2B, 4 HR, 7 R, 15 RBI) |
Wayne
Garland, Baltimore
(2-0, 0.00 ERA, 18 IP 9 H, 2 BB, 12 SO, 2 CG, ShO) |
Greg
Luzinski, Philadelphia
(.379/.438/.828; 2B, 4 HR, 5 R, 8 RBI) |
Jerry
Reuss, Pittsburgh
(2-0, 16 IP, 11 H, 1 BB, 10 SO, CG, ShO) |
| June 28-July 4 | Reggie
Jackson, Baltimore
(.414/.452/.793; 3 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 5 R, 11 RBI, SB) |
Rick
Wise, Boston
(2-0, 0.50 ERA; 18 IP, 14 H, BB, 11 SO, 2 CG, ShO) |
Bob
Watson, Houston
(.448/.500/.690; 2B, 2 HR, 7 R, 6 RBI) |
Tommy
John, Los Angeles
(2-0, 0.00 ERA; 16 IP, 6 H, CG, ShO) |
| July 5-11 | Rick
Manning, Cleveland
(.478/.556/.826; 5 2B, HR, 4 R, 6 RBI, 3 BB, 2 SB) |
Nolan
Ryan, California
(2-0, 0.00 ERA, 18 IP, 9 H, 22 SO, 2 CG, 2 ShO) |
Rick
Monday, Chicago
(.483/.516/1.069; 2 2B, 5 HR, 6 R, 6 RBI) |
Larry
Dierker, Houston
(1-0, 0.00 ERA, 9 IP, 2 H, 11 SO, CG, ShO) |
| July 12-18 | Craig
Nettles, New York
(.353/.391/1.000; 2 2B, 3 HR, 4 R, 8 RBI, 3 BB) |
Jim
Palmer, Baltimore
(1-0, 1.00 ERA, 9 IP, 1 H, 3 BB, 6 SO, CG) |
Andre
Thornton, Montreal
(.364/.391/.773; 3 HR, 3 R, 5 RBI) |
Jim
Barr, San Francisco
(2-0, 0.64 ERA, 14 IP 10 H, 1 ER) |
| July 19-25 | George
Hendrick, Cleveland
(.387/.424/.839; 2 2B, 4 HR, 6 R, 6 RBI, 2 SB) |
Jim
Bibby, Cleveland
(2-0, 1.00 ERA, 18 IP, 14 H, 2 BB, 10 SO, 2 CG) |
Willie
Stargell, Pittsburgh
(.429/.447/1.057; 5 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 8 R, 12 RBI) |
Burt
Hooton, Los Angeles
(2-0, 1.13 ERA, 16 IP, 11 H, 3 BB, 12 SO, CG) |
| July 26-August 1 | Jim
Rice, Boston
(.333/.351/.806; 2 2B, 5 HR, 11 R, 10 RBI) |
Dave
Goltz, Minnesota
(2-0, 1.76 ERA, 15 IP, 10 H, 10 SO, CG) |
Jerry
Grote, New York
(.550/.654/.700; 3 2B, 4 R, 3 RBI, 6 BB) |
Fred
Norman, Cincinnati
(2-0. 1.80 ERA, 15 IP, 12 H, 2 BB, 12 SO, CG) |
| August 2-8 | George
Brett, Kansas City
(.455/.514/.788; 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 7 R, 5 RBI, 4 BB, SB) |
Larry
Gura, Kansas City
(1-0, 1.00 ERA, 9 IP, 0 H, 4 SO, CG, No-hitter) |
Al
Oliver, Pittsburgh
(.480/.552/.800; 3B, 2 HR, 7 R, 7 RBI, 4 BB) |
John
Montefusco, San Francisco
(2-0, 0.00 ERA, 18 IP, 12 H, 6 BB, 15 SO, 2 CG, 2 ShO) |
| August 9-15 | Ron
LeFlore, Detroit
(.581/.629/.710; 2 2B, 3B, 12 R, 3 RBI, 4 BB, 6 SB) |
Bill
Singer, Minnesota
(2-0, 1.00 ERA, 18 IP, 10 H, 2 BB, 10 SO, 2 CG, ShO) |
Mike
Schmidt, Philadelphia
(.400/.423/.960; 2 2B, 4 HR, 8 R, 7 RBI, BB, SB) |
John
Candelaria, Pittsburgh
(2-0, 1.50 ERA, 18 IP, 9 H, 2 BB, 9 SO, 2 CG) |
| August 16-22 | Sal
Bando, Oakland
(.440/.464/.840; 2B, 3 HR, 5 R, 5 RBI, s BB, 2 SB) |
Mark
Fidrych, Detroit
(2-0, 0.50 ERA; 18 IP, 9 H, BB, 4 SO, CG) |
Dave
Parker, Pittsburgh
(.444/.483/.889; 3 2B, 3 HR, 7 R, 10 RBI, 2 BB) |
Jon
Matlack, New York
(2-0, 0.50 ERA, 18 IP, 9 H, 2 BB, 7 SO, 2 CG, ShO) |
| August 23-29 | Jim
Rice, Boston
(.481/.481/.815; 2B, 3B, 2 HR, 6 R, 8 RBI) |
Mark
Fidrych, Detroit
(2-0, 1.00 ERA, 18 IP, 12 H, 3 BB, 7 SO, 2 CG, ShO) |
John
Milner, New York
(.522/.500/.826; 4 2B, HR, 5 R, 5 RBI) |
Tom
Seaver, New York
(1-0, 1.69 ERA, 16 IP, 9 H, 3 BB, 9 SO, CG, ShO) |
| August 30-September 5 | Rusty
Staub, Detroit
(.500/.519/.792; 2B, 2 HR, 5 R, 10 RBI) |
John
Hiller, Detroit
(0-0, 1.29 ERA; 7 IP, 1 H, 9 SO, 3 SV) |
Bill
Robinson, Pittsburgh
(.692/.733/.1.462; 2B, 3 HR, 4 R, 8 RBI, SB) |
John
Denny, St. Louis
(2-0, 0.00 ERA, 17.1 IP, 12 H, 4 BB, 6 SO, CG, ShO) |
| September 6-12 | Jerry
Remy, California
(.667/.692/.667; 14 H, 6 R, 3 RBI, 4 BB, SB) |
Jim
Palmer, Baltimore
(2-0, 1.00 ERA; 18 IP, 11 H, 6 BB, 9 SO, 2 CG) |
John
Milner, New York
(.600/.727/1.200; 3 2B, 2 HR, 3 R, 5 RBI, 7 BB) |
Jerry
Koosman, New York
(2-0, 0.50 ERA, 18 IP, 9 H, 2 BB, 20 SO, 2 CG, ShO) |
| September 13-19 | Rico
Carty, Cleveland
(.462/517/.769; 2 2B, 2 HR, 6 R, 4 RBI, SB) |
Vern
Ruhle, Detroit
(2-0, 1.84 ERA; 14.2 IP, 14 H, 2 BB, 7 SO) |
George
Foster, Cincinnati
(.526/.571/.1.158; 4 HR, 9 R, 7 RBI, SB) |
Jim
Rooker, Pittsburgh
(2-0, 0.00 ERA, 16.1 IP, 8 H, 7 SO, CG, ShO) |
| September 20-26 | Cecil
Cooper, Boston
(.316/.350/1.000; 2 3B, 3 HR, 3 R, 9 RBI) |
Frank
Tanana, California
(2-0, 0.50 ERA; 18 IP, 6 H, 2 BB, 17 SO, CG, ShO) |
Dick
Allen, Philadelphia
(480/.536/1.040; 2 2B, 4 HR, 7 R, 9 RBI, 2 SB) |
Steve
Renko, Chicago
(1-0, 0.66 ERA; 13.2 IP, 11 H, BB, 8 SO) |
| September 27-Oct. 3 | Jim
Sundberg, Texas
(.600/.625/.867; 2B, HR, 6 R, 4 RBI) |
Dennus
Eckersley, Cleveland
(3-0, 0.71 ERA;25.1 IP, 14 H, 9 BB, 20 SO, 2 CG, ShO) |
Dave
Kingman, New York
(.409/.417/1.000; 2B, 4 HR, 5 R, 9RBI, SB) |
Steve
Carlton, Philadelphia
(2-0, 1.13 ERA; 16 IP, 9 H, 6 BB, 14 SO, CG) |
1976 PLAYER/PITCHER OF THE MONTH
| Month | AL Player of the Month | AL Pitcher of the Month | NL Player of the Month | NL Pitcher of the Month |
| April | Carlton
Fisk, Boston
(.321/.379/.585; 5 2B, 3 HR, 8 R, 13 RBI) |
Wilbur
Wood, Chicago
(5-0, 1.70; 42.1 IP, 29 H, 9 BB, 30 SO, 4 CG, ShO) |
Joe
Morgan, Cincinnati
(.537/.644//1.148; 4 2B, 3B, 9 HR, 16 R, 33 RBI, 18 BB, 7 SB) |
Ray
Burris, Chicago
(4-1, 1.79 ERA; 40.1 IP, 33 H, 10 BB, 3 CG, 2 ShO) |
| May | Reggie
Jackson, Baltimore
(.347/.411/.684; 9 2B, 3B, 7 HR, 20 R, 29 RBI, 11 BB, 5 SB) |
Frank
Tanana, California
(5-2, 1.62 ERA, 61 IP, 35 H, 11 BB, 72 SO, 5 CG ShO) |
Bob
Watson, Houston
(.404/.465/.677; 6 2B, 7 HR, 18 R, 21 RBI, 12 BB) |
Don
Sutton, Los Angeles
(4-1, 1.71 ERA; 42 IP, 26 H, 15 BB, 19 SO, 4 CG, 3 ShO) |
| June | Hal
McRae, Kansas City
(.417/.508.544; 3 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 18 R, 18 RBI, 18 BB, 6 SB) |
Catfish
Hunter, New York
(6-0, 1.82 ERA, 49.1 IP, 33 H, 11 BB, 28 SO, 4 CG, ShO) |
Joe
Morgan, Cincinnati
(.359/.528/.766; 6 2B, 4 3B, 4 HR, 27 R, 22 RBI,24 BB, 7 SB) |
Pat
Zachry, Cincinnati
(5-1, 1.18 ERA, 45.2 IP, 33 H, 14 BB, 35 SO, 3 CG, 3 ShO) |
| July |
Jim Rice, Boston
(.333/.365/.607; 6 2B, 3B, 8 HR, 26 R, 21 RBI) |
Gaylord
Perry, Texas
(4-0, 0.77 ERA, 37 IP, 23 H, 1 BB, 30 SO, 4 CG, 2 ShO) |
George
Foster, Cincinnati
(.367/.412/.596; 7 2B, 6 HR, 20 R, 31 RBI, 8 BB) |
Burt
Hooton, Los Angeles
(4-1, 1.62 ERA. 39 IP, 33 H, 7 BB, 23 SO, 3 CG) |
| August |
Rod Carew,
Minnesota George Brett, Kansas City Mickey Rivers, New York |
Mark
Fidrych, Detroit
(5-2, 2.32 ERA, 62 IP, 52 H, 6 BB, 18 SO, 7 CG, ShO) |
Dave
Parker, Pittsburgh
(.375/.410/.607; 9 2B, 3B, 5 HR, 22 R, 24 RBI, 8 BB, 5 SB) |
Jon
Matlack, New York
(5-0, 0.84 ERA, 42.2 IP, 31 H, 7 BB, 16 SO, 4 CG, ShO) |
| Sept./Oct. | Rusty
Staub, Detroit
(.371/.432/.561; 10 2B, 5 HR, 22 R, 27 RBI 2 SB) |
Mark
Fidtych, Detroit
(6-1, 1.75 ERA, 61.2 IP 45 H, 16 BB, 29 SO, 6 CG) |
Mike
Schmidt, Philadelphia
(.276/.379/.642; 6 2B, 13 HR, 23 R, 29 RBI, 2 SB) |
Jim
Rooker, Pittsburgh
(5-0, 0.56 ERA; 48.1 IP, 29 H, 18 BB, 29 SO, 3 CG, 2 ShO) |