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Weekly Team Power Rankings
Monday, August 23rd , 1976
Here are the current team power rankings for Major League Baseball:

Teams (Total Points, Tendency):
1) Cleveland Bobcats (130.7, +)
2) Denver Burros (117.3, -)
3) San Francisco Seagulls (112.6, ++)
4) Houston Drillers (105.9, o)
5) Chicago Traders (105.1, ++)
6) New York Empires (103.3, ++)
7) Kansas City Bulls (103.2, --)
8) Baltimore Lords (98.0, o)
9) Atlanta Generals (97.9, +)
10) Pittsburgh Industrials (96.2, o)
11) Brooklyn Bluebirds (96.2, +)
12) Detroit Wolverines (96.2, ++)
13) Los Angeles Pobladores (95.1, o)
14) Dallas Wranglers (95.0, --)
15) St. Louis Explorers (92.8, +)
16) Montreal Habitants (92.4, --)
17) Seattle Emeralds (84.1, ++)
18) Cincinnati Packers (81.9, --)
19) San Diego Captains (80.9, ++)
20) Los Angeles Blockbusters (80.0, ++)
21) New York Knickerbockers (79.6, --)
22) Washington Eagles (77.8, --)
23) Boston Terriers (74.7, o)
24) Toronto Hurons (74.6, --)
25) Philadelphia Quakers (68.9, +)
26) Chicago Hawks (68.7, -)
27) Twin Cities Northmen (66.5, o)
28) Milwaukee Dairymen (49.3, o)
BNN Stats: Single-Season Records
Monday, August 23rd , 1976
Who holds the single season record in the Major League Baseball for hits?

Franklin Suggs, DET, 273, 1894
Uriah Beach, PHI, 264, 1894
Clinton Boston, DET, 258, 1894
Doc Moore, NYK, 256, 1926
Dooley Sauer, BRO, 251, 1911
More Injury Problems for Toronto's Jeff McPhearson
Monday, August 23rd , 1976
Jeff McPhearson's return to the Toronto Hurons has been delayed. The 28-year-old third baseman has been in treatment for a bruised knee and was responding well until he suffered sharp pains during a light workout. Upon examination by team doctors they reported that there had been further damage and McPhearson will not be back as originally diagnosed. He will now be out at least one week.

This year, McPhearson has hit 4 home runs and posted a .233 batting average.
LEAGUE LEADERS AVG
Bobby Tapia - SFS
.362
2 Chris Taylor KCB .352
3 Darrell Conley SDC .346
4 Rafael Fuentes CHI .334
5 Kent Schiffer SDC .320
LEAGUE LEADERS HR
Chris Taylor - KCB
29
2 Don Keough PIT 24
3 Jim Brookins LAB 23
3 Ramon Montoya SDC 23
5 2 tied with   22
LEAGUE LEADERS RBI
Chris Taylor - KCB
86
2 Don Keough PIT 83
3 Greg Landrum BRO 81
4 Bobby Tapia SFS 80
5 Duane Simmons DAL 79
LEAGUE LEADERS W
3 tied with
16
1 Francisco Castro HOU 16
1 Larry Cox CHI 16
1 Bobby Peters CHI 16
4 Mike Brown KCB 15
LEAGUE LEADERS ERA
Jim Arndt - LAP
1.71
2 Frank Combs DEN 1.80
3 Ray Heath SFS 2.00
4 Pete Ragsdale SFS 2.01
5 Dan Valenti BAL 2.02
LEAGUE LEADERS K
Larry Bilski - HOU
157
2 Larry Mitchell LAB 154
3 Bruce Shurtleff BOS 149
4 Bob Briggs PIT 145
5 Barry Gilmore DAL 141
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NATIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
Denver Burros 84 46 .646 -
Kansas City Bulls 73 57 .562 11.0
Chicago Traders 68 62 .523 16.0
St. Louis Explorers 63 66 .488 20.5
San Diego Captains 62 68 .477 22.0
Los Angeles Blockbusters 58 71 .450 25.5
Milwaukee Dairymen 45 85 .346 39.0
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
Cleveland Bobcats 85 45 .654 -
Pittsburgh Industrials 73 57 .562 12.0
Brooklyn Bluebirds 66 63 .512 18.5
New York Knickerbockers 62 67 .481 22.5
Cincinnati Packers 62 68 .477 23.0
Washington Eagles 57 73 .438 28.0
Philadelphia Quakers 49 79 .383 35.0
AMERICAN BASEBALL LEAGUE STANDINGS
Western Division W L PCT GB
Houston Drillers 75 55 .577 -
San Francisco Seagulls 73 55 .570 1.0
Dallas Wranglers 71 58 .550 3.5
Los Angeles Pobladores 67 61 .523 7.0
Seattle Emeralds 57 71 .445 17.0
Chicago Hawks 54 76 .415 21.0
Twin Cities Northmen 52 77 .403 22.5
Eastern Division W L PCT GB
New York Empires 72 56 .563 -
Baltimore Lords 71 58 .550 1.5
Atlanta Generals 68 61 .527 4.5
Detroit Wolverines 66 63 .512 6.5
Montreal Habitants 66 64 .508 7.0
Toronto Hurons 57 72 .442 15.5
Boston Terriers 54 76 .415 19.0
YESTERDAY'S GAMES - National Baseball League
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Denver Chicago 2-4 1:05 PM PT B.Peters (16-10, 3.01 ERA) K.Williams (14-7, 2.27 ERA)
Brooklyn Kansas City 6-4 1:05 PM PT J.Sandoval (12-9, 3.02 ERA) D.Greenlee (10-8, 3.49 ERA)
New York St. Louis 3-4 1:05 PM PT A.Alonso (3-3, 3.36 ERA) B.James (0-2, 4.67 ERA)
Milwaukee Cleveland 0-6 1:05 PM PT R.Tomlinson (13-4, 2.41 ERA) T.Rockliffe (3-15, 5.44 ERA)
Cincinnati Philadelphia 3-10 1:05 PM PT C.Galloway (6-10, 3.62 ERA) A.Estrada (6-6, 3.70 ERA)
San Diego Pittsburgh 6-7 1:05 PM PT B.Briggs (12-9, 3.09 ERA) R.Schifsky (3-2, 3.55 ERA)
Los Angeles Washington 4-1 1:05 PM PT C.Franklin (7-10, 6.00 ERA) D.Rodriquez (1-3, 5.14 ERA)
YESTERDAY'S GAMES - American Baseball League
Away Team Home Team Result Time Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher
Baltimore Los Angeles 3-4 1:05 PM PT D.Turner (10-8, 2.58 ERA) J.Gannon (8-11, 3.62 ERA)
Toronto San Francisco 6-7 1:05 PM PT D.Wood (5-7, 4.87 ERA) J.Scott (7-7, 4.08 ERA)
Chicago Seattle 3-4 1:05 PM PT P.Geary (7-9, 4.85 ERA) K.Edwards (7-10, 4.28 ERA)
Detroit Twin Cities 8-1 1:05 PM PT M.Willis (6-1, 2.14 ERA) G.Gross (5-13, 3.66 ERA)
Montreal Atlanta 0-3 12:05 PM PT G.Ovitt (13-9, 2.26 ERA) E.Koenig (10-11, 3.26 ERA)
Montreal Atlanta 4-3 3:05 PM PT O.Rodela (8-11, 3.70 ERA) R.Bargiel (6-5, 3.01 ERA)
Houston Boston 6-3 1:05 PM PT F.Castro (16-4, 2.64 ERA) B.Elsner (4-5, 4.07 ERA)
Dallas New York 0-14 1:05 PM PT A.Humphrey (5-2, 1.16 ERA) C.Sokol (12-8, 3.17 ERA)
TODAY'S GAMES - National Baseball League
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
Denver (84-46, Road: 39-25) Los Angeles (58-71, Home: 30-31) 7:05 PM PT RHP K.Glanden (14-6, 3.32 ERA) RHP F.Lopez (4-13, 4.13 ERA)
TODAY'S GAMES - American Baseball League
Away Team Home Team Time Starting Pitcher Away Team Starting Pitcher Home Team
San Francisco (73-55, Road: 28-33) Chicago (54-76, Home: 28-34) 7:05 PM PT RHP J.Patrick (14-6, 2.14 ERA) RHP K.Eldridge (6-14, 4.40 ERA)
Los Angeles (67-61, Road: 26-34) Seattle (57-71, Home: 32-31) 7:05 PM PT RHP D.Wynn (11-6, 2.24 ERA) RHP M.Harris (8-10, 2.39 ERA)
Boston (54-76, Road: 25-37) Atlanta (68-61, Home: 43-24) 7:05 PM PT LHP J.Trent (3-4, 3.80 ERA) RHP B.Owen (9-5, 2.67 ERA)
Detroit (66-63, Road: 30-33) Baltimore (71-58, Home: 36-25) 7:05 PM PT RHP J.Bryant (6-7, 4.17 ERA) RHP D.Valenti (11-3, 2.02 ERA)
New York (72-56, Road: 30-31) Toronto (57-72, Home: 34-27) 7:05 PM PT LHP L.Stanford (14-7, 2.74 ERA) LHP D.Crumm (10-6, 2.35 ERA)
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