MLB Scores and Standings Tuesday, August 31, 1976
| Chicago Cubs | 3 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 5 |
| W | Frank LaCorte (2-8) |
| L | Rick Reuschel (11-10) |
| S | Adrian Devine (6) |
| Kansas City Royals | 3 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 4 |
| W | Jim Palmer (19-11) |
| L | Marty Pattin (6-11) |
| S | Dyar Miller (6) |
| Texas Rangers | 8 | Final |
| Boston Red Sox | 3 |
| W | Nelson Briles (9-8) |
| L | Reggie Cleveland (7-7) |
| Detroit Tigers | 3 | Final |
| California Angels | 6 |
| W | Nolan Ryan (11-17) |
| L | Vern Ruhle (8-10) |
| Cleveland Indians | 4 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 2 | (10) |
| W | Jim Kern (9-7) |
| L | Dave Hamilton (6-6) |
| S | Dave LaRoche (15) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 2 | Final |
| Houston Astros | 3 |
| W | J.R. Richard (16-13) |
| L | Tug McGraw (6-6) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 0 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 4 |
| W | Dave Goltz (11-13) |
| L | Bill Travers (15-11) |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 3 |
| W | Jim Slaton (14-11) |
| L | Bill Campbell (13-4) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 5 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 1 |
| W | Doug Rau (13-10) |
| L | Woodie Fryman (10-10) |
| S | Charlie Hough (11) |
| San Francisco Giants | 2 | Final |
| New York Mets | 6 |
| W | Skip Lockwood (7-7) |
| L | Ed Halicki (11-14) |
| New York Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 1 |
| W | Doyle Alexander (10-8) |
| L | Stan Bahnsen (7-4) |
| San Diego Padres | 0 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 |
| W | Jerry Reuss (12-7) |
| L | Randy Jones (20-10) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 |
| W | Pedro Borbón (4-2) |
| L | Pete Falcone (11-12) |
| S | Rawly Eastwick (19) |
Standings Up to and Including this Date
AL East Division
AL West Division
NL East Division
AL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 79 | 49 | .617 | -- | 604 | 464 | .618 |
| KCR | 78 | 53 | .595 | 2.5 | 615 | 483 | .609 |
| OAK | 70 | 61 | .534 | 10.5 | 569 | 510 | .550 |
| BAL | 68 | 61 | .527 | 11.5 | 494 | 495 | .499 |
| CLE | 66 | 63 | .512 | 13.5 | 510 | 500 | .509 |
| MIN | 64 | 69 | .481 | 17.5 | 580 | 608 | .478 |
| BOS | 62 | 68 | .477 | 18.0 | 567 | 553 | .511 |
| DET | 61 | 69 | .469 | 19.0 | 506 | 578 | .439 |
| TEX | 60 | 71 | .458 | 20.5 | 518 | 540 | .481 |
| MIL | 58 | 69 | .457 | 20.5 | 464 | 507 | .460 |
| CAL | 58 | 74 | .439 | 23.0 | 455 | 548 | .416 |
| CHW | 57 | 74 | .435 | 23.5 | 498 | 594 | .420 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 83 | 47 | .638 | -- | 647 | 459 | .652 |
| CIN | 84 | 49 | .632 | 0.5 | 729 | 522 | .648 |
| LAD | 74 | 56 | .569 | 9.0 | 503 | 464 | .537 |
| PIT | 72 | 57 | .558 | 10.5 | 569 | 534 | .529 |
| NYM | 66 | 64 | .508 | 17.0 | 483 | 431 | .552 |
| HOU | 67 | 68 | .496 | 18.5 | 533 | 562 | .476 |
| SDP | 63 | 70 | .474 | 21.5 | 480 | 544 | .443 |
| CHC | 60 | 72 | .455 | 24.0 | 518 | 621 | .418 |
| ATL | 59 | 73 | .447 | 25.0 | 513 | 559 | .461 |
| STL | 56 | 70 | .444 | 25.0 | 499 | 517 | .484 |
| SFG | 56 | 76 | .424 | 28.0 | 471 | 579 | .407 |
| MON | 43 | 81 | .347 | 37.0 | 411 | 564 | .359 |
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