On This Day

Friday, July 4, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 42 35 .545 --
Brewers 43 36 .544 --
Yankees 41 37 .526 1.5
Orioles 37 40 .481 5.0
Indians 35 42 .455 7.0
Tigers 30 46 .395 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 50 29 .633 --
Royals 44 35 .557 6.0
White Sox 37 40 .481 12.0
Rangers 38 42 .475 12.5
Twins 36 42 .462 13.5
Angels 37 46 .446 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 47 31 .603 --
Phillies 44 36 .550 4.0
Mets 40 35 .533 5.5
Cardinals 37 40 .481 9.5
Cubs 39 43 .476 10.0
Expos 32 42 .432 13.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 52 29 .642 --
Dodgers 45 38 .542 8.0
Giants 39 41 .488 12.5
Padres 38 43 .469 14.0
Braves 36 44 .450 15.5
Astros 28 55 .337 25.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jeff Burroughs 4
1 Dan Ford 4
1 Claudell Washington 4
4 Ron Blomberg 3
4 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Ford 3
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 6
2 Bill Freehan 3
2 Dick Sharon 3
2 Bobby Tolan 3
5 15 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 2
2 Matt Alexander 1
2 Lyman Bostock 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Nelson Briles 1.00
1 Bruce Kison 1.00
1 John Montefusco 1.00
4 Ken Holtzman 0.86
5 Tom Seaver 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Bare 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Steve Hargan 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 10
2 Tom Seaver 8
3 Ray Bare 7
3 Frank Tanana 7
5 Ken Holtzman 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Baldwin 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Will McEnaney 1
1 Dan Warthen 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Bill Madlock .351
3 Joe Morgan .346
4 Mike Hargrove .341
5 Dave Cash .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 21
2 Bobby Bonds 19
3 Reggie Jackson 18
4 Johnny Bench 17
5 2 tied 16

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 67
2 Greg Luzinski 65
3 Willie Horton 58
3 Fred Lynn 58
5 Bob Watson 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 45
2 Joe Morgan 36
3 Cesar Cedeno 33
4 Davey Lopes 32
5 2 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rich Gossage 1.76
2 Randy Jones 1.77
3 Tom Seaver 1.85
4 Jim Palmer 1.91
5 Andy Messersmith 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 13
1 Jim Palmer 13
3 Vida Blue 12
3 Andy Messersmith 12
3 2 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 133
2 Frank Tanana 128
3 Andy Messersmith 122
4 Tom Seaver 120
5 Don Sutton 118

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 14
2 Rich Gossage 12
2 Al Hrabosky 12
4 Rollie Fingers 10
5 John Hiller 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rowland Office .469
2 Freddie Patek .429
3 Jay Johnstone .422
4 Bert Campaneris .400
4 Dave Cash .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 7
1 John Mayberry 7
3 Don Baylor 6
3 Dan Ford 6
5 9 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 21
2 Dan Ford 18
3 Claudell Washington 15
3 Bob Watson 15
5 3 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Claudell Washington 11
2 Lou Brock 10
2 Davey Lopes 10
2 Mickey Rivers 10
5 Joe Morgan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hilgendorf 0.00
1 Will McEnaney 0.00
1 Paul Lindblad 0.00
4 Dock Ellis 0.33
5 Steve Hargan 0.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Pete Broberg 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 47
2 Tom Seaver 36
3 Luis Tiant 27
4 John Candelaria 25
4 Dennis Eckersley 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 4
2 Mike Garman 3
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Grant Jackson 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .403
2 Jay Johnstone .390
3 Carl Yastrzemski .384
4 Mike Hargrove .381
5 Ted Simmons .359

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 11
2 Dan Ford 10
2 Richie Hebner 10
4 Don Baylor 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 32
1 Leroy Stanton 32
3 Johnny Bench 29
3 Greg Luzinski 29
5 Jerry Morales 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Claudell Washington 17
2 Mickey Rivers 16
3 Lou Brock 15
4 Joe Morgan 14
5 Davey Lopes 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Lindblad 0.00
2 Tom Hilgendorf 0.36
3 Brent Strom 0.96
4 Tom Seaver 1.21
5 2 tied 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Jack Billingham 5
2 Jim Kaat 5
2 Lynn McGlothen 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 68
2 Tom Seaver 57
3 Andy Messersmith 48
4 Bill Bonham 43
5 4 tied 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
1 Al Hrabosky 5
1 Will McEnaney 5
1 Randy Moffitt 5
1 Tom Murphy 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .353
2 Bill Madlock .336
3 Mike Hargrove .317
4 Al Oliver .316
5 Dave Cash .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 36
2 Reggie Jackson 32
2 Mike Schmidt 32
4 Gene Tenace 30
5 Bobby Bonds 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 149
2 Ted Simmons 106
3 Tony Perez 105
4 Mike Schmidt 102
5 Steve Garvey 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 99
2 Davey Lopes 63
3 Mickey Rivers 58
4 Joe Morgan 57
5 Cesar Cedeno 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.11
2 Jim Palmer 2.13
3 Tom Seaver 2.32
4 Andy Messersmith 2.47
5 Jim Kaat 2.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 26
1 Jim Kaat 26
3 Don Sutton 25
4 Fergie Jenkins 24
4 Andy Messersmith 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 327
2 Andy Messersmith 240
3 Frank Tanana 239
4 Bert Blyleven 237
5 Don Sutton 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 27
2 Rollie Fingers 22
3 Tom Buskey 18
3 Al Hrabosky 18
5 2 tied 17