On This Day

Saturday, July 5, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 42 36 .538 --
Brewers 43 37 .538 --
Yankees 41 38 .519 1.5
Orioles 38 40 .487 4.0
Indians 36 42 .462 6.0
Tigers 31 46 .403 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 50 30 .625 --
Royals 45 35 .563 5.0
White Sox 37 41 .474 12.0
Rangers 38 43 .469 12.5
Twins 37 42 .468 12.5
Angels 38 46 .452 14.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 48 31 .608 --
Phillies 46 36 .561 3.5
Mets 40 37 .519 7.0
Cardinals 38 41 .481 10.0
Cubs 39 44 .470 11.0
Expos 33 43 .434 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 53 29 .646 --
Dodgers 46 38 .548 8.0
Giants 39 42 .481 13.5
Braves 38 44 .463 15.0
Padres 38 44 .463 15.0
Astros 28 57 .329 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Garry Maddox 6
2 Ollie Brown 4
2 Ralph Garr 4
2 Cliff Johnson 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 2
1 Richie Zisk 2
3 Hank Aaron 1
3 Rod Carew 1
3 15 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bell 6
2 Vic Correll 3
2 Ralph Garr 3
2 Cliff Johnson 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Darrell Evans 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Curtis 1.20
2 Ron Schueler 1.17
3 Woodie Fryman 1.00
4 Fergie Jenkins 0.88
5 Ed Figueroa 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Blair 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 Al Downing 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Lonborg 8
2 Woodie Fryman 7
2 Fergie Jenkins 7
2 Ron Schueler 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Tom House 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Bill Madlock .351
3 Joe Morgan .350
4 Mike Hargrove .345
5 Dave Cash .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 22
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 68
1 Greg Luzinski 68
3 Willie Horton 58
3 Fred Lynn 58
5 Bob Watson 57

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 46
2 Joe Morgan 37
3 Cesar Cedeno 33
4 Davey Lopes 32
5 2 tied 31

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 1.77
2 Tom Seaver 1.85
3 Jim Palmer 1.91
4 Rich Gossage 1.99
5 Ed Figueroa 1.99

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 Al Hrabosky 13
3 Rich Gossage 12
4 Rollie Fingers 10
5 John Hiller 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rowland Office .447
2 Freddie Patek .429
3 Jay Johnstone .422
4 Cecil Cooper .400
5 Bert Campaneris .393

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 Dan Ford 20
1 Greg Luzinski 20
3 Don Baylor 15
3 Joe Morgan 15
3 Bob Watson 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Dennis Blair 3
1 Pete Broberg 3
1 Dock Ellis 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 47
2 Tom Seaver 27
2 Luis Tiant 27
4 Dennis Eckersley 25
5 Jon Matlack 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 4
2 Mike Garman 3
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 Al Hrabosky 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .405
2 Bill Madlock .404
3 Mike Hargrove .378
4 Carl Yastrzemski .376
5 Joe Morgan .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 12
2 Dan Ford 10
3 Richie Hebner 9
4 Don Baylor 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 32
1 Leroy Stanton 32
3 Fred Lynn 31
4 Johnny Bench 30
5 2 tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 17
2 Claudell Washington 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 Tom Seaver 1.21
4 Brent Strom 1.22
5 2 tied 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 5
1 Ken Holtzman 5
1 Jim Kaat 5
1 Lynn McGlothen 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 68
2 Tom Seaver 57
3 Bill Bonham 43
4 Andy Messersmith 41
5 Dennis Eckersley 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 .355
2 Bill Madlock .335
3 Mike Hargrove .322
4 Al Oliver .317
5 Steve Garvey .311

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 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 99
2 Davey Lopes 62
3 Mickey Rivers 59
4 Joe Morgan 58
5 Cesar Cedeno 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.11
2 Jim Palmer 2.13
3 Tom Seaver 2.32
4 Don Sutton 2.49
5 Andy Messersmith 2.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 327
2 Frank Tanana 239
3 Andy Messersmith 235
4 Bert Blyleven 231
5 Don Sutton 225

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 27
2 Rollie Fingers 22
3 Al Hrabosky 19
4 Tom Buskey 18
5 Dave Giusti 17