On This Day

Tuesday, July 8, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 45 37 .549 --
Yankees 44 38 .537 1.0
Brewers 44 40 .524 2.0
Orioles 39 41 .488 5.0
Indians 37 45 .451 8.0
Tigers 35 46 .432 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 52 31 .627 --
Royals 46 37 .554 6.0
Rangers 40 45 .471 13.0
White Sox 38 43 .469 13.0
Angels 39 47 .453 14.5
Twins 37 46 .446 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 50 32 .610 --
Phillies 47 38 .553 4.5
Mets 42 38 .525 7.0
Cardinals 39 43 .476 11.0
Cubs 39 47 .453 13.0
Expos 34 45 .430 14.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 56 29 .659 --
Dodgers 48 38 .558 8.5
Giants 40 44 .476 15.5
Padres 39 45 .464 16.5
Braves 38 47 .447 18.0
Astros 31 57 .352 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Foster 4
2 George Brett 3
2 Jose Cardenal 3
2 Rico Carty 3
2 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Blomberg 1
1 Ron Fairly 1
1 Wayne Garrett 1
1 Cito Gaston 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Fairly 4
1 Gene Tenace 4
3 Dave Kingman 3
3 John Mayberry 3
5 16 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Jose Cardenal 3
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Don Hahn 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Roberts 1.40
2 Joe Coleman 1.20
3 Dock Ellis 0.80
4 Jerry Koosman 0.71
5 Dennis Leonard 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dave Roberts 7
2 Joe Coleman 6
2 Dennis Leonard 6
2 Steve Renko 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 John Hiller 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Joe Morgan .353
3 Bill Madlock .351
4 Mike Hargrove .341
5 Dave Cash .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 22
2 Bobby Bonds 19
3 Reggie Jackson 18
4 Johnny Bench 17
4 John Mayberry 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 73
2 Johnny Bench 69
3 Willie Horton 60
4 Fred Lynn 59
4 Joe Morgan 59

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 46
2 Joe Morgan 38
3 Lou Brock 35
4 Cesar Cedeno 33
5 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.85
2 Randy Jones 1.99
3 Ed Figueroa 1.99
4 Andy Messersmith 2.03
5 Jim Palmer 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 13
1 Jim Palmer 13
1 Don Sutton 13
4 Vida Blue 12
4 3 others tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 138
2 Frank Tanana 128
3 Andy Messersmith 122
4 Tom Seaver 120
4 Don Sutton 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 14
1 Tom Murphy 14
3 Rich Gossage 12
4 John Hiller 11
5 Rollie Fingers 10

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Foster .429
2 Jorge Orta .417
3 Jay Johnstone .413
4 Bert Campaneris .400
5 Ted Simmons .389

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 9
2 Dave Kingman 6
2 Greg Luzinski 6
2 George Scott 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 23
2 Dan Ford 17
2 Dave Kingman 17
4 Al Oliver 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 10
1 Davey Lopes 10
3 Joe Morgan 8
4 Rod Carew 7
4 3 others tied 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hilgendorf 0.00
1 Paul Lindblad 0.00
3 John Montefusco 0.56
4 George Stone 0.71
5 Dock Ellis 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 4
2 Pat Darcy 3
2 Roric Harrison 3
2 Jim Kaat 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 30
2 Tom Seaver 27
3 Jon Matlack 22
4 Vida Blue 21
4 Dennis Eckersley 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 4
1 Grant Jackson 4
3 Mike Garman 3
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .402
2 Jay Johnstone .400
3 Joe Morgan .383
4 Ted Simmons .376
5 Carl Yastrzemski .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 11
2 Dan Ford 10
2 John Mayberry 10
4 Don Baylor 8
4 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 34
2 Jerry Morales 31
3 Fred Lynn 30
4 Dan Ford 28
4 Leroy Stanton 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Claudell Washington 17
3 Mickey Rivers 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 1.22
4 Tom Seaver 1.24
5 Ed Figueroa 1.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Jim Kaat 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 Rick Wise 5
5 20 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 61
2 Tom Seaver 49
3 Dennis Eckersley 42
4 Vida Blue 41
4 2 others tied 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 6
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Grant Jackson 5
2 Will McEnaney 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .355
2 Bill Madlock .336
3 Mike Hargrove .321
4 Al Oliver .319
5 Steve Garvey .316

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 35
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Reggie Jackson 31
3 Gene Tenace 31
5 Bobby Bonds 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 148
2 Tony Perez 108
2 Ted Simmons 108
4 Steve Garvey 101
5 Bobby Murcer 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 103
2 Davey Lopes 60
3 Joe Morgan 59
3 Mickey Rivers 59
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.20
2 Jim Palmer 2.24
3 Tom Seaver 2.36
4 Don Sutton 2.38
5 Andy Messersmith 2.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 324
2 Bert Blyleven 237
3 Andy Messersmith 235
3 Frank Tanana 235
5 Don Sutton 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 26
2 Rollie Fingers 22
3 Al Hrabosky 20
4 Dave Giusti 18
5 Tom Buskey 17