On This Day

Wednesday, July 9, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 46 37 .554 --
Yankees 44 39 .530 2.0
Brewers 45 40 .529 2.0
Orioles 39 42 .481 6.0
Indians 37 46 .446 9.0
Tigers 36 46 .439 9.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 53 31 .631 --
Royals 46 38 .548 7.0
Rangers 41 45 .477 13.0
White Sox 38 44 .463 14.0
Angels 40 47 .460 14.5
Twins 37 47 .440 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 51 32 .614 --
Phillies 47 39 .547 5.5
Mets 43 38 .531 7.0
Cardinals 40 43 .482 11.0
Cubs 39 48 .448 14.0
Expos 34 46 .425 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 57 29 .663 --
Dodgers 48 39 .552 9.5
Giants 40 45 .471 16.5
Padres 40 45 .471 16.5
Braves 38 48 .442 19.0
Astros 32 57 .360 26.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ted Simmons 4
2 Johnny Bench 3
2 Willie Davis 3
2 Dan Ford 3
2 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Money 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 Bobby Darwin 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Freehan 3
1 Don Money 3
1 Jack Pierce 3
1 Jim Sundberg 3
5 20 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 Dan Driessen 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.25
2 Tom Seaver 0.82
3 Ken Forsch 0.75
4 Bruce Dal Canton 0.67
5 Frank Tanana 0.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Bare 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 9
1 Frank Tanana 9
3 Ken Forsch 6
4 Fergie Jenkins 5
4 Rudy May 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 Don Kirkwood 1
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Bill Madlock .351
3 Joe Morgan .349
4 Mike Hargrove .341
5 2 tied .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 23
2 Bobby Bonds 19
3 Johnny Bench 18
3 Reggie Jackson 18
5 John Mayberry 17

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 75
2 Johnny Bench 70
3 Fred Lynn 61
4 Willie Horton 60
4 Joe Morgan 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 46
2 Joe Morgan 38
3 Lou Brock 36
4 Cesar Cedeno 34
5 2 tied 32

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.78
2 Randy Jones 1.99
3 Ed Figueroa 1.99
4 Andy Messersmith 2.05
5 Jim Palmer 2.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 13
1 Jim Palmer 13
1 Tom Seaver 13
1 Don Sutton 13
5 3 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 138
2 Frank Tanana 137
3 Tom Seaver 129
4 Andy Messersmith 124
5 Don Sutton 120

Saves

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

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .426
2 Jay Johnstone .417
3 George Foster .415
4 Jorge Orta .406
5 Bobby Murcer .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 9
2 Greg Luzinski 7
3 Don Baylor 5
3 George Foster 5
3 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 22
2 Dan Ford 19
3 Al Oliver 16
4 George Foster 15
4 6 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 11
2 Rod Carew 7
2 Joe Morgan 7
2 Mickey Rivers 7
5 4 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hilgendorf 0.00
2 Paul Lindblad 0.60
3 Dick Tidrow 0.63
4 George Stone 0.71
5 Dock Ellis 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 4
2 Roric Harrison 3
2 Jim Kaat 3
2 Mickey Lolich 3
2 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 39
2 Tom Seaver 36
3 Rudy May 25
4 Jon Matlack 22
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 4
1 Grant Jackson 4
3 Mike Garman 3
3 Dave Giusti 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .433
2 Ted Simmons .404
3 Bill Madlock .387
4 Joe Morgan .376
5 Carl Yastrzemski .370

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 12
2 Dan Ford 10
2 John Mayberry 10
4 Don Baylor 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 36
2 Fred Lynn 32
3 Dan Ford 30
4 Jerry Morales 28
4 2 others tied 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Claudell Washington 16
3 Mickey Rivers 15
4 Davey Lopes 13
5 Joe Morgan 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Lindblad 0.28
2 Tom Hilgendorf 0.34
3 Ed Figueroa 1.15
4 Tom Seaver 1.19
5 Brent Strom 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 5
1 Fergie Jenkins 5
1 Jim Kaat 5
1 Tom Seaver 5
1 Rick Wise 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 70
2 Tom Seaver 58
3 Fergie Jenkins 43
3 Andy Messersmith 43
5 Dennis Eckersley 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Al Hrabosky 5
2 Grant Jackson 5
4 Mike Garman 4
4 7 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Bill Madlock .336
3 Mike Hargrove .323
4 Al Oliver .318
5 Joe Morgan .314

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 36
2 Mike Schmidt 33
3 Reggie Jackson 31
4 Gene Tenace 30
5 Bobby Bonds 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 149
2 Tony Perez 110
3 Ted Simmons 109
4 Steve Garvey 101
4 Mike Schmidt 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 103
2 Davey Lopes 60
3 Joe Morgan 59
3 Mickey Rivers 59
5 Cesar Cedeno 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.20
2 Jim Palmer 2.24
3 Tom Seaver 2.31
4 Don Sutton 2.38
5 Jim Kaat 2.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 26
1 Don Sutton 26
3 Fergie Jenkins 25
3 Jim Kaat 25
5 Andy Messersmith 23

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 324
2 Frank Tanana 244
3 Bert Blyleven 231
4 Andy Messersmith 228
5 Don Sutton 224

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 26
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Al Hrabosky 20
4 Dave Giusti 19
5 Tom Buskey 17