On This Day

Saturday, July 12, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 49 37 .570 --
Yankees 46 41 .529 3.5
Brewers 46 41 .529 3.5
Orioles 41 43 .488 7.0
Indians 39 46 .459 9.5
Tigers 38 47 .447 10.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 54 32 .628 --
Royals 47 40 .540 7.5
White Sox 39 45 .464 14.0
Rangers 41 48 .461 14.5
Angels 40 50 .444 16.0
Twins 39 49 .443 16.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 55 32 .632 --
Phillies 49 39 .557 6.5
Mets 43 41 .512 10.5
Cardinals 41 44 .482 13.0
Cubs 42 48 .467 14.5
Expos 35 48 .422 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 60 29 .674 --
Dodgers 49 41 .544 11.5
Giants 40 47 .460 19.0
Braves 40 49 .449 20.0
Padres 40 49 .449 20.0
Astros 32 59 .352 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Garry Maddox 4
1 Marty Perez 4
4 Dusty Baker 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Larvell Blanks 1
2 Steve Braun 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Carter 5
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Oscar Gamble 3
2 Mike Hargrove 3
2 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Pete Mackanin 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Kurt Bevacqua 1
2 George Brett 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Steve Carlton 1.17
2 Jim Slaton 1.00
3 Lynn McGlothen 0.88
4 Fred Scherman 0.86
5 Al Downing 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Tom Carroll 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Woodie Fryman 9
2 Steve Carlton 7
2 Lynn McGlothen 7
2 Carl Morton 7
5 9 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Larry Demery 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Bill Madlock .354
3 Joe Morgan .347
4 Mike Hargrove .342
5 Fred Lynn .339

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 25
2 Bobby Bonds 20
3 Johnny Bench 19
4 Jeff Burroughs 18
4 Reggie Jackson 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 78
2 Johnny Bench 73
3 Fred Lynn 67
4 Willie Horton 61
5 3 tied 60

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 46
2 Joe Morgan 38
3 Lou Brock 36
4 Cesar Cedeno 34
5 Davey Lopes 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.78
2 Andy Messersmith 2.05
3 Don Gullett 2.09
4 Jerry Reuss 2.23
5 Randy Jones 2.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 13
1 Jim Palmer 13
1 Tom Seaver 13
1 Don Sutton 13
5 4 tied 12

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 144
2 Frank Tanana 137
3 Tom Seaver 129
4 Andy Messersmith 124
5 2 tied 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 14
1 Tom Murphy 14
3 Rich Gossage 13
4 Rollie Fingers 11
4 2 others tied 11

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Horton .426
2 Cecil Cooper .422
3 Ted Simmons .420
4 Dave Parker .417
5 Willie Stargell .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 9
2 Greg Luzinski 7
3 Tony Oliva 6
4 Don Baylor 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 21
2 Dan Ford 17
3 John Mayberry 16
4 George Foster 15
4 Jim Rice 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ron LeFlore 8
2 Lou Brock 7
2 Rod Carew 7
2 Dave Collins 7
2 Davey Lopes 7

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Eduardo Rodriguez 0.00
2 Paul Lindblad 0.60
3 Dick Tidrow 0.63
4 George Stone 0.71
5 Al Downing 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roric Harrison 3
1 Ken Holtzman 3
1 Clay Kirby 3
1 Carl Morton 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 31
2 Tom Seaver 28
3 Fergie Jenkins 23
3 Nolan Ryan 23
5 Gaylord Perry 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Al Hrabosky 4
1 Grant Jackson 4
1 Dave LaRoche 4
1 Will McEnaney 4

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .411
2 Bill Madlock .394
3 Cecil Cooper .393
4 Ted Simmons .389
5 Willie Stargell .379

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 13
2 Dan Ford 10
3 John Mayberry 9
4 Don Baylor 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 37
2 Greg Luzinski 36
3 Jerry Morales 30
4 Dan Ford 28
4 Joe Morgan 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Claudell Washington 16
3 Mickey Rivers 14
4 Davey Lopes 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Lindblad 0.32
2 Brent Strom 1.38
3 Tom Seaver 1.39
4 Jerry Reuss 1.40
5 Dock Ellis 1.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 5
1 Jim Kaat 5
1 Carl Morton 5
1 Jim Slaton 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 62
2 Tom Seaver 49
3 Vida Blue 46
4 Lynn McGlothen 43
5 2 tied 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 6
1 Will McEnaney 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Rich Gossage 5
3 Grant Jackson 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .357
2 Bill Madlock .338
3 Mike Hargrove .329
4 Willie Stargell .320
5 Al Oliver .319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 146
2 Tony Perez 111
2 Ted Simmons 111
4 Willie Stargell 104
5 Steve Garvey 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 101
2 Joe Morgan 59
3 Davey Lopes 58
3 Mickey Rivers 58
5 Cesar Cedeno 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.14
2 Tom Seaver 2.31
3 Don Sutton 2.34
4 Jim Palmer 2.35
5 Andy Messersmith 2.57

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 326
2 Frank Tanana 243
3 Bert Blyleven 237
4 Andy Messersmith 228
5 Don Sutton 222

Saves

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