On This Day

Wednesday, July 23, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 56 39 .589 --
Yankees 49 45 .521 6.5
Orioles 47 46 .505 8.0
Brewers 49 48 .505 8.0
Indians 42 52 .447 13.5
Tigers 42 53 .442 14.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 61 35 .635 --
Royals 50 46 .521 11.0
White Sox 45 48 .484 14.5
Rangers 47 51 .480 15.0
Angels 44 55 .444 18.5
Twins 41 55 .427 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 59 37 .615 --
Phillies 55 41 .573 4.0
Mets 48 44 .522 9.0
Cardinals 48 46 .511 10.0
Cubs 44 54 .449 16.0
Expos 39 52 .429 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 63 34 .649 --
Dodgers 51 47 .520 12.5
Giants 47 49 .490 15.5
Padres 44 54 .449 19.5
Braves 43 54 .443 20.0
Astros 35 64 .354 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tom Grieve 4
1 Lenny Randle 4
1 Reggie Smith 4
4 Dave Collins 3
4 5 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Carter 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 Lee Lacy 1
1 5 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 3
1 Ed Kranepool 3
1 Chris Speier 3
4 Johnny Bench 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mike Schmidt 2
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dennis Blair 1.50
2 Vida Blue 0.90
3 Jon Matlack 0.89
4 Frank Tanana 0.80
5 John Montefusco 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Blair 9
1 Vida Blue 9
1 John Montefusco 9
4 Jon Matlack 8
4 Frank Tanana 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Jim Willoughby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .377
2 Bill Madlock .349
3 Manny Sanguillen .340
4 Joe Morgan .340
5 Mike Hargrove .338

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 25
2 Bobby Bonds 21
2 Reggie Jackson 21
2 John Mayberry 21
5 5 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 81
2 Johnny Bench 77
3 Fred Lynn 74
4 Bob Watson 71
5 Lee May 69

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 51
2 Lou Brock 42
2 Joe Morgan 42
4 Davey Lopes 39
5 Cesar Cedeno 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.04
2 Tom Seaver 2.04
3 Andy Messersmith 2.08
4 Don Gullett 2.09
5 Ed Figueroa 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
3 Vida Blue 13
3 Catfish Hunter 13
3 3 others tied 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 159
2 Nolan Ryan 152
3 Andy Messersmith 143
3 Tom Seaver 143
5 Don Sutton 134

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 14
1 Al Hrabosky 14
1 Tom Murphy 14
4 Rollie Fingers 13
4 John Hiller 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Schmidt .500
2 Rod Carew .447
3 Ted Simmons .429
4 Felix Millan .426
5 Larry Parrish .419

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lee May 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
3 Gary Carter 4
3 Cecil Cooper 4
3 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 15
2 Reggie Jackson 13
2 Lee May 13
2 Aurelio Rodriguez 13
2 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 7
1 Davey Lopes 7
3 Dave Collins 5
3 Jerry Remy 5
3 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry Christenson 0.50
2 Tom Hausman 0.59
3 Wilbur Wood 0.67
4 Glenn Abbott 0.69
5 Dan Warthen 1.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hrabosky 5
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
2 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 31
2 Steve Carlton 23
2 Gaylord Perry 23
2 Tom Seaver 23
5 John Montefusco 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 4
2 Rawly Eastwick 3
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Jim Willoughby 3
5 7 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .410
2 Wilbur Howard .387
3 Jay Johnstone .385
4 Rod Carew .375
5 Felix Millan .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 13
2 Dave Kingman 10
3 Greg Luzinski 9
3 George Scott 9
5 3 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 31
2 Dave Kingman 27
3 Lee May 26
3 John Mayberry 26
3 Bob Watson 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 19
2 Davey Lopes 17
3 Dave Collins 13
3 Joe Morgan 13
3 Mickey Rivers 13

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Barr 1.42
2 Lerrin LaGrow 1.64
3 Rawly Eastwick 1.67
4 Wilbur Wood 1.69
5 Vic Albury 1.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 6
1 Al Hrabosky 6
3 John Montefusco 5
3 Rick Wise 5
3 Wilbur Wood 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 61
2 Tom Seaver 50
3 Jon Matlack 40
3 John Montefusco 40
3 Gaylord Perry 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 6
2 Rawly Eastwick 5
2 Gene Garber 5
2 Rich Gossage 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Bill Madlock .346
3 Mike Hargrove .331
4 Bob Watson .319
5 Joe Morgan .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Johnny Bench 35
3 Reggie Jackson 33
4 Bobby Bonds 30
5 Gene Tenace 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 141
2 Ted Simmons 114
3 Tony Perez 106
4 Mike Schmidt 103
4 Willie Stargell 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 100
2 Davey Lopes 62
3 Joe Morgan 60
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Mickey Rivers 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.28
2 Jim Palmer 2.30
3 Don Sutton 2.36
4 Tom Seaver 2.44
5 Frank Tanana 2.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 26
2 Fergie Jenkins 25
3 Catfish Hunter 24
3 Jim Kaat 24
5 5 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 318
2 Frank Tanana 258
3 Don Sutton 232
4 Bert Blyleven 229
5 Andy Messersmith 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Rollie Fingers 22
3 Al Hrabosky 20
4 Dave Giusti 19
5 Tom Buskey 17