On This Day

Thursday, July 31, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 63 42 .600 --
Orioles 52 49 .515 9.0
Yankees 52 51 .505 10.0
Brewers 52 53 .495 11.0
Indians 46 55 .455 15.0
Tigers 46 59 .438 17.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 66 38 .635 --
Royals 56 48 .538 10.0
White Sox 50 52 .490 15.0
Rangers 48 57 .457 18.5
Angels 47 59 .443 20.0
Twins 45 60 .429 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 63 41 .606 --
Phillies 59 46 .562 4.5
Mets 54 48 .529 8.0
Cardinals 52 52 .500 11.0
Cubs 49 58 .458 15.5
Expos 42 58 .420 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 69 37 .651 --
Dodgers 55 52 .514 14.5
Giants 52 53 .495 16.5
Padres 50 56 .472 19.0
Braves 47 59 .443 22.0
Astros 38 70 .352 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Horton 5
2 Willie Davis 4
2 Gary Sutherland 4
4 Darrel Chaney 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Jim Dwyer 1
2 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 3
1 Dave Kingman 3
1 Rowland Office 3
1 Phil Roof 3
5 17 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wilbur Howard 2
1 Davey Lopes 2
3 Juan Beniquez 1
3 Jose Cardenal 1
3 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Roger Moret 0.80
2 Eric Rasmussen 0.75
3 Al Downing 0.67
4 John Montefusco 0.57
5 Jerry Koosman 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom House 1
1 Jim Hughes 1
1 Clay Kirby 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Roger Moret 8
2 Jerry Koosman 6
2 Eric Rasmussen 6
4 Bruce Dal Canton 4
4 5 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 Dale Murray 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Bill Madlock .352
3 Ted Simmons .341
4 Manny Sanguillen .337
5 Dave Parker .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 26
1 Greg Luzinski 26
3 Dave Kingman 24
4 Johnny Bench 21
4 3 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 88
2 Johnny Bench 85
3 Fred Lynn 75
4 Lee May 74
5 Reggie Jackson 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 56
2 Davey Lopes 44
3 Joe Morgan 43
4 Lou Brock 42
5 Cesar Cedeno 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 1.99
2 Don Gullett 2.09
3 Andy Messersmith 2.11
4 Jerry Reuss 2.16
5 Tom Seaver 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 15
2 Vida Blue 14
2 Bill Lee 14
2 Jim Palmer 14
2 2 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 165
2 Nolan Ryan 159
3 Andy Messersmith 151
4 Tom Seaver 149
5 2 tied 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 15
2 John Hiller 14
2 Al Hrabosky 14
2 Tom Murphy 14
5 Rollie Fingers 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kranepool .438
2 Ted Simmons .419
3 Willie Davis .415
4 Lee May .407
5 Carlton Fisk .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 9
2 Reggie Jackson 8
3 Don Money 6
4 Lee May 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 21
2 Dave Kingman 20
3 Chris Speier 17
4 Carlton Fisk 15
4 3 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 11
2 Mickey Rivers 10
3 Larry Bowa 6
3 Lou Brock 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.00
1 Al Hrabosky 0.00
3 Randy Jones 0.37
4 Ken Brett 0.66
5 Paul Lindblad 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hrabosky 4
1 Bill Lee 4
3 Jim Barr 3
3 Jim Colborn 3
3 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 29
2 Dennis Eckersley 25
2 John Montefusco 25
4 Mike Cuellar 24
4 Andy Messersmith 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Mike Garman 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .417
2 Lee May .400
3 Rod Carew .393
4 Willie Davis .382
5 Felix Millan .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 13
2 John Mayberry 12
3 Don Money 9
4 Reggie Jackson 8
4 George Scott 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 32
2 Dave Kingman 31
3 Greg Luzinski 29
4 Chris Speier 28
5 3 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 16
2 Mickey Rivers 13
3 Lou Brock 12
4 Rod Carew 11
4 Jerry Remy 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Brett 0.98
2 Jim Barr 1.46
3 Jerry Reuss 1.65
4 Gaylord Perry 1.71
5 Wilbur Wood 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hrabosky 6
2 Jim Colborn 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Pat Darcy 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 44
1 Frank Tanana 44
3 Gaylord Perry 42
4 Dennis Eckersley 41
4 John Montefusco 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 7
2 Dave Giusti 5
2 John Hiller 5
2 Dave LaRoche 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Bill Madlock .350
3 Mike Hargrove .321
4 Dave Parker .320
5 Manny Sanguillen .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 36
2 Johnny Bench 35
3 Mike Schmidt 33
4 Dave Kingman 32
5 Bobby Bonds 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 141
2 Ted Simmons 114
3 Steve Garvey 104
3 Reggie Jackson 104
3 2 others tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 95
2 Davey Lopes 64
3 Joe Morgan 60
4 Mickey Rivers 58
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.36
2 Don Sutton 2.37
3 Jim Palmer 2.37
4 Phil Niekro 2.39
5 Jerry Reuss 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 25
2 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Jim Kaat 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 5 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 307
2 Frank Tanana 257
3 Bert Blyleven 243
4 Tom Seaver 228
5 Andy Messersmith 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 23
2 Rollie Fingers 20
2 Al Hrabosky 20
4 Dave Giusti 18
5 2 tied 17