On This Day

Saturday, August 2, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 65 42 .607 --
Orioles 55 49 .529 8.5
Yankees 54 51 .514 10.0
Brewers 52 56 .481 13.5
Indians 46 57 .447 17.0
Tigers 46 61 .430 19.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 67 39 .632 --
Royals 57 49 .538 10.0
White Sox 51 54 .486 15.5
Rangers 50 57 .467 17.5
Twins 47 61 .435 21.0
Angels 47 61 .435 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 63 43 .594 --
Phillies 60 48 .556 4.0
Mets 56 48 .538 6.0
Cardinals 54 52 .509 9.0
Cubs 49 60 .450 15.5
Expos 44 59 .427 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 70 38 .648 --
Dodgers 56 53 .514 14.5
Giants 54 53 .505 15.5
Padres 51 57 .472 19.0
Braves 48 60 .444 22.0
Astros 38 72 .345 33.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Eric Soderholm 5
2 Steve Braun 3
2 George Brett 3
2 Rod Carew 3
2 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Doug DeCinces 1
1 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jeff Burroughs 4
2 Rod Carew 3
2 Nate Colbert 3
2 Von Joshua 3
2 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Brett 2
1 Rod Gilbreath 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Pat Kelly 1
3 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Matlack 1.20
2 Andy Messersmith 1.17
3 Bill Hands 1.00
4 Bob Forsch 0.80
5 Rick Wise 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Beard 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bill Butler 1
1 Tom Carroll 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 7
1 Andy Messersmith 7
3 Rich Gossage 6
3 Jon Matlack 6
3 Rick Wise 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Stan Thomas 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Bill Madlock .352
3 Ted Simmons .338
4 Fred Lynn .332
5 Dave Parker .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 27
1 Greg Luzinski 27
3 Dave Kingman 24
4 Johnny Bench 22
5 3 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 90
2 Johnny Bench 87
3 Fred Lynn 79
4 Lee May 76
5 2 tied 74

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 56
2 Davey Lopes 45
3 Joe Morgan 44
4 Lou Brock 42
5 Cesar Cedeno 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 1.89
2 Andy Messersmith 2.07
3 Don Gullett 2.09
4 Jerry Reuss 2.16
5 Tom Seaver 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 15
1 Jim Palmer 15
3 Vida Blue 14
3 Steve Busby 14
3 6 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 165
2 Nolan Ryan 159
3 Andy Messersmith 158
4 Tom Seaver 149
5 Bert Blyleven 146

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 .426
2 Felix Millan .405
3 Willie Davis .397
4 Rod Carew .393
5 Ted Simmons .391

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
1 Dave Kingman 8
3 Don Money 6
4 Jack Pierce 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 20
2 Reggie Jackson 19
3 Tommy Davis 17
3 Chris Speier 17
5 Willie Montanez 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 11
2 Mickey Rivers 8
3 Larry Bowa 7
3 Wilbur Howard 7
5 3 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 0.33
2 Gaylord Perry 0.35
3 Paul Lindblad 0.67
4 Frank Tanana 1.00
5 Steve Busby 1.08

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Jim Colborn 3
1 14 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 29
2 Dennis Eckersley 25
2 Ed Halicki 25
2 John Montefusco 25
2 2 others tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Mike Garman 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 Tippy Martinez 3
1 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .410
2 Felix Millan .379
3 Rod Carew .374
4 Lee May .369
5 Willie Horton .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 13
2 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Don Money 9
4 John Mayberry 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 30
2 John Mayberry 28
3 Greg Luzinski 27
4 Lee May 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 15
2 Mickey Rivers 13
3 Lou Brock 12
4 Jerry Remy 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.85
2 Jerry Reuss 1.65
3 Wilbur Wood 1.71
4 Mike Torrez 1.72
5 Rawly Eastwick 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hrabosky 6
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 Bill Lee 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 48
2 Gaylord Perry 44
2 Frank Tanana 44
4 John Montefusco 41
5 Andy Messersmith 38

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 .362
2 Bill Madlock .351
3 Fred Lynn .342
4 Mike Hargrove .322
5 Bob Watson .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 37
2 Johnny Bench 35
3 Mike Schmidt 33
4 Dave Kingman 32
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 139
2 Ted Simmons 113
3 Greg Luzinski 106
4 Reggie Jackson 105
5 Tony Perez 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 94
2 Davey Lopes 65
3 Joe Morgan 59
4 Mickey Rivers 58
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.36
2 Catfish Hunter 2.38
3 Jerry Reuss 2.40
4 Don Sutton 2.40
5 Tom Seaver 2.41

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 307
2 Frank Tanana 257
3 Bert Blyleven 241
4 Andy Messersmith 233
5 Don Sutton 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 23
2 Rollie Fingers 20
3 Al Hrabosky 19
4 Dave Giusti 18
5 John Hiller 17