On This Day

Sunday, August 3, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 66 42 .611 --
Orioles 55 50 .524 9.5
Yankees 55 52 .514 10.5
Brewers 53 56 .486 13.5
Indians 47 58 .448 17.5
Tigers 46 62 .426 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 67 40 .626 --
Royals 58 49 .542 9.0
White Sox 51 56 .477 16.0
Rangers 50 58 .463 17.5
Twins 49 61 .445 19.5
Angels 48 61 .440 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 65 43 .602 --
Phillies 61 48 .560 4.5
Mets 56 50 .528 8.0
Cardinals 55 53 .509 10.0
Cubs 50 61 .450 16.5
Expos 44 60 .423 19.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 71 38 .651 --
Dodgers 56 54 .509 15.5
Giants 55 54 .505 16.0
Padres 51 58 .468 20.0
Braves 49 60 .450 22.0
Astros 39 73 .348 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Lyman Bostock 5
1 Dan Ford 5
1 Rick Manning 5
1 Tony Oliva 5
5 12 tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Rick Burleson 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dan Ford 5
1 Milt May 5
1 Eric Soderholm 5
4 Willie Davis 4
4 3 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 2
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Al Cowens 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Slaton 2.33
2 Nolan Ryan 1.80
3 Paul Splittorff 1.50
4 Ron Reed 0.70
5 John Candelaria 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vic Albury 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 13 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 9
2 Ron Reed 7
2 Jim Slaton 7
4 John Candelaria 6
5 8 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mark Wiley 2
2 Mike Cosgrove 1
2 Rawly Eastwick 1
2 Gene Garber 1
2 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Bill Madlock .352
3 Ted Simmons .337
4 Fred Lynn .335
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
4 John Mayberry 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 90
2 Johnny Bench 87
3 Fred Lynn 80
4 Lee May 76
4 Bob Watson 76

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 Dennis Eckersley 2.20

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 Nolan Ryan 168
2 Frank Tanana 165
3 Andy Messersmith 158
4 Tom Seaver 154
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 Jose Cruz .533
2 John Mayberry .421
3 Ed Kranepool .408
4 Rod Carew .397
5 Willie Davis .397

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 8
2 Reggie Jackson 7
3 Don Money 6
4 Darrell Evans 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 20
2 Chris Speier 18
3 Tommy Davis 17
3 Reggie Jackson 17
3 2 others tied 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 8
2 Larry Bowa 7
3 Jose Cardenal 6
3 Wilbur Howard 6
3 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 0.33
2 Gaylord Perry 0.35
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.50
4 Gene Garber 0.71
4 Paul Lindblad 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Darcy 4
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Steve Busby 3
2 12 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 29
2 Ed Halicki 25
2 Gaylord Perry 25
4 Mike Cuellar 23
4 Andy Messersmith 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Willoughby 4
2 Doug Bird 3
2 Rawly Eastwick 3
2 Mike Garman 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .413
2 Ed Kranepool .405
3 Garry Maddox .389
4 Rod Carew .376
5 Felix Millan .370

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 Willie Montanez 26
4 Toby Harrah 25
4 4 others tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 14
2 Lou Brock 12
2 Mickey Rivers 12
4 Jose Cardenal 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.85
2 Rawly Eastwick 1.61
3 Jerry Reuss 1.65
4 Wilbur Wood 1.71
5 Mike Torrez 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hrabosky 6
2 Reggie Cleveland 5
2 Pat Darcy 5
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 48
2 Gaylord Perry 44
2 Frank Tanana 44
4 Tom Seaver 42
5 John Montefusco 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 8
2 Jim Willoughby 6
3 Gene Garber 5
3 Dave Giusti 5
3 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Bill Madlock .351
3 Fred Lynn .344
4 Bob Watson .321
5 Mike Hargrove .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 37
2 Johnny Bench 35
3 Mike Schmidt 34
4 Dave Kingman 32
5 Darrell Evans 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 139
2 Ted Simmons 113
3 Greg Luzinski 106
4 Reggie Jackson 104
5 2 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 94
2 Davey Lopes 64
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 Tom Seaver 2.42
5 Phil Niekro 2.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 316
2 Frank Tanana 257
3 Bert Blyleven 241
4 Andy Messersmith 233
5 Tom Seaver 228

Saves

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