On This Day

Tuesday, August 5, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 66 44 .600 --
Orioles 57 50 .533 7.5
Yankees 57 52 .523 8.5
Brewers 53 58 .477 13.5
Indians 49 58 .458 15.5
Tigers 46 64 .418 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 68 42 .618 --
Royals 60 49 .550 7.5
White Sox 53 57 .482 15.0
Rangers 52 59 .468 16.5
Twins 49 63 .438 20.0
Angels 49 63 .438 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 44 .600 --
Phillies 62 49 .559 4.5
Mets 56 53 .514 9.5
Cardinals 56 54 .509 10.0
Cubs 51 62 .451 16.5
Expos 47 60 .439 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 73 38 .658 --
Dodgers 58 54 .518 15.5
Giants 55 56 .495 18.0
Padres 52 59 .468 21.0
Braves 49 62 .441 24.0
Astros 40 74 .351 34.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bobby Bonds 4
1 Dave Chalk 4
1 Tim Foli 4
1 Jerry Hairston 4
1 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Roy Howell 2
1 Mike Schmidt 2
3 Bob Bailey 1
3 Billy Baldwin 1
3 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Roy Howell 5
2 Rico Carty 4
2 Toby Harrah 4
2 Garry Maddox 4
2 2 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 John Briggs 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 16 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 2.67
2 Al Fitzmorris 1.67
3 Dick Bosman 1.00
4 Luis Tiant 0.56
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Blair 1
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Hinton 8
1 Jim Palmer 8
3 Skip Lockwood 7
4 Jesse Jefferson 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Will McEnaney 1
1 Rick Waits 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Bill Madlock .350
3 Ted Simmons .337
4 Fred Lynn .332
5 Bob Watson .332

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 27
1 Greg Luzinski 27
3 Dave Kingman 24
3 John Mayberry 24
5 Mike Schmidt 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 90
2 Johnny Bench 87
3 Fred Lynn 80
4 Bob Watson 77
5 2 tied 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 56
2 Davey Lopes 47
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 Tom Seaver 2.22
5 Jim Palmer 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 16
2 Catfish Hunter 15
2 Jim Kaat 15
2 Don Sutton 15
5 6 tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 168
2 Frank Tanana 165
3 Andy Messersmith 158
4 Tom Seaver 154
5 Don Sutton 148

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 17
2 Al Hrabosky 15
3 Rollie Fingers 14
3 John Hiller 14
3 Tom Murphy 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .459
2 John Mayberry .453
3 Rico Carty .419
4 Garry Maddox .412
5 Willie Montanez .406

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
1 Don Money 7
3 Darrell Evans 6
4 Dave Kingman 5
4 Chris Speier 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 18
2 Tommy Davis 17
2 Willie Davis 17
2 John Mayberry 17
2 Willie Montanez 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 8
2 Larry Bowa 7
3 Jose Cardenal 6
4 Sandy Alomar 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 0.33
2 Gaylord Perry 0.35
3 Ken Sanders 0.66
4 Paul Lindblad 0.71
5 Fred Norman 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Pat Darcy 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Catfish Hunter 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Bert Blyleven 24
2 Jim Palmer 24
4 Mike Cuellar 23
4 John Montefusco 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
2 Doug Bird 3
2 Mike Cosgrove 3
2 Mike Garman 3
2 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kranepool .408
2 Ted Simmons .400
3 Willie Davis .385
4 Garry Maddox .384
5 2 tied .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Reggie Jackson 9
2 John Mayberry 9
2 Don Money 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 30
2 Toby Harrah 29
3 Dave Kingman 27
4 Jim Rice 26
5 2 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 15
2 Lou Brock 11
3 Jose Cardenal 10
3 Mickey Rivers 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.85
2 Wilbur Wood 1.63
3 Fred Norman 1.69
3 Rawly Eastwick 1.69
5 Mike Torrez 1.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hrabosky 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Reggie Cleveland 5
3 Pat Darcy 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 48
2 Gaylord Perry 44
3 J. R. Richard 41
4 Steve Carlton 39
5 Frank Tanana 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 8
2 Jim Willoughby 6
3 Dave Giusti 5
3 Rich Gossage 5
3 John Hiller 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Bill Madlock .347
3 Fred Lynn .342
4 Bob Watson .323
5 Ted Simmons .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 37
2 Johnny Bench 35
3 Mike Schmidt 34
4 Darrell Evans 31
4 Dave Kingman 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 139
2 Ted Simmons 114
3 Greg Luzinski 106
4 Reggie Jackson 103
5 Steve Garvey 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 88
2 Davey Lopes 62
3 Joe Morgan 59
4 Mickey Rivers 57
5 Cesar Cedeno 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.31
2 Catfish Hunter 2.35
3 Don Sutton 2.37
4 Jim Palmer 2.38
5 Tom Seaver 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
1 Don Sutton 25
3 Fergie Jenkins 24
3 Jim Kaat 24
5 Ken Holtzman 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 307
2 Frank Tanana 251
3 Bert Blyleven 241
4 Don Sutton 229
5 Tom Seaver 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 23
2 Rollie Fingers 21
3 Al Hrabosky 20
4 Dave Giusti 18
5 2 tied 17