On This Day

Wednesday, August 6, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 67 44 .604 --
Orioles 59 50 .541 7.0
Yankees 57 53 .518 9.5
Brewers 53 59 .473 14.5
Indians 50 58 .463 15.5
Tigers 46 66 .411 21.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 68 43 .613 --
Royals 61 49 .555 6.5
White Sox 54 57 .486 14.0
Rangers 53 59 .473 15.5
Twins 49 64 .434 20.0
Angels 49 64 .434 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 45 .595 --
Phillies 62 49 .559 4.0
Mets 57 53 .518 8.5
Cardinals 57 54 .514 9.0
Cubs 51 62 .451 16.0
Expos 47 61 .435 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 74 38 .661 --
Dodgers 58 55 .513 16.5
Giants 55 57 .491 19.0
Padres 53 59 .473 21.0
Braves 50 62 .446 24.0
Astros 40 75 .348 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Baylor 6
2 Ralph Garr 4
2 Tom Grieve 4
2 Aurelio Rodriguez 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dusty Baker 1
1 Buddy Bradford 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Melton 5
2 Rico Carty 3
2 Darrel Chaney 3
2 Wayne Garrett 3
2 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 3
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Jones 1.00
1 Gaylord Perry 1.00
3 Pat Dobson 0.75
4 Andy Messersmith 0.64
5 John Denny 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 7
1 Gaylord Perry 7
3 Pat Dobson 6
3 Lerrin LaGrow 6
3 2 others tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Max Leon 1
1 Dyar Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Bill Madlock .350
3 Ted Simmons .339
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 2 tied 23

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 90
2 Johnny Bench 87
3 Fred Lynn 80
4 Jim Rice 78
5 2 tied 77

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 56
2 Davey Lopes 48
3 Joe Morgan 44
4 Lou Brock 42
5 Cesar Cedeno 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 1.85
2 Don Gullett 2.09
3 Andy Messersmith 2.18
4 Tom Seaver 2.22
5 Jim Palmer 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 16
1 Jim Palmer 16
3 Steve Busby 15
3 Catfish Hunter 15
3 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 168
2 Andy Messersmith 165
2 Frank Tanana 165
4 Tom Seaver 154
5 2 tied 150

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 17
2 Al Hrabosky 16
3 Rollie Fingers 14
3 John Hiller 14
3 Tom Murphy 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .511
2 Jose Cruz .459
3 Ed Kranepool .434
4 Garry Maddox .431
5 2 tied .410

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 19
2 John Mayberry 17
3 Tommy Davis 16
3 Willie Davis 16
5 Willie Montanez 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Larry Bowa 7
3 Sandy Alomar 5
3 Jose Cardenal 5
3 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Fernando Arroyo 0.53
2 Ken Sanders 0.66
3 Randy Jones 0.67
4 Gaylord Perry 0.69
5 Paul Lindblad 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Pat Darcy 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Randy Jones 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 28
2 Jim Palmer 24
3 John Montefusco 23
4 Andy Messersmith 22
5 3 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
1 Dyar Miller 4
3 Doug Bird 3
3 Mike Cosgrove 3
3 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kranepool .429
2 Ted Simmons .396
3 Garry Maddox .394
4 Rod Carew .382
5 Derrel Thomas .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Reggie Jackson 9
2 Don Money 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
5 3 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 29
2 Toby Harrah 27
2 Dave Kingman 27
2 Jim Rice 27
5 Willie Montanez 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 16
2 Jose Cardenal 10
2 Mickey Rivers 10
4 Lou Brock 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.03
2 Wilbur Wood 1.63
3 Mike Torrez 1.69
3 Fred Norman 1.69
3 Rawly Eastwick 1.69

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 46
2 Andy Messersmith 43
3 Gaylord Perry 42
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 Dyar Miller 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Bill Madlock .347
3 Fred Lynn .342
4 Bob Watson .322
5 Ted Simmons .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 36
2 Johnny Bench 35
3 Mike Schmidt 34
4 Dave Kingman 31
5 Darrell Evans 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 138
2 Ted Simmons 113
3 Greg Luzinski 106
4 Steve Garvey 103
5 Reggie Jackson 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 86
2 Davey Lopes 63
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Mickey Rivers 57
5 Cesar Cedeno 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.31
2 Tom Seaver 2.34
3 Catfish Hunter 2.35
4 Don Sutton 2.37
5 Jim Palmer 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
1 Jim Kaat 25
1 Don Sutton 25
4 Fergie Jenkins 24
5 Steve Busby 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 307
2 Frank Tanana 251
3 Bert Blyleven 236
4 Andy Messersmith 232
5 Don Sutton 229

Saves

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