On This Day

Thursday, August 7, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 68 44 .607 --
Orioles 60 50 .545 7.0
Yankees 58 53 .523 9.5
Brewers 53 60 .469 15.5
Indians 50 59 .459 16.5
Tigers 46 67 .407 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 69 43 .616 --
Royals 62 49 .559 6.5
White Sox 55 57 .491 14.0
Rangers 53 60 .469 16.5
Twins 49 65 .430 21.0
Angels 49 65 .430 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 46 .589 --
Phillies 62 50 .554 4.0
Mets 58 53 .523 7.5
Cardinals 57 54 .514 8.5
Cubs 52 62 .456 15.0
Expos 47 62 .431 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 41 75 .353 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sandy Alomar 3
1 Al Cowens 3
1 Tommy Davis 3
1 Bill Freehan 3
1 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Hegan 2
1 Billy Williams 2
3 Dick Allen 1
3 Gates Brown 1
3 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Joe Rudi 4
2 Jorge Orta 3
2 Mike Phillips 3
2 Andre Thornton 3
2 Billy Williams 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 2
2 Al Bumbry 1
2 Dave Cash 1
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dave Roberts 1.25
2 Vida Blue 1.00
2 Tom Seaver 1.00
4 Rick Reuschel 0.80
5 Paul Splittorff 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Doc Medich 1
1 Dyar Miller 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 9
2 Rick Reuschel 8
3 Tom Seaver 7
4 Dave Hamilton 5
4 Dave Roberts 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Sparky Lyle 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .375
2 Bill Madlock .350
3 Ted Simmons .339
4 Fred Lynn .337
5 Bob Watson .331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 90
2 Johnny Bench 87
3 Fred Lynn 82
4 Jim Rice 78
4 Bob Watson 78

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 Tom Seaver 2.12
4 Andy Messersmith 2.18
5 Jim Palmer 2.31

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 16
1 Jim Palmer 16
3 Vida Blue 15
3 Steve Busby 15
3 5 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 168
2 Andy Messersmith 165
2 Frank Tanana 165
4 Tom Seaver 161
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 .468
2 Cookie Rojas .463
3 Claudell Washington .442
4 Don Baylor .436
5 Jose Cruz .425

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Reggie Jackson 6
1 Don Money 6
1 Joe Rudi 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 16
1 Tommy Davis 16
1 Willie Davis 16
1 Toby Harrah 16
1 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Sandy Alomar 7
3 Larry Bowa 6
4 Jose Cardenal 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Moret 0.50
2 Fernando Arroyo 0.53
3 Ken Sanders 0.66
4 Randy Jones 0.67
5 Gaylord Perry 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Pat Darcy 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 Randy Jones 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 28
2 Rick Wise 23
3 Andy Messersmith 22
4 Dennis Eckersley 21
5 Rick Reuschel 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
1 Dyar Miller 4
3 Doug Bird 3
3 Mike Cosgrove 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rico Carty .415
2 Ed Kranepool .407
3 Ted Simmons .393
4 Rod Carew .387
5 John Mayberry .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Don Money 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 30
2 Toby Harrah 27
3 Dave Kingman 26
4 Reggie Jackson 25
5 4 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 16
2 Jose Cardenal 10
2 Mickey Rivers 10
4 Jerry Remy 9
5 6 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.03
2 Wilbur Wood 1.63
3 Mike Torrez 1.69
3 Fred Norman 1.69
5 Frank Tanana 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hrabosky 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Reggie Cleveland 5
3 Mike Torrez 5
3 Rick Wise 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 46
2 Andy Messersmith 43
3 Gaylord Perry 42
4 Tom Seaver 41
5 Frank Tanana 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 8
2 Rich Gossage 5
2 Dyar Miller 5
2 Jim Willoughby 5
5 5 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Bill Madlock .348
3 Fred Lynn .346
4 Ted Simmons .324
5 Bob Watson .319

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 136
2 Ted Simmons 113
3 Greg Luzinski 106
4 Steve Garvey 103
5 Reggie Jackson 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 85
2 Davey Lopes 63
3 Joe Morgan 57
3 Mickey Rivers 57
5 Cesar Cedeno 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.27
2 Frank Tanana 2.31
3 Don Sutton 2.35
4 Catfish Hunter 2.35
5 Jim Palmer 2.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
1 Jim Kaat 25
1 Don Sutton 25
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
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 Tom Seaver 231

Saves

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