On This Day

Friday, August 8, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 68 45 .602 --
Orioles 61 50 .550 6.0
Yankees 59 53 .527 8.5
Brewers 53 61 .465 15.5
Indians 51 59 .464 15.5
Tigers 46 68 .404 22.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 70 43 .619 --
Royals 62 50 .554 7.5
White Sox 55 58 .487 15.0
Rangers 54 60 .474 16.5
Twins 50 65 .435 21.0
Angels 49 66 .426 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 47 .584 --
Phillies 63 50 .558 3.0
Cardinals 58 54 .518 7.5
Mets 58 54 .518 7.5
Cubs 53 63 .457 14.5
Expos 48 62 .436 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 74 39 .655 --
Dodgers 59 55 .518 15.5
Giants 55 58 .487 19.0
Padres 53 60 .469 21.0
Braves 51 63 .447 23.5
Astros 42 75 .359 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dan Ford 4
2 Dusty Baker 3
2 Larvell Blanks 3
2 Steve Garvey 3
2 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Chalk 1
1 Dave Duncan 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Chalk 3
1 Oscar Gamble 3
1 Roy Howell 3
1 Willie Montanez 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
1 Bobby Bonds 2
3 Sandy Alomar 1
3 Dusty Baker 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Reggie Cleveland 1.00
1 Tom Dettore 1.00
1 Randy Tate 1.00
1 Dan Warthen 1.00
5 Carl Morton 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Jim Crawford 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Tate 8
2 Joe Coleman 7
3 Tom Underwood 6
3 Dan Warthen 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Dyar Miller 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Bill Madlock .350
3 Ted Simmons .342
4 Fred Lynn .333
5 Bob Watson .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 28
1 Greg Luzinski 28
3 John Mayberry 25
4 Dave Kingman 24
4 Mike Schmidt 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 92
2 Johnny Bench 89
3 Fred Lynn 82
4 Lee May 79
5 2 tied 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 56
2 Davey Lopes 49
3 Joe Morgan 45
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 169
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 15
4 John Hiller 14
4 Tom Murphy 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .455
2 John Mayberry .451
3 Claudell Washington .429
4 Jose Cruz .425
5 Cookie Rojas .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Reggie Jackson 6
1 Joe Rudi 6
4 Roy Howell 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Davis 18
1 Toby Harrah 18
3 John Mayberry 17
4 George Brett 16
4 3 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Sandy Alomar 8
3 Larry Bowa 7
4 Don Baylor 6
4 Bobby Bonds 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Moret 0.50
2 Fernando Arroyo 0.52
3 Randy Jones 0.67
4 Gene Garber 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 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 28
2 Randy Tate 25
3 Andy Messersmith 22
4 Dennis Eckersley 21
5 Rick Reuschel 20

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dyar Miller 4
2 Doug Bird 3
2 Rawly Eastwick 3
2 Rich Gossage 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kranepool .420
2 Ted Simmons .400
3 Rico Carty .385
4 Willie Davis .379
5 Mike Schmidt .378

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 29
2 John Mayberry 28
3 Willie Montanez 26
4 Reggie Jackson 25
5 Chris Speier 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 17
2 Mickey Rivers 10
3 Sandy Alomar 9
3 Larry Bowa 9
3 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.03
2 Randy Jones 1.45
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 Mike Torrez 5
3 Rick Wise 5
5 17 tied 4

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 7
2 Dyar Miller 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Rich Gossage 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Bill Madlock .349
3 Fred Lynn .342
4 Ted Simmons .328
5 Bob Watson .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 36
2 Mike Schmidt 35
3 Johnny Bench 33
4 Dave Kingman 31
5 Greg Luzinski 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 136
2 Ted Simmons 113
3 Greg Luzinski 108
4 Steve Garvey 104
5 4 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 85
2 Davey Lopes 64
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 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 Don Sutton 25
3 Jim Kaat 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 295
2 Frank Tanana 251
3 Bert Blyleven 236
4 Tom Seaver 231
5 Andy Messersmith 227

Saves

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