On This Day

Saturday, August 9, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 69 45 .605 --
Orioles 62 50 .554 6.0
Yankees 59 54 .522 9.5
Brewers 53 62 .461 16.5
Indians 51 60 .459 16.5
Tigers 46 69 .400 23.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 70 44 .614 --
Royals 63 50 .558 6.5
White Sox 55 59 .482 15.0
Rangers 55 60 .478 15.5
Twins 51 65 .440 20.0
Angels 50 66 .431 21.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 48 .579 --
Phillies 64 50 .561 2.0
Cardinals 59 54 .522 6.5
Mets 58 55 .513 7.5
Cubs 54 63 .462 13.5
Expos 48 63 .432 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 75 39 .658 --
Dodgers 60 55 .522 15.5
Giants 55 59 .482 20.0
Padres 53 61 .465 22.0
Braves 51 64 .443 24.5
Astros 43 75 .364 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Reitz 4
2 Sandy Alomar 3
2 Buddy Bell 3
2 Lou Brock 3
2 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Duncan 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Rico Carty 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Duncan 3
1 Carlton Fisk 3
1 Don Kessinger 3
1 Rick Monday 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Lyman Bostock 1
2 Jack Brohamer 1
2 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Burt Hooton 1.00
2 Dave Goltz 0.86
3 Steve Carlton 0.75
4 Catfish Hunter 0.60
5 Joe Niekro 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Burt Hooton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 9
2 Dave Goltz 6
2 Catfish Hunter 6
4 Burt Hooton 5
4 Fergie Jenkins 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Clay Carroll 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Bill Madlock .350
3 Ted Simmons .342
4 Fred Lynn .334
5 Bob Watson .331

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 94
2 Johnny Bench 90
3 Fred Lynn 82
4 Lee May 80
5 2 tied 78

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 56
2 Davey Lopes 51
3 Joe Morgan 45
4 Lou Brock 42
5 Cesar Cedeno 37

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 Jerry Reuss 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 17
2 Jim Kaat 16
3 Vida Blue 15
3 Steve Busby 15
3 6 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 John Mayberry .449
2 Don Baylor .439
3 Jose Cruz .436
4 Ted Simmons .419
5 Pete Rose .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Roy Howell 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Rico Carty 5
4 3 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Davis 20
2 John Mayberry 17
3 George Brett 16
3 Toby Harrah 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 10
2 Sandy Alomar 8
3 Bobby Bonds 7
4 Don Baylor 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gene Garber 0.00
2 Roger Moret 0.50
3 Fernando Arroyo 0.52
4 Randy Jones 0.67
5 Gaylord Perry 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Steve Busby 3
2 Dennis Eckersley 3
2 Randy Jones 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 24
2 Jim Palmer 22
3 Randy Tate 21
4 Steve Carlton 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dyar Miller 4
2 Doug Bird 3
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Rawly Eastwick 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kranepool .405
2 Rico Carty .397
3 John Mayberry .384
4 Ted Simmons .376
5 2 tied .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Dave Kingman 9
4 Darrell Evans 8
4 John Mayberry 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 29
2 John Mayberry 28
3 Willie Montanez 27
4 Reggie Jackson 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 19
2 Garry Maddox 10
2 Mickey Rivers 10
4 Sandy Alomar 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 1.03
2 Randy Jones 1.45
3 Frank Tanana 1.62
4 Paul Splittorff 1.67
5 2 tied 1.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hrabosky 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Bill Lee 5
3 Mike Torrez 5
3 Rick Wise 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 46
2 Steve Carlton 43
3 Gaylord Perry 42
4 Andy Messersmith 41
5 2 tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 7
2 Dyar Miller 6
3 Rich Gossage 5
3 Dave LaRoche 5
3 Jim Willoughby 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Bill Madlock .349
3 Fred Lynn .343
4 Ted Simmons .326
5 Bob Watson .321

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 137
2 Ted Simmons 112
3 Greg Luzinski 110
4 Steve Garvey 104
5 Willie Montanez 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 85
2 Davey Lopes 66
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Mickey Rivers 57
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.27
2 Frank Tanana 2.31
3 Don Sutton 2.35
4 Jim Palmer 2.46
5 Catfish Hunter 2.46

Wins

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