On This Day

Tuesday, August 12, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 46 .607 --
Orioles 63 52 .548 7.0
Yankees 60 56 .517 10.5
Brewers 55 63 .466 16.5
Indians 52 61 .460 17.0
Tigers 46 72 .390 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 71 46 .607 --
Royals 65 51 .560 5.5
Rangers 57 61 .483 14.5
White Sox 56 60 .483 14.5
Twins 53 66 .445 19.0
Angels 52 67 .437 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 50 .573 --
Phillies 64 53 .547 3.0
Cardinals 61 55 .526 5.5
Mets 60 56 .517 6.5
Cubs 55 65 .458 13.5
Expos 48 66 .421 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 78 39 .667 --
Dodgers 63 55 .534 15.5
Giants 58 59 .496 20.0
Padres 53 64 .453 25.0
Braves 52 66 .441 26.5
Astros 45 76 .372 35.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Wayne Garrett 4
1 Bill Madlock 4
1 Amos Otis 4
1 Tony Perez 4
1 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 Randy Hundley 1
1 Jay Johnstone 1
1 6 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cardenal 4
1 Carlton Fisk 4
1 Tony Perez 4
1 Steve Yeager 4
5 4 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Darrel Chaney 1
1 Bobby Grich 1
1 Ken Griffey 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Wise 0.80
2 Tom Seaver 0.73
3 Doc Medich 0.67
4 Vern Ruhle 0.62
5 2 tied 0.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 8
1 Rick Wise 8
3 Gene Garber 6
3 Mark Wiley 6
5 3 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Tom House 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Tom Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Bill Madlock .351
3 Ted Simmons .346
4 Fred Lynn .332
5 Bob Watson .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 29
2 Reggie Jackson 28
3 John Mayberry 26
4 Mike Schmidt 25
4 George Scott 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 95
2 Johnny Bench 93
3 Fred Lynn 83
4 John Mayberry 81
4 Jim Rice 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 60
2 Davey Lopes 52
3 Joe Morgan 46
4 Lou Brock 43
5 Cesar Cedeno 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.06
2 Andy Messersmith 2.14
3 Tom Seaver 2.21
4 Jerry Reuss 2.30
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 17
2 Vida Blue 16
2 Jim Kaat 16
2 Tom Seaver 16
2 2 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 172
2 Frank Tanana 171
3 Nolan Ryan 169
3 Tom Seaver 169
5 Gaylord Perry 157

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 17
1 Al Hrabosky 17
3 Tom Murphy 16
4 Rollie Fingers 15
5 John Hiller 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .431
2 Don Baylor .418
3 Willie Crawford .410
4 Jay Johnstone .404
5 4 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 7
2 Roy Howell 6
2 Mike Schmidt 6
4 John Mayberry 5
4 Eric Soderholm 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 19
2 Willie Davis 17
2 Eric Soderholm 17
4 George Brett 16
4 John Mayberry 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 11
2 Sandy Alomar 8
3 Bobby Bonds 7
4 Don Baylor 5
4 Wilbur Howard 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 0.50
2 Paul Reuschel 0.64
3 Gaylord Perry 0.67
3 Paul Splittorff 0.67
5 Larry Demery 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Medich 4
2 John Denny 3
2 Carl Morton 3
2 Jim Palmer 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rick Reuschel 25
2 Andy Messersmith 24
3 Bert Blyleven 23
3 Ed Halicki 23
5 Vida Blue 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave LaRoche 4
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Mike Cosgrove 3
2 Rawly Eastwick 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .395
2 John Mayberry .394
3 Denny Doyle .374
4 Ed Kranepool .368
5 Derrel Thomas .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Dave Kingman 9
3 John Mayberry 9
3 George Scott 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 31
2 Toby Harrah 29
3 Carlton Fisk 27
3 Willie Montanez 27
5 Eric Soderholm 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 19
2 Mickey Rivers 14
3 Sandy Alomar 10
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 2 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.34
2 Rawly Eastwick 1.32
3 Paul Splittorff 1.38
4 Randy Jones 1.49
5 Frank Tanana 1.56

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hrabosky 6
1 Rick Wise 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
4 Bill Lee 5
4 Gaylord Perry 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 48
2 Bert Blyleven 46
3 Gaylord Perry 43
4 Tom Seaver 40
5 Ed Halicki 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 7
2 Dyar Miller 6
2 Jim Willoughby 6
4 Dave LaRoche 5
5 4 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Bill Madlock .355
3 Fred Lynn .341
4 Ted Simmons .332
5 Bob Watson .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 36
1 Mike Schmidt 36
3 Johnny Bench 31
3 Darrell Evans 31
3 Greg Luzinski 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 134
2 Greg Luzinski 111
3 Ted Simmons 110
4 Tony Perez 107
5 3 tied 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 84
2 Davey Lopes 64
3 Mickey Rivers 61
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
4 Joe Morgan 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.29
2 Frank Tanana 2.33
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 Jim Kaat 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 295
2 Frank Tanana 250
3 Bert Blyleven 234
3 Andy Messersmith 234
5 Tom Seaver 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 25
2 Rollie Fingers 20
2 Al Hrabosky 20
4 Dave Giusti 18
5 2 tied 17