On This Day

Wednesday, August 13, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 47 .602 --
Orioles 64 52 .552 6.0
Yankees 61 56 .521 9.5
Brewers 55 64 .462 16.5
Indians 52 62 .456 17.0
Tigers 46 73 .387 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 71 47 .602 --
Royals 65 52 .556 5.5
Rangers 58 61 .487 13.5
White Sox 57 60 .487 13.5
Twins 54 66 .450 18.0
Angels 53 67 .442 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 51 .568 --
Phillies 64 54 .542 3.0
Cardinals 62 55 .530 4.5
Mets 60 57 .513 6.5
Cubs 55 65 .458 13.0
Expos 48 67 .417 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 78 39 .667 --
Dodgers 64 55 .538 15.0
Giants 59 59 .500 19.5
Padres 54 64 .458 24.5
Braves 53 66 .445 26.0
Astros 45 77 .369 35.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Jorge Orta 4
1 Boog Powell 4
1 Gary Sutherland 4
4 Ralph Garr 3
4 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Porter 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Steve Braun 1
2 Bill Freehan 1
2 9 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 3
1 Tom Grieve 3
1 Bobby Tolan 3
4 Don Baylor 2
4 13 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 3.00
2 John Montefusco 1.09
3 Dave Goltz 1.00
3 Catfish Hunter 1.00
5 Marty Pattin 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Rich Folkers 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Mike Garman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 12
2 Marty Pattin 8
3 Dave Goltz 7
3 Burt Hooton 7
3 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Mike Marshall 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Bill Madlock .351
3 Ted Simmons .343
4 Fred Lynn .334
5 Bob Watson .329

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 Jim Rice 82
5 2 tied 81

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 61
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 Jim Palmer 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 18
2 Vida Blue 16
2 Catfish Hunter 16
2 Jim Kaat 16
2 3 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 Don Baylor .429
2 Mickey Rivers .423
3 Willie Crawford .421
4 Johnny Bench .406
5 George Foster .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Eric Soderholm 17
2 Willie Davis 16
2 John Mayberry 16
4 Willie Montanez 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 11
2 Sandy Alomar 8
2 Bobby Bonds 8
4 Don Baylor 5
4 Mickey Rivers 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Splittorff 0.00
2 Rawly Eastwick 0.63
3 Paul Reuschel 0.64
4 Gaylord Perry 0.67
5 Rudy May 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 John Denny 3
2 Ed Figueroa 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 6 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Tate 28
2 Jim Palmer 25
3 Ed Halicki 23
3 John Montefusco 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 .391
2 John Mayberry .378
3 Mickey Rivers .373
4 Derrel Thomas .372
5 Denny Doyle .370

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 29
1 John Mayberry 29
3 Willie Montanez 28
4 Carlton Fisk 27
5 Eric Soderholm 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 19
2 Mickey Rivers 15
3 Sandy Alomar 10
3 Bobby Bonds 10
5 Mike Schmidt 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.34
2 Frank Tanana 1.06
3 Rawly Eastwick 1.37
4 Paul Splittorff 1.38
5 Randy Jones 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hrabosky 5
1 Bill Lee 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
1 Gaylord Perry 5
1 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 46
2 Andy Messersmith 45
3 John Montefusco 44
4 Gaylord Perry 43
5 Ed Halicki 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 6
1 Dyar Miller 6
3 Jim Willoughby 5
4 Doug Bird 4
4 4 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 Bill Madlock .355
3 Fred Lynn .343
4 Ted Simmons .332
5 Bob Watson .322

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 109
4 Tony Perez 106
5 Steve Garvey 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 82
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 2.39
5 2 tied 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 25
2 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Jim Kaat 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 276
2 Frank Tanana 250
3 Bert Blyleven 234
4 Tom Seaver 233
5 Andy Messersmith 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Rollie Fingers 20
2 Al Hrabosky 20
4 Dave Giusti 17
4 2 others tied 17