On This Day

Thursday, August 14, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 71 48 .597 --
Orioles 64 52 .552 5.5
Yankees 61 57 .517 9.5
Brewers 55 64 .462 16.0
Indians 52 63 .452 17.0
Tigers 46 73 .387 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 72 47 .605 --
Royals 65 52 .556 6.0
White Sox 58 60 .492 13.5
Rangers 58 61 .487 14.0
Twins 54 66 .450 18.5
Angels 54 67 .446 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 52 .563 --
Phillies 64 54 .542 2.5
Cardinals 62 56 .525 4.5
Mets 60 57 .513 6.0
Cubs 56 65 .463 12.0
Expos 48 68 .414 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 79 39 .669 --
Dodgers 64 55 .538 15.5
Giants 60 59 .504 19.5
Padres 54 64 .458 25.0
Braves 54 66 .450 26.0
Astros 45 78 .366 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Biittner 3
1 Rico Carty 3
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 Wilbur Howard 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Foster 2
2 Rico Carty 1
2 Vic Correll 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 5
2 Pat Kelly 3
2 Dave May 3
2 Dave Rader 3
5 6 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Carlos May 1
1 Willie Montanez 1
1 Gary Thomasson 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Dick Bosman 0.83
2 J. R. Richard 0.70
3 Gary Nolan 0.50
3 Steve Stone 0.50
5 2 tied 0.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Phil Niekro 1
1 3 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 7
2 Steve Stone 6
3 Dick Bosman 5
3 Dale Murray 5
5 2 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Don Kirkwood 1
1 Ray Sadecki 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Bill Madlock .356
3 Ted Simmons .341
4 Fred Lynn .335
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 85
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 Jim Palmer 2.33
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 18
2 Jim Kaat 17
3 Vida Blue 16
3 Catfish Hunter 16
3 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 Jerry Hairston .444
2 Mickey Rivers .442
3 George Foster .431
4 Don Baylor .429
5 Willie Crawford .421

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Roy Howell 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
4 George Foster 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 19
2 Eric Soderholm 17
3 John Mayberry 16
4 Willie Montanez 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 10
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 Gaylord Perry 0.67
4 Paul Reuschel 0.67
5 Gary Nolan 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 John Denny 3
2 Ed Figueroa 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 7 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 .381
2 John Mayberry .378
3 Mickey Rivers .377
4 Denny Doyle .371
5 Ed Kranepool .368

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 George Foster 28
3 Willie Montanez 28
5 Carlton Fisk 27

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 Jim Barr 5
1 Al Hrabosky 5
1 Bill Lee 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
1 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 46
2 Andy Messersmith 45
3 John Montefusco 44
4 Gaylord Perry 43
5 J. R. Richard 40

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 .361
3 Fred Lynn .343
4 Ted Simmons .332
5 Ken Griffey .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 36
2 Mike Schmidt 34
3 Johnny Bench 31
3 Darrell Evans 31
3 Greg Luzinski 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 133
2 Greg Luzinski 111
3 Ted Simmons 109
4 Tony Perez 106
5 Steve Garvey 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 81
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 2.40
5 Catfish Hunter 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 25
1 Don Sutton 25
3 Catfish Hunter 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 2 tied 21

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