On This Day

Sunday, August 17, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 74 49 .602 --
Orioles 66 54 .550 6.5
Yankees 62 59 .512 11.0
Brewers 56 66 .459 17.5
Indians 53 65 .449 18.5
Tigers 48 74 .393 25.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 48 .607 --
Royals 67 53 .558 6.0
Rangers 60 63 .488 14.5
White Sox 59 63 .484 15.0
Twins 56 67 .455 18.5
Angels 55 69 .444 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 55 .549 --
Phillies 66 55 .545 0.5
Cardinals 65 57 .533 2.0
Mets 63 58 .521 3.5
Cubs 58 66 .468 10.0
Expos 50 69 .420 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 82 39 .678 --
Dodgers 65 57 .533 17.5
Giants 61 62 .496 22.0
Padres 55 66 .455 27.0
Braves 55 69 .444 28.5
Astros 46 80 .365 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dwight Evans 5
2 Jose Cardenal 4
2 Bake McBride 4
2 Eric Soderholm 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Eric Soderholm 2
2 Gary Carter 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 George Hendrick 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Buddy Bell 4
2 Dwight Evans 3
2 George Hendrick 3
2 Milt May 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Darrel Chaney 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Wilbur Howard 1
1 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 0.86
2 Pat Darcy 0.67
3 Jim Palmer 0.57
4 Tom Underwood 0.55
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Stan Bahnsen 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Pat Darcy 1
1 John Denny 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rich Gossage 6
1 Dave Hamilton 6
1 Tom Seaver 6
1 Tom Underwood 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Bill Madlock .361
3 Ted Simmons .339
4 Fred Lynn .331
5 Bob Watson .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 31
2 John Mayberry 29
3 Reggie Jackson 28
4 George Scott 27
5 Mike Schmidt 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 98
2 Johnny Bench 95
3 Fred Lynn 86
4 John Mayberry 84
5 Lee May 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 62
2 Davey Lopes 52
3 Joe Morgan 47
4 Lou Brock 44
5 Cesar Cedeno 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.02
2 Tom Seaver 2.13
3 Andy Messersmith 2.14
4 Jim Palmer 2.24
5 Jerry Reuss 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 19
2 Jim Kaat 17
2 Tom Seaver 17
4 Vida Blue 16
4 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 179
2 Tom Seaver 175
3 Andy Messersmith 174
4 Nolan Ryan 169
5 Gaylord Perry 168

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 18
1 Al Hrabosky 18
3 Rollie Fingers 16
3 Tom Murphy 16
5 2 tied 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ken Singleton .438
2 Tony Perez .436
3 Steve Braun .429
4 George Foster .426
5 John Mayberry .422

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 8
2 Mike Schmidt 6
2 George Scott 6
2 Eric Soderholm 6
5 Roy Howell 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 18
2 Eric Soderholm 17
3 Toby Harrah 16
3 John Mayberry 16
5 Rico Carty 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 9
2 Bobby Bonds 8
3 Davey Lopes 7
4 Mickey Rivers 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 0.56
2 Paul Splittorff 0.61
3 Rawly Eastwick 0.66
4 Gaylord Perry 0.67
5 Skip Lockwood 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 John Denny 3
2 Ed Figueroa 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Tate 28
2 Tom Seaver 26
3 Gaylord Perry 25
4 John Montefusco 23
5 2 tied 21

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 5
2 Al Hrabosky 4
2 Dave LaRoche 4
4 Mike Cosgrove 3
4 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .400
2 Dwight Evans .394
3 Bill Madlock .391
4 Boog Powell .373
5 Ed Kranepool .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 11
1 George Scott 11
3 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Mike Schmidt 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 31
1 John Mayberry 31
3 Willie Montanez 29
4 George Foster 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 19
2 Mickey Rivers 14
3 Sandy Alomar 11
3 Bobby Bonds 11
5 Wilbur Howard 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.44
2 Frank Tanana 0.84
3 Rawly Eastwick 1.32
4 Paul Splittorff 1.36
5 Randy Jones 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
3 Jim Barr 5
3 Bert Blyleven 5
3 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 54
2 John Montefusco 48
3 Ed Halicki 46
4 Bert Blyleven 44
5 J. R. Richard 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 8
2 Dyar Miller 6
2 Jim Willoughby 6
4 Rich Gossage 5
4 Mike Marshall 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Bill Madlock .363
3 Fred Lynn .339
4 Ted Simmons .333
5 Bob Watson .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 35
1 Mike Schmidt 35
3 Greg Luzinski 33
4 Johnny Bench 32
4 John Mayberry 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 134
2 Greg Luzinski 114
3 Ted Simmons 109
4 Tony Perez 108
5 Rusty Staub 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 81
2 Davey Lopes 64
3 Mickey Rivers 62
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Joe Morgan 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.23
2 Frank Tanana 2.33
3 Jim Palmer 2.34
4 Catfish Hunter 2.45
5 Andy Messersmith 2.46

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 267
2 Frank Tanana 255
3 Bert Blyleven 235
3 Tom Seaver 235
5 Andy Messersmith 233

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Rollie Fingers 21
2 Al Hrabosky 21
4 Rich Gossage 18
5 2 tied 17