On This Day

Monday, August 18, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 74 49 .602 --
Orioles 66 55 .545 7.0
Yankees 62 59 .512 11.0
Indians 55 65 .458 17.5
Brewers 56 67 .455 18.0
Tigers 49 74 .398 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 49 .602 --
Royals 67 53 .558 5.5
White Sox 59 63 .484 14.5
Rangers 60 65 .480 15.0
Twins 57 67 .460 17.5
Angels 56 69 .448 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 55 .549 --
Phillies 67 55 .549 --
Cardinals 65 58 .528 2.5
Mets 63 59 .516 4.0
Cubs 58 67 .464 10.5
Expos 51 70 .421 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 83 39 .680 --
Dodgers 66 57 .537 17.5
Giants 61 62 .496 22.5
Padres 56 67 .455 27.5
Braves 55 70 .440 29.5
Astros 47 80 .370 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tito Fuentes 5
2 Dave Winfield 4
3 Alan Ashby 3
3 Rod Carew 3
3 9 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Rico Carty 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Freehan 3
1 Boog Powell 3
1 Leroy Stanton 3
4 Dick Allen 2
4 12 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bert Campaneris 2
1 Rod Carew 2
1 Dave Winfield 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Don Gullett 1.33
2 Steve Stone 1.00
3 J. R. Richard 0.90
4 Dan Warthen 0.82
5 Rich Folkers 0.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Joe Coleman 1
1 Rich Folkers 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 J. R. Richard 9
1 Dan Warthen 9
3 Rich Folkers 7
4 Fergie Jenkins 6
4 Steve Stone 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Dale Murray 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Bill Madlock .362
3 Ted Simmons .340
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
3 Mike Schmidt 28
5 George Scott 27

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 48
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 Rawly Eastwick 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .472
2 Tony Perez .463
3 Ken Singleton .438
4 George Foster .435
5 Mickey Rivers .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 7
1 Mike Schmidt 7
3 George Scott 6
4 Eric Soderholm 5
5 7 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 18
2 Toby Harrah 17
3 Rico Carty 15
4 John Mayberry 14
4 George Scott 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Sandy Alomar 7
2 Davey Lopes 7
4 Don Baylor 6
4 Mickey Rivers 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 0.53
2 Frank Tanana 0.56
3 Skip Lockwood 0.59
4 Dave Hamilton 0.64
5 Gaylord Perry 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 4
1 Jim Palmer 4
3 Jack Billingham 3
3 John Denny 3
3 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Tate 30
2 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Dan Warthen 25
4 Vida Blue 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .402
2 John Mayberry .402
3 Dwight Evans .391
4 Ted Simmons .374
5 Ed Kranepool .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 11
1 George Scott 11
3 Mike Schmidt 10
4 Reggie Jackson 9
5 4 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 33
2 John Mayberry 31
3 Willie Montanez 29
4 George Foster 27
5 Carlton Fisk 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 18
2 Mickey Rivers 14
3 Sandy Alomar 11
3 Bobby Bonds 11
5 Wilbur Howard 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.51
2 Frank Tanana 0.84
3 Paul Splittorff 1.36
4 Randy Jones 1.59
5 Joe Niekro 1.78

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 6
2 Jim Barr 5
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Pat Darcy 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 50
2 John Montefusco 48
3 Ed Halicki 46
4 Bert Blyleven 44
5 Dan Warthen 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Bill Madlock .364
3 Fred Lynn .339
4 Ted Simmons .334
5 Bob Watson .322

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Reggie Jackson 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 Tony Perez 109
3 Ted Simmons 109
5 Rusty Staub 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 80
2 Davey Lopes 64
3 Mickey Rivers 62
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
4 Joe Morgan 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.23
2 Frank Tanana 2.33
3 Jim Palmer 2.39
4 Andy Messersmith 2.40
5 Catfish Hunter 2.45

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 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 23
2 Rollie Fingers 21
2 Al Hrabosky 21
4 Rich Gossage 18
5 3 tied 17