On This Day

Thursday, August 21, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 75 50 .600 --
Orioles 68 56 .548 6.5
Yankees 62 62 .500 12.5
Indians 56 66 .459 17.5
Brewers 56 70 .444 19.5
Tigers 50 75 .400 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 76 50 .603 --
Royals 68 55 .553 6.5
White Sox 62 63 .496 13.5
Rangers 61 66 .480 15.5
Twins 58 68 .460 18.0
Angels 58 69 .457 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 69 55 .556 --
Phillies 68 56 .548 1.0
Cardinals 67 58 .536 2.5
Mets 64 60 .516 5.0
Cubs 59 68 .465 11.5
Expos 52 71 .423 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 83 41 .669 --
Dodgers 67 58 .536 16.5
Giants 61 64 .488 22.5
Padres 57 68 .456 26.5
Braves 56 71 .441 28.5
Astros 48 81 .372 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Singleton 4
2 Al Cowens 3
2 Jim Holt 3
2 Brooks Robinson 3
5 18 tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Oscar Gamble 1
1 George Hendrick 1
1 Rick Monday 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cardenal 2
1 Frank Duffy 2
1 George Hendrick 2
1 Jim Holt 2
1 2 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 Duane Kuiper 1
1 Davey Lopes 1
1 George Scott 1
1 Cesar Tovar 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 1.20
2 Gaylord Perry 0.43
3 Andy Messersmith 0.33
4 Ken Holtzman 0.30
5 Jackie Brown 0.20

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Jim Kaat 1
1 Dyar Miller 1
1 Rick Reuschel 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 6
1 Gaylord Perry 6
3 Andy Messersmith 4
4 Ken Holtzman 3
4 Tom Murphy 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Bill Madlock .363
3 Ted Simmons .337
4 Fred Lynn .330
5 Bob Watson .328

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 100
2 Johnny Bench 95
3 Fred Lynn 88
4 John Mayberry 85
5 Lee May 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 62
2 Davey Lopes 53
3 Joe Morgan 49
4 Lou Brock 45
5 Cesar Cedeno 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.10
2 Tom Seaver 2.13
3 Jim Palmer 2.17
4 Andy Messersmith 2.30
5 Jerry Reuss 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 19
2 Jim Kaat 18
3 Tom Seaver 17
4 Vida Blue 16
4 5 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 189
2 Andy Messersmith 178
2 Nolan Ryan 178
4 Tom Seaver 175
5 Gaylord Perry 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 19
2 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 .500
2 George Foster .459
3 Al Cowens .432
4 Dwight Evans .429
4 Ken Singleton .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
1 Eric Soderholm 5
4 Dick Allen 4
4 4 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 14
2 Jorge Orta 13
3 Dick Allen 12
3 Jose Cardenal 12
3 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 6
1 Bobby Bonds 6
1 Mickey Rivers 6
4 Davey Lopes 5
4 Joe Morgan 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ron Reed 0.35
2 Dave Hamilton 0.53
3 Skip Lockwood 0.71
4 Jim Todd 0.75
5 Paul Splittorff 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 Dave Hamilton 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Vida Blue 24
1 Gaylord Perry 24
1 Frank Tanana 24
4 Ed Halicki 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
2 Steve Foucault 3
2 Dave LaRoche 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
5 8 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .419
2 John Mayberry .412
3 Willie Davis .385
4 Dwight Evans .373
5 Ken Singleton .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 9
1 Mike Schmidt 9
1 George Scott 9
4 Darrell Evans 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 29
1 John Mayberry 29
3 Willie Montanez 27
4 Carlton Fisk 26
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 14
2 Sandy Alomar 11
2 Mickey Rivers 11
4 Bobby Bonds 10
5 Wilbur Howard 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.70
2 Paul Splittorff 1.36
3 Frank Tanana 1.57
4 Burt Hooton 1.61
5 Roger Moret 1.64

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Burt Hooton 5
2 Randy Jones 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 56
2 Bert Blyleven 47
3 Jim Palmer 43
4 Ed Halicki 42
5 John Montefusco 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 8
2 Mike Marshall 6
3 Rich Gossage 5
3 Dave LaRoche 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Bill Madlock .365
3 Fred Lynn .338
4 Ted Simmons .335
5 Pete Rose .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 34
1 Mike Schmidt 34
3 Greg Luzinski 33
4 John Mayberry 32
5 Johnny Bench 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 130
2 Greg Luzinski 116
3 Ted Simmons 109
4 Tony Perez 107
5 Rusty Staub 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 78
2 Davey Lopes 65
3 Mickey Rivers 62
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
4 Joe Morgan 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.25
2 Jim Palmer 2.33
3 Don Sutton 2.43
4 Frank Tanana 2.44
5 Randy Jones 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 26
2 Don Sutton 24
3 Catfish Hunter 23
4 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 257
2 Frank Tanana 256
3 Andy Messersmith 235
4 Bert Blyleven 233
5 Tom Seaver 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 21
1 Tom Murphy 21
3 Rollie Fingers 20
4 Rich Gossage 19
5 4 tied 17