On This Day

Friday, August 22, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 76 50 .603 --
Orioles 69 56 .552 6.5
Yankees 63 62 .504 12.5
Indians 57 66 .463 17.5
Brewers 56 70 .444 20.0
Tigers 50 76 .397 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 76 50 .603 --
Royals 68 56 .548 7.0
White Sox 62 64 .492 14.0
Rangers 61 67 .477 16.0
Twins 59 68 .465 17.5
Angels 58 70 .453 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 71 55 .563 --
Phillies 69 56 .552 1.5
Cardinals 67 59 .532 4.0
Mets 65 60 .520 5.5
Cubs 60 68 .469 12.0
Expos 53 71 .427 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 83 43 .659 --
Dodgers 67 59 .532 16.0
Giants 61 65 .484 22.0
Padres 57 69 .452 26.0
Braves 57 71 .445 27.0
Astros 48 82 .369 37.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bob Bailey 4
1 Richie Hebner 4
1 Rennie Stennett 4
4 Dick Allen 3
4 12 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Richie Zisk 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 19 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rob Belloir 4
2 Don Baylor 3
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Dick Sharon 3
5 20 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wilbur Howard 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Jose Cardenal 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Figueroa 1.00
1 Catfish Hunter 1.00
1 Eric Rasmussen 1.00
1 Dan Warthen 1.00
5 Tom Seaver 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Larry Demery 1
1 Dave Goltz 1
1 Tom Hilgendorf 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 9
2 Ed Figueroa 7
2 Catfish Hunter 7
2 Mike Torrez 7
5 3 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 3 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Bill Madlock .359
3 Ted Simmons .336
4 Fred Lynn .330
5 Bob Watson .330

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 100
2 Johnny Bench 95
3 Fred Lynn 89
4 John Mayberry 85
5 Rusty Staub 84

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 63
2 Davey Lopes 54
3 Joe Morgan 49
4 Lou Brock 45
5 Cesar Cedeno 41

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.10
2 Jim Palmer 2.17
3 Tom Seaver 2.23
4 Andy Messersmith 2.30
5 Jerry Reuss 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 19
2 Jim Kaat 18
2 Tom Seaver 18
4 Catfish Hunter 17
5 5 tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 189
2 Tom Seaver 184
3 Andy Messersmith 178
3 Nolan Ryan 178
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 Dwight Evans .459
2 Bill Madlock .442
3 Jose Cardenal .438
4 George Foster .432
5 Ken Singleton .429

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cliff Johnson 5
1 John Mayberry 5
1 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Dick Allen 4
4 6 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cardenal 14
1 George Foster 14
1 Cliff Johnson 14
1 Larry Parrish 14
1 Tony Perez 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 7
1 Mickey Rivers 7
3 Wilbur Howard 6
3 Davey Lopes 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hilgendorf 0.00
2 Ron Reed 0.35
3 Skip Lockwood 0.71
4 Jim Todd 0.75
5 Gaylord Perry 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Goltz 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Tom Hilgendorf 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Warthen 28
2 Gaylord Perry 24
2 J. R. Richard 24
2 Frank Tanana 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
2 Steve Foucault 3
2 Dave LaRoche 3
2 Mike Marshall 3
5 12 tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .418
2 Bill Madlock .398
3 Dave Rader .389
4 Dwight Evans .386
5 Willie Davis .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Darrell Evans 9
2 John Mayberry 9
4 Rico Carty 8
4 George Scott 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 29
2 John Mayberry 28
3 Carlton Fisk 24
3 Willie Montanez 24
5 3 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 15
2 Mickey Rivers 12
3 Sandy Alomar 11
3 Bobby Bonds 11
3 Wilbur Howard 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.82
2 Roger Moret 1.52
3 Frank Tanana 1.57
4 Paul Splittorff 1.60
5 Burt Hooton 1.61

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Dave Goltz 5
2 Burt Hooton 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 47
2 J. R. Richard 45
3 Jim Palmer 43
3 Gaylord Perry 43
5 Ed Halicki 42

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 .368
2 Bill Madlock .361
3 Fred Lynn .338
4 Ted Simmons .333
5 Bob Watson .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 33
1 Greg Luzinski 33
1 Mike Schmidt 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 110
4 Tony Perez 109
5 Bobby Murcer 101

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 77
2 Davey Lopes 65
3 Mickey Rivers 63
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Joe Morgan 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.32
2 Jim Palmer 2.33
3 Don Sutton 2.43
4 Andy Messersmith 2.44
5 Frank Tanana 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 26
2 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Don Sutton 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 257
2 Frank Tanana 256
3 Tom Seaver 238
4 Bert Blyleven 233
5 Andy Messersmith 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 21
1 Tom Murphy 21
3 Rollie Fingers 20
4 Rich Gossage 19
5 Dave Giusti 18