On This Day

Thursday, August 28, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 78 52 .600 --
Orioles 72 59 .550 6.5
Yankees 66 65 .504 12.5
Indians 60 68 .469 17.0
Brewers 57 75 .432 22.0
Tigers 51 80 .389 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 79 53 .598 --
Royals 70 59 .543 7.5
Rangers 66 67 .496 13.5
White Sox 64 68 .485 15.0
Twins 63 69 .477 16.0
Angels 61 72 .459 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 57 .565 --
Cardinals 71 61 .538 3.5
Phillies 71 61 .538 3.5
Mets 70 62 .530 4.5
Cubs 60 73 .451 15.0
Expos 56 74 .431 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 88 44 .667 --
Dodgers 70 63 .526 18.5
Giants 65 67 .492 23.0
Padres 60 73 .451 28.5
Braves 58 75 .436 30.5
Astros 51 84 .378 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Larry Bowa 3
1 Nate Colbert 3
1 Fred Kendall 3
1 Garry Maddox 3
1 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Darrel Chaney 1
1 Nate Colbert 1
1 Willie McCovey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Bonds 3
1 Willie McCovey 3
3 Bob Bailey 2
3 Gary Carter 2
3 7 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Tito Fuentes 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pat Dobson 1.80
2 Jerry Koosman 0.77
3 Wilbur Wood 0.60
4 Bob Forsch 0.50
4 Don Gullett 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Pat Dobson 1
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Tom Hilgendorf 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 10
2 Pat Dobson 9
3 Wilbur Wood 6
4 Don Gullett 4
4 Tom Hilgendorf 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Dale Murray 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Bill Madlock .361
3 Bob Watson .332
4 Fred Lynn .328
5 Joe Morgan .326

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 103
2 Johnny Bench 101
3 Fred Lynn 91
3 Tony Perez 91
5 Rusty Staub 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 64
2 Davey Lopes 59
3 Joe Morgan 52
4 Lou Brock 49
5 Cesar Cedeno 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Gullett 2.08
2 Tom Seaver 2.14
3 Jim Palmer 2.17
4 Jerry Reuss 2.29
5 Randy Jones 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 19
1 Tom Seaver 19
3 Catfish Hunter 18
3 Jim Kaat 18
5 3 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 197
2 Tom Seaver 194
3 Bert Blyleven 187
4 Nolan Ryan 186
5 Gaylord Perry 184

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 21
2 Al Hrabosky 19
3 Rollie Fingers 18
4 Rawly Eastwick 17
4 Tom Murphy 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dwight Evans .459
2 Bill Madlock .440
3 Willie Davis .435
4 Larry Biittner .417
5 Rennie Stennett .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cliff Johnson 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Ron Cey 4
3 Richie Zisk 4
5 14 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 14
2 Tony Perez 13
3 Jose Cardenal 12
3 Jose Cruz 12
3 2 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wilbur Howard 8
2 Davey Lopes 7
3 Lou Brock 6
3 Joe Morgan 6
5 Bert Campaneris 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Waits 0.56
2 Jim Umbarger 0.59
3 Burt Hooton 0.75
3 Steve Busby 0.75
5 Dale Murray 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Hilgendorf 4
1 Dale Murray 4
3 Bert Blyleven 3
3 Dave Goltz 3
3 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 31
2 John Montefusco 29
3 Gaylord Perry 27
4 Jerry Koosman 26
4 Frank Tanana 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 5
2 Rich Gossage 4
3 Bob Apodaca 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dwight Evans .394
2 Tony Perez .392
3 Bobby Murcer .387
4 Jose Cruz .377
5 Eric Soderholm .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Darrell Evans 8
2 John Mayberry 8
4 Cliff Johnson 7
4 Eric Soderholm 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 26
1 Tony Perez 26
3 Toby Harrah 25
4 Willie Davis 22
4 3 others tied 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 18
2 Wilbur Howard 13
3 Sandy Alomar 11
3 Bobby Bonds 11
5 Joe Morgan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 1.07
2 Gaylord Perry 1.11
3 Frank Tanana 1.22
4 Rick Waits 1.30
5 Tom Hilgendorf 1.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 John Denny 5
2 Dave Goltz 5
2 7 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 54
2 John Montefusco 52
3 Gaylord Perry 48
4 Tom Seaver 46
5 Ed Halicki 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 8
2 Rich Gossage 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Al Hrabosky 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Bill Madlock .359
3 Fred Lynn .336
4 Ted Simmons .329
5 Bob Watson .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Reggie Jackson 33
2 Greg Luzinski 33
4 Johnny Bench 32
4 Dave Kingman 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 132
2 Greg Luzinski 119
3 Ted Simmons 113
4 Tony Perez 111
5 Rusty Staub 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 78
2 Davey Lopes 64
2 Mickey Rivers 64
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
4 Joe Morgan 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.18
2 Tom Seaver 2.24
3 Frank Tanana 2.33
4 Jerry Reuss 2.43
5 Andy Messersmith 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 25
2 Catfish Hunter 24
3 Tom Seaver 23
3 Don Sutton 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 258
2 Frank Tanana 256
3 Bert Blyleven 245
4 Tom Seaver 243
5 Gaylord Perry 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 22
1 Al Hrabosky 22
3 Rich Gossage 21
3 Tom Murphy 21
5 Rawly Eastwick 19