On This Day

Sunday, August 31, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 79 54 .594 --
Orioles 73 60 .549 6.0
Yankees 67 67 .500 12.5
Indians 61 68 .473 16.0
Brewers 59 76 .437 21.0
Tigers 52 81 .391 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 81 54 .600 --
Royals 72 60 .545 7.5
Rangers 67 69 .493 14.5
White Sox 65 69 .485 15.5
Twins 63 70 .474 17.0
Angels 62 73 .459 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 75 58 .564 --
Cardinals 72 63 .533 4.0
Phillies 72 63 .533 4.0
Mets 71 64 .526 5.0
Cubs 62 74 .456 14.5
Expos 58 75 .436 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 90 45 .667 --
Dodgers 72 64 .529 18.5
Giants 67 68 .496 23.0
Padres 61 75 .449 29.5
Braves 59 77 .434 31.5
Astros 52 85 .380 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dusty Baker 5
1 Jose Cardenal 5
3 Rick Burleson 4
3 Bill Madlock 4
5 13 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 2
2 Jose Cruz 1
2 Willie Davis 1
2 Darrell Evans 1
2 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 5
2 Rick Burleson 4
2 Dave Roberts 4
4 Jose Cardenal 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Rob Andrews 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.83
2 John Montefusco 1.18
3 Mike Thompson 0.86
4 Steve Carlton 0.67
4 Paul Splittorff 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Tom Dettore 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Bruce Kison 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 13
2 Gaylord Perry 11
3 Steve Carlton 6
3 Doug Rau 6
3 Mike Thompson 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 John Curtis 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Charlie Hough 1
1 Charlie Williams 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Bill Madlock .364
3 Ted Simmons .334
4 Bob Watson .333
5 Fred Lynn .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 31
1 Mike Schmidt 31
3 Reggie Jackson 29
3 John Mayberry 29
5 Dave Kingman 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 103
1 Greg Luzinski 103
3 Tony Perez 94
4 Fred Lynn 93
5 2 tied 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 64
2 Davey Lopes 61
3 Joe Morgan 54
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 2.16
4 Andy Messersmith 2.29
5 Randy Jones 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 20
2 Jim Kaat 19
2 Tom Seaver 19
4 Catfish Hunter 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 206
2 Gaylord Perry 195
3 Tom Seaver 194
4 Andy Messersmith 190
5 Bert Blyleven 187

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 22
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 Willie Davis .451
2 Rennie Stennett .435
3 Dwight Evans .429
4 Jose Cruz .419
5 Tony Perez .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 8
2 Cliff Johnson 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Jose Cruz 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cardenal 14
1 Ron Cey 14
1 Jose Cruz 14
1 Tony Perez 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wilbur Howard 9
1 Davey Lopes 9
3 Joe Morgan 7
4 Al Bumbry 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Rooker 0.53
2 Jim Todd 0.57
3 Burt Hooton 0.75
4 Jerry Koosman 0.95
5 Dennis Eckersley 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Christenson 3
1 Dave Goltz 3
1 Tom Hilgendorf 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 42
2 Gaylord Perry 27
2 Frank Tanana 27
4 Bert Blyleven 26
4 3 others tied 26

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .425
2 Dwight Evans .409
3 Tony Perez .398
4 Jose Cruz .377
5 Cesar Cedeno .377

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Ron Cey 9
3 John Mayberry 8
4 Darrell Evans 7
4 Cliff Johnson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 26
1 Tony Perez 26
3 Jose Cardenal 22
3 Willie Montanez 22
3 Graig Nettles 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 17
2 Sandy Alomar 11
2 Bobby Bonds 11
2 Wilbur Howard 11
2 Joe Morgan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 1.07
2 Frank Tanana 1.17
3 Paul Splittorff 1.47
4 Gaylord Perry 1.50
5 Jim Palmer 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
3 Bert Blyleven 5
3 John Denny 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 61
2 Gaylord Perry 59
3 Ed Halicki 56
4 Bert Blyleven 48
5 Jim Palmer 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 8
2 Rich Gossage 7
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Al Hrabosky 5
3 Dave LaRoche 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Bill Madlock .362
3 Fred Lynn .339
4 Ted Simmons .336
5 Bob Watson .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Greg Luzinski 33
3 Johnny Bench 32
4 Reggie Jackson 31
4 Dave Kingman 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 134
2 Greg Luzinski 117
3 Tony Perez 113
3 Ted Simmons 113
5 2 tied 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 74
2 Davey Lopes 65
3 Mickey Rivers 64
4 Joe Morgan 58
5 Cesar Cedeno 53

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.18
2 Frank Tanana 2.28
3 Tom Seaver 2.31
4 Don Gullett 2.40
5 Andy Messersmith 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 26
2 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Jim Palmer 23
2 Don Sutton 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 255
2 Nolan Ryan 249
3 Tom Seaver 239
4 Gaylord Perry 238
5 Bert Blyleven 231

Saves

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