On This Day

Tuesday, September 2, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 80 55 .593 --
Orioles 74 61 .548 6.0
Yankees 68 68 .500 12.5
Indians 62 69 .473 16.0
Brewers 60 77 .438 21.0
Tigers 53 82 .393 27.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 55 .599 --
Royals 74 61 .548 7.0
Rangers 67 71 .486 15.5
White Sox 66 71 .482 16.0
Twins 65 70 .481 16.0
Angels 63 74 .460 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 76 59 .563 --
Cardinals 73 64 .533 4.0
Phillies 72 65 .526 5.0
Mets 72 65 .526 5.0
Cubs 63 75 .457 14.5
Expos 60 75 .444 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 91 46 .664 --
Dodgers 73 65 .529 18.5
Giants 68 69 .496 23.0
Padres 62 76 .449 29.5
Braves 60 78 .435 31.5
Astros 53 86 .381 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Duane Kuiper 5
1 George Scott 5
3 Alan Ashby 4
3 George Brett 4
3 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Briggs 1
1 Jeff Burroughs 1
1 Rod Carew 1
1 Rico Carty 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carlton Fisk 3
1 Dan Meyer 3
1 Thurman Munson 3
4 Jeff Burroughs 2
4 18 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Don Baylor 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Mark Belanger 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 2.00
2 Ed Halicki 1.00
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.88
4 Jim Hughes 0.64
5 2 tied 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Bibby 1
1 Dennis Blair 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 14
2 Ed Halicki 12
3 Dennis Eckersley 7
3 Jim Hughes 7
3 Jim Kaat 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 5 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Bill Madlock .364
3 Ted Simmons .335
4 Fred Lynn .330
5 Bob Watson .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 31
1 Mike Schmidt 31
3 Reggie Jackson 30
4 Dave Kingman 29
4 John Mayberry 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 103
1 Greg Luzinski 103
3 Tony Perez 95
4 Fred Lynn 93
5 Rusty Staub 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 64
2 Davey Lopes 61
3 Joe Morgan 54
4 Lou Brock 52
5 Cesar Cedeno 43

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.06
2 Jim Palmer 2.16
3 Don Gullett 2.24
4 Randy Jones 2.27
5 Andy Messersmith 2.29

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 20
1 Tom Seaver 20
3 Jim Kaat 19
4 Vida Blue 18
4 2 others tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 220
2 Tom Seaver 204
3 Gaylord Perry 195
4 Andy Messersmith 190
5 Bert Blyleven 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 22
2 Al Hrabosky 20
3 Rollie Fingers 18
4 Rawly Eastwick 17
4 Tom Murphy 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Richie Zisk .447
2 Jim Rice .444
3 Rennie Stennett .423
4 Wilbur Howard .417
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 7
2 Andre Thornton 6
3 Cliff Johnson 5
3 Dave Kingman 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 14
1 Tony Perez 14
3 Jose Cardenal 13
3 Reggie Jackson 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Lou Brock 8
3 Wilbur Howard 7
4 Al Bumbry 6
4 Joe Morgan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Rooker 0.53
2 Jim Todd 0.59
3 Burt Hooton 0.71
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.13
5 Brent Strom 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dale Murray 4
2 Larry Christenson 3
2 Burt Hooton 3
2 Dennis Leonard 3
2 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 41
2 Ed Halicki 38
2 John Montefusco 38
4 Tom Seaver 29
5 2 tied 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
3 Bob Apodaca 2
3 Doug Bird 2
3 12 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .420
2 Tony Perez .402
3 Dwight Evans .386
4 Cesar Cedeno .386
5 George Foster .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Ron Cey 8
2 John Mayberry 8
2 Andre Thornton 8
5 2 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 27
2 Jose Cardenal 23
2 Larry Parrish 23
4 Willie Montanez 22
4 Jorge Orta 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 16
2 Sandy Alomar 11
2 Don Baylor 11
4 Bobby Bonds 10
4 3 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 1.06
2 Frank Tanana 1.15
3 Rich Gossage 1.27
4 Jim Palmer 1.39
5 Paul Splittorff 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 7
2 Tom Seaver 6
3 Dave Goltz 5
3 Dale Murray 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 61
2 Ed Halicki 59
3 Tom Seaver 55
3 Frank Tanana 55
5 Gaylord Perry 52

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 8
2 Rich Gossage 7
3 Al Hrabosky 6
3 Dave LaRoche 6
5 Rollie Fingers 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Bill Madlock .363
3 Fred Lynn .338
4 Ted Simmons .337
5 Bob Watson .327

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Greg Luzinski 33
3 Reggie Jackson 32
3 Dave Kingman 32
5 Johnny Bench 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 127
2 Greg Luzinski 116
3 Tony Perez 114
4 Ted Simmons 111
5 Fred Lynn 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 72
2 Davey Lopes 65
3 Mickey Rivers 64
4 Joe Morgan 58
5 Cesar Cedeno 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.17
2 Frank Tanana 2.24
3 Tom Seaver 2.24
4 Andy Messersmith 2.40
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 26
2 Tom Seaver 23
3 Catfish Hunter 22
3 Jim Palmer 22
3 Don Sutton 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 269
2 Nolan Ryan 249
2 Tom Seaver 249
4 Gaylord Perry 238
5 Bert Blyleven 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 23
2 Rich Gossage 22
3 Tom Murphy 21
4 Rollie Fingers 20
5 2 tied 19