On This Day

Wednesday, September 3, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 81 55 .596 --
Orioles 74 62 .544 7.0
Yankees 69 68 .504 12.5
Indians 63 69 .477 16.0
Brewers 60 78 .435 22.0
Tigers 53 83 .390 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 55 .599 --
Royals 75 61 .551 6.5
Rangers 68 71 .489 15.0
Twins 65 70 .481 16.0
White Sox 66 72 .478 16.5
Angels 63 75 .457 19.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 77 59 .566 --
Cardinals 73 65 .529 5.0
Phillies 73 65 .529 5.0
Mets 72 66 .522 6.0
Cubs 64 75 .460 14.5
Expos 60 76 .441 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 92 46 .667 --
Dodgers 73 66 .525 19.5
Giants 69 69 .500 23.0
Padres 63 76 .453 29.5
Braves 60 79 .432 32.5
Astros 53 87 .379 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 John Mayberry 4
1 Steve Ontiveros 4
3 Sandy Alomar 3
3 Buddy Bell 3
3 16 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Buddy Bell 1
1 George Brett 1
1 Cecil Cooper 1
1 Tom Grieve 1
1 13 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Pete LaCock 4
1 Thurman Munson 4
3 Lou Brock 3
3 Ed Goodson 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Von Joshua 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Tim Foli 1
2 Oscar Gamble 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jon Matlack 1.14
2 Jim Palmer 0.83
3 Dennis Leonard 0.82
4 Catfish Hunter 0.80
5 Jerry Reuss 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 Catfish Hunter 1
1 Jerry Johnson 1
1 Dennis Leonard 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jim Palmer 10
2 Dennis Leonard 9
3 Jon Matlack 8
3 Jerry Reuss 8
5 Tom Underwood 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Bill Greif 1
1 Marty Pattin 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Bill Madlock .367
3 Ted Simmons .335
4 Bob Watson .330
5 Joe Morgan .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 104
2 Johnny Bench 103
3 Tony Perez 97
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 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.06
2 Jim Palmer 2.18
3 Don Gullett 2.24
4 Randy Jones 2.27
5 Frank Tanana 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 20
1 Tom Seaver 20
3 Catfish Hunter 19
3 Jim Kaat 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 220
2 Tom Seaver 204
3 Gaylord Perry 195
4 Andy Messersmith 192
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 .471
2 Jim Rice .467
3 Rod Carew .424
4 Bill Madlock .415
5 Andre Thornton .415

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 7
2 Andre Thornton 6
3 Dave Kingman 5
4 Jose Cruz 4
4 2 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 16
2 Cesar Cedeno 13
2 Reggie Jackson 13
2 Dave Kingman 13
5 5 tied 12

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Rooker 0.53
2 Jim Todd 0.59
3 Dennis Eckersley 0.60
4 Frank Tanana 0.67
5 Burt Hooton 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Leonard 4
1 Dale Murray 4
3 Larry Christenson 3
3 Pete Falcone 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 38
1 John Montefusco 38
3 Frank Tanana 31
4 Dennis Leonard 29
4 Tom Seaver 29

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
3 Gene Garber 3
4 Bob Apodaca 2
4 15 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .430
2 Tony Perez .418
3 Cesar Cedeno .388
4 Dwight Evans .384
5 George Foster .380

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 10
2 Ron Cey 8
2 John Mayberry 8
2 Andre Thornton 8
5 Cliff Johnson 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 29
2 Jorge Orta 24
3 Jose Cardenal 23
3 Larry Parrish 23
5 2 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 16
2 Don Baylor 11
3 Bobby Bonds 10
3 Lou Brock 10
3 2 others tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 1.06
2 Frank Tanana 1.15
3 Rich Gossage 1.27
4 Tom Seaver 1.46
5 Jim Palmer 1.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 7
2 Fritz Peterson 6
2 Tom Seaver 6
4 Dave Goltz 5
4 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 61
2 Ed Halicki 59
3 Frank Tanana 55
4 Gaylord Perry 52
5 Tom Seaver 50

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Bill Madlock .365
3 Ted Simmons .338
4 Fred Lynn .335
5 Bob Watson .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 33
2 Dave Kingman 32
2 Greg Luzinski 32
4 Johnny Bench 31
4 2 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 126
2 Greg Luzinski 116
3 Tony Perez 115
4 Ted Simmons 111
5 Willie Montanez 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 72
2 Davey Lopes 65
3 Mickey Rivers 64
4 Joe Morgan 58
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.16
2 Jim Palmer 2.19
3 Tom Seaver 2.24
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.42
5 Catfish Hunter 2.46

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 264
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 20
4 Rawly Eastwick 19
4 2 others tied 19