On This Day

Friday, September 5, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 82 56 .594 --
Orioles 76 63 .547 6.5
Yankees 70 70 .500 13.0
Indians 64 70 .478 16.0
Brewers 61 79 .436 22.0
Tigers 54 84 .391 28.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 82 56 .594 --
Royals 77 61 .558 5.0
Rangers 69 72 .489 14.5
White Sox 67 73 .479 16.0
Twins 65 71 .478 16.0
Angels 64 76 .457 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 78 60 .565 --
Phillies 74 66 .529 5.0
Cardinals 73 66 .525 5.5
Mets 73 66 .525 5.5
Cubs 65 76 .461 14.5
Expos 61 77 .442 17.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 93 47 .664 --
Dodgers 75 66 .532 18.5
Giants 70 70 .500 23.0
Padres 63 78 .447 30.5
Braves 61 80 .433 32.5
Astros 54 88 .380 40.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 5
2 Larry Bowa 4
2 Mike Schmidt 4
4 Mark Belanger 3
4 13 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Willie Horton 2
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 Bill Freehan 1
2 Pedro Garcia 1
2 14 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Brett 4
1 Willie Horton 4
1 Andre Thornton 4
4 Dan Meyer 3
4 Mike Vail 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Rob Andrews 1
1 Ed Armbrister 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Reuschel 999.00
2 Steve Carlton 1.25
2 Gaylord Perry 1.25
4 Ross Grimsley 1.00
4 Mike Thompson 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 10
2 Steve Busby 8
2 Burt Hooton 8
4 Tom Seaver 7
4 Mike Thompson 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Paul Reuschel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Bill Madlock .364
3 Ted Simmons .335
4 Bob Watson .330
5 Joe Morgan .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 32
2 Greg Luzinski 31
3 Reggie Jackson 30
3 Dave Kingman 30
3 John Mayberry 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 106
2 Johnny Bench 103
3 Tony Perez 97
4 Fred Lynn 93
5 2 tied 92

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 64
2 Davey Lopes 62
3 Joe Morgan 54
4 Lou Brock 53
5 Cesar Cedeno 44

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.09
2 Jim Palmer 2.18
3 Randy Jones 2.23
4 Don Gullett 2.24
5 Frank Tanana 2.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tom Seaver 21
2 Jim Palmer 20
3 Catfish Hunter 19
3 Jim Kaat 19
5 3 tied 18

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 220
2 Tom Seaver 211
3 Gaylord Perry 200
4 Andy Messersmith 192
5 Bert Blyleven 188

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 23
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 Andre Thornton .455
2 Jim Rice .438
3 Richie Zisk .436
4 Dusty Baker .429
5 Rennie Stennett .417

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 16
2 Thurman Munson 15
3 Cesar Cedeno 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 Jose Cardenal 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dennis Eckersley 0.60
2 Frank Tanana 0.67
3 Dick Drago 0.69
4 Burt Hooton 1.05
5 Brent Strom 1.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 4
1 Dale Murray 4
1 Tom Seaver 4
4 Rawly Eastwick 3
4 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 46
2 Tom Seaver 36
3 Ed Halicki 34
4 Frank Tanana 31
5 Catfish Hunter 27

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 4
2 Bob Apodaca 3
2 Dick Drago 3
2 Gene Garber 3
2 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .424
2 Tony Perez .406
3 George Foster .384
4 Jose Cardenal .378
5 Cesar Cedeno .376

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 9
1 Andre Thornton 9
3 Ron Cey 8
4 Cliff Johnson 7
5 4 tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 29
2 Jorge Orta 24
2 Leroy Stanton 24
4 Jose Cardenal 22
5 3 tied 21

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 15
2 Don Baylor 11
2 Lou Brock 11
2 Wilbur Howard 11
5 Joe Morgan 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 1.15
2 Burt Hooton 1.21
3 Rich Gossage 1.37
4 Paul Splittorff 1.47
5 Jim Bibby 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 7
1 Tom Seaver 7
3 Fritz Peterson 6
4 Dave Goltz 5
4 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 64
2 Ed Halicki 57
2 Gaylord Perry 57
2 Tom Seaver 57
5 Frank Tanana 55

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Bill Madlock .362
3 Ted Simmons .340
4 Fred Lynn .334
5 Bob Watson .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Dave Kingman 33
3 Greg Luzinski 32
4 Johnny Bench 31
4 2 others tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 125
2 Greg Luzinski 118
3 Tony Perez 112
4 Ted Simmons 110
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 72
2 Davey Lopes 66
3 Mickey Rivers 64
4 Joe Morgan 57
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.16
2 Tom Seaver 2.18
3 Jim Palmer 2.25
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.42
5 Catfish Hunter 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 25
2 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Tom Seaver 23
4 Don Sutton 22
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 264
2 Tom Seaver 251
3 Nolan Ryan 247
4 Gaylord Perry 235
5 Bert Blyleven 232

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 23
2 Al Hrabosky 22
3 Tom Murphy 20
4 Rawly Eastwick 19
4 2 others tied 19