On This Day

Monday, September 8, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 84 58 .592 --
Orioles 78 64 .549 6.0
Yankees 72 71 .503 12.5
Indians 68 70 .493 14.0
Brewers 62 82 .431 23.0
Tigers 54 88 .380 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 86 56 .606 --
Royals 80 62 .563 6.0
Rangers 69 75 .479 18.0
White Sox 68 74 .479 18.0
Twins 66 72 .478 18.0
Angels 64 79 .448 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 81 60 .574 --
Cardinals 75 67 .528 6.5
Phillies 75 68 .524 7.0
Mets 73 70 .510 9.0
Cubs 67 77 .465 15.5
Expos 63 79 .444 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 96 47 .671 --
Dodgers 76 68 .528 20.5
Giants 70 73 .490 26.0
Padres 64 80 .444 32.5
Braves 63 81 .438 33.5
Astros 56 89 .386 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 3
1 Larry Bowa 3
1 Cesar Cedeno 3
1 Tommy Davis 3
1 6 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 George Brett 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 6
2 Darrell Evans 3
2 Greg Luzinski 3
4 Sal Bando 2
4 11 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Bowa 2
1 Pepe Mangual 2
3 Matt Alexander 1
3 Rick Bladt 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 0.75
1 Rick Wise 0.75
3 Mickey Lolich 0.70
4 Ken Holtzman 0.50
4 2 others tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Dock Ellis 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Mickey Lolich 7
2 Jim Slaton 6
2 Rick Wise 6
4 Ken Holtzman 5
4 Frank LaCorte 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Ramon Hernandez 1
1 Tug McGraw 1
1 Mike Stanton 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Bill Madlock .363
3 Ted Simmons .337
4 Joe Morgan .326
5 Bob Watson .325

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 33
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Reggie Jackson 31
3 Dave Kingman 31
3 Greg Luzinski 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 110
2 Johnny Bench 105
3 Tony Perez 98
4 Jim Rice 97
5 Fred Lynn 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 66
2 Mickey Rivers 64
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 Jerry Reuss 2.35
4 Dennis Eckersley 2.35

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 228
2 Tom Seaver 211
3 Gaylord Perry 200
4 Bert Blyleven 196
5 Andy Messersmith 195

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 24
2 Al Hrabosky 21
3 Rollie Fingers 20
4 Rawly Eastwick 18
5 Tom Murphy 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Money .465
2 George Foster .432
2 Andre Thornton .432
4 Dusty Baker .412
4 Dan Ford .412

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 6
1 Andre Thornton 6
3 Dave Kingman 5
4 Cesar Cedeno 4
4 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 17
2 George Brett 14
2 Reggie Jackson 14
2 Tony Perez 14
2 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Sandy Alomar 5
2 Don Baylor 5
2 Lou Brock 5
2 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Rick Rhoden 0.69
2 Fritz Peterson 0.75
2 Tom Seaver 0.75
2 Don Hood 0.75
5 Dennis Eckersley 0.77

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Pete Falcone 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 39
2 Frank Tanana 31
3 Ed Halicki 29
4 Tom Seaver 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Will McEnaney 3
3 Paul Reuschel 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Foster .422
2 Bill Madlock .413
3 Rennie Stennett .396
4 Jose Cardenal .392
5 Tony Perez .388

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 29
2 Cesar Cedeno 25
3 Leroy Stanton 24
4 Jose Cardenal 23
4 Larry Parrish 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 17
2 Wilbur Howard 12
3 Lou Brock 11
4 Joe Morgan 9
5 4 tied 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Todd 0.67
2 Rich Gossage 0.98
3 Burt Hooton 1.21
4 Frank Tanana 1.41
5 Tom Hilgendorf 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 7
2 Dale Murray 6
2 Fritz Peterson 6
2 Tom Seaver 6
5 3 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 68
2 Frank Tanana 63
3 Ed Halicki 62
4 Gaylord Perry 50
4 Tom Seaver 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 7
1 Rich Gossage 7
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Al Hrabosky 5
5 8 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Bill Madlock .356
3 Ted Simmons .338
4 Fred Lynn .333
5 Bob Watson .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 34
1 John Mayberry 34
1 Mike Schmidt 34
4 Reggie Jackson 32
4 Greg Luzinski 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 126
2 Greg Luzinski 121
3 Ted Simmons 114
4 Tony Perez 113
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 70
1 Davey Lopes 70
3 Mickey Rivers 64
4 Cesar Cedeno 54
4 Joe Morgan 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.18
2 Frank Tanana 2.19
3 Jim Palmer 2.25
4 Andy Messersmith 2.31
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 26
2 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Tom Seaver 23
4 Vida Blue 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 265
2 Tom Seaver 251
3 Bert Blyleven 240
4 Nolan Ryan 238
5 Gaylord Perry 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 24
2 Al Hrabosky 23
3 Rollie Fingers 21
4 Rawly Eastwick 20
5 Dale Murray 19