On This Day

Tuesday, September 9, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 84 59 .587 --
Orioles 79 64 .552 5.0
Yankees 73 71 .507 11.5
Indians 69 70 .496 13.0
Brewers 62 83 .428 23.0
Tigers 54 89 .378 30.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 87 56 .608 --
Royals 80 63 .559 7.0
Rangers 71 75 .486 17.5
White Sox 68 75 .476 19.0
Twins 66 74 .471 19.5
Angels 65 79 .451 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 81 61 .570 --
Phillies 76 68 .528 6.0
Cardinals 75 68 .524 6.5
Mets 73 71 .507 9.0
Cubs 68 77 .469 14.5
Expos 64 79 .448 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 96 48 .667 --
Dodgers 77 68 .531 19.5
Giants 70 74 .486 26.0
Padres 65 80 .448 31.5
Braves 64 81 .441 32.5
Astros 56 90 .384 41.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Chris Chambliss 5
2 Tom Grieve 4
2 Jose Morales 4
2 Gary Sutherland 4
5 11 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Dave Duncan 1
1 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie McCovey 4
2 Chris Chambliss 3
2 Dave Duncan 3
2 Willie Horton 3
5 18 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Rick Bladt 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 18 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rich Folkers 1.25
2 Rick Waits 1.00
3 Steve Carlton 0.88
4 Bill Lee 0.67
4 Dan Warthen 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 Adrian Devine 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bill Lee 8
2 Bill Bonham 7
2 Steve Carlton 7
2 Rick Waits 7
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Bruce Dal Canton 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Paul Reuschel 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Bill Madlock .362
3 Ted Simmons .337
4 Von Joshua .324
5 Fred Lynn .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 33
1 Mike Schmidt 33
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 107
3 Tony Perez 98
4 Jim Rice 97
5 Fred Lynn 95

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 67
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 .468
2 Andre Thornton .435
3 Ron Cey .424
4 Dusty Baker .412
5 Ken Griffey .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 7
1 Andre Thornton 7
3 Dave Kingman 5
3 Willie McCovey 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 17
2 Willie McCovey 15
3 George Brett 14
3 Reggie Jackson 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 9
2 Sandy Alomar 6
2 Don Baylor 6
4 Von Joshua 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brent Strom 0.50
2 Rollie Fingers 0.59
3 Rick Rhoden 0.69
4 Fritz Peterson 0.75
4 3 others tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Pete Falcone 3
1 Don Gullett 3
1 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

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

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 4
1 Rich Gossage 4
1 Paul Reuschel 4
4 Bruce Dal Canton 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Foster .407
2 Bill Madlock .406
3 Rennie Stennett .400
4 Andre Thornton .388
5 Jose Cardenal .385

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 9
2 John Mayberry 8
2 Mike Schmidt 8
2 Andre Thornton 8
5 Dave Kingman 7

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 16
2 Lou Brock 11
2 Wilbur Howard 11
4 Sandy Alomar 9
4 Joe Morgan 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Todd 0.65
2 Rich Gossage 0.98
3 Jim Palmer 1.36
4 Frank Tanana 1.41
5 2 tied 1.42

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 66
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 11 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .365
2 Bill Madlock .358
3 Ted Simmons .334
4 Fred Lynn .333
5 Manny Sanguillen .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Dave Kingman 34
2 John Mayberry 34
4 Johnny Bench 32
4 2 others tied 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 128
2 Greg Luzinski 120
3 Tony Perez 112
4 Ted Simmons 111
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 71
2 Lou Brock 68
3 Mickey Rivers 64
4 Cesar Cedeno 54
4 Joe Morgan 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.15
2 Tom Seaver 2.15
3 Frank Tanana 2.19
4 Andy Messersmith 2.31
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 25
2 Catfish Hunter 23
3 Tom Seaver 22
4 Vida Blue 21
4 3 others tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 265
2 Tom Seaver 248
3 Nolan Ryan 238
4 Bert Blyleven 235
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