On This Day

Friday, September 19, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 91 62 .595 --
Orioles 86 66 .566 4.5
Yankees 78 74 .513 12.5
Indians 74 75 .497 15.0
Brewers 64 90 .416 27.5
Tigers 56 97 .366 35.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 93 60 .608 --
Royals 86 67 .562 7.0
Rangers 75 80 .484 19.0
Twins 71 79 .473 20.5
White Sox 71 81 .467 21.5
Angels 70 84 .455 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 88 65 .575 --
Phillies 82 71 .536 6.0
Cardinals 78 75 .510 10.0
Mets 78 76 .506 10.5
Cubs 73 82 .471 16.0
Expos 68 85 .444 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 101 53 .656 --
Dodgers 84 70 .545 17.0
Giants 75 79 .487 26.0
Padres 68 85 .444 32.5
Braves 66 89 .426 35.5
Astros 61 92 .399 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Rod Carew 4
1 Mike Jorgensen 4
1 Jerry White 4
4 Bobby Darwin 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 Don Baylor 1
2 16 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Jorgensen 4
2 Terry Crowley 3
2 Mike Hargrove 3
2 Ed Kirkpatrick 3
2 Gary Matthews 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 2
1 Cesar Geronimo 2
1 Lenny Randle 2
4 Jose Cardenal 1
4 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Jones 1.00
2 Tom Seaver 0.90
3 Bert Blyleven 0.80
4 Doug Rau 0.75
5 Doug Konieczny 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Brett 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 Pat Darcy 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 9
2 Doug Rau 6
3 Mike Caldwell 5
3 Steve Hargan 5
3 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Dave LaRoche 1
1 Will McEnaney 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .364
2 Bill Madlock .362
3 Ted Simmons .336
4 Fred Lynn .332
5 Manny Sanguillen .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 37
2 Dave Kingman 35
3 Greg Luzinski 33
3 John Mayberry 33
5 Reggie Jackson 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 117
2 Johnny Bench 107
3 Tony Perez 105
4 John Mayberry 103
5 Jim Rice 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 74
2 Mickey Rivers 67
3 Joe Morgan 63
4 Lou Brock 53
5 Cesar Cedeno 48

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.17
2 Randy Jones 2.24
3 Dennis Eckersley 2.30
4 Andy Messersmith 2.31
5 Tom Seaver 2.37

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 22
2 Jim Palmer 21
2 Tom Seaver 21
4 Jim Kaat 20
5 3 tied 19

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 252
2 Tom Seaver 230
3 Bert Blyleven 218
4 Gaylord Perry 216
5 Andy Messersmith 206

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 26
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Al Hrabosky 21
4 Rawly Eastwick 19
4 Tom Murphy 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Del Unser .453
2 George Brett .426
3 Steve Braun .417
4 Don Money .413
5 Rennie Stennett .411

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 6
1 Dave Kingman 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
1 Gene Tenace 6
5 Oscar Gamble 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 18
2 Sal Bando 17
3 Mike Schmidt 16
4 Dusty Baker 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 12
2 Joe Morgan 9
3 Wilbur Howard 7
3 Mike Schmidt 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Moose 0.00
1 Jim Todd 0.00
3 Andy Messersmith 0.36
4 Paul Mitchell 0.39
5 2 tied 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Burris 3
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Steve Carlton 3
1 Dennis Eckersley 3
1 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 34
2 Frank Tanana 32
3 Burt Hooton 31
4 Bert Blyleven 30
5 Tom Seaver 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Dick Drago 4
2 Rich Gossage 4
4 Darold Knowles 3
4 Dave LaRoche 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rennie Stennett .407
2 Richie Zisk .398
3 George Brett .381
4 Bill Madlock .366
5 Jose Cardenal .365

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 11
2 Ron Cey 9
2 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Andre Thornton 9
5 Gene Tenace 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 27
2 Richie Zisk 26
3 Tony Perez 24
4 Dave Kingman 23
4 Jorge Orta 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 22
2 Joe Morgan 15
3 Wilbur Howard 13
4 Sandy Alomar 9
4 4 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Todd 0.28
2 Charlie Hough 1.05
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.16
4 Jim Rooker 1.21
5 Catfish Hunter 1.70

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dale Murray 7
2 Burt Hooton 6
2 Catfish Hunter 6
2 Fritz Peterson 6
5 6 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 63
1 Frank Tanana 63
3 Tom Seaver 55
4 Bert Blyleven 49
4 Burt Hooton 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 8
2 Dick Drago 7
2 Rollie Fingers 7
4 Gene Garber 5
4 Dave Giusti 5