On This Day

Monday, September 22, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 93 63 .596 --
Orioles 88 66 .571 4.0
Yankees 80 76 .513 13.0
Indians 76 77 .497 15.5
Brewers 64 93 .408 29.5
Tigers 57 98 .368 35.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 94 62 .603 --
Royals 88 68 .564 6.0
Rangers 77 81 .487 18.0
Twins 73 80 .477 19.5
Angels 72 85 .459 22.5
White Sox 71 84 .458 22.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 90 66 .577 --
Phillies 83 73 .532 7.0
Cardinals 80 77 .510 10.5
Mets 79 77 .506 11.0
Cubs 73 84 .465 17.5
Expos 71 86 .452 19.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 103 54 .656 --
Dodgers 85 72 .541 18.0
Giants 77 79 .494 25.5
Padres 69 87 .442 33.5
Braves 66 91 .420 37.0
Astros 63 93 .404 39.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Keith Hernandez 4
1 George Scott 4
1 Mike Tyson 4
4 Rob Andrews 3
4 19 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 2
1 Ted Simmons 2
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 Jim Dwyer 1
3 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 4
1 Ted Simmons 4
1 Richie Zisk 4
4 Cesar Cedeno 3
4 4 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rob Andrews 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Rod Carew 1
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.44
2 Ken Holtzman 0.67
2 Rick Wise 0.67
4 Joe Niekro 0.62
5 Jim Bibby 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Bane 1
1 Tom Buskey 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 13
2 Jim Bibby 6
3 Lynn McGlothen 5
3 Joe Niekro 5
5 5 tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 1
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Paul Siebert 1
1 Kent Tekulve 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .363
2 Rod Carew .361
3 Ted Simmons .335
4 Fred Lynn .333
5 Manny Sanguillen .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Dave Kingman 35
3 Greg Luzinski 34
4 John Mayberry 33
4 George Scott 33

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 118
2 Johnny Bench 107
3 Tony Perez 105
4 Fred Lynn 104
5 John Mayberry 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 76
2 Mickey Rivers 67
3 Joe Morgan 63
4 Lou Brock 55
5 Cesar Cedeno 49

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.18
2 Randy Jones 2.24
3 Andy Messersmith 2.36
4 Tom Seaver 2.37
5 Frank Tanana 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 22
2 Jim Palmer 21
2 Tom Seaver 21
4 Vida Blue 20
4 2 others tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 265
2 Tom Seaver 230
3 Gaylord Perry 223
4 Bert Blyleven 218
5 John Montefusco 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 26
2 Rollie Fingers 23
3 Al Hrabosky 22
4 Rawly Eastwick 20
5 Tom Murphy 19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .443
2 Denny Doyle .429
3 Willie Montanez .412
4 Mike Hargrove .404
5 Gene Tenace .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gene Tenace 7
2 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Sal Bando 5
3 Dave Kingman 5
3 George Scott 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 21
1 Dave Parker 21
3 Richie Zisk 17
4 Gene Tenace 14
5 2 tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 10
2 Joe Morgan 9
3 Sandy Alomar 6
3 Dave Concepcion 6
3 3 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Todd 0.00
2 Paul Mitchell 0.48
3 Mike Caldwell 0.56
4 Joe Niekro 0.57
5 Charlie Hough 0.92

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ed Figueroa 4
1 Dale Murray 4
1 Mike Torrez 4
4 Steve Carlton 3
4 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 37
2 Burt Hooton 32
3 Steve Carlton 24
3 John Montefusco 24
5 Gaylord Perry 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
1 Dick Drago 4
3 Jim Brewer 3
3 Rawly Eastwick 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .388
2 Richie Zisk .383
3 Rennie Stennett .370
4 Andre Thornton .365
5 Carlton Fisk .364

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Mike Schmidt 9
2 Gene Tenace 9
2 Andre Thornton 9
5 Ron Cey 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 30
2 Richie Zisk 28
3 Sal Bando 26
3 Thurman Munson 26
5 2 tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 22
2 Joe Morgan 14
3 Sandy Alomar 11
3 Wilbur Howard 11
5 Lou Brock 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Todd 0.32
2 Fritz Peterson 1.13
3 Charlie Hough 1.19
4 Jim Rooker 1.24
5 Catfish Hunter 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dale Murray 7
2 Burt Hooton 6
3 Ray Burris 5
3 Ed Figueroa 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 76
2 John Montefusco 70
3 Burt Hooton 58
4 Bert Blyleven 49
4 Gaylord Perry 49

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 8
2 Rollie Fingers 7
2 Rich Gossage 7
4 Tom Burgmeier 5
4 2 others tied 5