Baseball44 On This Day: Tuesday, September 23, 1975

On This Day

Tuesday, September 23, 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	77	77	.500	15.0
Brewers	64	94	.405	30.0
Tigers	57	98	.368	35.5

Games

Indians 4, Brewers 3

AL West

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Athletics	94	63	.599	--
Royals	89	68	.567	5.0
Rangers	77	82	.484	18.0
Twins	74	80	.481	18.5
White Sox	72	84	.462	21.5
Angels	72	86	.456	22.5

Games

White Sox 5, Angels 4

Royals 4, Rangers 0

Twins 4, Athletics 3

NL East

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Pirates	91	66	.580	--
Phillies	83	74	.529	8.0
Mets	80	77	.510	11.0
Cardinals	80	78	.506	11.5
Cubs	73	85	.462	18.5
Expos	72	86	.456	19.5

Games

Expos 7, Cardinals 0

Mets 8, Cubs 6

Pirates 3, Phillies 1

NL West

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Reds	104	54	.658	--
Dodgers	85	73	.538	19.0
Giants	77	79	.494	26.0
Padres	70	87	.446	33.5
Braves	66	91	.420	37.5
Astros	63	94	.401	40.5

Games

Reds 5, Astros 3

Padres 6, Dodgers 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Tito Fuentes	4
2	Jose Cardenal	3
2	Bucky Dent	3
2	Duffy Dyer	3
2	4 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	George Hendrick	1
1	Ken Henderson	1
1	Cliff Johnson	1
1	Mike Jorgensen	1
1	5 others tied	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Pete Mackanin	3
1	Boog Powell	3
3	Jose Cardenal	2
3	Ron Cey	2
3	12 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Duane Kuiper	2
2	Lou Brock	1
2	Jose Cardenal	1
2	Jim Dwyer	1
2	6 others tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Bob Moose	1.20
2	Doug Bird	1.00
2	Fred Norman	1.00
4	Bert Blyleven	0.70
5	Randy Jones	0.67

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Bob Apodaca	1
1	Bert Blyleven	1
1	Randy Jones	1
1	Dave LaRoche	1
1	5 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Randy Jones	8
1	Bob McClure	8
3	Bert Blyleven	7
4	Steve Carlton	6
4	Bob Moose	6

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rawly Eastwick	1
1	Dave Hamilton	1
1	Ken Sanders	1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Bill Madlock	.363
2	Rod Carew	.361
3	Ted Simmons	.333
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	106
4	Fred Lynn	104
4	John Mayberry	104

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Davey Lopes	76
2	Mickey Rivers	68
3	Joe Morgan	63
4	Lou Brock	56
5	Cesar Cedeno	49

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Palmer	2.18
2	Randy Jones	2.23
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	3 others tied	20

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Tanana	265
2	Tom Seaver	230
3	Bert Blyleven	225
4	Gaylord Perry	223
5	John Montefusco	211

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Rich Gossage	26
2	Rollie Fingers	23
3	Al Hrabosky	22
4	Rawly Eastwick	21
5	Tom Murphy	19

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Denny Doyle	.429
2	Ben Oglivie	.426
3	Chris Chambliss	.418
4	George Brett	.417
4	2 others tied	.417

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Mike Schmidt	6
1	Gene Tenace	6
3	Boog Powell	5
3	George Scott	5
5	5 tied	4

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Parker	20
2	Sal Bando	19
3	Richie Zisk	17
4	Dusty Baker	13
4	Ron Cey	13

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Davey Lopes	10
2	Joe Morgan	9
3	Sandy Alomar	6
3	Dave Concepcion	6
5	5 tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Jim Todd	0.00
2	Bob Moose	0.44
3	Paul Mitchell	0.48
4	Mike Caldwell	0.56
5	Joe Niekro	0.57

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Ed Figueroa	4
2	Steve Carlton	3
2	Doc Medich	3
2	Dale Murray	3
2	3 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Tanana	37
2	Burt Hooton	32
3	Steve Carlton	30
4	Bert Blyleven	29
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	.376
2	Dan Ford	.367
3	Rennie Stennett	.365
4	Jose Cardenal	.365
5	Carlton Fisk	.364

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Dave Parker	30
2	Sal Bando	24
2	Ron Cey	24
2	Thurman Munson	24
2	Willie Stargell	24

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Davey Lopes	22
2	Joe Morgan	12
3	Sandy Alomar	11
3	Wilbur Howard	11
5	Lou Brock	10

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Bob Moose	0.34
2	Fritz Peterson	1.13
3	Charlie Hough	1.23
4	Jim Rooker	1.24
5	Skip Lockwood	1.44

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Frank Tanana	76
2	John Montefusco	59
3	Bert Blyleven	51
4	Burt Hooton	50
5	2 tied	49

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dick Drago	8
2	Rollie Fingers	6
2	Rich Gossage	6
4	Tom Burgmeier	5
4	2 others tied	5