On This Day

Wednesday, September 24, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 93 63 .596 --
Orioles 89 66 .574 3.5
Yankees 80 76 .513 13.0
Indians 77 78 .497 15.5
Brewers 65 94 .409 29.5
Tigers 57 99 .365 36.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 95 63 .601 --
Royals 90 68 .570 5.0
Rangers 77 82 .484 18.5
Twins 74 81 .477 19.5
White Sox 72 85 .459 22.5
Angels 72 86 .456 23.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 91 67 .576 --
Phillies 84 74 .532 7.0
Mets 80 78 .506 11.0
Cardinals 80 79 .503 11.5
Cubs 74 85 .465 17.5
Expos 73 86 .459 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 105 54 .660 --
Dodgers 86 73 .541 19.0
Giants 77 80 .490 27.0
Padres 70 88 .443 34.5
Braves 67 91 .424 37.5
Astros 63 95 .399 41.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Gary Matthews 5
2 Steve Garvey 4
2 Jerry Hairston 4
2 Lee Lacy 4
5 8 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Steve Garvey 2
1 Reggie Jackson 2
3 Ron Cey 1
3 Mike Lum 1
3 4 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Garvey 6
2 George Scott 4
2 Derrel Thomas 4
2 Claudell Washington 4
5 6 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 2
2 Don Baylor 1
2 Larry Biittner 1
2 John Briggs 1
2 15 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Tom Seaver 1.12
2 Larry Christenson 0.89
2 Eric Rasmussen 0.89
4 Jim Palmer 0.67
4 Rick Reuschel 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 1
1 Don Carrithers 1
1 Larry Christenson 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 9
2 Larry Christenson 8
2 Eric Rasmussen 8
4 Jackie Brown 7
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Tom Murphy 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .360
2 Rod Carew .359
3 Fred Lynn .333
4 Ted Simmons .332
5 Manny Sanguillen .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Dave Kingman 35
3 Reggie Jackson 34
3 Greg Luzinski 34
3 George Scott 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 120
2 Johnny Bench 107
3 Tony Perez 106
4 John Mayberry 105
5 2 tied 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 76
2 Mickey Rivers 68
3 Joe Morgan 65
4 Lou Brock 56
5 Cesar Cedeno 50

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.15
2 Randy Jones 2.23
3 Tom Seaver 2.29
4 Andy Messersmith 2.36
5 Frank Tanana 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 22
1 Jim Palmer 22
3 Vida Blue 21
3 Tom Seaver 21
5 3 tied 20

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 265
2 Tom Seaver 239
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 Rawly Eastwick 22
3 Al Hrabosky 22
5 Tom Murphy 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .466
2 Fred Lynn .432
3 Denny Doyle .429
4 Willie Montanez .420
5 Thurman Munson .404

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 22
2 Dave Parker 18
3 Richie Zisk 16
4 Dusty Baker 14
4 George Scott 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 11
2 Davey Lopes 9
3 Cesar Cedeno 6
3 Dave Concepcion 6
3 Wilbur Howard 6

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 2 tied 0.66

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Fred Norman 3
1 Mike Torrez 3
5 38 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 37
2 Burt Hooton 32
3 Bert Blyleven 29
4 Tom Seaver 28
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Burgmeier 4
1 Dick Drago 4
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
4 Rollie Fingers 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 George Brett .383
2 Dan Ford .375
3 Thurman Munson .366
4 Carlton Fisk .364
5 Richie Zisk .363

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 30
2 Sal Bando 27
3 George Brett 25
3 Ron Cey 25
5 Thurman Munson 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 19
2 Joe Morgan 14
3 Sandy Alomar 11
4 Don Baylor 10
4 Wilbur Howard 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Moose 0.34
2 Jim Todd 0.36
3 Charlie Hough 1.23
4 Jim Rooker 1.24
5 Marty Pattin 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 5
1 Ray Burris 5
1 Ed Figueroa 5
1 Burt Hooton 5
1 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 68
2 John Montefusco 59
3 Tom Seaver 55
4 Bert Blyleven 51
5 Burt Hooton 50

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 8
2 Rawly Eastwick 6
2 Rollie Fingers 6
2 Rich Gossage 6
5 2 tied 5