On This Day

Friday, September 26, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 95 63 .601 --
Orioles 89 66 .574 4.5
Yankees 80 76 .513 14.0
Indians 77 80 .490 17.5
Brewers 66 94 .413 30.0
Tigers 57 100 .363 37.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 96 64 .600 --
Royals 91 69 .569 5.0
Twins 76 81 .484 18.5
Rangers 77 83 .481 19.0
White Sox 73 86 .459 22.5
Angels 72 87 .453 23.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 91 68 .572 --
Phillies 85 75 .531 6.5
Cardinals 81 79 .506 10.5
Mets 81 79 .506 10.5
Cubs 74 86 .463 17.5
Expos 74 86 .463 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 106 54 .663 --
Dodgers 87 73 .544 19.0
Giants 78 81 .491 27.5
Padres 71 89 .444 35.0
Braves 67 92 .421 38.5
Astros 63 96 .396 42.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Dave Cash 4
1 Carlton Fisk 4
3 Larry Bowa 3
3 Willie Horton 3
3 10 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 2
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 Dwight Evans 1
2 Steve Garvey 1
2 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Mike Jorgensen 3
1 Tony Perez 3
1 Jamie Quirk 3
1 George Scott 3
5 13 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 2
2 Ron Cey 1
2 Dave Chalk 1
2 Jack Clark 1
2 6 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jerry Koosman 1.43
2 Steve Stone 1.00
2 Tom Underwood 1.00
4 Dick Ruthven 0.86
5 2 tied 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Bane 1
1 Dick Bosman 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Reggie Cleveland 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Jerry Koosman 10
2 Steve Stone 8
3 Jon Matlack 6
3 Dick Ruthven 6
3 Tom Underwood 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Pedro Borbon 1
1 Bill Campbell 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 Woodie Fryman 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .359
2 Bill Madlock .358
3 Fred Lynn .332
4 Ted Simmons .332
5 Manny Sanguillen .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 38
2 Dave Kingman 36
2 George Scott 36
4 Reggie Jackson 34
4 Greg Luzinski 34

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 120
2 Tony Perez 109
3 Johnny Bench 107
3 George Scott 107
5 2 tied 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 76
2 Mickey Rivers 70
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 215

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 26
2 Rollie Fingers 24
3 Rawly Eastwick 22
3 Al Hrabosky 22
5 Tom Murphy 20

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Willie Montanez .500
2 Denny Doyle .486
3 George Brett .429
4 Dave Concepcion .411
5 2 tied .400

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 8
2 Boog Powell 5
3 Bobby Bonds 4
3 Cliff Johnson 4
3 3 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Sal Bando 19
2 Dave Parker 18
3 George Scott 17
4 Dick Allen 13
5 6 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 9
2 Davey Lopes 7
3 Mickey Rivers 6
4 Sandy Alomar 5
4 5 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Moose 0.44
2 Stan Perzanowski 0.66
3 Rick Baldwin 0.69
4 Dick Ruthven 0.75
4 Paul Siebert 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Eddie Bane 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Dennis Leonard 3
1 Dale Murray 3
1 2 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 28
2 Burt Hooton 26
3 John Montefusco 24
4 Bert Blyleven 23
4 Steve Carlton 23

Saves

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

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dan Ford .382
2 Carlton Fisk .376
3 George Brett .375
4 Steve Garvey .373
5 Willie Montanez .361

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 10
2 Willie McCovey 9
2 George Scott 9
4 Ron Cey 8
4 Gene Tenace 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Parker 28
2 Sal Bando 27
3 George Scott 25
4 George Brett 24
5 Willie McCovey 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 18
2 Joe Morgan 13
3 Sandy Alomar 10
3 Don Baylor 10
5 2 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bob Moose 0.34
2 Jim Todd 1.04
3 Marty Pattin 1.23
4 Charlie Hough 1.27
5 Fritz Peterson 1.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 6
1 Dale Murray 6
3 Vida Blue 5
3 Ray Burris 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 68
2 John Montefusco 63
3 Burt Hooton 55
3 Tom Seaver 55
5 Bert Blyleven 51

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 8
2 Rollie Fingers 7
3 Rawly Eastwick 6
3 Rich Gossage 6
5 3 tied 5