On This Day

Saturday, October 4, 1975

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1975 Playoffs

Cincinnati leads series 1 - 0

Pittsburgh Pirates 3
Cincinnati Reds 8

Boston leads series 1 - 0

Oakland Athletics 1
Boston Red Sox 7
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Juan Beniquez 2
1 George Foster 2
1 Don Gullett 2
1 Richie Hebner 2
1 2 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Gullett 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ken Griffey 3
1 Don Gullett 3
3 Fred Lynn 2
4 Juan Beniquez 1
4 8 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 3
2 Juan Beniquez 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Luis Tiant 1.33
2 Ken Holtzman 0.67
3 Don Gullett 0.50
4 Jerry Reuss 0.12

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Luis Tiant 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 8
2 Don Gullett 5
3 Ken Holtzman 4
4 Dock Ellis 2
5 3 tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Final Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 95 65 .594 --
Orioles 90 69 .566 4.5
Yankees 83 77 .519 12.0
Indians 79 80 .497 15.5
Brewers 68 94 .420 28.0
Tigers 57 102 .358 37.5

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 98 64 .605 --
Royals 91 71 .562 7.0
Rangers 79 83 .488 19.0
Twins 76 83 .478 20.5
White Sox 75 86 .466 22.5
Angels 72 89 .447 25.5

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 92 69 .571 --
Phillies 86 76 .531 6.5
Cardinals 82 80 .506 10.5
Mets 82 80 .506 10.5
Cubs 75 87 .463 17.5
Expos 75 87 .463 17.5

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 108 54 .667 --
Dodgers 88 74 .543 20.0
Giants 80 81 .497 27.5
Padres 71 91 .438 37.0
Braves 67 94 .416 40.5
Astros 64 97 .398 43.5