On This Day

Sunday, October 5, 1975

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1975 Playoffs

Cincinnati leads series 2 - 0

Pittsburgh Pirates 1
Cincinnati Reds 6

Boston leads series 2 - 0

Oakland Athletics 3
Boston Red Sox 6
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Sal Bando 4
2 Dave Concepcion 3
2 Tony Perez 3
4 Cecil Cooper 2
4 10 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 1
1 Tony Perez 1
1 Rico Petrocelli 1
1 Carl Yastrzemski 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 3
2 Reggie Jackson 2
2 Carl Yastrzemski 2
4 Carlton Fisk 1
4 6 others tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Ken Griffey 3
2 Dave Concepcion 2
3 George Foster 1
3 Joe Morgan 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Rooker 0.57
2 Fred Norman 0.44
3 Vida Blue 0.33
4 Reggie Cleveland 0.25

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Roger Moret 1
1 Fred Norman 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Fred Norman 4
1 Jim Rooker 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
4 Vida Blue 2
4 3 others tied 2

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Dave Concepcion .556
1 Tony Perez .556
3 Sal Bando .500
3 Cecil Cooper .500
3 2 others tied .500

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Carl Yastrzemski 2
2 Steve Garvey 1
2 Don Gullett 1
2 Reggie Jackson 1
2 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Carl Yastrzemski 5
2 Ken Griffey 4
2 Tony Perez 4
4 Don Gullett 3
4 Fred Lynn 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Joe Morgan 4
2 Ken Griffey 3
3 Juan Beniquez 2
3 Dave Concepcion 2
5 5 tied 1

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Luis Tiant 0.00
1 Dick Drago 0.00
1 Rawly Eastwick 0.00
1 Ken Brett 0.00
1 4 others tied 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Gullett 1
1 Jon Matlack 1
1 Roger Moret 1
1 Fred Norman 1
1 Luis Tiant 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 8
2 Don Gullett 5
3 Ken Holtzman 4
3 Jon Matlack 4
3 2 others tied 4

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1

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