On This Day

Tuesday, October 21, 1975

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1975 World Series

Series tied 3 - 3

Cincinnati Reds 6
Boston Red Sox 7
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Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Carl Yastrzemski 3
2 Carlton Fisk 2
2 George Foster 2
2 Cesar Geronimo 2
2 4 others tied 2

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Carbo 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Cesar Geronimo 1
1 Fred Lynn 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bernie Carbo 3
1 Fred Lynn 3
3 George Foster 2
3 Ken Griffey 2
5 3 tied 1

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dave Concepcion 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gary Nolan 0.67
2 Luis Tiant 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Wise 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 5
2 Rawly Eastwick 2
2 Gary Nolan 2
4 Jack Billingham 1
4 4 others tied 1

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

World Series Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Pete Rose .348
2 Rick Burleson .333
2 Carl Yastrzemski .333
4 Dwight Evans .318
4 Cesar Geronimo .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bernie Carbo 2
1 Carlton Fisk 2
1 Cesar Geronimo 2
1 Tony Perez 2
5 4 tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 5
1 Tony Perez 5
3 Johnny Bench 4
3 Bernie Carbo 4
3 4 others tied 4

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jack Billingham 1.29
2 Rawly Eastwick 2.25
2 Bill Lee 2.25
4 Luis Tiant 3.60
5 Don Gullett 3.68

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rawly Eastwick 2
1 Luis Tiant 2
3 Don Gullett 1
3 Rick Wise 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 12
2 Don Gullett 10
3 Jack Billingham 6
4 Reggie Cleveland 5
4 2 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 1

Playoff Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Carl Yastrzemski .389
2 Rick Burleson .367
3 Pete Rose .366
4 Carlton Fisk .324
5 2 tied .306

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Tony Perez 3
2 Bernie Carbo 2
2 Dave Concepcion 2
2 Carlton Fisk 2
2 2 others tied 2

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 9
2 Ken Griffey 8
2 Fred Lynn 8
2 Carl Yastrzemski 8
5 Carlton Fisk 6

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dick Drago 1.04
2 Jack Billingham 1.29
3 Rawly Eastwick 1.54
4 Bill Lee 2.25
5 Luis Tiant 2.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Luis Tiant 3
3 Don Gullett 2
3 Rick Wise 2
5 3 tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Luis Tiant 20
2 Don Gullett 15
3 John Candelaria 14
4 Reggie Cleveland 7
4 2 others tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dick Drago 2
1 Rawly Eastwick 2
3 Pedro Borbon 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