On This Day

Saturday, June 21, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 36 25 .590 --
Yankees 36 29 .554 2.0
Brewers 33 31 .516 4.5
Orioles 29 33 .468 7.5
Tigers 26 35 .426 10.0
Indians 24 39 .381 13.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 40 26 .606 --
Royals 38 29 .567 2.5
Twins 31 31 .500 7.0
Rangers 33 33 .500 7.0
Angels 33 36 .478 8.5
White Sox 26 38 .406 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 38 24 .613 --
Phillies 35 30 .538 4.5
Mets 32 29 .525 5.5
Cubs 33 33 .500 7.0
Cardinals 29 33 .468 9.0
Expos 27 33 .450 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 42 26 .618 --
Dodgers 40 30 .571 3.0
Giants 32 34 .485 9.0
Padres 31 36 .463 10.5
Braves 30 38 .441 12.0
Astros 24 47 .338 19.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Foster 4
1 Tom Grieve 4
1 Toby Harrah 4
1 Jerry Morales 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Ford 2
2 Dusty Baker 1
2 George Brett 1
2 Bobby Darwin 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Steve Brye 3
1 Dan Ford 3
1 Toby Harrah 3
1 George Hendrick 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 2
2 Cesar Cedeno 1
2 Tommy Harper 1
2 Pat Kelly 1
2 11 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Frank Tanana 1.89
2 Andy Messersmith 1.75
3 Steve Busby 1.33
4 Dennis Eckersley 1.00
4 Jim Palmer 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dennis Blair 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Steve Busby 1
1 Mike Caldwell 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 17
2 Dennis Eckersley 10
3 Steve Busby 8
3 Jim Palmer 8
5 3 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 1
1 Bill Travers 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .382
2 Mike Hargrove .361
3 Bill Madlock .352
4 Joe Morgan .350
5 Fred Lynn .348

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 16
2 Jeff Burroughs 15
2 Willie Horton 15
2 Reggie Jackson 15
2 Greg Luzinski 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 57
2 Fred Lynn 50
3 Greg Luzinski 49
4 Willie Horton 48
4 Graig Nettles 48

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 38
2 Cesar Cedeno 29
2 Joe Morgan 29
2 Amos Otis 29
5 2 tied 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.53
2 Rich Gossage 1.72
3 Tom Seaver 1.78
4 Randy Jones 1.85
5 Don Sutton 2.02

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 12
2 Andy Messersmith 11
2 Don Sutton 11
4 Vida Blue 10
4 5 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 121
2 Don Sutton 111
3 Andy Messersmith 110
4 Frank Tanana 98
5 Tom Seaver 93

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 14
2 Al Hrabosky 10
3 Rollie Fingers 9
3 Rich Gossage 9
3 John Hiller 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Hargrove .490
2 Carl Yastrzemski .424
3 Graig Nettles .411
4 Joe Morgan .410
5 Bill Madlock .408

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Ford 6
1 Fred Lynn 6
3 Richie Hebner 5
3 Deron Johnson 5
3 4 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 23
2 Jerry Morales 21
3 Johnny Bench 18
3 Willie Stargell 18
5 2 tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 8
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Joe Morgan 6
2 Jerry Remy 6
2 Claudell Washington 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don DeMola 0.00
1 Dan Warthen 0.00
1 Tom House 0.00
1 Paul Lindblad 0.00
5 Tom Seaver 0.35

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Steve Busby 3
2 Pat Dobson 3
2 Fergie Jenkins 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 38
2 Andy Messersmith 29
3 Bill Bonham 25
4 Steve Busby 23
5 2 tied 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 5
2 Rollie Fingers 4
3 Dave Giusti 2
3 John Hiller 2
3 6 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mike Hargrove .415
2 Rod Carew .404
3 Bill Madlock .400
4 Graig Nettles .385
5 Fred Lynn .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 11
2 Fred Lynn 10
3 Graig Nettles 9
4 Reggie Jackson 8
5 7 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 34
2 Graig Nettles 32
3 Johnny Bench 30
4 Willie Stargell 28
5 Dave Parker 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 14
2 Lou Brock 10
2 Joe Morgan 10
2 Jerry Remy 10
2 Claudell Washington 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don DeMola 0.70
2 Tom Seaver 1.19
3 Sonny Siebert 1.32
4 Jim Palmer 1.39
5 2 tied 1.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 5
1 Don Gullett 5
1 Burt Hooton 5
1 Catfish Hunter 5
1 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 52
2 Nolan Ryan 47
3 Rick Reuschel 46
4 Andy Messersmith 44
5 Tom Seaver 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 7
2 Rollie Fingers 5
2 Al Hrabosky 5
2 Sparky Lyle 5
5 2 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .355
2 Mike Hargrove .335
3 Bill Madlock .329
4 Al Oliver .315
5 Steve Garvey .312

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 34
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Gene Tenace 30
4 Darrell Evans 29
4 Reggie Jackson 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 143
2 Ted Simmons 113
3 Tony Perez 110
4 Jeff Burroughs 101
5 Mike Schmidt 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 98
2 Davey Lopes 59
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Mickey Rivers 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.93
2 Tom Seaver 2.21
3 Phil Niekro 2.33
4 Don Sutton 2.41
5 Jim Kaat 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 26
1 Fergie Jenkins 26
3 Jim Kaat 25
4 Andy Messersmith 24
4 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 341
2 Andy Messersmith 246
3 Bert Blyleven 237
4 Don Sutton 228
5 Frank Tanana 216

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 29
2 Rollie Fingers 22
3 Tom Buskey 18
3 Terry Forster 18
5 2 tied 17