On This Day

Monday, June 23, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 37 27 .578 --
Yankees 38 29 .567 0.5
Brewers 34 32 .515 4.0
Orioles 30 35 .462 7.5
Tigers 26 37 .413 10.5
Indians 26 39 .400 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 43 26 .623 --
Royals 38 31 .551 5.0
Rangers 34 34 .500 8.5
Angels 34 37 .479 10.0
Twins 31 34 .477 10.0
White Sox 28 38 .424 13.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 39 25 .609 --
Phillies 37 31 .544 4.0
Mets 32 32 .500 7.0
Cubs 34 34 .500 7.0
Cardinals 32 33 .492 7.5
Expos 28 35 .444 10.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 43 27 .614 --
Dodgers 41 31 .569 3.0
Giants 33 36 .478 9.5
Padres 32 37 .464 10.5
Braves 31 40 .437 12.5
Astros 26 47 .356 18.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hank Aaron 4
1 Frank Duffy 4
3 Dave Concepcion 3
3 Sixto Lezcano 3
3 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Dave Cash 1
1 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Frank Duffy 5
2 Johnny Bench 4
2 Willie McCovey 4
2 Ted Simmons 4
5 8 tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 2
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Dave Collins 2
1 Claudell Washington 2
5 12 tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ron Reed 0.88
2 Ray Burris 0.75
3 Bill Singer 0.60
4 Doc Medich 0.56
5 John Denny 0.50

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Ray Burris 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Tom Hausman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Reed 7
2 Ray Burris 6
3 Joe Coleman 5
3 Doc Medich 5
3 Dave Roberts 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Wayne Granger 1
1 Bill Greif 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Bill Madlock .355
3 Joe Morgan .354
4 Mike Hargrove .347
5 Fred Lynn .346

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 16
1 Reggie Jackson 16
1 Greg Luzinski 16
4 Johnny Bench 15
4 2 others tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 61
2 Greg Luzinski 50
2 Fred Lynn 50
2 Graig Nettles 50
5 Ted Simmons 49

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 39
2 Cesar Cedeno 31
3 Joe Morgan 30
4 Amos Otis 29
5 2 tied 25

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.53
2 Tom Seaver 1.78
3 Rich Gossage 1.78
4 Randy Jones 1.85
5 Bill Castro 1.95

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 12
2 Andy Messersmith 11
2 Don Sutton 11
4 Vida Blue 10
4 6 others tied 10

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 121
2 Don Sutton 111
3 Andy Messersmith 110
4 Frank Tanana 98
5 Vida Blue 94

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 Joe Morgan .439
2 Willie Stargell .432
3 Dave Collins .431
4 Jay Johnstone .425
5 Bill Madlock .418

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Ford 7
2 Deron Johnson 6
3 Reggie Jackson 5
3 Greg Luzinski 5
3 5 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 21
2 Willie Stargell 19
3 Jerry Morales 18
4 Graig Nettles 16
4 Gorman Thomas 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
1 Claudell Washington 9
3 Mickey Rivers 8
4 Cesar Cedeno 7
5 4 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Lindblad 0.00
1 Dan Warthen 0.00
3 Ed Figueroa 0.35
3 Tom Seaver 0.35
5 Don DeMola 0.51

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 3
1 Gene Garber 3
1 Fergie Jenkins 3
1 Paul Lindblad 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 31
2 Andy Messersmith 29
3 Bill Bonham 25
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 Tom Seaver 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 4
1 Tom Murphy 4
3 John Hiller 2
3 Mike Marshall 2
3 Dick Tidrow 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .405
2 Rod Carew .398
3 Joe Morgan .378
4 Mike Hargrove .372
5 Graig Nettles .372

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 10
2 Reggie Jackson 9
3 Johnny Bench 8
3 Deron Johnson 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 34
2 Graig Nettles 31
3 Fred Lynn 30
4 Willie Stargell 27
5 Joe Morgan 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 15
2 Claudell Washington 14
3 Lou Brock 13
4 Cesar Cedeno 11
4 Joe Morgan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Lindblad 0.69
2 Don DeMola 1.08
3 Tom Seaver 1.19
4 Steve Rogers 1.27
5 Larry Christenson 1.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Dobson 5
1 Don Gullett 5
1 Lynn McGlothen 5
1 Jim Palmer 5
1 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 52
2 Andy Messersmith 44
3 Tom Seaver 41
4 Rick Reuschel 40
4 Nolan Ryan 40

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Bill Madlock .334
3 Mike Hargrove .325
4 Al Oliver .317
5 Bob Watson .311

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 35
2 Mike Schmidt 32
3 Reggie Jackson 30
3 Gene Tenace 30
5 2 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 147
2 Ted Simmons 114
3 Tony Perez 111
4 Mike Schmidt 99
5 3 tied 98

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 101
2 Davey Lopes 59
2 Joe Morgan 59
4 Cesar Cedeno 58
5 Mickey Rivers 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.93
2 Tom Seaver 2.26
3 Phil Niekro 2.30
4 Don Sutton 2.41
5 Jim Kaat 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 26
2 Fergie Jenkins 25
3 Jim Kaat 24
3 Andy Messersmith 24
3 Don Sutton 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 331
2 Andy Messersmith 241
3 Bert Blyleven 237
4 Don Sutton 221
5 Frank Tanana 211

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 28
2 Rollie Fingers 21
3 Tom Buskey 18
3 Terry Forster 18
5 Al Hrabosky 17