On This Day

Thursday, June 26, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 40 30 .571 --
Red Sox 38 29 .567 0.5
Brewers 37 33 .529 3.0
Orioles 30 38 .441 9.0
Indians 29 39 .426 10.0
Tigers 27 40 .403 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 45 26 .634 --
Royals 41 31 .569 4.5
Rangers 34 37 .479 11.0
Twins 31 36 .463 12.0
Angels 34 40 .459 12.5
White Sox 31 38 .449 13.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 40 28 .588 --
Phillies 40 31 .563 1.5
Mets 34 32 .515 5.0
Cubs 35 36 .493 6.5
Cardinals 33 35 .485 7.0
Expos 29 37 .439 10.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 45 27 .625 --
Dodgers 42 33 .560 4.5
Padres 35 37 .486 10.0
Giants 34 39 .466 11.5
Braves 31 43 .419 15.0
Astros 28 48 .368 19.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Brett 4
2 Von Joshua 3
2 Ron LeFlore 3
2 Roger Metzger 3
2 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Dave Duncan 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Mike Hargrove 1
1 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bill Melton 4
2 Dave Duncan 3
2 Fred Lynn 3
2 Rennie Stennett 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Dusty Baker 2
2 George Brett 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 Enos Cabell 1
2 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 John Candelaria 1.62
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.00
3 Luis Tiant 0.89
4 Ed Halicki 0.86
5 Mickey Lolich 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Ed Halicki 1
1 Mickey Lolich 1
1 5 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Candelaria 13
2 Luis Tiant 8
3 Dennis Eckersley 7
3 J. R. Richard 7
5 Ed Halicki 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Mike Garman 1
1 Rich Gossage 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .376
2 Joe Morgan .355
3 Bill Madlock .347
4 Fred Lynn .344
5 Mike Hargrove .341

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 17
2 Bobby Bonds 16
2 Reggie Jackson 16
4 Johnny Bench 15
4 2 others tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 61
2 Greg Luzinski 56
3 Fred Lynn 54
4 Graig Nettles 51
5 George Scott 50

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 40
2 Cesar Cedeno 31
2 Joe Morgan 31
4 Amos Otis 29
5 3 tied 26

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.56
2 Tom Seaver 1.73
3 Randy Jones 1.77
4 Rich Gossage 1.82
5 Dennis Eckersley 2.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 12
2 Steve Busby 11
2 Catfish Hunter 11
2 Jim Kaat 11
2 4 others tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 121
2 Andy Messersmith 114
3 Don Sutton 113
4 Frank Tanana 106
5 Tom Seaver 101

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 14
2 Rich Gossage 11
3 Al Hrabosky 10
4 Rollie Fingers 9
4 John Hiller 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .442
2 Joe Morgan .435
3 Pete Rose .424
4 Dave Collins .422
5 Rick Burleson .419

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 24
2 Jerry Morales 18
3 Joe Morgan 17
4 Deron Johnson 16
4 2 others tied 16

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Claudell Washington 10
2 Lou Brock 9
3 Mickey Rivers 8
4 Pedro Garcia 6
4 2 others tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Lindblad 0.00
1 Randy Moffitt 0.00
3 Brent Strom 0.35
4 Jim Slaton 0.68
5 3 tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 4
1 Luis Tiant 4
3 Dennis Blair 3
3 Gene Garber 3
3 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 31
2 Bill Bonham 27
3 Luis Tiant 25
4 Steve Busby 24
5 2 tied 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rollie Fingers 3
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 Tom Murphy 3
4 Mike Garman 2
4 3 others tied 2

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Joe Morgan .385
2 Jay Johnstone .384
3 Rod Carew .382
4 Mike Hargrove .375
4 Bill Madlock .375

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bobby Bonds 9
1 Reggie Jackson 9
1 Greg Luzinski 9
1 Dave Parker 9
1 George Scott 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 33
2 Johnny Bench 28
2 Graig Nettles 28
4 Greg Luzinski 27
4 Joe Morgan 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Claudell Washington 14
2 Lou Brock 13
3 Mickey Rivers 12
4 Cesar Cedeno 11
5 2 tied 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Brent Strom 0.35
2 Tom Seaver 0.86
3 Don Gullett 1.01
4 Jim Palmer 1.16
5 Steve Rogers 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Luis Tiant 6
2 Catfish Hunter 5
2 Lynn McGlothen 5
2 Jim Palmer 5
2 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 58
2 Rick Reuschel 47
3 Andy Messersmith 46
4 Tom Seaver 44
5 Bill Bonham 42

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 7
2 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Al Hrabosky 4
3 Tug McGraw 4
5 8 tied 3

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .354
2 Bill Madlock .334
3 Mike Hargrove .316
4 Al Oliver .313
5 Joe Morgan .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 146
2 Tony Perez 110
3 Ted Simmons 108
4 Mike Schmidt 101
5 Steve Garvey 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 97
2 Davey Lopes 62
3 Cesar Cedeno 56
3 Joe Morgan 56
5 Mickey Rivers 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.93
2 Tom Seaver 2.22
3 Phil Niekro 2.33
4 Don Gullett 2.45
5 Jim Kaat 2.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 26
2 Jim Kaat 25
3 Steve Busby 24
3 Fergie Jenkins 24
3 2 others tied 24

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 331
2 Andy Messersmith 238
3 Bert Blyleven 231
4 Don Sutton 223
5 Frank Tanana 218

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 28
2 Rollie Fingers 21
3 Tom Buskey 19
4 Terry Forster 17
4 Al Hrabosky 17