On This Day

Wednesday, July 2, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 42 33 .560 --
Brewers 42 35 .545 1.0
Yankees 41 35 .539 1.5
Orioles 36 39 .480 6.0
Indians 33 42 .440 9.0
Tigers 28 46 .378 13.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 49 28 .636 --
Royals 42 35 .545 7.0
Rangers 37 40 .481 12.0
White Sox 36 39 .480 12.0
Twins 35 40 .467 13.0
Angels 36 45 .444 15.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 46 29 .613 --
Phillies 43 35 .551 4.5
Mets 38 35 .521 7.0
Cardinals 37 38 .493 9.0
Cubs 37 42 .468 11.0
Expos 31 41 .431 13.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 51 28 .646 --
Dodgers 44 37 .543 8.0
Giants 38 40 .487 12.5
Padres 37 42 .468 14.0
Braves 35 44 .443 16.0
Astros 28 54 .341 24.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 5
2 Al Bumbry 4
2 Denny Doyle 4
2 Tito Fuentes 4
5 14 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 3
2 Jim Rice 2
3 George Brett 1
3 Chris Chambliss 1
3 11 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Don Baylor 5
2 Felix Millan 4
2 Jim Rice 4
4 George Brett 3
4 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Larry Bowa 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 10 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rick Wise 1.20
2 Dennis Eckersley 1.00
3 Ron Reed 0.90
4 Jon Matlack 0.80
5 Larry Dierker 0.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 Steve Carlton 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ron Reed 9
2 Dennis Eckersley 8
2 Jon Matlack 8
4 Ed Halicki 6
4 Rick Wise 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Vic Albury 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Bill Madlock .351
3 Joe Morgan .347
4 Mike Hargrove .342
5 Dave Cash .335

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 21
2 Reggie Jackson 18
3 Bobby Bonds 17
4 Johnny Bench 16
5 2 tied 15

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 66
2 Greg Luzinski 63
3 Fred Lynn 58
4 George Scott 56
5 Bob Watson 55

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 43
2 Joe Morgan 35
3 Cesar Cedeno 33
4 Claudell Washington 31
5 2 tied 30

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 1.78
1 Rich Gossage 1.78
3 Tom Seaver 1.82
4 Randy Jones 1.90
5 Andy Messersmith 2.06

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Vida Blue 12
1 Jim Kaat 12
1 Andy Messersmith 12
1 Jim Palmer 12
5 5 tied 11

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 125
2 Frank Tanana 121
3 Andy Messersmith 120
4 Don Sutton 113
5 Tom Seaver 112

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 14
2 Al Hrabosky 12
3 Rich Gossage 11
4 Rollie Fingers 10
5 John Hiller 9

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .467
2 Gary Carter .415
3 Bert Campaneris .389
4 George Foster .386
5 Hal McRae .386

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 7
2 Don Baylor 5
2 John Mayberry 5
4 John Briggs 4
4 7 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 19
2 Fred Lynn 18
3 Joe Rudi 17
4 John Briggs 14
4 Claudell Washington 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Claudell Washington 12
2 Lou Brock 10
3 Mickey Rivers 9
4 Davey Lopes 8
4 Joe Morgan 8

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dock Ellis 0.00
1 Will McEnaney 0.00
1 Tom Hilgendorf 0.00
1 Paul Lindblad 0.00
1 Stan Thomas 0.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Pete Broberg 3
1 John Candelaria 3
1 Lynn McGlothen 3
1 4 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 40
2 Tom Seaver 28
2 Luis Tiant 28
4 John Candelaria 25
4 Dennis Eckersley 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Randy Moffitt 4
2 Rollie Fingers 3
2 Mike Garman 3
2 Will McEnaney 3
2 Tug McGraw 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .411
2 Jay Johnstone .383
3 Mike Hargrove .381
4 Joe Morgan .374
5 Larry Biittner .373

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 13
2 Richie Hebner 10
3 Reggie Jackson 8
3 Deron Johnson 8
3 3 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 32
1 Fred Lynn 32
1 Leroy Stanton 32
4 Johnny Bench 28
4 Jerry Morales 28

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Claudell Washington 17
2 Lou Brock 16
3 Mickey Rivers 15
4 Joe Morgan 13
5 Cesar Cedeno 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Lindblad 0.00
2 Brent Strom 0.96
3 Tom Seaver 1.05
4 Jerry Reuss 1.31
5 Tug McGraw 1.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Lynn McGlothen 6
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 Andy Messersmith 5
2 Jerry Reuss 5
2 Luis Tiant 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 73
2 Tom Seaver 49
3 Andy Messersmith 46
4 Vida Blue 45
5 Bill Bonham 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 6
1 Tom Murphy 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Randy Moffitt 5
5 3 tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .356
2 Bill Madlock .337
3 Mike Hargrove .321
4 Al Oliver .316
5 Willie Stargell .315

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 35
2 Reggie Jackson 32
2 Mike Schmidt 32
4 Gene Tenace 30
5 5 tied 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 148
2 Tony Perez 107
2 Ted Simmons 107
4 Mike Schmidt 100
5 2 tied 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 100
2 Davey Lopes 63
3 Joe Morgan 58
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
4 Mickey Rivers 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.05
2 Phil Niekro 2.11
3 Tom Seaver 2.25
4 Catfish Hunter 2.47
5 Andy Messersmith 2.50

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 319
2 Andy Messersmith 238
3 Bert Blyleven 237
4 Frank Tanana 233
5 Don Sutton 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 27
2 Rollie Fingers 22
3 Tom Buskey 18
3 Al Hrabosky 18
5 2 tied 17