On This Day

Thursday, July 17, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 51 37 .580 --
Yankees 46 42 .523 5.0
Brewers 46 43 .517 5.5
Orioles 42 44 .488 8.0
Indians 40 47 .460 10.5
Tigers 40 48 .455 11.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 56 32 .636 --
Royals 47 42 .528 9.5
White Sox 41 46 .471 14.5
Rangers 42 49 .462 15.5
Angels 41 51 .446 17.0
Twins 39 50 .438 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 56 33 .629 --
Phillies 50 40 .556 6.5
Mets 44 42 .512 10.5
Cardinals 43 44 .494 12.0
Cubs 43 49 .467 14.5
Expos 36 49 .424 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 61 30 .670 --
Dodgers 49 43 .533 12.5
Giants 41 48 .461 19.0
Braves 41 50 .451 20.0
Padres 41 50 .451 20.0
Astros 33 60 .355 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Cecil Cooper 3
1 Carlos May 3
1 Mario Mendoza 3
1 Mickey Stanley 3
1 Gary Thomasson 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Parker 2
2 Sal Bando 1
2 Rick Burleson 1
2 Dave Chalk 1
2 18 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cecil Cooper 4
1 Aurelio Rodriguez 4
3 Jeff Burroughs 3
3 Elrod Hendricks 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 2
2 Dave Cash 1
2 Tommy Davis 1
2 Bobby Grich 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Fergie Jenkins 1.33
1 Wilbur Wood 1.33
3 Steve Rogers 1.00
4 Andy Messersmith 0.89
5 Ed Figueroa 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Rick Baldwin 1
1 Ed Figueroa 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Carlton 8
1 Andy Messersmith 8
3 Bert Blyleven 7
3 Steve Rogers 7
5 Ed Figueroa 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 1
1 Darold Knowles 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Dale Murray 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Bill Madlock .352
3 Joe Morgan .341
4 Mike Hargrove .340
5 Fred Lynn .340

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 25
2 Bobby Bonds 20
3 Johnny Bench 19
3 Reggie Jackson 19
5 3 tied 18

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 80
2 Johnny Bench 73
3 Fred Lynn 71
4 Willie Horton 62
4 Bob Watson 62

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 48
2 Joe Morgan 40
3 Lou Brock 36
3 Cesar Cedeno 36
5 Davey Lopes 33

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 1.93
2 Don Gullett 2.09
3 Andy Messersmith 2.17
4 Ed Figueroa 2.19
5 Jerry Reuss 2.23

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 13
1 Jim Palmer 13
1 Tom Seaver 13
1 Don Sutton 13
1 Luis Tiant 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 144
2 Frank Tanana 143
3 Tom Seaver 137
4 Andy Messersmith 135
5 2 tied 120

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 14
1 Tom Murphy 14
3 Rich Gossage 13
4 Rollie Fingers 12
4 2 others tied 12

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .447
2 Greg Luzinski .447
3 Willie Horton .440
4 Dave Parker .426
5 George Brett .417

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dan Ford 5
1 Dave Kingman 5
1 John Mayberry 5
1 Tony Oliva 5
1 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 17
2 Dan Ford 14
2 Willie Stargell 14
4 Jeff Burroughs 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 6
1 Ron LeFlore 6
1 Jerry Remy 6
4 Dave Collins 5
4 2 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dan Warthen 0.54
2 Don Sutton 0.64
3 Lerrin LaGrow 1.00
4 Vern Ruhle 1.04
5 Jim Perry 1.17

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 4
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Al Hrabosky 3
2 Lerrin LaGrow 3
5 26 tied 2

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 25
2 Frank Tanana 22
3 Fergie Jenkins 21
4 Steve Carlton 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 5
1 Dave LaRoche 5
3 Rawly Eastwick 4
4 John Hiller 3
4 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jay Johnstone .427
2 Ted Simmons .418
3 Cecil Cooper .391
4 Carl Yastrzemski .387
5 Wilbur Howard .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 12
2 John Mayberry 10
3 Dan Ford 9
4 Dave Kingman 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 37
2 Fred Lynn 32
3 Dan Ford 27
4 Joe Rudi 24
5 2 tied 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 16
2 Mickey Rivers 14
2 Claudell Washington 14
4 Joe Morgan 13
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Pedro Borbon 1.01
2 Jerry Reuss 1.45
3 John Denny 1.60
4 Mike Marshall 1.63
5 Dan Spillner 1.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 7
2 Brent Strom 5
2 Luis Tiant 5
2 Rick Wise 5
5 14 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 62
2 Tom Seaver 53
3 Fergie Jenkins 41
4 Luis Tiant 40
5 Andy Messersmith 38

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 6
1 Will McEnaney 6
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Rich Gossage 5
3 Dave LaRoche 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .360
2 Bill Madlock .345
3 Mike Hargrove .328
4 Willie Stargell .322
5 Steve Garvey .317

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 35
1 Mike Schmidt 35
3 Reggie Jackson 31
4 Bobby Bonds 30
5 2 tied 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 142
2 Ted Simmons 109
3 Willie Stargell 106
4 Steve Garvey 102
4 2 others tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 98
2 Joe Morgan 60
3 Cesar Cedeno 58
3 Davey Lopes 58
5 Mickey Rivers 54

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Phil Niekro 2.25
2 Don Sutton 2.27
3 Jim Palmer 2.35
4 Tom Seaver 2.38
5 Catfish Hunter 2.60

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 26
2 Fergie Jenkins 25
3 Catfish Hunter 24
3 Jim Kaat 24
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 318
2 Frank Tanana 245
3 Bert Blyleven 237
4 Andy Messersmith 230
5 2 tied 221

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Rollie Fingers 22
3 Dave Giusti 20
3 Al Hrabosky 20
5 Tom Buskey 17