On This Day

Monday, July 21, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 54 39 .581 --
Yankees 48 45 .516 6.0
Brewers 48 46 .511 6.5
Orioles 46 45 .505 7.0
Tigers 42 50 .457 11.5
Indians 42 50 .457 11.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 58 35 .624 --
Royals 48 45 .516 10.0
White Sox 45 47 .489 12.5
Rangers 45 51 .469 14.5
Angels 43 54 .443 17.0
Twins 41 53 .436 17.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 58 36 .617 --
Phillies 53 41 .564 5.0
Mets 46 44 .511 10.0
Cardinals 46 46 .500 11.0
Cubs 44 52 .458 15.0
Expos 38 51 .427 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 63 32 .663 --
Dodgers 51 45 .531 12.5
Giants 45 49 .479 17.5
Braves 43 52 .453 20.0
Padres 43 53 .448 20.5
Astros 34 63 .351 30.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Richie Hebner 4
1 Felix Millan 4
3 Lyman Bostock 3
3 Jeff Burroughs 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 2
2 Jeff Burroughs 1
2 Bobby Darwin 1
2 Oscar Gamble 1
2 8 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bobby Darwin 3
1 George Foster 3
1 John Mayberry 3
1 Chris Speier 3
5 10 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sal Bando 1
1 Lou Brock 1
1 Dave Concepcion 1
1 Duane Kuiper 1
1 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Andy Messersmith 1.33
2 Dan Warthen 1.14
3 Bert Blyleven 1.00
4 Eric Rasmussen 0.88
5 Mickey Lolich 0.86

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Mike Beard 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 8
1 Dan Warthen 8
3 Eric Rasmussen 7
4 Mickey Lolich 6
5 4 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rick Austin 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Steve Mingori 1
1 Elias Sosa 1
1 Oscar Zamora 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .377
2 Bill Madlock .349
3 Joe Morgan .347
4 Manny Sanguillen .342
5 Mike Hargrove .336

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 25
2 Bobby Bonds 21
3 Reggie Jackson 20
3 John Mayberry 20
5 4 tied 19

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 81
2 Johnny Bench 75
3 Fred Lynn 74
4 Bob Watson 70
5 Lee May 68

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 51
2 Lou Brock 42
2 Joe Morgan 42
4 Davey Lopes 39
5 Cesar Cedeno 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.04
2 Andy Messersmith 2.08
3 Don Gullett 2.09
4 Randy Jones 2.16
5 Ed Figueroa 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 14
1 Tom Seaver 14
3 Jim Palmer 13
3 Don Sutton 13
3 Luis Tiant 13

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 151
2 Nolan Ryan 150
3 Andy Messersmith 143
3 Tom Seaver 143
5 Don Sutton 128

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 14
1 Al Hrabosky 14
1 Tom Murphy 14
4 Rollie Fingers 13
4 John Hiller 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Manny Sanguillen .452
2 Felix Millan .449
3 Mike Schmidt .447
4 Ted Simmons .436
5 Rod Carew .432

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 6
2 Lee May 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
2 Rusty Staub 5
5 3 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Fred Lynn 16
2 Dave Kingman 14
3 Lee May 13
3 Tony Perez 13
3 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 9
2 Davey Lopes 7
3 Bill North 6
3 Jerry Remy 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 John Denny 0.00
2 Larry Christenson 0.50
2 Lerrin LaGrow 0.50
4 Dave Freisleben 0.60
5 Al Hrabosky 0.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hrabosky 4
2 Reggie Cleveland 3
2 Joe Coleman 3
2 Ken Holtzman 3
2 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Tom Seaver 23
1 Frank Tanana 23
3 Andy Messersmith 21
4 Steve Carlton 20
5 Fergie Jenkins 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 5
2 Rawly Eastwick 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 John Hiller 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .394
2 Wilbur Howard .388
3 Hal McRae .376
4 Lee May .375
5 Jay Johnstone .367

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 12
2 Dave Kingman 10
2 Greg Luzinski 10
4 Dan Ford 8
4 George Scott 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 33
2 Bob Watson 28
3 Dan Ford 26
3 Dave Kingman 26
5 Lee May 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 20
2 Davey Lopes 17
3 Mickey Rivers 15
4 Joe Morgan 14
5 2 tied 12

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Hilgendorf 0.67
2 Pedro Borbon 1.24
3 Lerrin LaGrow 1.34
4 Jim Barr 1.42
5 Mike Marshall 1.47

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ken Holtzman 6
2 Al Hrabosky 5
2 Rick Wise 5
2 Wilbur Wood 5
5 18 tied 4

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 70
2 Tom Seaver 50
3 Andy Messersmith 40
4 Dennis Eckersley 39
4 Jon Matlack 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dave Giusti 6
2 Rawly Eastwick 5
2 Gene Garber 5
2 Rich Gossage 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .361
2 Bill Madlock .345
3 Mike Hargrove .329
4 Joe Morgan .321
5 Hal McRae .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 36
2 Johnny Bench 35
3 Reggie Jackson 32
4 Bobby Bonds 30
5 4 tied 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 141
2 Ted Simmons 112
3 Tony Perez 107
4 Willie Stargell 103
5 2 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 102
2 Davey Lopes 62
3 Joe Morgan 60
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Mickey Rivers 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Sutton 2.27
2 Phil Niekro 2.28
3 Jim Palmer 2.34
4 Tom Seaver 2.44
5 Andy Messersmith 2.52

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 26
2 Fergie Jenkins 25
2 Jim Kaat 25
4 Catfish Hunter 23
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 316
2 Frank Tanana 253
3 Bert Blyleven 234
4 Andy Messersmith 228
5 Tom Seaver 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Rollie Fingers 22
3 Al Hrabosky 20
4 Dave Giusti 19
5 Tom Buskey 17