On This Day

Wednesday, July 30, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 61 42 .592 --
Orioles 52 49 .515 8.0
Yankees 52 51 .505 9.0
Brewers 52 53 .495 10.0
Indians 46 55 .455 14.0
Tigers 46 57 .447 15.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 66 38 .635 --
Royals 56 47 .544 9.5
White Sox 50 52 .490 15.0
Rangers 48 57 .457 18.5
Angels 47 59 .443 20.0
Twins 44 60 .423 22.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 63 40 .612 --
Phillies 59 45 .567 4.5
Mets 53 48 .525 9.0
Cardinals 52 51 .505 11.0
Cubs 48 58 .453 16.5
Expos 41 58 .414 20.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 68 37 .648 --
Dodgers 55 51 .519 13.5
Giants 52 52 .500 15.5
Padres 49 56 .467 19.0
Braves 46 59 .438 22.0
Astros 38 69 .355 31.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Manny Sanguillen 5
2 Freddie Patek 4
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 George Brett 3
3 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ollie Brown 1
1 Bert Campaneris 1
1 Jose Cruz 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cruz 3
1 Willie Davis 3
1 Sixto Lezcano 3
1 Freddie Patek 3
1 2 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Willie Davis 1
1 4 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Rudy May 1.75
2 Mike Cuellar 1.40
3 Dennis Eckersley 1.12
4 Pete Falcone 0.88
5 Mickey Lolich 0.83

Wins

Rk Player W
1 John Curtis 1
1 Pat Darcy 1
1 Dennis Eckersley 1
1 Ken Holtzman 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dennis Eckersley 9
2 Mike Cuellar 7
2 Pete Falcone 7
2 Rudy May 7
5 Jerry Reuss 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Paul Lindblad 1
1 Mike Marshall 1
1 Jose Sosa 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .373
2 Bill Madlock .354
3 Manny Sanguillen .341
4 Ted Simmons .341
5 Fred Lynn .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 26
1 Greg Luzinski 26
3 Dave Kingman 22
4 Bobby Bonds 21
4 2 others tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 88
2 Johnny Bench 82
3 Fred Lynn 75
4 Lee May 74
5 Reggie Jackson 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 56
2 Joe Morgan 43
3 Lou Brock 42
3 Davey Lopes 42
5 Cesar Cedeno 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 1.99
2 Don Gullett 2.09
3 Andy Messersmith 2.11
4 Jerry Reuss 2.16
5 Tom Seaver 2.19

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 15
2 Vida Blue 14
2 Jim Palmer 14
2 Tom Seaver 14
2 Don Sutton 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 165
2 Nolan Ryan 159
3 Andy Messersmith 151
4 Tom Seaver 149
5 2 tied 139

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 15
2 John Hiller 14
2 Al Hrabosky 14
2 Tom Murphy 14
5 Rollie Fingers 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kranepool .438
2 Derrel Thomas .432
3 Ted Simmons .424
4 Jerry Grote .421
5 Lee May .407

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 8
2 Dave Kingman 7
3 Don Money 6
4 Lee May 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 21
2 Dave Kingman 17
2 Chris Speier 17
4 Carlton Fisk 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 10
2 Davey Lopes 9
3 Larry Bowa 6
3 Lou Brock 6
3 Mike Schmidt 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.00
1 Al Hrabosky 0.00
3 Randy Jones 0.37
4 Ken Brett 0.66
5 Paul Lindblad 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hrabosky 4
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Jim Colborn 3
2 Mike Cuellar 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 29
2 Dennis Eckersley 25
3 Mike Cuellar 24
3 Andy Messersmith 24
5 Steve Carlton 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Mike Garman 3
1 Mike Marshall 3
1 4 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Simmons .423
2 Ed Kranepool .397
3 Lee May .394
4 Rod Carew .393
5 Manny Sanguillen .390

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 12
2 Dave Kingman 11
3 Don Money 9
4 Reggie Jackson 8
4 George Scott 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 30
2 Dave Kingman 29
2 Greg Luzinski 29
4 Chris Speier 28
5 2 tied 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 15
2 Mickey Rivers 13
3 Lou Brock 12
4 Rod Carew 11
4 Jerry Remy 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Ken Brett 0.98
2 Jim Barr 1.46
3 Wilbur Wood 1.62
4 Jerry Reuss 1.65
5 Gaylord Perry 1.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hrabosky 6
2 Jim Colborn 5
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Pat Darcy 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 59
2 Bert Blyleven 44
3 Gaylord Perry 42
4 Dennis Eckersley 41
5 Steve Carlton 40

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 7
2 Dave Giusti 5
2 John Hiller 5
2 Dave LaRoche 5
2 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .362
2 Bill Madlock .349
3 Manny Sanguillen .323
4 Mike Hargrove .321
5 Dave Parker .319

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 38
2 Johnny Bench 35
3 Mike Schmidt 33
4 Dave Kingman 31
5 Bobby Bonds 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 140
2 Ted Simmons 114
3 Reggie Jackson 107
4 Steve Garvey 105
4 Tony Perez 105

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 95
2 Davey Lopes 63
3 Joe Morgan 60
4 Mickey Rivers 58
5 Cesar Cedeno 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.36
2 Don Sutton 2.37
3 Jim Palmer 2.37
4 Phil Niekro 2.39
5 Jerry Reuss 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 25
1 Don Sutton 25
3 Catfish Hunter 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 Andy Messersmith 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 315
2 Frank Tanana 257
3 Bert Blyleven 243
4 Andy Messersmith 233
5 Tom Seaver 228

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 23
2 Rollie Fingers 20
2 Al Hrabosky 20
4 Dave Giusti 18
5 2 tied 17