On This Day

Friday, August 1, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 64 42 .604 --
Orioles 54 49 .524 8.5
Yankees 53 51 .510 10.0
Brewers 52 55 .486 12.5
Indians 46 56 .451 16.0
Tigers 46 60 .434 18.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 66 39 .629 --
Royals 57 48 .543 9.0
White Sox 51 52 .495 14.0
Rangers 49 57 .462 17.5
Angels 47 60 .439 20.0
Twins 45 61 .425 21.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 63 42 .600 --
Phillies 60 47 .561 4.0
Mets 55 48 .534 7.0
Cardinals 53 52 .505 10.0
Cubs 49 59 .454 15.5
Expos 43 59 .422 18.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 69 38 .645 --
Dodgers 56 52 .519 13.5
Giants 53 53 .500 15.5
Padres 51 56 .477 18.0
Braves 47 60 .439 22.0
Astros 38 71 .349 32.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Pete Rose 5
2 Jim Dwyer 4
2 Jim Rice 4
2 Mike Schmidt 4
5 12 tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Bill Freehan 2
1 Willie Horton 2
3 Johnny Bench 1
3 George Brett 1
3 20 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Horton 5
2 Tommy Davis 4
2 Mike Schmidt 4
4 Hank Aaron 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Larry Biittner 1
1 Paul Blair 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 Larry Bowa 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 2.33
2 Don Sutton 1.20
3 Ed Halicki 1.00
4 Ross Grimsley 0.86
5 Jim Palmer 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Steve Busby 1
1 John Denny 1
1 Gene Garber 1
1 Ross Grimsley 1
1 10 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 9
2 Jim Palmer 8
3 Dennis Blair 7
3 Gaylord Perry 7
5 4 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Wayne Garland 1
1 Bob Gibson 1
1 Dale Murray 1
1 Dick Tidrow 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Bill Madlock .352
3 Ted Simmons .339
4 Dave Parker .333
4 Manny Sanguillen .333

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 26
1 Greg Luzinski 26
3 Dave Kingman 24
4 Johnny Bench 22
5 3 tied 21

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 88
2 Johnny Bench 87
3 Fred Lynn 77
4 Lee May 75
5 2 tied 73

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 56
2 Davey Lopes 44
3 Joe Morgan 43
4 Lou Brock 42
5 Cesar Cedeno 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 1.89
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
1 Jim Palmer 15
3 Vida Blue 14
3 Steve Busby 14
3 5 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 165
2 Nolan Ryan 159
3 Andy Messersmith 151
4 Tom Seaver 149
5 Don Sutton 145

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 .444
2 Boog Powell .412
3 Willie Davis .404
4 Ron Fairly .400
4 John Mayberry .400

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Reggie Jackson 20
1 Dave Kingman 20
3 Chris Speier 18
4 Willie Montanez 16
5 4 tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 11
2 Mickey Rivers 8
3 Larry Bowa 7
3 Wilbur Howard 7
5 2 tied 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.26
2 Randy Jones 0.27
3 Jim Colborn 0.73
4 Gene Garber 0.75
5 Frank Tanana 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bill Lee 4
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Steve Busby 3
2 Jim Colborn 3
2 11 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 29
2 J. R. Richard 26
3 Dennis Eckersley 25
3 Ed Halicki 25
3 2 others tied 25

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 .410
2 Lee May .385
3 Felix Millan .379
4 Willie Horton .376
5 Willie Davis .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 13
2 John Mayberry 9
2 Don Money 9
4 Reggie Jackson 8
4 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 31
2 John Mayberry 30
3 Greg Luzinski 27
3 Jim Rice 27
5 2 tied 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 16
2 Mickey Rivers 13
3 Lou Brock 12
4 Jerry Remy 11
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Lindblad 1.07
2 Jim Barr 1.46
3 Rawly Eastwick 1.52
4 Gaylord Perry 1.61
5 Jerry Reuss 1.65

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hrabosky 6
2 Joe Coleman 5
2 Ken Holtzman 5
2 Bill Lee 5
2 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 49
2 Bert Blyleven 44
2 Frank Tanana 44
4 Ed Halicki 43
5 2 tied 41

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 .363
2 Bill Madlock .353
3 Dave Parker .323
4 Mike Hargrove .322
5 Bob Watson .320

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Johnny Bench 36
1 Reggie Jackson 36
3 Mike Schmidt 33
4 Dave Kingman 32
5 Bobby Bonds 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 143
2 Ted Simmons 112
3 Reggie Jackson 104
3 Greg Luzinski 104
5 Tony Perez 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 95
2 Davey Lopes 64
3 Joe Morgan 59
4 Mickey Rivers 58
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Frank Tanana 2.36
2 Catfish Hunter 2.38
3 Jerry Reuss 2.40
4 Don Sutton 2.40
5 Tom Seaver 2.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
1 Don Sutton 25
3 Jim Kaat 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 4 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 307
2 Frank Tanana 257
3 Bert Blyleven 234
4 Don Sutton 231
5 Andy Messersmith 226

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 23
2 Rollie Fingers 20
3 Al Hrabosky 19
4 Dave Giusti 18
5 2 tied 17