On This Day

Monday, August 4, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 66 43 .606 --
Orioles 56 50 .528 8.5
Yankees 56 52 .519 9.5
Brewers 53 57 .482 13.5
Indians 48 58 .453 16.5
Tigers 46 63 .422 20.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 67 41 .620 --
Royals 59 49 .546 8.0
White Sox 52 56 .481 15.0
Rangers 51 58 .468 16.5
Twins 49 62 .441 19.5
Angels 48 62 .436 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 65 44 .596 --
Phillies 61 49 .555 4.5
Mets 56 51 .523 8.0
Cardinals 56 53 .514 9.0
Cubs 51 61 .455 15.5
Expos 45 60 .429 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 72 38 .655 --
Dodgers 57 54 .514 15.5
Giants 55 55 .500 17.0
Padres 51 59 .464 21.0
Braves 49 61 .445 23.0
Astros 40 73 .354 33.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Don Baylor 5
2 Rico Petrocelli 4
2 Jim Rice 4
2 Rennie Stennett 4
2 Claudell Washington 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 4
1 Brooks Robinson 4
1 Charlie Spikes 4
4 Don Baylor 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Dave Collins 1
2 Al Cowens 1
2 5 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Randy Tate 1.62
2 John Montefusco 0.83
3 Steve Stone 0.62
4 Dan Warthen 0.60
5 Wilbur Wood 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Clay Carroll 1
1 John Curtis 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Tate 13
2 John Curtis 6
3 Doug Bird 5
3 Ken Holtzman 5
3 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Jackie Brown 1
1 Mike Cosgrove 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Rich Gossage 1
1 4 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .374
2 Bill Madlock .351
3 Ted Simmons .338
4 Fred Lynn .334
5 Bob Watson .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 27
1 Greg Luzinski 27
3 Dave Kingman 24
4 John Mayberry 23
5 Johnny Bench 22

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 90
2 Johnny Bench 87
3 Fred Lynn 80
4 Lee May 76
4 2 others tied 76

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 56
2 Davey Lopes 47
3 Joe Morgan 44
4 Lou Brock 42
5 Cesar Cedeno 36

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 1.89
2 Andy Messersmith 2.07
3 Don Gullett 2.09
4 Tom Seaver 2.22
5 Jerry Reuss 2.33

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 15
1 Jim Palmer 15
3 Vida Blue 14
3 Steve Busby 14
3 6 others tied 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 168
2 Frank Tanana 165
3 Andy Messersmith 158
4 Tom Seaver 154
5 Bert Blyleven 146

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 16
2 Al Hrabosky 15
3 John Hiller 14
3 Tom Murphy 14
5 Rollie Fingers 13

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .515
2 John Mayberry .455
3 Willie Montanez .429
4 Ed Kranepool .408
5 Willie Crawford .405

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 7
2 Darrell Evans 6
2 Dave Kingman 6
2 Don Money 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 18
1 Chris Speier 18
3 Tommy Davis 17
3 Willie Davis 17
3 Willie Montanez 17

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 8
2 Larry Bowa 7
3 Jose Cardenal 6
4 Wilbur Howard 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 0.33
2 Gaylord Perry 0.35
3 Paul Lindblad 0.71
4 Fred Norman 0.93
5 Roger Moret 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Pat Darcy 4
2 Jim Barr 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 Steve Busby 3
2 10 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 29
2 Gaylord Perry 25
3 Mike Cuellar 23
3 Andy Messersmith 23
3 John Montefusco 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
2 Doug Bird 3
2 Mike Cosgrove 3
2 Mike Garman 3
2 5 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kranepool .405
2 Garry Maddox .400
2 Ted Simmons .400
4 Rod Carew .384
5 Willie Davis .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dave Kingman 12
2 Reggie Jackson 9
3 John Mayberry 8
3 Rick Monday 8
3 2 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 28
1 John Mayberry 28
3 Toby Harrah 26
3 Jim Rice 26
5 4 tied 25

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 15
2 Lou Brock 11
2 Mickey Rivers 11
4 Jose Cardenal 10
5 Jerry Remy 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.85
2 Rawly Eastwick 1.55
3 Wilbur Wood 1.63
4 Mike Torrez 1.72
5 Frank Tanana 1.73

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hrabosky 6
1 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Reggie Cleveland 5
3 Pat Darcy 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 48
2 Gaylord Perry 44
3 Steve Carlton 39
4 Ed Halicki 37
4 2 others tied 37

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 9
2 Jim Willoughby 6
3 Gene Garber 5
3 Dave Giusti 5
3 2 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .363
2 Bill Madlock .346
3 Fred Lynn .343
4 Bob Watson .322
5 Ted Simmons .318

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 37
2 Johnny Bench 35
3 Mike Schmidt 34
4 Dave Kingman 32
5 Darrell Evans 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 139
2 Ted Simmons 114
3 Greg Luzinski 106
4 Reggie Jackson 104
5 Steve Garvey 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 92
2 Davey Lopes 66
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 Tom Seaver 2.42
4 Phil Niekro 2.42
5 Don Sutton 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Catfish Hunter 25
2 Fergie Jenkins 24
2 Jim Kaat 24
2 Don Sutton 24
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 307
2 Frank Tanana 257
3 Bert Blyleven 241
4 Tom Seaver 228
5 Don Sutton 226

Saves

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