On This Day

Sunday, August 10, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 45 .609 --
Orioles 62 51 .549 7.0
Yankees 59 55 .518 10.5
Brewers 54 62 .466 16.5
Indians 51 61 .455 17.5
Tigers 46 70 .397 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 70 45 .609 --
Royals 64 50 .561 5.5
White Sox 56 59 .487 14.0
Rangers 55 61 .474 15.5
Twins 52 65 .444 19.0
Angels 51 66 .436 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 66 49 .574 --
Phillies 64 51 .557 2.0
Cardinals 60 54 .526 5.5
Mets 58 56 .509 7.5
Cubs 55 63 .466 12.5
Expos 48 64 .429 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 76 39 .661 --
Dodgers 61 55 .526 15.5
Giants 56 59 .487 20.0
Padres 53 62 .461 23.0
Braves 51 65 .440 25.5
Astros 44 75 .370 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Von Joshua 4
1 George Scott 4
3 Johnny Bench 3
3 Rick Monday 3
3 2 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Gary Matthews 2
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 Brian Downing 1
2 Ron Fairly 1
2 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Gary Matthews 4
1 John Mayberry 4
3 Barry Foote 3
3 George Foster 3
3 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Freddie Patek 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Bob Bailey 1
2 Bobby Bonds 1
2 8 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Bert Blyleven 1.20
2 Rudy May 1.00
3 Bill Bonham 0.80
4 Fred Norman 0.62
5 Jim Kaat 0.57

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 1
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Bill Bonham 1
1 Pete Broberg 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Rudy May 8
2 Bert Blyleven 6
2 Pete Broberg 6
4 Fred Norman 5
4 3 others tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Mike Cosgrove 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Tom Murphy 1
1 Jim Willoughby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Bill Madlock .346
3 Ted Simmons .338
4 Fred Lynn .333
5 Bob Watson .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 28
1 Greg Luzinski 28
3 John Mayberry 26
4 Mike Schmidt 25
5 2 tied 24

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 94
2 Johnny Bench 92
3 Fred Lynn 82
4 John Mayberry 81
5 2 tied 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 57
2 Davey Lopes 52
3 Joe Morgan 45
4 Lou Brock 42
5 Cesar Cedeno 38

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 1.85
2 Don Gullett 2.09
3 Tom Seaver 2.12
4 Andy Messersmith 2.18
5 Jerry Reuss 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 17
2 Jim Kaat 16
2 Don Sutton 16
4 Vida Blue 15
4 6 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 169
2 Andy Messersmith 165
2 Frank Tanana 165
4 Tom Seaver 161
5 Bert Blyleven 156

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 17
2 Al Hrabosky 16
3 Rollie Fingers 15
3 Tom Murphy 15
5 John Hiller 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Don Baylor .474
2 Johnny Bench .429
3 Jose Cruz .417
3 Von Joshua .417
5 Willie Crawford .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 6
1 Roy Howell 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Reggie Jackson 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Davis 20
2 John Mayberry 19
3 Toby Harrah 16
4 George Brett 15
5 6 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 11
2 Sandy Alomar 9
3 Bobby Bonds 8
4 Don Baylor 5
4 4 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Roger Moret 0.50
2 Fernando Arroyo 0.52
3 Randy Jones 0.67
4 Gene Garber 0.67
5 Gaylord Perry 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Steve Busby 3
2 Randy Jones 3
2 Bill Lee 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 23
2 Jim Palmer 22
3 Randy Tate 21
4 Rudy May 20
5 2 tied 19

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Dyar Miller 4
2 Doug Bird 3
2 Clay Carroll 3
2 Mike Cosgrove 3
2 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ed Kranepool .391
2 John Mayberry .390
3 Rod Carew .375
3 Rico Carty .375
5 2 tied .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Dave Kingman 9
3 John Mayberry 9
5 2 tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 32
2 Toby Harrah 28
2 Willie Montanez 28
4 Reggie Jackson 24
4 Chris Speier 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 20
2 Mickey Rivers 11
3 Sandy Alomar 10
3 Garry Maddox 10
5 3 tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.41
2 Rawly Eastwick 1.27
3 Randy Jones 1.45
4 Mike Torrez 1.61
5 Frank Tanana 1.62

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hrabosky 7
2 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Bert Blyleven 5
3 Bill Lee 5
3 2 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 52
2 Steve Carlton 43
3 Andy Messersmith 41
4 John Montefusco 36
4 2 others tied 36

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 8
2 Dyar Miller 6
2 Jim Willoughby 6
4 Rich Gossage 5
4 Dave LaRoche 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Bill Madlock .347
3 Fred Lynn .342
4 Ted Simmons .323
5 Bob Watson .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 36
1 Mike Schmidt 36
3 Johnny Bench 32
4 Darrell Evans 30
4 2 others tied 30

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 138
2 Greg Luzinski 110
3 Ted Simmons 108
4 Steve Garvey 104
5 Willie Montanez 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 85
2 Davey Lopes 67
3 Joe Morgan 58
3 Mickey Rivers 58
5 Cesar Cedeno 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.27
2 Don Sutton 2.31
3 Frank Tanana 2.36
4 Jim Palmer 2.46
5 Catfish Hunter 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 26
2 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Fergie Jenkins 24
2 Jim Kaat 24
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 295
2 Frank Tanana 244
3 Bert Blyleven 242
4 Tom Seaver 231
5 Andy Messersmith 227

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Rollie Fingers 20
3 Al Hrabosky 19
4 Dave Giusti 18
5 2 tied 17