On This Day

Monday, August 11, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 70 46 .603 --
Orioles 63 51 .553 6.0
Yankees 59 56 .513 10.5
Brewers 54 63 .462 16.5
Indians 51 61 .455 17.0
Tigers 46 71 .393 24.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 71 45 .612 --
Royals 64 51 .557 6.5
White Sox 56 59 .487 14.5
Rangers 56 61 .479 15.5
Twins 53 65 .449 19.0
Angels 52 66 .441 20.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 49 .578 --
Phillies 64 52 .552 3.0
Cardinals 60 55 .522 6.5
Mets 59 56 .513 7.5
Cubs 55 64 .462 13.5
Expos 48 65 .425 17.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 77 39 .664 --
Dodgers 62 55 .530 15.5
Giants 57 59 .491 20.0
Padres 53 63 .457 24.0
Braves 51 66 .436 26.5
Astros 45 75 .375 34.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 George Foster 5
2 Ken Griffey 4
2 Cliff Johnson 4
2 Mickey Rivers 4
2 Ted Simmons 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hank Aaron 1
1 Don Baylor 1
1 Steve Braun 1
1 Willie Crawford 1
1 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ed Kranepool 4
2 Dave Chalk 3
2 Jerry DaVanon 3
2 Don Money 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 3
2 Dave Collins 2
3 Lou Brock 1
3 Cesar Cedeno 1
3 12 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.17
2 Ed Halicki 1.09
3 Mike Cuellar 1.00
3 Andy Messersmith 1.00
3 Frank Tanana 1.00

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Vida Blue 1
1 John Candelaria 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 7 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 12
2 Vida Blue 9
3 Jack Billingham 8
3 Rick Reuschel 8
5 2 tied 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Kent Tekulve 1
1 Jim Todd 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Bill Madlock .345
3 Ted Simmons .345
4 Fred Lynn .332
5 Bob Watson .331

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 29
2 Reggie Jackson 28
3 John Mayberry 26
4 Mike Schmidt 25
4 George Scott 25

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 95
2 Johnny Bench 92
3 Fred Lynn 83
4 John Mayberry 81
5 2 tied 80

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 60
2 Davey Lopes 52
3 Joe Morgan 46
4 Lou Brock 43
5 Cesar Cedeno 39

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.06
2 Don Gullett 2.09
3 Tom Seaver 2.12
4 Andy Messersmith 2.14
5 Jerry Reuss 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 17
2 Vida Blue 16
2 Jim Kaat 16
2 Don Sutton 16
5 6 tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 172
2 Frank Tanana 171
3 Nolan Ryan 169
4 Tom Seaver 161
5 Gaylord Perry 157

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 .446
2 Willie Crawford .419
3 Jose Cruz .417
4 Mickey Rivers .412
5 Ted Simmons .410

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Darrell Evans 7
2 Roy Howell 6
2 Mike Schmidt 6
4 Carlton Fisk 5
4 John Mayberry 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Willie Davis 19
1 John Mayberry 19
3 Toby Harrah 18
4 Eric Soderholm 16
5 2 tied 15

Stolen Bases

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

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Reuschel 0.00
2 Gaylord Perry 0.67
3 Gene Garber 0.73
4 Paul Splittorff 0.84
5 Rudy May 1.03

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doc Medich 3
1 Jim Palmer 3
1 Gaylord Perry 3
1 Paul Splittorff 3
1 3 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 26
2 Rick Reuschel 25
3 Andy Messersmith 24
4 Bert Blyleven 23
5 Vida Blue 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Clay Carroll 3
1 Mike Cosgrove 3
1 Rawly Eastwick 3
1 Rich Gossage 3
1 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .384
2 Ed Kranepool .378
3 Ted Simmons .377
4 Rico Carty .375
5 Garry Maddox .371

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 10
1 Mike Schmidt 10
3 Darrell Evans 9
3 Dave Kingman 9
3 2 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 John Mayberry 31
2 Toby Harrah 27
2 Willie Montanez 27
4 Carlton Fisk 24
4 2 others tied 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 19
2 Mickey Rivers 14
3 Sandy Alomar 10
4 Bobby Bonds 9
4 3 others tied 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.34
2 Rawly Eastwick 1.33
3 Frank Tanana 1.56
4 Paul Splittorff 1.67
5 Burt Hooton 1.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Al Hrabosky 7
2 Wilbur Wood 6
3 Bill Lee 5
3 Gaylord Perry 5
3 Rick Wise 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Andy Messersmith 48
2 Bert Blyleven 46
3 Steve Carlton 43
3 Gaylord Perry 43
5 Ed Halicki 39

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 8
2 Dyar Miller 6
2 Jim Willoughby 6
4 Doug Bird 4
4 4 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .366
2 Bill Madlock .347
3 Fred Lynn .341
4 Ted Simmons .330
5 Bob Watson .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 36
1 Mike Schmidt 36
3 Johnny Bench 32
4 Darrell Evans 31
4 Greg Luzinski 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 138
2 Greg Luzinski 111
3 Ted Simmons 108
4 Tony Perez 103
5 Steve Garvey 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 85
2 Davey Lopes 65
3 Mickey Rivers 61
4 Joe Morgan 57
5 Cesar Cedeno 56

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.23
2 Don Sutton 2.31
3 Frank Tanana 2.33
4 Jim Palmer 2.46
5 Catfish Hunter 2.46

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Don Sutton 26
2 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Jim Kaat 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 3 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 295
2 Frank Tanana 250
3 Bert Blyleven 234
3 Andy Messersmith 234
5 Don Sutton 226

Saves

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