On This Day

Friday, August 15, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 72 48 .600 --
Orioles 65 53 .551 6.0
Yankees 62 57 .521 9.5
Brewers 56 64 .467 16.0
Indians 52 64 .448 18.0
Tigers 46 74 .383 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 72 48 .600 --
Royals 65 53 .551 6.0
Rangers 59 62 .488 13.5
White Sox 58 61 .487 13.5
Twins 55 66 .455 17.5
Angels 55 67 .451 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 53 .558 --
Phillies 65 54 .546 1.5
Cardinals 64 56 .533 3.0
Mets 61 58 .513 5.5
Cubs 56 66 .459 12.0
Expos 49 68 .419 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 80 39 .672 --
Dodgers 64 56 .533 16.5
Giants 61 60 .504 20.0
Padres 54 65 .454 26.0
Braves 54 68 .443 27.5
Astros 46 78 .371 36.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Ken Singleton 5
2 Lee May 4
2 Cesar Tovar 4
4 Don Baylor 3
4 14 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 2
2 Johnny Bench 1
2 Bruce Bochte 1
2 Cecil Cooper 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Doug DeCinces 6
2 Tom Grieve 4
2 George Scott 4
4 Bruce Bochte 3
4 5 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Rick Miller 2
2 Dick Allen 1
2 Paul Blair 1
2 Lou Brock 1
2 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Eric Rasmussen 2.00
2 Frank Tanana 1.33
3 Mike Cuellar 1.00
4 Mike Thompson 0.80
5 2 tied 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Jim Colborn 1
1 Mike Cuellar 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Steve Rogers 9
2 Eric Rasmussen 8
2 Frank Tanana 8
4 Jim Colborn 7
4 Ed Halicki 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 Gary Lavelle 1
1 Tippy Martinez 1
1 Tug McGraw 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Bill Madlock .359
3 Ted Simmons .341
4 Fred Lynn .333
5 Bob Watson .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 30
2 Reggie Jackson 28
3 John Mayberry 27
3 George Scott 27
5 Mike Schmidt 26

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 97
2 Johnny Bench 95
3 Fred Lynn 85
4 Lee May 83
5 2 tied 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 62
2 Davey Lopes 52
3 Joe Morgan 47
4 Lou Brock 44
5 Cesar Cedeno 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.06
2 Andy Messersmith 2.14
3 Tom Seaver 2.21
4 Jim Palmer 2.33
5 Ed Figueroa 2.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 18
2 Jim Kaat 17
3 Vida Blue 16
3 Catfish Hunter 16
3 3 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 179
2 Andy Messersmith 172
3 Nolan Ryan 169
3 Tom Seaver 169
5 Bert Blyleven 161

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 18
2 Rich Gossage 17
3 Tom Murphy 16
4 Rollie Fingers 15
5 John Hiller 14

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Mickey Rivers .446
2 George Foster .431
3 Steve Braun .425
4 Don Baylor .422
5 Ken Singleton .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 Roy Howell 6
2 John Mayberry 6
2 George Scott 6
5 2 tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 19
2 Toby Harrah 16
2 Eric Soderholm 16
4 Roy Howell 15
4 2 others tied 15

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 8
1 Bobby Bonds 8
1 Davey Lopes 8
4 Mickey Rivers 6
5 Don Baylor 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Splittorff 0.00
2 Frank Tanana 0.56
3 Rawly Eastwick 0.63
4 Gaylord Perry 0.67
5 Skip Lockwood 0.67

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 John Denny 3
2 Ed Figueroa 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 30
2 Randy Tate 28
3 Jim Palmer 25
4 Vida Blue 24
5 Bert Blyleven 22

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Al Hrabosky 4
1 Dave LaRoche 4
3 Mike Cosgrove 3
3 Rawly Eastwick 3
3 Dyar Miller 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .396
2 Bill Madlock .382
3 Mickey Rivers .381
4 Ted Simmons .380
5 Ed Kranepool .378

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 George Scott 11
2 Reggie Jackson 10
2 John Mayberry 10
2 Mike Schmidt 10
5 Dave Kingman 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 31
2 John Mayberry 30
3 Willie Montanez 29
4 George Foster 28
5 Carlton Fisk 27

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 19
2 Mickey Rivers 16
3 Sandy Alomar 10
3 Bobby Bonds 10
5 Mike Schmidt 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.34
2 Frank Tanana 0.84
3 Rawly Eastwick 1.37
4 Paul Splittorff 1.38
5 Randy Jones 1.49

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Barr 5
1 Bert Blyleven 5
1 Mike Cuellar 5
1 Al Hrabosky 5
1 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 51
2 Ed Halicki 46
3 Andy Messersmith 45
4 John Montefusco 44
5 Gaylord Perry 43

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 6
1 Dyar Miller 6
3 Jim Willoughby 5
4 Doug Bird 4
4 6 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .366
2 Rod Carew .365
3 Fred Lynn .342
4 Ted Simmons .335
5 Bob Watson .323

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Reggie Jackson 36
2 Mike Schmidt 35
3 Johnny Bench 32
3 Greg Luzinski 32
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 134
2 Greg Luzinski 113
3 Ted Simmons 109
4 Tony Perez 106
5 Steve Garvey 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 82
2 Davey Lopes 64
3 Mickey Rivers 62
4 Cesar Cedeno 57
5 Joe Morgan 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.28
2 Frank Tanana 2.33
3 Jim Palmer 2.40
4 Catfish Hunter 2.46
5 Andy Messersmith 2.47

Wins

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

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 276
2 Frank Tanana 255
3 Bert Blyleven 239
4 Andy Messersmith 231
5 Tom Seaver 229

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 24
2 Al Hrabosky 21
3 Rollie Fingers 20
4 Dave Giusti 17
4 2 others tied 17