On This Day

Saturday, August 16, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 73 48 .603 --
Orioles 65 54 .546 7.0
Yankees 62 58 .517 10.5
Brewers 56 65 .463 17.0
Indians 52 65 .444 19.0
Tigers 47 74 .388 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 73 48 .603 --
Royals 66 53 .555 6.0
Rangers 60 62 .492 13.5
White Sox 58 62 .483 14.5
Twins 56 66 .459 17.5
Angels 55 68 .447 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 67 54 .554 --
Phillies 65 55 .542 1.5
Cardinals 64 57 .529 3.0
Mets 62 58 .517 4.5
Cubs 57 66 .463 11.0
Expos 50 68 .424 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 81 39 .675 --
Dodgers 64 57 .529 17.5
Giants 61 61 .500 21.0
Padres 55 65 .458 26.0
Braves 55 68 .447 27.5
Astros 46 79 .368 37.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Bill Freehan 4
1 Rowland Office 4
3 Bobby Bonds 3
3 George Brett 3
3 11 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dick Allen 1
1 Buddy Bradford 1
1 Bill Buckner 1
1 Jose Cardenal 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Vic Correll 3
1 Bill Freehan 3
1 Jim Fregosi 3
1 Tom Veryzer 3
5 19 tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Alexander 1
1 Sandy Alomar 1
1 Alan Ashby 1
1 Bobby Bonds 1
1 9 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Gaylord Perry 1.57
2 Larry Christenson 1.33
3 Ray Bare 1.20
4 Ken Holtzman 0.75
5 John Candelaria 0.55

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Bare 1
1 Jack Billingham 1
1 Nelson Briles 1
1 Rollie Fingers 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 11
2 Ray Bare 6
2 John Candelaria 6
2 Ken Holtzman 6
5 2 tied 5

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Bob McClure 1
1 Jim Willoughby 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Bill Madlock .359
3 Ted Simmons .339
4 Fred Lynn .333
5 Bob Watson .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 97
2 Johnny Bench 95
3 Fred Lynn 86
4 Lee May 83
4 John Mayberry 83

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 2.02
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 4 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 179
2 Andy Messersmith 174
3 Nolan Ryan 169
3 Tom Seaver 169
5 Gaylord Perry 168

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 Ken Singleton .431
4 Tony Perez .419
5 Steve Braun .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 7
2 Mike Schmidt 6
2 George Scott 6
4 Darrell Evans 5
4 2 others tied 5

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 George Foster 19
2 Toby Harrah 16
2 Eric Soderholm 16
4 John Mayberry 15
5 4 tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Sandy Alomar 9
2 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Davey Lopes 8
4 Mickey Rivers 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Paul Splittorff 0.00
2 Frank Tanana 0.56
3 Gaylord Perry 0.67
4 Skip Lockwood 0.67
5 2 tied 0.69

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jack Billingham 3
1 Bert Blyleven 3
1 Ed Figueroa 3
1 Burt Hooton 3
1 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Randy Tate 28
2 Gaylord Perry 25
3 Vida Blue 24
4 Andy Messersmith 23
4 Rick Reuschel 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
1 Al Hrabosky 4
1 Dave LaRoche 4
4 Mike Cosgrove 3
4 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 John Mayberry .394
2 Bill Madlock .378
3 Ed Kranepool .378
4 Ted Simmons .373
5 Mickey Rivers .372

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 19
2 Mickey Rivers 16
3 Sandy Alomar 11
3 Bobby Bonds 11
5 Mike Schmidt 9

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.44
2 Frank Tanana 0.84
3 Rawly Eastwick 1.35
4 Paul Splittorff 1.38
5 Randy Jones 1.41

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Gaylord Perry 6
2 Jim Barr 5
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 Mike Cuellar 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 54
2 Bert Blyleven 51
3 Andy Messersmith 47
4 Ed Halicki 46
5 John Montefusco 44

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 7
2 Dyar Miller 6
2 Jim Willoughby 6
4 Doug Bird 4
4 6 others tied 4

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .367
2 Bill Madlock .363
3 Fred Lynn .341
4 Ted Simmons .333
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 3 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 134
2 Greg Luzinski 113
3 Ted Simmons 109
4 Tony Perez 108
5 Steve Garvey 104

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 82
2 Davey Lopes 64
3 Mickey Rivers 62
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Joe Morgan 55

ERA

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

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 25
1 Don Sutton 25
3 Catfish Hunter 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 23
5 2 tied 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 276
2 Frank Tanana 255
3 Bert Blyleven 235
4 Andy Messersmith 233
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