On This Day

Tuesday, August 19, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 75 49 .605 --
Orioles 66 56 .541 8.0
Yankees 62 60 .508 12.0
Indians 55 66 .455 18.5
Brewers 56 68 .452 19.0
Tigers 50 74 .403 25.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 74 50 .597 --
Royals 67 54 .554 5.5
White Sox 60 63 .488 13.5
Rangers 61 65 .484 14.0
Twins 58 67 .464 16.5
Angels 57 69 .452 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 68 55 .553 --
Phillies 67 56 .545 1.0
Cardinals 66 58 .532 2.5
Mets 64 59 .520 4.0
Cubs 58 68 .460 11.5
Expos 52 70 .426 15.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 83 40 .675 --
Dodgers 67 57 .540 16.5
Giants 61 63 .492 22.5
Padres 56 68 .452 27.5
Braves 56 70 .444 28.5
Astros 47 81 .367 38.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Willie Davis 4
1 Greg Luzinski 4
3 Felix Millan 3
3 Bill North 3
3 3 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cesar Cedeno 1
1 Bucky Dent 1
1 Wayne Garrett 1
1 Cliff Johnson 1
1 12 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Graig Nettles 4
2 Bucky Dent 3
3 Cesar Cedeno 2
3 Doug DeCinces 2
3 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Matt Alexander 1
1 Dave Collins 1
1 Carlton Fisk 1
1 Steve Garvey 1
1 3 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Lynn McGlothen 2.00
2 Bert Blyleven 1.33
2 Don Sutton 1.33
4 Jerry Reuss 1.20
5 Jon Matlack 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 1
1 Dave Hamilton 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Max Leon 1
1 8 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lynn McGlothen 10
1 Frank Tanana 10
3 Bert Blyleven 8
3 Steve Rogers 8
5 Jon Matlack 7

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 Jerry Koosman 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Bill Madlock .361
3 Ted Simmons .340
4 Fred Lynn .333
5 Bob Watson .328

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 31
2 John Mayberry 29
3 Reggie Jackson 28
3 Mike Schmidt 28
5 George Scott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 99
2 Johnny Bench 95
3 Fred Lynn 88
4 John Mayberry 84
5 Lee May 83

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 62
2 Davey Lopes 52
3 Joe Morgan 48
4 Lou Brock 44
5 Cesar Cedeno 40

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.02
2 Tom Seaver 2.13
3 Andy Messersmith 2.14
4 Jim Palmer 2.24
5 Jerry Reuss 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 19
2 Jim Kaat 17
2 Tom Seaver 17
4 Vida Blue 16
4 5 others tied 16

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 189
2 Tom Seaver 175
3 Andy Messersmith 174
4 Bert Blyleven 169
4 Nolan Ryan 169

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 18
1 Al Hrabosky 18
3 Rollie Fingers 16
3 Tom Murphy 16
5 Rawly Eastwick 15

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .472
2 Tony Perez .455
3 George Foster .429
4 Mickey Rivers .411
5 Ken Griffey .404

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 7
2 John Mayberry 6
2 George Scott 6
4 Eric Soderholm 5
5 6 tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Rico Carty 15
1 Toby Harrah 15
3 George Foster 14
3 Jorge Orta 14
3 2 others tied 14

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Bobby Bonds 8
2 Sandy Alomar 6
2 Don Baylor 6
2 Mickey Rivers 6
5 3 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dave Hamilton 0.53
1 Ron Reed 0.53
3 Skip Lockwood 0.59
4 Gaylord Perry 0.67
5 Paul Splittorff 0.87

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 4
2 Jack Billingham 3
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 John Denny 3
2 9 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 25
2 Vida Blue 24
2 Frank Tanana 24
4 Bert Blyleven 23
4 J. R. Richard 23

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
1 Dave LaRoche 4
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 Steve Foucault 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .402
2 John Mayberry .402
3 Willie Davis .388
4 Dwight Evans .388
5 Ted Simmons .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 John Mayberry 11
2 Mike Schmidt 10
2 George Scott 10
4 Rico Carty 8
4 4 others tied 8

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 33
2 John Mayberry 31
3 George Foster 27
3 Willie Montanez 27
5 Carlton Fisk 26

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 15
2 Mickey Rivers 12
3 Bobby Bonds 11
4 Sandy Alomar 10
4 Wilbur Howard 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.51
2 Paul Splittorff 1.36
3 Frank Tanana 1.57
4 Randy Jones 1.59
5 Burt Hooton 1.82

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Bert Blyleven 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
3 Jim Barr 5
3 Pat Darcy 5
3 4 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 52
2 Gaylord Perry 50
3 Ed Halicki 46
4 Dan Warthen 43
5 John Montefusco 41

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .369
2 Bill Madlock .363
3 Fred Lynn .341
4 Ted Simmons .334
5 Pete Rose .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Reggie Jackson 34
3 Greg Luzinski 33
4 Johnny Bench 32
4 John Mayberry 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 134
2 Greg Luzinski 115
3 Ted Simmons 110
4 Tony Perez 107
5 2 tied 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 80
2 Davey Lopes 64
3 Mickey Rivers 62
4 Cesar Cedeno 56
5 Joe Morgan 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tom Seaver 2.23
2 Frank Tanana 2.36
3 Jim Palmer 2.39
4 Andy Messersmith 2.40
5 Catfish Hunter 2.45

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 25
1 Don Sutton 25
3 Catfish Hunter 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 Jim Palmer 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 267
2 Frank Tanana 265
3 Bert Blyleven 243
4 Tom Seaver 235
5 Andy Messersmith 231

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Tom Murphy 22
2 Al Hrabosky 21
3 Rollie Fingers 20
4 Rich Gossage 18
5 3 tied 17