On This Day

Sunday, August 24, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 77 51 .602 --
Orioles 69 58 .543 7.5
Yankees 64 64 .500 13.0
Indians 58 67 .464 17.5
Brewers 57 72 .442 20.5
Tigers 51 77 .398 26.0

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 51 .605 --
Royals 69 57 .548 7.5
White Sox 63 65 .492 14.5
Rangers 63 67 .485 15.5
Twins 60 69 .465 18.0
Angels 60 71 .458 19.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 72 56 .563 --
Cardinals 69 59 .539 3.0
Phillies 69 59 .539 3.0
Mets 66 62 .516 6.0
Cubs 60 70 .462 13.0
Expos 55 72 .433 16.5

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 84 44 .656 --
Dodgers 68 61 .527 16.5
Giants 63 66 .488 21.5
Padres 60 69 .465 24.5
Braves 57 73 .438 28.0
Astros 50 82 .379 36.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Tito Fuentes 6
2 Greg Luzinski 5
3 Larry Bowa 4
3 Wilbur Howard 4
3 5 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Jose Cruz 2
2 Kurt Bevacqua 1
2 Tom Grieve 1
2 Ed Herrmann 1
2 17 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Dave Kingman 4
2 Jose Cruz 3
2 Dave Nelson 3
2 Al Oliver 3
2 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 3
1 Derrel Thomas 3
3 Lou Brock 2
3 Al Bumbry 2
3 3 others tied 2

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Ed Halicki 5.00
2 Frank Tanana 1.60
3 Don Sutton 1.29
4 Nolan Ryan 0.80
5 Craig Swan 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Al Fitzmorris 1
1 Bob Forsch 1
1 Steve Foucault 1
1 11 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 10
2 Don Sutton 9
3 Nolan Ryan 8
3 Frank Tanana 8
5 2 tied 6

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Bob Apodaca 1
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Jim Brewer 1
1 Al Hrabosky 1
1 2 others tied 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Bill Madlock .360
3 Ted Simmons .333
4 Bob Watson .331
5 Manny Sanguillen .326

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 31
2 Mike Schmidt 30
3 John Mayberry 29
4 Reggie Jackson 28
5 George Scott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 101
2 Johnny Bench 99
3 Fred Lynn 89
4 John Mayberry 85
4 Rusty Staub 85

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 64
2 Davey Lopes 57
3 Joe Morgan 51
4 Lou Brock 48
5 Cesar Cedeno 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Randy Jones 2.09
2 Jim Palmer 2.17
3 Tom Seaver 2.23
4 Jerry Reuss 2.29
5 Andy Messersmith 2.30

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 19
2 Jim Kaat 18
2 Tom Seaver 18
4 Catfish Hunter 17
4 2 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 197
2 Nolan Ryan 186
3 Tom Seaver 184
4 Andy Messersmith 178
5 2 tied 174

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 20
2 Al Hrabosky 19
3 Rollie Fingers 17
3 Tom Murphy 17
5 Rawly Eastwick 16

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cardenal .480
2 Dwight Evans .459
3 Tony Perez .451
4 Bill Madlock .440
5 Rennie Stennett .431

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cliff Johnson 6
2 Mike Schmidt 5
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Gary Matthews 4
3 5 others tied 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Jose Cardenal 16
2 Tony Perez 15
3 Tom Grieve 14
4 Cliff Johnson 13
4 2 others tied 13

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 8
2 Wilbur Howard 7
3 Lou Brock 6
3 Davey Lopes 6
3 Joe Morgan 6

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 0.30
2 Ron Reed 0.35
3 Jim Todd 0.57
4 Tom Hilgendorf 0.63
5 Gaylord Perry 0.93

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dale Murray 4
2 Bert Blyleven 3
2 John Denny 3
2 Larry Dierker 3
2 8 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 33
2 Frank Tanana 32
3 John Montefusco 27
4 Steve Rogers 26
5 3 tied 24

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 5
2 Mike Marshall 4
3 Bob Apodaca 3
3 Rich Gossage 3
3 3 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Madlock .420
2 Jose Cruz .415
3 John Mayberry .390
4 Bill North .386
5 2 tied .384

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 11
2 Darrell Evans 9
3 Rico Carty 8
3 John Mayberry 8
5 5 tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Toby Harrah 27
2 John Mayberry 26
3 Willie Montanez 25
3 Larry Parrish 25
5 Carlton Fisk 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 17
2 Wilbur Howard 13
2 Mickey Rivers 13
4 Bobby Bonds 12
5 Sandy Alomar 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.82
2 Rick Waits 1.27
3 Roger Moret 1.38
4 Bob Apodaca 1.42
5 Burt Hooton 1.48

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 6
2 Bert Blyleven 5
2 John Denny 5
2 Dave Goltz 5
2 5 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Bert Blyleven 52
2 Ed Halicki 47
3 John Montefusco 43
3 Gaylord Perry 43
5 Dan Warthen 41

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 8
2 Mike Marshall 7
3 Rich Gossage 6
4 Bob Apodaca 5
4 3 others tied 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Bill Madlock .360
3 Fred Lynn .335
4 Ted Simmons .331
5 Bob Watson .321

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 34
2 Reggie Jackson 33
2 Greg Luzinski 33
4 John Mayberry 32
5 2 tied 31

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 130
2 Greg Luzinski 117
3 Ted Simmons 114
4 Tony Perez 109
5 3 tied 100

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 79
2 Davey Lopes 68
3 Mickey Rivers 64
4 Cesar Cedeno 58
4 Joe Morgan 58

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.18
2 Tom Seaver 2.32
3 Frank Tanana 2.36
4 Don Sutton 2.38
5 Jerry Reuss 2.43

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 25
2 Catfish Hunter 24
2 Don Sutton 24
4 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 265
2 Frank Tanana 264
3 Bert Blyleven 238
3 Tom Seaver 238
5 Andy Messersmith 229

Saves

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