On This Day

Tuesday, August 26, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 77 52 .597 --
Orioles 70 59 .543 7.0
Yankees 65 64 .504 12.0
Indians 59 67 .468 16.5
Brewers 57 74 .435 21.0
Tigers 51 79 .392 26.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 78 52 .600 --
Royals 70 58 .547 7.0
Rangers 65 67 .492 14.0
White Sox 63 66 .488 14.5
Twins 62 69 .473 16.5
Angels 61 71 .462 18.0

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 56 .569 --
Cardinals 71 59 .546 3.0
Phillies 70 60 .538 4.0
Mets 68 62 .523 6.0
Cubs 60 72 .455 15.0
Expos 55 73 .430 18.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 86 44 .662 --
Dodgers 69 62 .527 17.5
Giants 64 66 .492 22.0
Padres 60 71 .458 26.5
Braves 57 75 .432 30.0
Astros 50 84 .373 38.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Hal McRae 5
2 Cesar Cedeno 4
2 Bake McBride 4
2 Thurman Munson 4
2 2 others tied 4

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mark Belanger 1
1 Johnny Bench 1
1 Ron Cey 1
1 Dave Duncan 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ron Cey 3
1 Hector Cruz 3
1 Andy Etchebarren 3
1 Ron Fairly 3
1 3 others tied 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
2 Sandy Alomar 1
2 Dave Concepcion 1
2 Dan Ford 1
2 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Pete Falcone 1.20
2 Gaylord Perry 1.11
3 Catfish Hunter 1.00
4 Doug Rau 0.83
5 Dan Warthen 0.80

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Doyle Alexander 1
1 Larry Demery 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 9 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Pete Falcone 12
2 Gaylord Perry 10
3 Catfish Hunter 9
3 Steve Stone 9
5 Dan Warthen 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Doug Bird 1
1 Grant Jackson 1
1 Will McEnaney 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .371
2 Bill Madlock .360
3 Bob Watson .331
4 Ted Simmons .330
5 Joe Morgan .329

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Greg Luzinski 103
2 Johnny Bench 100
3 Fred Lynn 90
4 Tony Perez 89
5 Rusty Staub 88

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 64
2 Davey Lopes 58
3 Joe Morgan 52
4 Lou Brock 49
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 2.36

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 19
2 Catfish Hunter 18
2 Jim Kaat 18
2 Tom Seaver 18
5 2 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 197
2 Nolan Ryan 186
3 Gaylord Perry 184
3 Tom Seaver 184
5 Andy Messersmith 182

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 Bill Madlock .480
2 Tony Perez .440
3 Jose Cardenal .429
4 Dwight Evans .424
5 Rennie Stennett .423

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cliff Johnson 6
1 Mike Schmidt 6
3 Dick Allen 4
3 Richie Zisk 4
5 13 tied 3

Runs Batted In

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

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wilbur Howard 8
2 Lou Brock 6
2 Davey Lopes 6
2 Joe Morgan 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Al Hrabosky 0.00
2 Rick Waits 0.55
3 Roger Moret 0.56
4 Jim Umbarger 0.59
5 Jim Palmer 0.71

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dave Goltz 4
1 Dale Murray 4
3 John Denny 3
3 Steve Foucault 3
3 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Dan Warthen 30
2 John Montefusco 27
2 Gaylord Perry 27
4 Frank Tanana 26
5 2 tied 25

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 4
1 Mike Marshall 4
3 Bob Apodaca 3
3 Gene Garber 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Jose Cruz .397
2 Tony Perez .394
3 Bill Madlock .379
4 Dwight Evans .375
5 Ken Singleton .368

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 Darrell Evans 8
2 John Mayberry 8
4 Rico Carty 7
4 3 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 26
2 Willie Davis 25
2 Toby Harrah 25
2 Tony Perez 25
5 John Mayberry 24

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 17
2 Wilbur Howard 13
3 Sandy Alomar 12
3 Bobby Bonds 12
5 Mickey Rivers 10

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Gaylord Perry 0.97
2 Paul Splittorff 1.26
3 Rick Waits 1.27
4 Roger Moret 1.38
5 Bob Apodaca 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 6
2 John Denny 5
2 Dave Goltz 5
2 Burt Hooton 5
2 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Gaylord Perry 53
2 Dan Warthen 49
3 Ed Halicki 47
4 Catfish Hunter 43
4 2 others tied 43

Saves

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

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .372
2 Bill Madlock .360
3 Fred Lynn .335
4 Ted Simmons .332
5 Bob Watson .323

Home Runs

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

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 131
2 Greg Luzinski 119
3 Ted Simmons 114
4 Tony Perez 113
5 Rusty Staub 102

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 79
2 Mickey Rivers 64
3 Davey Lopes 63
4 Cesar Cedeno 58
5 Joe Morgan 57

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.19
2 Tom Seaver 2.31
3 Frank Tanana 2.33
4 Jerry Reuss 2.43
5 Andy Messersmith 2.44

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 25
2 Catfish Hunter 24
3 Don Sutton 23
4 Fergie Jenkins 22
4 2 others tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 258
2 Frank Tanana 256
3 Tom Seaver 233
4 Bert Blyleven 232
4 Gaylord Perry 232

Saves

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