On This Day

Saturday, August 30, 1975

Standings

AL East

Team W L Pct GB
Red Sox 79 53 .598 --
Orioles 73 60 .549 6.5
Yankees 67 66 .504 12.5
Indians 61 68 .473 16.5
Brewers 58 76 .433 22.0
Tigers 52 81 .391 27.5

Games

AL West

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 80 54 .597 --
Royals 71 60 .542 7.5
Rangers 67 68 .496 13.5
White Sox 65 69 .485 15.0
Twins 63 70 .474 16.5
Angels 62 73 .459 18.5

Games

NL East

Team W L Pct GB
Pirates 74 58 .561 --
Phillies 72 62 .537 3.0
Cardinals 71 63 .530 4.0
Mets 71 63 .530 4.0
Cubs 61 73 .455 14.0
Expos 58 74 .439 16.0

Games

NL West

Team W L Pct GB
Reds 90 44 .672 --
Dodgers 71 64 .526 19.5
Giants 66 68 .493 24.0
Padres 60 75 .444 30.5
Braves 58 76 .433 32.0
Astros 52 84 .382 39.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Enos Cabell 4
2 Bruce Bochte 3
2 Pedro Garcia 3
2 Willie Horton 3
2 4 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Cesar Cedeno 2
1 Ron Cey 2
3 Billy Baldwin 1
3 Bruce Bochte 1
3 10 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Cesar Cedeno 4
1 Ron Cey 4
3 Billy Baldwin 3
3 Aurelio Rodriguez 3
3 Willie Stargell 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Al Bumbry 2
1 Pepe Mangual 2
1 Dave Moates 2
4 Don Baylor 1
4 14 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Jim Palmer 1.29
2 Pete Falcone 1.12
3 Andy Messersmith 1.00
3 Steve Renko 1.00
5 Larry Dierker 0.88

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Ray Bare 1
1 Larry Dierker 1
1 Rawly Eastwick 1
1 Pete Falcone 1
1 6 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ray Bare 9
1 Pete Falcone 9
1 Jim Palmer 9
4 Andy Messersmith 8
4 Steve Renko 8

Saves

Rk Player Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .370
2 Bill Madlock .362
3 Bob Watson .334
4 Ted Simmons .333
5 Fred Lynn .330

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Greg Luzinski 31
1 Mike Schmidt 31
3 Reggie Jackson 29
3 John Mayberry 29
5 Dave Kingman 28

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 103
1 Greg Luzinski 103
3 Tony Perez 94
4 Fred Lynn 93
5 Rusty Staub 90

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Mickey Rivers 64
2 Davey Lopes 60
3 Joe Morgan 54
4 Lou Brock 49
5 Cesar Cedeno 42

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Don Gullett 2.08
2 Tom Seaver 2.14
3 Jim Palmer 2.16
4 Andy Messersmith 2.29
5 Randy Jones 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Palmer 20
2 Jim Kaat 19
2 Tom Seaver 19
4 Catfish Hunter 18
5 4 tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Frank Tanana 206
2 Tom Seaver 194
3 Andy Messersmith 190
4 Bert Blyleven 187
5 Nolan Ryan 186

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 22
2 Al Hrabosky 19
3 Rollie Fingers 18
4 Rawly Eastwick 17
4 Tom Murphy 17

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Perez .460
2 Dwight Evans .452
3 Willie Davis .426
4 Richie Zisk .425
5 2 tied .395

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ron Cey 6
2 Cliff Johnson 5
2 Mike Schmidt 5
4 Dave Kingman 4
4 Richie Zisk 4

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Perez 16
2 Jose Cardenal 13
2 Graig Nettles 13
4 Ron Cey 12
4 3 others tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Wilbur Howard 9
2 Davey Lopes 8
3 Joe Morgan 7
4 Al Bumbry 6
5 2 tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill Lee 0.00
2 Jim Rooker 0.53
3 Jim Todd 0.57
4 Burt Hooton 0.75
4 Steve Busby 0.75

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dale Murray 4
2 Larry Christenson 3
2 Dave Goltz 3
2 Tom Hilgendorf 3
2 7 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 John Montefusco 29
2 Gaylord Perry 27
2 Frank Tanana 27
4 Bert Blyleven 26
4 2 others tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 5
1 Rich Gossage 5
3 Bob Apodaca 3
3 Rollie Fingers 3
3 2 others tied 3

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Tony Perez .406
2 Bill Madlock .400
3 Dwight Evans .391
4 Eric Soderholm .386
5 Willie Davis .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 12
2 John Mayberry 8
3 Ron Cey 7
3 Darrell Evans 7
3 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Larry Parrish 28
2 Tony Perez 26
3 John Mayberry 22
3 Willie Montanez 22
3 Graig Nettles 22

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Davey Lopes 18
2 Wilbur Howard 13
3 Sandy Alomar 11
3 Bobby Bonds 11
3 Joe Morgan 11

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Burt Hooton 1.07
2 Gaylord Perry 1.11
3 Frank Tanana 1.17
4 Larry Demery 1.55
5 Jim Palmer 1.79

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Burt Hooton 6
1 Jim Palmer 6
3 Bert Blyleven 5
3 John Denny 5
3 6 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Ed Halicki 56
2 John Montefusco 52
3 Bert Blyleven 48
3 Gaylord Perry 48
5 Jim Palmer 47

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rawly Eastwick 8
2 Rich Gossage 7
3 Rollie Fingers 5
3 Al Hrabosky 5
3 Dave LaRoche 5

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Rod Carew .368
2 Bill Madlock .360
3 Fred Lynn .338
4 Ted Simmons .333
5 Bob Watson .329

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Mike Schmidt 35
2 Greg Luzinski 33
3 Johnny Bench 32
3 Reggie Jackson 32
3 Dave Kingman 32

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Johnny Bench 134
2 Greg Luzinski 117
3 Tony Perez 113
3 Ted Simmons 113
5 Fred Lynn 103

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Lou Brock 74
2 Davey Lopes 64
2 Mickey Rivers 64
4 Joe Morgan 59
5 Cesar Cedeno 55

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Jim Palmer 2.18
2 Frank Tanana 2.28
3 Tom Seaver 2.31
4 Don Gullett 2.40
5 Andy Messersmith 2.40

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Jim Kaat 26
2 Catfish Hunter 23
2 Jim Palmer 23
2 Don Sutton 23
5 2 tied 22

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Nolan Ryan 258
2 Frank Tanana 255
3 Bert Blyleven 245
4 Tom Seaver 239
5 Andy Messersmith 230

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Rich Gossage 22
1 Al Hrabosky 22
3 Rollie Fingers 21
3 Tom Murphy 21
5 Rawly Eastwick 19